The Ups and Downs of 2007 part 1
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zouzounaki16 February
Ghost Rider is released. Now, it may seem superficial or overdramatic to add the release of a movie to the biggest ups and downs of the year but, thanks to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
ghostriderfans, I have made a bunch of fantastic new friends that I have been having such fun in getting to know better! And the movie rocked.
6 April
Grindhouse released. And yes, another movie event, this one being the only time I've fully passed out in a public building, aside from eighth grade shop class that is. The first and only time I went completely out during a movie, let's say that. Plus, it was just a thing of beauty and proof that, even if they're not rewarded as they should be for it, artistic intentions truly are not dead in Hollywood, they're just highly unpopular.
15 May
The best news we could possibly get and some of the most unexpected. It was on the night of the 15th that Ann got a letter from an editor over at Houghton Mifflin that they wanted to publish her novel! Discovered in the slush (unsolicited submissions) pile by an intern, it was the brought to the attention of my sister's now-editor. Ann signed the contract later that month, received a very enthusiastic advance and we celebrated twenty years of hard work paying off!
17 May
Lloyd Alexander passed away. He was my absolute favorite author growing up and The Prydain Chronicles are still some of my all-time favorite books. When I was young, I corresponded with him for a class project, and he was creative and intelligent, funny and really nice. He got me interested in literature and set me on a path learning about Ancient Britain's history and myth. He influenced me in every way a really good writer can influence a fan, and he is sorely missed.
12 October
Would have been my mom's 65th. I still feel guilty about missing her 60th; at the time I thought, 'Hey, there are plenty of milestones ahead of us!' What can you do? Lesson learned: Never take things like that for granted.
29 October
Yours truly turned the big three-oh! And still acting like I'm 13, thank you very much.
Ghost Rider is released. Now, it may seem superficial or overdramatic to add the release of a movie to the biggest ups and downs of the year but, thanks to
ghostriderfans, I have made a bunch of fantastic new friends that I have been having such fun in getting to know better! And the movie rocked.6 April
Grindhouse released. And yes, another movie event, this one being the only time I've fully passed out in a public building, aside from eighth grade shop class that is. The first and only time I went completely out during a movie, let's say that. Plus, it was just a thing of beauty and proof that, even if they're not rewarded as they should be for it, artistic intentions truly are not dead in Hollywood, they're just highly unpopular.
15 May
The best news we could possibly get and some of the most unexpected. It was on the night of the 15th that Ann got a letter from an editor over at Houghton Mifflin that they wanted to publish her novel! Discovered in the slush (unsolicited submissions) pile by an intern, it was the brought to the attention of my sister's now-editor. Ann signed the contract later that month, received a very enthusiastic advance and we celebrated twenty years of hard work paying off!
17 May
Lloyd Alexander passed away. He was my absolute favorite author growing up and The Prydain Chronicles are still some of my all-time favorite books. When I was young, I corresponded with him for a class project, and he was creative and intelligent, funny and really nice. He got me interested in literature and set me on a path learning about Ancient Britain's history and myth. He influenced me in every way a really good writer can influence a fan, and he is sorely missed.
12 October
Would have been my mom's 65th. I still feel guilty about missing her 60th; at the time I thought, 'Hey, there are plenty of milestones ahead of us!' What can you do? Lesson learned: Never take things like that for granted.
29 October
Yours truly turned the big three-oh! And still acting like I'm 13, thank you very much.
