Amie Stuart ~ On the Back Porch

Or Infamous as the case may be.

We’re chatting about the recent HS Musical hubbub and skeletons in our closets over at NAS today so stop on by.

So I haven’t posted about my weight in a while..and there’s talk at Sasha’s about doing the diet thing. I’d love to have some online support because honestly, after a while it gets tough and boring.

My new love is celery with peanut butter. (I will not even discuss my obsession with the Food Network )

Sadly I can’t find a damned decent apple to save my life. Not sure what’s up with that but oh well. I’ll admit I’ve been real discouraged lately (and cheating quite a bit). I mean what’s the point of sticking to a diet and being all healthy when you feel like crap? That probably only makes sense to some of you but oh well…..

Anyway in the last month I’ve lost 8 pounds for a grand total of 45 lost and 55 to go. Not bad for right around a year’s work. Tonight I’m celebrating with Pei Wei–because they don’t use MSG and I can pretty much eat all of their food I want.

OMG I have to share a food additive experience with you–the nutritionist is HUGE on no additives or preservatives if you can help it. No soda either. Not even diet, but every once in a while I want one so I get a Sprite Zero. Llast week I drop the kids at the ortho and took off to run errands then ran to Sonic because my blood sugar was low (nothing there is on my diet but you do what you have to to keep from keeling over). I splurged and got a diet Cherry Limeaid (with Sprite Zero) to go with my tater tots and MAN was it GOOD! It was like HEAVEN on CRACK or something…. it was…it was like SEX!

Sadly something in it kept me up all night so no more Diet Cherry Limeaids for me

OMG that was so boring….*sigh* sorry ya’ll. While you’re around, weigh in on Friendship over at SFC.

I’m at SFC today daring you to delurk……. and chat with me about our mutual friend, Dick.

*NO I haven’t found the cord to the camera!

I should make a Thursday Thirteen out of this…so help me Gawd……

Anyway so I open my Myspace acct (I FOUND AN OLD FRIEND!!!!!!!!! YEAHHHHHHHHHHH!) but anyway I got this email from this man. His name is PAUL STEVE (yeah that’s your REAL name) and he’s from Lima, Ohio (that’s why his profile says New Mexico) and I’m the LOVE OF HIS LIFE!

Check it out….

hello precious queen of my heart
i was just going thru som profile while i saw ur i are so lovely look intelligent and caring lover.

(I have a 4th Grade education and my real name is Jim Bob Billy the Sixth)

i love to be among u intellegence women who love a man a woman that will be honest to me a woman that can say i love u paul i will stay with u for the rest oof my life .

(Paul, I’m divorcing you and taking everything! Dude…HELLOOOOOO….I’d never pledge the rest of my life to ANYONE I didn’t give birth too and even that is questionable)

i am paul steve a single male 35 years of age i live in lima ohio. i love staying and i am a traveller cos of the nature of my bussiness.

i love playing with my pets i love hockey, basket ball ,base ball, horse riding,dancing going to party, and love to go for swimming every weekend and love to go out with my friends .. so i am looking for a woman to settle down with.

(English is not my first language. Can I have your bank account number so you can hold some money for me? Do we even want to KNOW what kind of pets he has?)

and i have found that woman i have been searching for a long time
you are onewoman that i cherish and loved all my life ,merely looking at you i knew you are the one i love in a million man in this world i have seen many men who want me to date them but i have no love for them and i have turn my back on them.

when i saw you i saw love when i sent you this email i just sent my heart and soul to the woman i love and cherish and that sweet pumpkin is you.
u are my sweet pinkly and my only woman in a million red stars u might not really know me but i am willing to know you since i saw you i fell in love with you cos u are real cute ,loving and caring and i will like to know you better and more about you and i will love to talk to you in my instant messnger my yahoo id is jean_ashley10v and my email is spaul12@yahoo.com u can send a mail to me there and i will get it i will be awating your ultimate response
lot of smiles and hugs
paul

(Now, I am sure that there are women dumb enough to fall for this…let’s call it what it is…SHIT, but I’m truly insulted he thinks I’m one of them.)

Please….everyone…feel free to email Sean Paul my terrorist lover from the back woods of Afghanastan and tell him he’s the love of YOUR life.

Well it’s official. The editor came back from vacation and gave me the thumbs up for my title for the September 08 book — the story with the female movers. It’ll definitely be hot, but also different from Hands On and Kink.

Which means I feel like I can officially announce I’ve accepted another two book deal with Aphrodisia and the first book will be MAKE U SWEAT. According to my editor, I also write great copy

Since Lynn had the most popular title suggestion, I’m declaring her the winner of the title suggestion contest! Congrats Lynn! I hope you enjoy your prizes.

The haircut chopped off ALL the relaxer and I had a ‘fro going on. It’s relaxed now so as soon as I actually take the time to fix my hair, I’ll post pics of the new ‘do!

In other news, it’s been a quiet weekend and I’ve taken advantage of the chance to rest, which I’ve really needed. I’ve dumped a few stressors off my back this weekend too, so hopefully it’ll get a little easier to write. I’m giving myself a few more weeks to work on my futuristic and plot out MUS and then October 1, I’ve got to hit it hard (real hard since I’ll be gone three weekends!). One of those weekends is either a writer’s retreat or my 20 year class reunion OMG! And one of those weekends is a readers and authors luncheon!

If I can find the cord to my camera I’ll upload pics of the kiddo–not only did he fall off his bike, gimme a heart attack and nearly break his arm, he got his braces off last week. His teeth look GREAT!!!!! (Poor baby had HORRIBLE gapped buck teeth).

Now I did something on Friday I SWORE I’d never do and it has the potential to cause much upheaval, but I just KNOW this week is going to be nice and CALM! RIGHT? RIGHT!

BTW I’m over at SFC today blogging nonsense and giving away another set of Steph Tyler Blazes (SIGNED!).