Ten reasons for having a new template that has thousands of books on it

1. I lurve it.
2. I lurve it.
3. I lurve it.
4. I lurve it.
5. I lurve it.
6. I lurve it.
7. I lurve it.
8. I lurve it.
9. I lurve it.
10. I lurve it.

(Oh, HOW ANNOYING.  It was all going so well, with all the 'I lurve its' all being in a nice symmetrical row and then, because of the Number 10, which is two digits and not one, it pushed the 'I lurve it' out a bit, so now it doesn't match.)

(Whaddya mean, lighten up?)

Comments

  1. Anonymous3/7/10 14:46

    You need to get out more. Or have some chocolate!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Fran Hill3/7/10 14:53

    MoreIdleThoughts - there's a problem with getting out more. It takes me past the sweet shop.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Martin3/7/10 14:56

    Just back from my hols. Love the new look!

    ReplyDelete
  4. Fran Hill3/7/10 15:14

    Martin - welcome back. I love the pictures you've posted of your holiday. (Have a look, peoples.) Glad you like my new library/bookshop look. Me too.

    ReplyDelete
  5. Deborah3/7/10 18:04

    I wish I knew what your accent sounded like, and then the little voice in my head that keeps repeating 'I lurve it, I lurve it' would sound a bit more authentic. And Don't Tell Me You Don't Have One, Either!!

    I also enjoy and appreciate your new template. Being You, it suits Me.

    ReplyDelete
  6. June3/7/10 18:43

    I agree about the annoying not-matching list. I like the book background except that my eyes just naturally want to read TITLES and there ARE none. >:-(

    ReplyDelete
  7. Lo3/7/10 19:41

    Oh, Fran......I lurve it too.

    ReplyDelete
  8. Anonymous3/7/10 22:50

    Annoying? Absolutely decimalating.
    Thanks for this amusing post.

    All the best, Boonsong

    ReplyDelete
  9. Jenny Beattie3/7/10 23:49

    Yes, love the new look. Books are good and it's not possible to have too many. In fact, it's a fact that one can always have more.

    ReplyDelete
  10. Steve4/7/10 00:23

    See, what you should have done was:

    01
    02
    03
    etc.

    I've given this a lot of thought.

    ReplyDelete
  11. rachel4/7/10 00:50

    The cats felt the same way about the fish on their template. Sure sign of a mind that doesn't have enough to do, I told 'em.....

    ReplyDelete
  12. Anonymous4/7/10 03:25

    I lurve the template too, Fran. I deliberated over having it, but as I used to work in a library I decided not. I'd be itching to put labels on the spines then file them in some sort of order! Now, I'm getting a life...

    Your previous post on chocolate made me laugh. Any left?

    ReplyDelete
  13. Anna May4/7/10 04:07

    You've decorated ! It looks lovely.

    Anna May x

    ReplyDelete
  14. Talli Roland4/7/10 10:03

    Love the new template. I hear ya about number 10 though. It's very annoying.

    ReplyDelete
  15. Cait O'Connor4/7/10 10:16

    Severe OCD, I have it too.

    ReplyDelete
  16. Jules4/7/10 11:30

    LOL, simple and to the point. I want to grow up and be like that.

    ReplyDelete
  17. Friko4/7/10 12:38

    excellent template, very attractive.
    And there you were, telling us all how you can't do technology.
    fibber!

    ReplyDelete
  18. Annie (Lady M) x4/7/10 13:15

    Bloody hell Fran, we should be twins. I get totally pissed off with extra digit involved in the 10. It just makes lists look disorderly. Maybe we should form an OCD splinter group?!

    I love the new look of your blog by the way... The books look fab!

    ReplyDelete
  19. Fran Hill4/7/10 13:41

    Hey all - I'm glad you approve of the new look. Sorry about the lack of book titles though. This is because these are all the books I will have published in the next 10 years and they only have working titles as yet .....

    OCD? Nah! I'm just a little fussy. (Yeah, yeah, yeah, I hear you say.)

    ReplyDelete
  20. Fran Hill4/7/10 13:43

    Christine - all the chocolate is still in the bag where I left it yesterday. Although I say it myself, I have been a saint. (It did help that I have been out of the house from early morning to mid-evening. I just need to get myself to bed and free from danger.)

    Friko - all I did was press a button and it turned it to this! Not very stretching in the techno-stakes.

    ReplyDelete
  21. Mise6/7/10 13:38

    Could you just add an extra space after numbers 1 to 9? I know it's very important.

    ReplyDelete
  22. Fran Hill6/7/10 14:11

    Mise - I know, I know. Hindsight is all very well. It's just a shame it happens after the event. Steve's suggestion (01, 02, 03) was also very sensible. I just don't think of these things. Sigh.

    ReplyDelete
  23. broken biro10/7/10 00:16

    I picked this back ground too! (Not copying - I think we both chose independently!... Great minds think alike!) But no-one said how nice mine looked 8-( *sulks* then *gets over it* 8-)

    ReplyDelete
  24. Fran Hill10/7/10 07:11

    Brokenbiro - I think we picked the best background ever. And, by the way, I think yours looks lovely.

    ReplyDelete
  25. broken biro11/7/10 12:57

    Aw shucks! Thanks - and have a great summer break! x

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Reasons why Fran is desperately in search of earbuds

Image
My try-to-get-fitter walk in the fields today was a silent one. I usually listen to the radio through earphones but have lost one of the soft earbuds and nothing spoils a walk more than having hard plastic nudging up against your fragile tympanic membrane. The BBC's  'Woman's Hour' is a brilliant programme but loyalty has limits.  It was disconcerting, walking in silence. Listening to radio distracts from the disturbing reality that my legs are propelling me in forward motion because, if I think too hard about this, I frighten myself.  Today, while walking, I had to listen to my own thoughts.  And now I've listened to my own thoughts, I remember why I like radio better. The inside of my head is like a wastepaper basket.   Be grateful that I only offer you a brief excerpt.  Oh, look, that bird is - / Where did I put that mark scheme. I'll need it for - / My shoes are getting muddier./ Maybe mash with the fish tonight / really muddy / The trees are defin...
Read more

More evidence that the wrong consonant makes all the difference to a famous book title

Image
More typo-lit, one of my favourite genres: To Kilt a Mockingbird - a tale set in the Southern States of America in which a young family move into the area from Aberdeen.  The children are found dressing the local wildlife in tartan and have to be taught that clothing innocent victims in bright material is not acceptable.  The little girl (Scot) says, 'Shoot, Pa, that's the darndest thing I ever did hear!' and there is surprise all round at her adoption of the local dialect in such a short time. To Kiln a Mockingbird - a tale set in the Southern States of America in which a wise father teaches his children that to put an innocent bird into a red-hot oven, converting it into an attractive china piece for the kitchen, was bound to upset Aunt Alexandra when given as a birthday present, and if this was indeed their intention, they deserved a whipping.   They don't get the whipping; the father can't stand Aunt Alexandra either. To Bill a Mockingbird - a tale set ...
Read more

Reasons why Fran can get a 90,000 word novel down to a haiku if she's paid enough

Image
My first published story was in ‘Your Cat’ magazine.  (Don’t laugh … we all have to start somewhere.)  I sent the editor a 1500-word story.  She said she liked it (great!) and would publish it (fantastic!) but that I should cut it by a third and tighten up my style.  Ah.  Not so good. I loved every word of that story.  I gave birth to each one in pain and suffering, so there was NO WAY, absolutely NO WAY I was going to cut or change them.  I was determined.  I would stick to my guns.  She could forget it.  My mind was made up. Then she said she’d pay me £200 if I did the alterations.  I wavered for a whole nano-second.  U-turn Queen, that’s me, when it comes to hard cash. The editing of that heart-warming story about a couple who rediscover their love when their cat has a crisis (it was a real sick-bucket saga) taught me loads.  I hated making the changes.  I felt like a murderer, slashing and s...
Read more