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Whaddup from overseas...

Hi all,

Most of you know I’ve been globe hopping for work quite a bit the last few weeks. I started out in Chicago, which can’t be considered globe hopping unless you think Chicagoans are from another planet. After driving on the freeways out there, I’m not so sure! LOL!

Next I went to Belgium through Amsterdam and spent a week in a little town called Geel (pronounced ‘heel’). I am now officially addicted to Belgian bread and can be considered a choco-‘ho (yes, ‘ho, not whore ;D). I don’t eat very many sweets, but after that bit-o-bliss, I think it’ll be impossible to settle for anything less than the real thing. God, my wallet is in trouble.

Left there and headed to Dublin where my fabulous kidlets met up with me. Everything was going fabulously until I had a wreck. Yes, ya’ll, a straight up car-to-van wreck not three minutes from the airport. Luckily no one was hurt, but the rental car had a pretty good cavern where the back bumper used to be. The kids weren’t in the car, thankfully – I picked them up from the airport the next morning.

After spending a glorious time lost and broke (it is SO expensive there!) in Dublin we headed to the UK where I am finishing up my little foreign foray. Today is the last day of class that I’m teaching, then we’ll head home on Friday morning, UK time. Did you know that Liverpool, England has an anglican cathedral at the city center that took 100 years to build? It’s absolutely amazing to see so many old buildings and walls, some as old at 6 A.D. That’s the year 6, as in 2002 years ago. It never ceases to amaze me.

Oh, I almost forgot to add some book stuff – SERATI’S FLAME is out in print next month (SQUEEEEE!) and HATSEPT HEAT, Vampire Council of Ethics Book 3, is out in July. I’m very excited about these coming releases. So much so, that I’m feverishly working on the next book so I can get it in to my editor who, by the way, totally RAWKS!!!!

With all the cool things we get to see and experience, you’ll never guess what I miss the most. Anyone? Anyone? No guesses, eh?

I MISS MY EBOOK READER!!!!! The wall plugs and voltage are different here, and even with a wall adapter the charger for my eBookwise is too low of voltage to charge the device. Also, since I plugged a 120V adapter into a 240V outlet I probably fried the thing extra crispy! ROFL!

Later ya’ll. I’ve got to wrap up this class so I can get back to the hotel and pack. It’s 9:00am in my home state of Colorado…but it’s already 4:00pm in Liverpool. While I’m on the ride home I’ll be whining about the temporary halt in my affair with my eBook reader.

Anything you just can’t do without? If so, spill it. You know I love to hear your business ;D

TJ