A list of mildly interesting things.

1) I didn't get the job mentioned in the previous blog post.

2) I DID send a heartfelt cover letter to a childcare centre or two that were looking for assistants who didn't need to be qualified (but would start pursuing qualification while working for them).

3) How crazy is it that libraries here seem to have a bunch of different books to libraries/bookstores in the US? I mean, obviously I wouldn't expect to see "A Waltz For Matilda" on a US shelf, but there are books by US authors that I hadn't heard of--and I worked at a bookstore where I went through catalogs of books for ordering! My current find is "The Pain Merchants" (called "The Shifter" in the US, from what I understand) by Janice Hardy. I'm only 60 pages in but loving it so far.

4) Which reminds me, I started a book blog last summer that I just got into updating again if you want to check it out: http://notaboutvampires.blogspot.com/

5) I am doing August NaNo. And by doing August NaNo, I mean I am going to kick August NaNo's little butt. Currently trying to find names for various characters. I was going to completely pants it, but then I remembered how stuck I get on names. I need my characters to have names, and they need to be good names that actually suit the characters. If anyone has any suggestions, I'm currently looking for names for:

Butler
Cook
Nanny
Companion
Uncle
Ex-Boyfriend
Ghost Boy
Ghost Mother
Ghost Father

The story is set in a sort of AU-Scotland where witchcraft is a common and accepted practice. (I can't tell if I'm being influenced more by Brave or seriously missing Scotland...)