Music that Inspired RoboNomics Chapter 16!

Hey everyone! A little late in the week, I know. But it's a busy one. And now I have the last RoboNomics Book I inspiration playlist until I start posting RoboNomics Book II on September 1.

In the meantime, here's the inspiration playlist for Chapter 16. Remember to check out the story on Wattpad this coming Monday, April 28th at midnight EDT. Can't wait!

Just for Fun (good) Friday!

Hey! Do people have today off in North America? Europe? What's going on, is it a long weekend? Working from home means that you don't know these things. Plus I'm not exactly a Churchy Joe so Easter always seems to creep up on me and take me by surprise.

It's like: oh, it's April. Past my birthday, just sitting here waiting for May and summer...do da do da do...

AHHHH!!! Long weekend? What do you mean it's a long weekend?????


Oh well. We'll celebrate in our own way, shall we? With a visit from my sister (so excited!!!!), cheap chocolate bunnies after the fact, and a song:

 

So peppy and fun! Although the video ends up being a bit...ummm...of a downer? :P

Music that Inspired RoboNomics Chapter 15

Man, what a week this has been. So busy -- no time for blog posts. Okay, I had some time yesterday but after I wrote a post my piece of crap computer lost the whole thing. I was too tired to rewrite it. So never mind that. Onto the fun stuff!

The playlist of tracks that inspired the penultimate chapter of RoboNomics Book I!

In chapter 15, crazy exciting stuff happens to Andrea, our heroine. I actually did quite a bit of revising to the chapter this week -- so it's going to be a lot of brand spanking new material! Fancy that.

When we had last left Andrea, she had just lost Austin in the crowd in front of Toronto's Economic Relief Center. When chapter 15 opens, Elizabeth is trying to convince her friend to leave the place. But can Andrea trust Elizabeth, now that her former friend has joined Chris and his Anti-Robotists? And what happened to Austin?

Can't say too much about the plot of Chapter 15 without giving too much away. I guess you'll just have to head on over to Wattpad on Monday, April 21 at midnight EDT to find out!!!! :P

Just for Fun Friday!

Okay, okay. I know. This song was part of yesterday's post: music that inspired RoboNomics Chapter 14. But this track has been stuck in my head for ages. And it's awesome.

Isn't that what fun Fridays are all about? Tracks that I just can't get off my mind!!

Music that Inspired RoboNomics Chapter 14

Hey everybody! Another week, another chapter, another playlist! I am very proud of the playlist this week. I feel like it's almost an encapsulation of the entire RoboNomics Book I story in five songs.

RoboNomics Chapter 14 comes out, funnily enough, on Monday, April 14 at midnight EDT. In this chapter, things for Andrea and Austin go from bad to worse to worst. However, just when our favorite couple along with all the other citizens of Toronto are ready to give up hope, the government swoops in acting as hero and opens "Economic Relief Distribution Centers." There's only one problem: the centers rely heavily on robots. Is another clash with frustrated, desperate citizens inevitable?

You'll have to read Chapter 14 on Wattpad to find out!! ;)

In the meantime, enjoy the tunage:

Just for Fun Friday!

Since I am still going through my music collection, I thought I'd indulge your patience and make this Friday about that as well. Yesterday I came across a certain song that I have just about a million versions of, and I just can't get it out of head today:

Must get out of my head!!

Music that Inspired RoboNomics Chapter 13

Hey everyone! So Monday, April 7 is the release date for RoboNomics Chapter 13!

After all the high-stakes drama that happened in chapters 10 through 12, this chapter is a step-back that deals with the aftermath. In Toronto, the city is dealing with the aftermath of the Queen's Park riot. After it's been decided to abolish obsolete labor unions in Ontario, the citizens are feeling abandoned and desperate. Meanwhile, Andrea has to deal with the aftermath of what happened between her and Chris. Not only does she have to worry about what he'll do with the incriminating information he has about her, but she also has to worry about her worsening financial situation.

What's going to happen to Andrea? Is she going to lose her freedom, her husband, the entire life that she's constructed for herself?


Don't forget to check out RoboNomics on Wattpad this coming Monday to find out! :)

Spring Cleaning! (Musical Version)

So the spring cleaning this week continues. I'm just going to flat out ignore the fact that it's April 1st, since I fail at pranks.

Instead, I'll tell you about what I've been up to this week. Cleaning out my laptop for the first time since I bought it (which was early 2009) including my massive music collection. When I began the other day, I had 36 days (yes, you read that right) of MP3s. Now I've got it down under 34 days, but I've only gone through the numbered titles, and then all the way (backwards) from titles starting with Z to part way through S.

And I've uncovered some gems. Like this number, which my parents used to sing when I was little (my father especially used to sing any song about food including 'yes, we have no bananas' and 'when the moon's in the sky like a big pizza pie'). But I had forgotten about:

I'll have to let you know what else I uncover. In the meantime, how about you? Are you thinking of downsizing your music collection? I have to admit that since the advent of Songza and other streaming music apps, I am feeling less and less attached to having a digital collection of my own music. When I was younger I certainly used to horde digital music files. Now I just don't care. :P