April Goals

How did I do last month?

-Lose 5 lbs (beginning:  233) .

-Fill out financial aid for hospital bill Check; just need to get one more paper from CVS and turn it in

-Buy bookshelf for promo Bought 3/11 Check!

-Order CG and Whispers copies Whispers, yes; CG, not yet

-Order Rex keychains for April signings Ordered 10.

-Add words to existing wips Finished Beach Story; now to run it past a few people before turning it in.

-Edit/submit Defending Your Life Not yet

-Pay down debt/build up savings Getting there....

Books Read:  4

             DNF:  1

Karaoke Songs Added:  6

2022 Events:

-Saluki Con (Jan 15-16, 2022) Carbondale, Il $70 Pd 10/22/21 UPDATE:  Rescheduled for April 16th

-SI Comic Con (April 2, 2022) Benton, Il Pd $35 9/18/21; Pd $40 for 2023:)

-Indy ComiCon (Easter weekend) Indpls, In Skipped this year, since Saluki Con rescheduled for 16th, but may go as an attendee the 15th, to get pics taken with Dr and Q (TNG) and Klinger (Mash)

-Washington Wine and Brew Fest (April 30th) Washington, In $50 Paid 4/30, when I showed up.

-Weekend With The Authors (May 13-15, 2022) Nashville, TN Pd $300 2021; may need to cancel, due to cousin's wedding on 14th....depends on if Mom wants to go. UPDATE:  Will attend this year!! Budget Update:  Rooming with someone, so only need $170 for hotel, $100 for gas, and $$ for breakfast/lunch Fri, and breakfast Sat and Sun.

-PopCon (June 3-5) Indy Convention Center, Indpls, In Was asked to be a guest panelist; no word on what it's going to cost.  Site says $5/day

-Superman Celebration (June 9-12th, 2022) Metropolis, Il Need to pay $200, since check was never cashed for 2021.

-Wild Deadwood Reads (June 16-18th, 2022) Deadwood, SD 10-3pm Cost:  $160 (full table)  Skipping it this year; too many cons scheduled already.

Independent Author Book Expo (IABE June 18th) Peoria Convention Center, Peoria, Il Paid $60 3/16

Pride Fest (June 25th) Vincennes, In $25

-Imaginarium Convention (July 8-10, 2022) Louisville, KY $110 Pd 9/15

-Heroes For Kids (July 17th) Perrysville, Mo Pd $50 3/31 (bringing own tables)  May need to skip this, due to rising gas prices.....

-Royal Readers (Aug 6th) Mall of America $110 Pd 9/16/21  Thinking seriously about skipping, due to rising gas prices....

-State Fair Thinking of only doing Aug 17-19 this year....

-Hanna House

-Daviess Co Wine and Art Fair

-Penned Con, St, Louis, Mo Pd 2020

-Cil-Con Mattoon, Il Pd $100 10/21/21

-First City Music Festival $50 Need to pay $100, since check was never cashed for 2021

-Lexington Legendary Book Signing (Oct 1st) $185 Pd $100 1/18/22

-Non-Con Middletown, OH

-Writer's Block Author Fair Toledo, Oh

-Collector's Carnival and Crafts (Oct 29th) Princeton, In

-Indpls Christmas Gift and Hobby Show (Nov) Indpls State Fairgrounds $100 Pd 11/26 (Bal:  $250)

-Louisville Con, Dec 9-11???

April Goals:

-Lose 5 lbs  Am down to 227!  Whoot!

-Do well at SI Con Sold 10!

-Do well at La Grange Sold 5:)

-Have fun at Comic Con Check!

-Do well at Saluki Con Sold 11:)

-Enjoy Writer's conference Check!

-Do well at Wine and Brewfest Sold 8:)  Rained, so left early.

-Turn in financial aid form  Check!  Turned in 4/12

-Order CG and pay for Whispers

-Order copies of Rex

-Add words to existing WIPS Finished Rock Star and Finding Opal:)  Working on Paranormal Preacher and DYL #2

-Edit/submit Defending Your Life

-Have a good, relaxing Easter Check!

-Build up savings

April Reading Schedule

Bedford Falls:  The Story Continues-Anne Morse DRR!  Loved this, and slight tearjerker at end.

Daylight Chasers-Rue Sparks Really enjoyed this short story!!

The Stars Will Guide Us Back-Rue Sparks Enjoyed all the short stories!

Karaoke Songs:

4/7:

Come To My Window-Melissa Etheridge Slightly croaky...

Crazy For You-Madonna Not too bad...

Say You Will-Foreigner Nailed it:)

Call Me When You're Sober-Evanescence Nailed it:)

Hate Me-Blue October Voice was wobbly and cracky at beginning, then after bridge it was normal.

4/14

That's What Friends Are For-Dionne Warwick Nailed it:)

Searchin' My Soul-Vonda Shepherd Did well:)

Evergreen-Barbra Streisand Not too bad:)

4/21

The Air That I Breathe-The Hollies Did well on it:)

Seasons Change-Expose Nailed it:)

Every Time You Go Away-Paul Young Thought it was going to be too low, but did okay:)

4/28

The Beat Goes On-Sonny and Cher Sang this with Elaine, and we did well, but camera malfunctioned and it didn't record.

The Breakup Song-Greg Kihn Band Too low on the verses, and thanks to a few drunk guys, I had a back up singers:)

Seasons in the Sun-Terry Jacks Ugh...waaaaay too low.  Sang it in the wrong key, but didn't care.  Deleted vid.