I just had a brilliant and somewhat evil idea

Evil to myself, which my most commonly used kind of evil that is also the most productive kind.

I'm also using this to tell you ahead of time that I'll be in London from August 5th to August 12th, so internet usage will be limited and so will contact. I might just have to pretend like most of the internet doesn't exist for a while when that time comes.

My idea, anyway, has to do with that. For a long time I've been mulling over what book to bring with me to London. When I went to Paris last year, I brought along "Good Omens", which ended up being the PERFECT travel companion. Funny but dark, and long but still a short read because it's one of those books that hooks you in and doesn't let you go until you absolutely need to leave it.

However, this time I don't think I will be bringing a book to read.

For a long time I have been SO unproductive on the writing side. Sophomore year of high school I finished an entire draft in between AP classes. Junior year I nearly finished another draft, though that one ended up stretching into the summer where I was able to spend long, lazy hours on the shore writing (and tanning). Now the sequal of that draft is at it's climax, but it still needs a lot more writing, then I need to jump into the next book. (I have a six book series planned. Because I'm bloody insane like that.)

Thus, the plan is to NOT bring a book to read, but instead bring my notebooks and WRITE. Of course, that will be in between the sightseeing and such, but I seem to get a lot done during those nights in hotel rooms when my brother is on the computer and parents are sleeping. Hopefully my writer's block doesn't suddenly kick itself back into gear, which is part of why a lot of this year has been writing free.

P.S. Please take a moment to sign this petition against DC Comics! They've lowered their creative team from having 16 women to a mere 2, and I'm frankly appalled and outraged at their behavior regarding this.

P.P.S. My parents' 25th is also coming up at the same time that we'll be in London, and I'd kind of like to do something for them. Any ideas? I'm thinking I might bake something, like a cake of some sort, so if you've got any nice recipes that are relatively simple it might be helpful, though other ideas would also be lovely in case I haven't the time for that!