WE'RE BACK!!!

 

Hello, everyone. My name is Butch, and it feels good to be back home again. I'll be the official host for the MuseItUp Publishing October blog fest along with my pals, Pops and Jinx. Guys, introduce yourselves.

 

I'm Pops, Butch's BEST FRIEND and it's GRRRREAT to be back amongst the living fictional characters. And about time. By the way, Butch, you didn't mention anything about the creature we're smacking out of the way. Can I bury her bones...uh?

BUTCH: We won't stoop to that level, Pops.

 

JINX: May I add my intro now? And by the way, don't listen to the furry nutcase...I AM BUTCH'S BEST FRIEND!

POPS: Get lost, squirt. Go back to Rock Kingdom and swallow a worm or two.

BUTCH: Pops!

POPS: Yeah, yeah, whatever!

BUTCH:  Well, as you can tell we're going to have an interesting mesh of personalities come October. And can't wait to meet Bonella's crew. Until October, thank you...

POPS: Bag of bones will rattle...

JINX: More like yours will end up in a bag. hehehe

BUTCH: Say goodbye, guys.

POPS: Bye.

JINX: Until we meet again, dear readers.

March is Motivate by Example Extravaganza

ALEX: Hello everyone. My name is Alexandra Stone from Rock Kingdom and I'd like to pass along a message from Lea:

Musing Our Children
http://musingourchildren.tripod.com/

March 2008 Reading and Writing:
Motivate by Example

We invite everyone to join us this month while we celebrate the coming
of Spring with our

Motivate by Example Extravaganza

The best way to influence your children is by example. Sit down with
them and read them a story or allow them to read one to you. As in
everything else in life, we learn by example and good habits begin at
an early age.

Encourage them to write a small review and send it to us to be
published in our Reviews for Kids by Kids.

Click to our Bookstore for some reading age-appropriate books.

Please feel free to drop me a line and tell me what you did to
motivate your child during our Motivate by Example March Extravaganza,
and what the results were. Send me an email at:
museitupeditor@yahoo.ca with Motivate by Example on the subject heading.

Thank you. Let's pull together and show the benefits of reading and
writing to our children.

Lea Schizas
http://leaschizaseditor.com

HOLD the presses!! A rat sneaks in!

POPS: Like life can't get any more exciting- now I read I'm not only getting blasted by humans, a rat thinks he can outsmart me. Check out his name...HUBERT the Swamp Rat.

Hubert...oh wait...now I get it. His master is Jan Verhoeff, the one with no imagination. Geez, figures. But check this out, 'Hubert' the nutty rat is really a nobody since he's just a figment of Miss Literary Police's imagination, unlike me who is IN a book, who has tons of stories to relate, this thingy rat crawled from some corner in his master's luxury sewers and suddenly has become a Marketing Guru. I tell you- you writers are scary dudes!!! SCary, I say...SCARY! And I thought Dread was off the wall. Wow!

Hey! The twerp called me Squirlier Than Nuts. BUTCH!!!!

Interview with Joyce Anthony

POPS: So, dig this, Joyce was supposed to be my very first interview. Ended up she was a 'tad late' handing in her answers so I shoved her in third spot. Sorry, that's how the ball rolls around here. You're either quick or you might end up pulled down underneath the earth by some BRAK who loves to spit up his slime. Anyway...

POPS: Welcome to Rock Kingdom’s Citizens blog, Joyce. It’s a terrible name since I am NOT a citizen of—

JINX: But I am and I can attest, dear lady, that it IS the best—

POPS: Beat it, twerp. This is my interview. Joyce, to save me the trouble looking up who you are, can you tell us a bit about yourself? Like, who your master is, where they keep you, if they feed you well, if you have room to run around and play?

JOYCE: You are a feisty one, Pops!!! I have no master—I’m feral to the core. My playground is Pennsylvania and the written word and all you have to do is look at me to know I’m well fed. Who is your master may I ask???

POPS: Um, you got it all wrong. I’m asking the questions around here. I’m curious to find out if you’ve got any characters better than me in your book(s). I mean, do you have any handsome squirrels running around in your stories? If so, do you feed them well cos if you do, you know, I can jump in and join your books.

JINX: That’s not nice to Lea.

POPS: Whatever. I go where there’s food.

JOYCE: I have a chinchilla named Elvis at home. He’s close to a squirrel. Maggie is my favorite critter in Storm—she has amethyst-colored eyes and helps perform miracles—can you do that? She’s big—maybe Butch would like to meet her!!!

POPS: Why does everyone think about Butch? What did he do? Okay, so he saved our sorry butts, so? But hey, your chinchilla sounds cute but Elvis? Geez. No imagination. I noticed on your oh-so-colorful site that you also do interviews. Obviously not as colorful and fun like me but curious why you’ve never interviewed me?

JINX: Um…maybe cos she wants to keep her readers? Hehehhe

JOYCE: What have you published? (Jinx be nice!!) Do you think you can handle an interview by me—I’m up to the challenge if you aren’t too scared?????

POPS: Published? Now, you do know that I am a fictional character, right? If I were to publish over real people how do you think they’d feel? And for your information, I was interviewed by Jan Verhoeff and you can check it out at http://monstermoney maker.com. So if you want, bring it on! How many books do you think it’ll take you before you consider yourself a successful writer? Oh, and if you find any of my questions a bit too hard for you…suck it up and try to answer them, okay? I have readers who want to know the answers.

JOYCE: Hard—honey, you haven’t reached hard yet!! Every book I publish is a success. My goal is to write a good book, have it published and have it mean something to my readers—with those as my goals, how can I lose??

POPS: Okay, can’t argue with that. Have you ever puked during an interview or workshop? Or wanted to puke? I know I felt like puking when the Braks captured me. Let me tell you their stink—

JINX: Interview Joyce don’t interview you.

JOYCE: No—but I’ve passed out when trying to give a talk. I don’t handle large audiences in person. Online, on the radio…I’m fine.

POPS: I remember Lea saying something about you being morbid, like asking her to write her obituary. Is that right? Where do you come from? Are you trying to jinx her? You trying to rub us out? What would it say on YOUR tombstone?

JOYCE: Morbid?? What better way to focus on your one most important goal in life?? I’m not trying to wipe you out, but I might just whomp you upside the head if you don’t tune down that little attitude Mister!!! My tombstone will simply say: She made a difference.

POPS: No need for any whomping, thank you very much. I get that from Butch. Can you name me 3 promotional tips you’ve used for your book? Ones that have been successful. Don’t want to hear the old sob story, “But I did promote, I really, really did.”

JOYCE: I’m still working on my greatest endeavors. Let’s see…I got my blog started and updated EVERY day—this is bringing in a lot of traffic—we’ll see what it does for sales. I’ve placed postcards on cars and passed out bookmarks on the bus and I’ve left copies of my book in waiting rooms. My biggest success so far was a month-long virtual book tour!!! Now, I’m about to embark on a cross-country virtual railway trip.

POPS: Great, thanks. Jinx, here, take this last answer to Lea so she can use it. Um, where was I…Oh yeah. Are you cute?

JINX: What does that have to do with her being a writer?

POPS: Beat it. Take the note to Lea. So Joyce, are you cute? And it is important but you’ll wait to find out why.

JOYCE: It depends on whom you ask—my critters, who are all rescues, think I’m beautiful!

POPS: Okay, I didn’t have an answer, just curious. Do you have a best buddy? My bud is Butch, he’s my Hercules, my hero, my—

JINX: Ha! Never thought I’d see the day when I say—SUCK UP!

JOYCE: Nobody likes a brown-noser, Pops!!! My bestest pal is an eighty pound horse, disguised as a Labrador retriever, who thinks he’s a cat!!! His name is Sam.

POPS: I’m not a suck up. How did I get into this? Busting my brains here to make this a bit longer. Oh, do people ask for your autograph? If yes, what for? If no, what’s the matter, no one reads your books?

BUTCH: I think that’s about enough for this interview, Joyce.

POPS: Oh hey, Butch. Did you hear what I said about you, pal?

BUTCH: Joyce, is there anything else you’d like to say before I trample all over my ‘pal’?

JOYCE: First, nobody asks for my autograph—yet!!! I’d like to ask you and all your readers to wander on over and read an excerpt from Storm at http://joyceanthony.tripod.com. They can meet some of my characters (Butch, are you listening—check Maggie out!!) and then can stop by my blog and check out some other interviews!!! Thanks for the interview, Pops—I think I know your secret—you are really an old softy, hiding behind the sarcasm—shh, I won’t tell!!!

POPS: You’re going to give me a baaaadddd reputation, Joyce.

Jan Verhoeff-Literary Police Threatener

POPS: Well, if it isn’t Miss Literary Police Threats. Welcome to my domain. And for those reading this, I’m referring to Jan Verhoeff. All you have to do is check out one of my posts and you’ll see why I refer to her as such. Are you ready to be blasted…um…interviewed?

JINX: Now be nice!

POPS: My interview...She agreed...Need I say more? So Jan, what happenings in your writing career have caused you to be such a grouch and meanie?

JAN: It has nothing to do with writing, it's those harem scarem tax clients with bad attitudes and the fact that it's tax season. And then I get a note from Ms. Lea that she's turned a squirrel (did you really say this freak of nature is a squirrel?) lose on humanity! What a rip! Can you really be simply a squirrel and such an obnoxious pest? The squirrels at my house are nice quiet little guys that keep the trees growing, by planting black walnuts all over the yard. I enjoy watching them run along the light wires.

POPS: What an attitude! I think I like you!! I noticed you have quite a few blogs. This is my first but getting to be a popular one. So, do you actually write on these blogs? Do you hire writers? Curious to see if you really do know how to hold a pen. Afterall, it appears you and the Literary Police are such close friends I’m surprised they haven’t busted you for faking to be a writer.

JINX: Oh, oh. Butch is NOT going to like that.

POPS: Whatever. Do you see him around? Shoot your answer, Jan.

JAN: Oh, I write 'em all alright. If I don't write the posts, the real author's name is published along with links to his or her blogs and posts. My favorite kind of posts promote other people, like that one I wrote in the middle of the night last night on http://janverhoeff.com. I even shot a link or two back to your obnoxious little post. I wanted people to see what Lea had accomplished in the wee hours of the night time.

She's quite a writer, and mostly I admire her work. She must have been really tired to set you lose on society. I have her down as a nice person, until this mishap!

As for knowing how to hold a pen, I can do that, too. But I type more than 90 words per minute, so it's pretty easy to scare out a few articles in ten minutes or so. You should see my list of ebooks available at http://janverhoeff.com/?page_id=83 and that's not even a complete list!

POPS: Geez. Seems I really fired you up! hehehehe Um, my notes indicate that you critique people’s work? Really? Have any of them been arrested yet by your close friends? And who allowed you in this critique community? Not a very smart person if you ask me.

JINX: Oh, I’m so sorry, Jan. He’s not himself today. He’s really upset about you calling the Literary Police on Lea.

JAN: Ah, Jinx, ya' know Pops is just an old codger with a bad attitude. He'll get over it eventually, or he'll be pushing up daisies from an early grave.

Yes, Pops, I do critique other people's writing. I'd probably have deleted you right out of the story, but everybody knows a good story has to have a villain, so I suppose there's a purpose Lea left you in. Although I can’t imagine why… Guess I’ll ask her some time.

POPS: For your info, I’m one of the good guys. Dread is the villain along with those smelly dudes, the Braks. Quick scenario: you’re walking along for hours in Dread’s Forest and need to go to the bathroom: A- you search out a tree, or B- you hold it in?

JINX: No one blamed you for taking a pee. You saved us from the Braks. What’s up with this question?

POPS: Curious to see what she would have done in my situation.

JAN: Well, first off, I’m a lady. I don’t pee behind a tree. Second of all, I’d have been sure there was a proper facility close by for personal matters.

But, since we’re getting up close and personal here… AHEM Pops, what is it you’re doing out in Dread’s Forest walking along for hours? Don’t you have better things to do than water trees in Dread’s Forest?

POPS: I’m really liking you more and more. I wasn’t out for a stroll if that’s what you mean. We were trying to get to Rock Kingdom so Alex can get us back home. But you know, when you gotta go, you gotta go. On to the questions. Ah, my favorite question: Have you ever puked during an interview or workshop? Or wanted to puke? I know I felt like puking when the Braks captured me.

JAN: Ladies don’t puke, they purge. I’ve never been so wrapped up in untold events as to require such a void. However, if you must know, there was a moment during an interview with the President in 1978 when I felt a tad bit light headed and asked for a small glass of water. He graciously provided the water and invited me to take a moment to compose myself before we finished the interview. That was, I might add, my first interview with such a well-known personality.

So, Pops, tell me more about this Braks character. He captured you? I’m liking him better and better!

POPS: Not a he but a them. Ugly beings and…hey, I’m interviewing you! Now, how many hours of sleep do you really need? I mean, how much time can you possibly spend on critiquing?

JAN: Sleep? I nap occasionally, resting my eyes from the tedium of type. A few hours each night, and power naps during the day to refresh myself. I’ve found my best work hours are the quiet ones, before my children are up fettering for my attention and prying me away from my work to prepare meals, take them to the park, or chase naughty squirrels in the trees.

My best reading and critiquing is done on the treadmill while I stroll at a nice pace through the morning hours with gentle breezes blowing the lace at my window.

POPS: Show off! Just had to stick in those ugly purple prose, didn’t you. You’re lucky I’m such a nice guy that I don’t delete this entire interview. So you died and now there’s this huge tombstone. What do you think people will engrave on it?

JAN: Nurturing Mother and Friend (and most recently Loving Granny)

POPS: Shucks, sniff, sniff. Have you ever washed anyone’s mouth with soap? Care to try? Sharp teeth! <>

JINX: What type of a writing question is that? But, Jan, if you can fit two whole bars in that trap of his, I’ll kiss you.

POPS: Yeah, like kissing a six-legged hamster will thrill her.

JAN: Pops, I’ve found a liquid soap that leaves dirty mouths fresh as sweet lemon and honey on a warm summer day. I prepare it in a pistol grip sprayer and take aim at the naughty little rascals that need a squirt now and then. Their sharp teeth don’t bother me!

POPS: So you’re a chicken to try. I get it. Besides your ‘best friends’, any other villains around that scare the beegeebees out of you?

JAN: No, I don’t scare easily. The Literary Police (and IRS) are friendly to writers who don’t create international situations by turning sharp toothed squirrels lose on society, so even they don’t frighten me.

POPS: There she goes with mention of her best friends. Do they give you a commission every time you mention them? Does your family think you’re normal? I mean here you are threatening a squirrel and the creator, and then you agree to do an interview? That’s a bit odd, you have to agree.

BUTCH: Why is it that I need to keep walloping you?

POPS: Oh hey, Butch. What? I think this is going pretty good, right my best friend, my better-step-up-and-save-me-best-buddy Jan?

JAN: Normal, according to Dave Ramsey is BROKE. No my family doesn’t think I’m normal by any stretch. I’m quite successful and comfortable being abnormal, or even odd if it pleases you. There have been those who refer to me as weird, but they probably hang around sharp-toothed squirrels with too much time on their hands.

Pops, you must have me confused with someone else. I don’t even pretend to be your buddy. I’ve always liked squirrels, they hang around with good nuts, but… you have issues!

BUTCH: Jan, apologies for getting here so late.

POPS: You weren’t supposed to be here in the first place.

BUTCH: What?

POPS: What? Nothing. I didn’t say anything. It was Jinx!

JINX: What?

POPS: Quiet! Butch is finishing off the interview.

BUTCH: Can you tell us what inspired you or continues to inspire you to write?

JAN: Well, Butch, first of all, Thank you for taking over this interview. Between you and me, it’s nice to talk to a sane being!

Inspiration comes from within. It’s the core of your being, what God gives you as a source of existence. Inspiration is literally the depth of who you are and what you become based on the knowledge and understanding of your God given talents and skills. Some are writers, some are welders, some are artists, and some are grumpy squirrels. Who knew?

BUTCH: Any advice for new writers?

JAN: Yes, if you must create burdensome creatures such as Pops, keep them confined to your books, so they don’t get out and misbehave. Although, I have to tell you (just don’t let Pops hear this) he is kinda cute! If he would just behave himself…

BUTCH: Oh, believe me. I’m not saying a word. Thank you and again, apologies for Pops’ behaviour.

POPS: Not!...OUCH!

JAN: Thanks for the Interview, sometime this week I’d be interested in interviewing Pops for my website http://monstermoneymaker.com I’m sure he could give our readers some Monsterous GOOD marketing ideas for use on their websites. Anytime you’re ready for an interview Jinx, just come on over… About that kiss…

JINX: Wow. Thank you, Jan. I won’t wash that side of my cheek ever. Thanks for coming. I might start my own interview…hey, stop dragging me, Pops. I’m…not…finished…talking. Bye, Jan.

JAN: Bye Jinx

POPS: And you’re on. Shoot me your interview questions. This should be interesting.

Pops' Interview with 4RV Publisher - Vivian Zabel

POPS: Everyone has been hounding me, threatening me, saying things like I'm not human. Guess what...I'm not. I'm a squirrel, a tiny squirrel who has scared everyone. Well, almost everyone. Got my first sucker...um, interviewee. Send the first one to Joyce Anthony but seeing Vivian emailed her answers first, I'll put her interview up here for all to read and see I'm really a nice squirrel.

POPS: Welcome to Rock Kingdom’s Citizens blog, Vivian. I will be on my best, best behavior today.

JINX: That’s because Butch walloped him good over Joyce’s interview.

POPS: Beat it, twerp. That inteview isn't up yet. Vivian, are you crazy? Um, what I mean is you are a writer and a publisher, so…are you crazy? Like how can you write and take care of your publishing house?

VIVIAN: I don’t do much dusting around the publishing house, that’s for sure. Plus being crazy certainly helps.

Seriously, I can’t sleep much because of my lupus and fibro, so I work a lot at night while sane people sleep.

POPS: Mental note, do not enter this woman's house until it's dusted! I checked out some of your books, like that new Tackle, Toggle, Trample…whatever, but the more I searched the more I found you had nothin’ as cute as me. Do you believe readers like to read about sappy characters, ones with no savoir-faire, no charisma?

JINX: Butch is going to beat you for that question.

POPS: Ya think? Okay, let me rephrase that: tell us about this new book your publishing house feels the need to spring on readers.

VIVIAN: Trockle, Pops, Trockle. Trockle is the little monster who lives under Stephen’s bed. When Stephen’s mom’s giant can of monster repellent no longer has any spray, Stephen doesn’t want to sleep in the dark. What the little boy doesn’t realize, Trockle is afraid of the BIG monster on top.

Holly Jahangiri wrote a cute story, and Jordan M. Vinyard’s vivid illustrations bring the story to life.

POPS: Okay, so scaring little kids is your bag. Great! Hold on, what's this? Wow! Wow! Is it true Lea is going to be one of your authors? I take back what I said about you being crazy…I mean, you are to do so much but not as crazy to see Lea is an awesome writer.

JINX: Continue with the crazy bit and Vivian will tell Lea to remove you from any new books she contracts her for. Hehehehe Please do, Vivian, please do.

VIVIAN: If the two of you don’t give Lea a chance to finish …

Seriously, I’m looking forward to working with Lea. I already have an idea for the cover art, too.

POPS: I'll send you a pic of me so you can put me in there. I kinda made Lea read me part of your story, the one with that missing couch…sofa?

JINX: The Case of the Missing Coach. Vivian, I’d like to interview—OUCH!

POPS: So, as I was saying, noticed none of the kids in the book swore. Is this like the norm in your world? Or a no-no for kids books?

VIVIAN: Kids hear enough swearing around them that they really don’t need to read it, too, if it can be avoided. If a character would require it, then I might use some as I do in my adult level novels, but putting swearing in for shock value isn’t good writing. In fact it takes better, more controlled writing to avoid using unneeded profanity.

POPS: No comment because I agree with you. I don't like to swear. Have you ever puked during an interview or workshop? Or wanted to puke? I asked Joyce and curious to see your answer.

VIVIAN: After teaching teenagers for 27 years, speaking one on one or in front of a group of adults isn’t hard. Besides, I taught and coached speech, drama, and debate (on top of English, composition, and creative writing): I just use the skills I taught my students to control stage fright.

POPS: You’ve got quite a few authors and editors in 4RV. By the way, what does R V stand for before I get to my next smart question?

VIVIAN: My family had a small business about 35 years ago, and we needed a title. My husband Robert and I have three children: Rene, Robert Jr. (Bob), and Randel. Robert, Rene, Robert, and Randy equal three R’s. Add the V for my name, and we had 4RV.

POPS: Thanks, curious minds wanted to know and all that. By the way, you said you were a writer but writers have imagination. So what's up with the R names? Have you had any problem authors? You can tell me, no one will know.

VIVIAN: Like I can believe that telling you won’t end up all over your blog, yeah, sure. The only problem we’ve had with any authors involves the need for revisions. The authors who aren’t professional enough to try to improve work when editors point out any either say, “You do it,” which is a big no, no, or they refuse. Either problem is untendable.

POPS: Hey, what I say is my word. I'm not telling a soul, you are. :) Okay, here’s a scenario for you: you’re climbing up a steep mountain, unaware that the side you’re climbing is actually where The Tumbling Rocks are. Suddenly, these huge boulders come crashing down. Would you continue climbing to reach the summit like I did or cower in someone’s pocket?

JINX: Hey, that’s not fair. I couldn’t jump to safety.

POPS: Beat it. So, Vivian, brave or would you jump into someone’s pocket like a chicken?

VIVIAN: *laugh* If you ever saw me in person, you would know that no one has a pocket large enough for me. However, I’ve had many boulders in life try to bury me. I’m just nuts enough to keep plugging away to reach the summit.

POPS: So what you're saying is that you're brave, like me. Cool! Are you rich?

BUTCH: What does that have to do with writing?

POPS: You know, Butch, you’re beginning to bug the living…okay, okay big fella. Back off. I just wanted to know if she’s rich to hit her on buying you a nice doggy house, that’s all. Um…geez, let me think…oh yeah. Get many rejections? In writing, I don’t care about your love life. And how do you feel? Ever send them a nasty response?

VIVIAN: First of all, no, I’m not rich. In fact any income from my writing (what little there is) goes into the company. I’m on disability and teacher retirement, neither which support us in the manner we would like. *laugh*

I have received enough rejections that I could wallpaper a room with them. Most are frustrating because they were simply form letters, telling me nothing. A few gave some insight into the reason the submission was rejected: With those, I could grow as a writer.

As far as sending a nasty response, no, responding wouldn’t be professional.

POPS: Geez, Butch, why do you have to be here? You’re throwing my concentration out the door.

BUTCH: Vivian, I’ll ask the final question if you don’t mind. I really enjoyed listening to Lea reading your book, The Case of the Missing Coach and wondered if you will approach schools with it? Also, where do writers go to find out more about your publishing house?

JINX: I was going to ask that in a minute or two once I got my bearings, big guy.

VIVIAN: Interesting you should ask about approaching schools, I have a reading for two school groups in April, and I’m looking for more.

To find out more about 4RV Publishing, go to http://4rvpublishingllc.com

Butch, I’m glad you enjoyed Case of the Missing Coach. I enjoyed writing it.

POPS: Well, it was kinda nice having you here today. Wasn’t too happy about your answer to my brave or chicken question but guess not everyone can be brave like me. 

VIVIAN: Hmm … it was “kinda” nice being here. Facing you should be considered an act of extreme bravery, right?

POPS: Maybe, Vivian,maybe. Well, that's it folks. My first interview. Loved it. Now know why Lea loves to write so much. Next one up is going to be Joyce Anthony, if she gets her act together and sends it to me.

And I have one ready to go for our Miss Literary Police commenter, Jan Verhoeff. Watch out for that one. I get personal...real personal.

What is the matter with everyone?

POPS: I make a few comments and then the whole world comes crashing down on me. Hello, have you ever heard of FREEDOM OF SPEECH? Take a load what these comments spat at me:

Jan Verhoeff said...
Yeah, well Pops, you'd better be scared, and running back to the Realm. Your behavior needs restraint!
Lea must have known better than to turn you lose! The woman must be possessed!

POPS: To be totally honest it sounds as though you're a bit obsessed and possessed!

Donna McDine said...
Pops...you better watch your mouth. You just might get something worse than atime out...even though "Mama" Lea may not look like you, but she is your creator. I'd watch that tail of yours if I was you!

POPS: what are you trying to say? Make yourself clear, woman.

Gloria said...
Hey Pops, watch what you say about "Mama" Lea. She is one awesome lady and you better watch out if you keep this up. She won't be far behind with the whip. I'm warning you Pops, be good or else.

POPS: Da Whip? Have you ever had a 110 pound German Shepherd sit on you? I think the whip will be a pleasant change. And as for "Mama" Lea, she's not my mama nothing as I wrote earlier on. And I haven't said anything mean about her. Do you think I'm nuts? You don't think I know she can erase me when she wants to? Geez! Give me a break. I do have some sanity, you know.

JINX: Still waiting to see it.