When someone says something to me - my natural inclination is to dissect it! And this is on a good day.

I have a, well let's call her a friend, because god forbid she actually read this and knew I was talking about her - the next holiday would be a mine field with sh*t falling from the sky to set each and every one off. And the last thing I want to do is give my mother another reason to yell at me....

When she - the er, ah, friend - speaks, I assume the worse from what ever comment she makes. I figure she is typically tacky and therefore anything she feels the need to speak directly to me about is a dig thinly disguised as casual banter.

Take for instant the recent sale of my two books. "Oh, you sold something. Hmm."

WTF?

Does this mean that she actually knows the market and how competitive that it is? Or does it mean my writing is so poor that no one in their right mind will buy it? (not that she has EVER read anything I have written)

I will not ask for clarification here but you get the point because it was "her", I assume the later. Had someone else said it, I might have given them the benefit of the doubt. Might have even asked what they meant by it, albeit in a joking fashion as that is the way that I am.

Unfortunately, though, this may, can and will carry over to others at times too - just the other day SJ said "Wow, you look cute." my brain flips to "Wow" as in you normally look weird or Wow who knew you could clean up so nicely - I am kidding ... a bit.

But is hard not to take apart ever little thing that people say to you! And helllloooooo I am a writer - I already have an over-active imagination - it's not like I don't hunt for clues and meanings in everything that people say to me (most times though just so I can use it a book!).

If I can whip up an scenario about the person in the next car at a light in 2.2 seconds flat - you don't think I will start putting my own spin on those around me? Not to worry - I change the names to protect ... well, me ... when I use you in my books!

Oh and lookie lookie what I got BOOKMARKS - aren't they cool!