Some good news!
A day came I never thought I'd see. Got some amazing news at work Wednesday. Can't get into it now but let's just say I'm so happy and relieved.
Wednesday also was bittersweet. A longtime co-worker, someone I'd worked with for 24+ years, retired, officially on Thursday but we had a little party for him Wednesday. Happy for him, but I'll miss him.
Knocking on wood, but winter has remained mild for the most part. It's supposed to be cold (low 30s, high 20s- not uncommon at all for February) today and tomorrow, might get some snow, but after that, 40s and 50s at least through the end of the month. Hope it's decent tomorrow- writers group meets tomorrow, and I wouldn't mind reading a bit more from my work in process. I'm into "deeper" edits now. Did the first two chapters, mostly done with the third- although I need to pretty much rewrite a new flashback scene I added last night. The more I think about it and the more I read about the location and era, it just doesn't work they way I initially envisioned it. No worries- I have another idea.
Hard to believe the big Solar Eclipse is in less than two months now. As is my next birthday. Sounds more and more like that day- and maybe even the weekend leading up to it-- will be a total zoo. Local officials are encouraging people to stay home and stock up beforehand. Wheeeeeeeee. If I actually celebrate my birthday in any way, I'll wait until the next weekend :P The older I get the less tolerant I am of large crowds.
Also finished a book....
33. Love Me More Than Anything in the World, by Mira Furlan. Mira Furlan, who died way too young in 2021, is probably best known (at least in the United States) for playing Minbari ambassador Delenn of Mir in the 90s television series Babylon 5. Babylon 5 is my favorite series of all time, and Delenn is my favorite character in the show (and one of my all-time favorite fictional characters, period). Furlan penned this autobiography, ending it a few years before she died, and it was published posthumously about a year after her passing.
Anyone who is a fan of the sci-fi series or anyone who likes a fantastic autobiography will enjoy this. Furlan is no holds barred, brutally honest about her homeland, her adopted home of the United States, her career milestones but most of all about herself. A common theme is trying to find where she fits in - with her family, which includes a mother and father who fell hard in love with each other, then nearly as quickly fell out of love. With her homeland, which became embroiled in a horrifying war which pitted Serbians and Croatians against each other, neither group Furlan felt she belonged to. With being a famous actress in her homeland- but that fame forced her to flee when publicity against her reached vitriolic levels. With living in the United States as an immigrant.
Furlan was practically playing herself when she played Delenn: an idealist who becomes disgusted when people and circumstances don't measure up in her opinion, and she does not hold back on her opinions, which can be savage. This was an amazing book, highly reflective on not just her life but about the world around her.
Currently reading: The Future of the Mind, by Michio Kaku; Lessons in Chemistry, by Bonnie Garmus; and Akron's Daily Miracle, by Stuart Warner.