Update
I've been spending more time writing lately that I haven't been updating much at all, so here I am.
Work: School started up again and I am teaching a career class again - this time all by my lonesome, which is kind of a good thing. I felt like Brian Dunkleman last time, teaching alongside my suprvisor, who has been doing it for the last 10 years. My first class went well, so here's hoping the rest goes smoothly.
Home: R is in first grade! She's excited about it and seems to be handling the transition to full day school just fine. C is good, too, but I know he misses her during the day. Welcome to my world, buddy.
Writing: I've been completely immersed in the story I'm working on that I'm rarely not thinking about it. Sadly that doesn't translate into mounds of productive writing, but I am making progress. I've written something every day, and I've been going to a critique group every month that's helping me stay motivated. The first chapter is, I think, almost done, and I have lots of later scenes drafted and ready to insert when I get there. I'm really excited about it - I think the idea is good (it's the execution I worry about), and the more I tell people about it, the more I realize there is an audience for it. It may be all women and the occasional gay man (who will probably huff away when there's no actual sex - none with any real detail), but I know somebody will want to read it. Strangely, that includes my mother (probably the main reason I'm scared of the sex part).
I've been reliving my military experience ever since I started this project, and I think it's been very good for me. A decade is enough time for the painful stuff to not hurt anymore. I've been having fun researching elements that will make it into my story: the Seattle grunge music scene, glass blowing, photorealistic artists, amongst others. I feel like I have a big puzzle in front of me and I'm just starting to put the pieces together into something recognizable. I started with the corners and edge pieces, and now I'm kind of mired down in the sky section, but soon enough I'm going to pull it all together.
Health: I'm doing pretty well - only some minor setbacks healthwise. My doctor told me that there's a good chance of an oral medication for MS coming out within the next year, and I'm tentatively excited about that. Not getting my hopes up. I have an appointment to go look at my MRI next month, and I admit I'm kind of enthused about it. I don't often get to see pictures of my brain.
Well, that's the majority of what's going on with me. I hope all is well with all of you.
Work: School started up again and I am teaching a career class again - this time all by my lonesome, which is kind of a good thing. I felt like Brian Dunkleman last time, teaching alongside my suprvisor, who has been doing it for the last 10 years. My first class went well, so here's hoping the rest goes smoothly.
Home: R is in first grade! She's excited about it and seems to be handling the transition to full day school just fine. C is good, too, but I know he misses her during the day. Welcome to my world, buddy.
Writing: I've been completely immersed in the story I'm working on that I'm rarely not thinking about it. Sadly that doesn't translate into mounds of productive writing, but I am making progress. I've written something every day, and I've been going to a critique group every month that's helping me stay motivated. The first chapter is, I think, almost done, and I have lots of later scenes drafted and ready to insert when I get there. I'm really excited about it - I think the idea is good (it's the execution I worry about), and the more I tell people about it, the more I realize there is an audience for it. It may be all women and the occasional gay man (who will probably huff away when there's no actual sex - none with any real detail), but I know somebody will want to read it. Strangely, that includes my mother (probably the main reason I'm scared of the sex part).
I've been reliving my military experience ever since I started this project, and I think it's been very good for me. A decade is enough time for the painful stuff to not hurt anymore. I've been having fun researching elements that will make it into my story: the Seattle grunge music scene, glass blowing, photorealistic artists, amongst others. I feel like I have a big puzzle in front of me and I'm just starting to put the pieces together into something recognizable. I started with the corners and edge pieces, and now I'm kind of mired down in the sky section, but soon enough I'm going to pull it all together.
Health: I'm doing pretty well - only some minor setbacks healthwise. My doctor told me that there's a good chance of an oral medication for MS coming out within the next year, and I'm tentatively excited about that. Not getting my hopes up. I have an appointment to go look at my MRI next month, and I admit I'm kind of enthused about it. I don't often get to see pictures of my brain.
Well, that's the majority of what's going on with me. I hope all is well with all of you.