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So the weekend was largely a write-off. Friday night was a 7 hour drive home from Pittsburgh, complicated by bad mood (obnoxious student and miscommunication with co-worker and rush-hour traffic). Got home around 2 am. Finally went to sleep at 4am. Was up at noon because another co-worker needed the keys to the company car and to get into the ( Read more... )

I'll admit this week didn't start out so great. Last weekend was fun, what with the Hollywood Ending show in Philly on Friday, but the drive to Columbus on Sunday was long and rainy and took more out of me than I expected it to. Even with lots of good music to listen to, I still was moody by the time I arrived. The class group on Monday and Tuesday ( Read more... )

Haven't posted a personal update since March 25 (except for the short post about the Beauty and a Beat cover), I think. So, in no particular order and in bits and pieces ( Read more... )

I was sick last week. After Sunday night / Monday's migraine, my stomach started bothering me Tuesday afternoon and was worse Tuesday night. I called out sick from work Wednesday after a night of no sleep and lots of tummy discomfort. Was back to work Thursday, but still didn't really feel better til Friday night, and then a second migraine on ( Read more... )

Wait, TWO actual personal updates in a row? No reviews in between? Who am I ( Read more... )

On my own writing front: put the finish on the first draft of the first Baldwin Quentin Clark V story tonight. This is the one I started over the weekend, averaging 1,000 words a day for four days. Then I didn't write at all yesterday, and sat down tonight with the goal of finishing the draft. Added 800 words and hit that stage of writing that jaylake ( Read more... )

So for once, I've decided to try a different tactic in dealing with insomnia. Instead of laying in bed all night tossing and turning and getting more frustrated at the fact that I'm not sleeping, I've decided to just stay awake until I actually feel tired, and get things done. So far, since turning off the tv after tonight's Castle, I have showered ( Read more... )

Recently Completed

*"Chasing Satellites,"  Length: app. 4.5k. SF short Submitted SOLD to Bryan Thomas Schmidt for "Beyond The Sun" anthology of space colonization stories. Publication Date: July, 2013 My first semi-pro sale, and yes, I'm still glowing about it ( Read more... )

I've been doing well keeping up with tv and book reviews here, and short story reviews on th 365shortstories nbsp;   community, but haven't posted any kind of personal update since the 16th. Time flies ( Read more... )