This year’s been kind of a roller coaster of emotions and locations for me, more so than any another. I started doing a month-to-month or quarter to quarter in-depth review, but there’s so much of my life that I’d rather keep private. The fact of the matter is that while I had some great experiences this year, I also had some very low moments that I don’t want to relive, most especially in the public world of the internet. But…
Address books are pretty high up on my priority list right now. While setting up the new computer, I figured I might as well update mine, somehow, some way. I’ve had my e-mail program set up so that every time I respond to e-mail, the e-mail address I send to gets added to my personal address book, if it isn’t already there. My big mistake is that I don’t regularly go through the address book and weed it out. It’s…
First and foremost, I’m thankful that the show wasn’t ending or spinning off after all. My favorite characters are all still together, and whatever that cliff hanger was—I’m so glad it’s past. I’m thankful H.E. and I weren’t hurt worse during the accident, and I’m glad his car is back from the shop working and looking great. The Mac is dead, but I’m thankful I have enough to buy a new one. I’m thankful for Liquid Silver Books, Loose Id,…
Every Tuesday, I update the two to do lists I maintain to keep track of my work at my two main publishers. I normally have about a dozen or so items on the first, with a few items assigned to people I manage, and about a handful of items on the second, all for me. Book cover titles are highlighted in green, and checked off items are highlighted in orange. Relevant notes are pencilled in. I print the lists out…
It’s been a long time since I attended classes, and yet I still regularly dream about being in school. It’s never the same school or the same teachers. The campuses always look strange and new, and the situation always seems odd or unusual. Last night, I dreamed I was on a math team headed by teacher Mel Gibson, and Mel Gibson was being a jerk. We were scheduled to go to some tournament between the 8th and the 11th of…