Just got back from a long vacation. Had much fun. Spent most of the week in Tucson building a stairway for my parent's mobile home. It's HOT there! The trip back was a nice bit of wandering. We missed by miles a tornado and an earthquake. The only bad thing was I got absolutely no writing done during the trip. I MUST learn to set aside writing time on these trips.
One thing or another has kept me from sleeping well for the last few nights. I'm good for two sleepless nights, but the third always does me in. Hopefully tonight I'll catch up.
Went to a great bunch of neighborhood yard sales today. By early afternoon people were giving up and just putting everything out on the sidewalk with FREE signs on them. We were able to get a bunch of our Christmas shopping done.
Another weekend, another RV trip. This time we've gone all the way to Petaluma. The goal of this weekend is to sit and do nothing, and to give myself time to write. So far, so good
Odd thing happened today. I was reading about a new computer programming methodology today, and it really grabbed my attention. It has interesting potential and is based on technologies that I already know. What's odd is that this is the first time in a long time that I've been excited about a new technology. There's some geek left in me yet.
A long weekend, another RV trip. This is becomming a habit. This time we went to Gilroy, the garlic capital of the world.
I didn't manage to write again this weekend but I've decided that's OK. Right now these short trips are vacations. You're not supposed to work on vacations, right? As the novelty of the RV trips wears off I imagine that I will write more.
Still working on the story in my head. Trying slight changes here and there. I realized today that this will never get easier. As I solve one problem, some trick of getting my ideas across, ten more problems present themselves. But unlike other pursuits, instead of laying out the reasons why I won't move forward, I dig in and work harder. I enjoy the hard work. I really enjoy what the hard work creates. I am also getting more attached to this story than any previous. If it gets rejected it will hurt worse than the others. I've said this before and I know it's true again.