July 29, 2003
General ramblings
Today was a pretty good day overall. Writing went well. I managed 2,000 words yet again today, go me. I still have high hopes to have a finished first draft by Labor Day.
And speaking of Labor Day, Mom and I had a talk the other night, about my writing, about the money situation here, about things in general. I am officially a full-time writer until after Labor Day, hence the added push to finish a first draft of The Exile's Daughter by then. When am I ever going to have an opportunity like this again--at least, until I manage to start selling books? ;)
This isn't just because of my writing, of course. I'm also hanging on to make sure that I'm as well as I seem to be lately. I still have occasional trouble sleeping. Some days are better than others, and lately, most of them are pretty damn good. Still, I want to be sure that this isn't a temporary "just moved" sort of honeymoon period.
Also went and got my car registration renewed and my address changed on my driver's license and all of that good overdue stuff. Which means that I was back in my hometown today, since it's the closest Secretary of State's office. I drove around a bit, and got a little bit melancholy. A lot has changed in Brighton. A lot. There may be a longer journal entry to come, I'm turning a few things over in my head. Is it possible for a place to have a ghost? I don't mean like a human spirit, but like, an actual building that's no longer there--dead, in a way--leaving behind a trace of what once was.
And finally, I think I have a new favorite TV show. I watched an episode of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy (also known as Gay Guy in the Eye around
