La Vie Boheme

Someday...

I did something I haven't really done with a short story before. I got momentarily stuck on "Computer Dating" this morning, so I pulled out my notebook and started plotting out the rest of the story on paper. It's not quite an outline, but it's a synopsis of what I think happens from here on out. It was kinda neat. I'll be interested to see if that actually helps me get unstuck -- by the time I'd finished, it was time for me to go.

I've been daydreaming a lot about quitting my day job. I keep envisioning the announcement email that gets sent around work when someone quits, you know, the one that wishes the person well. In my daydreams, it mentions that I've sold my first novel and will be writing fulltime, and all my coworkers are amazed that quiet little Lisa had something that unique and special going on all the while she was in her cube doing her job. (Well, except for those few coworkers that know I actually write.) It's a pleasant little daydream. It gives me a push to make sure it comes true someday.