I'll have to come up with a resolution or two for the new year. At the very least, some goals.

Such as another complete novel done for Surrey in October, so I don't have to pitch a novel that's not finished. Pocket Adonis should be finished and sent in Feb. Plenty of time between Feb and October to write another novel.

There will be other goals.

The Sudden Room is finished and ready to send to WOTF.

We received more presents after Christmas. Ximena's brother and his wife sent us Spirited Away on DVD. Cool! There's no American film maker I can think of that takes hold of my imagination like Japan's Miyazaki. Ever since Nina Kiriki Hoffman introduced me to Miyazaki with Totoro and Castle In The Sky, I've been hooked. I've loved every movie of his I've seen. Spirited Away is one of the best. Still have to see Howl's Moving Castle.

We also received from Ximena's dad, a digital camera. Oh boy, once I get the software going and obtain the know-how, I'll be posting cat and kitten pictures like the rest of the Internet! Well, there will be other pictures, too, but everyone loves the felines.