Christine's New Chapter

My mac is dead - I'll have to send it away and get a new hard drive. For the same amount of money for a hard drive, I could get a new computer. But after using my hubby's new toshiba with Vista, I have to say I HATE Vista. I miss my mac.

I feel like I'm on hold while all this is getting resolved in my brain. Sigh. I am Not Happy.

In other news, I have started the march toward my half-century mark - today I finished my 49th year and am walking the path to 50. And I'm not seeing much difference in me from 30 years ago to me now. (I'm not counting grey hairs or poundage.) And it makes me wonder what, if anything, I should be doing differently. I thought I'd be a lot farther along, somehow. In something. Anyway.

It's been lovely and rainy here - started early Monday morning, 2amish - and hasn't let up for any appreciable length of time. Which is nice, as we've desperately needed the rain.

As I look around me, it doesn't 'feel' like the country is in a crisis even though I know we are - folks are still ordering their $4 cups of coffee, everyone has an expensive cell phone, and only two people of my circle have lost jobs. I don't think we'll sink to desperate poverty like in the depression, but you just never know. I do have an irresistible urge to stock the pantry with canned goods, especially tuna (because I loathe canned meats) and Spam (because that's the only canned meat I actually like), but there's only so much room in my cupboards.

So, while the country is in a meltdown, I'm trying to figure out what to do differently in my quest for publication. I'm entering contests now and submitting to small presses. I figure, it's the least I can do. I need to go over and check out domynoe's small press again and submit to them. In this time of no-writing, I should also put together my website, get on to Twitter, and Facebook, and figure out some way to move this fabulous and long-time blog over to whatever I end up using inside my website (I think it's Word Press but I'm not sure).

Those things alone will occupy a couple of weeks.

Tonight I start Tai Chi. I think it will be better for my body (kung fu is HARD), and I look forward to seeing Jenn. (You'd better be there, chica!) What I really need is to settle into a routine - housecleaning, writing, exercising, cooking. A good, solid routine.

Sigh. I think I need a coach.

Onward!

Christine's New Chapter Never look down... DEMON SOUL was released in MARCH, 2011 by Crescent Moon Press. DEMON HUNT will most likely be released 2012. This, then, is my new reality! The tumor has been removed and I'm recovering, so now it's all about the writing...and dealing with the writing.
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Previous Entry :: Next Entry Read/Post Comments (3) Share on Facebook		2009-02-17 8:40 AM Life on hold My mac is dead - I'll have to send it away and get a new hard drive. For the same amount of money for a hard drive, I could get a new computer. But after using my hubby's new toshiba with Vista, I have to say I HATE Vista. I miss my mac. I feel like I'm on hold while all this is getting resolved in my brain. Sigh. I am Not Happy. In other news, I have started the march toward my half-century mark - today I finished my 49th year and am walking the path to 50. And I'm not seeing much difference in me from 30 years ago to me now. (I'm not counting grey hairs or poundage.) And it makes me wonder what, if anything, I should be doing differently. I thought I'd be a lot farther along, somehow. In something. Anyway. It's been lovely and rainy here - started early Monday morning, 2amish - and hasn't let up for any appreciable length of time. Which is nice, as we've desperately needed the rain. As I look around me, it doesn't 'feel' like the country is in a crisis even though I know we are - folks are still ordering their $4 cups of coffee, everyone has an expensive cell phone, and only two people of my circle have lost jobs. I don't think we'll sink to desperate poverty like in the depression, but you just never know. I do have an irresistible urge to stock the pantry with canned goods, especially tuna (because I loathe canned meats) and Spam (because that's the only canned meat I actually like), but there's only so much room in my cupboards. So, while the country is in a meltdown, I'm trying to figure out what to do differently in my quest for publication. I'm entering contests now and submitting to small presses. I figure, it's the least I can do. I need to go over and check out domynoe's small press again and submit to them. In this time of no-writing, I should also put together my website, get on to Twitter, and Facebook, and figure out some way to move this fabulous and long-time blog over to whatever I end up using inside my website (I think it's Word Press but I'm not sure). Those things alone will occupy a couple of weeks. Tonight I start Tai Chi. I think it will be better for my body (kung fu is HARD), and I look forward to seeing Jenn. (You'd better be there, chica!) What I really need is to settle into a routine - housecleaning, writing, exercising, cooking. A good, solid routine. Sigh. I think I need a coach. Onward! Read/Post Comments (3) Previous Entry :: Next Entry Back to Top