I've been fairly energetic lately, a fact I attribute to working more than half my work hours every day in the warehouse (the shipping boy has pneumonia, so we're short out there). It's so hard to remember when I fall out of the cycle, but for me the more I move around the more energy I have. I also have been generally sleeping better, probably because of the exercise.

Yesterday I was sitting on the train, trying to read, when I realized that I was having trouble reading because I wanted to be writing instead. So I pulled out the Moleskine and went back to working on the novel. I worked on it today, too. Funny how that little bit of writing makes me feel so much better about the novel as a whole; I mean, I haven't even finished that scene, and yet that slight bit of progress is promising. Yay.

On the short story front, I've done nothing but think about them all week, which is actually work, even if there's nothing to show for it. I'm actually wondering how long "Skatebirding" is going to end up; part of me wants to extend it into a novel and another part worries I can't do it. I'm not sure if I'm afraid it's not really a novel's worth of story or if I'm terrified of writing an actual science fiction (as opposed to urban fantasy/ magical realism, which is what I usually write) novel. You have to put a lot more details in a novel, and I'm not sure I have the chops/ knowledge/ balls to write enough to make it really live and breathe as a novel. Also, it would be a grown-up novel (as opposed to the YA I'm writing now), which will have to be longer & more complex than what I'm currently doing, so I worry about taking on too much at once. I suppose I should approach it novel style (scene-by-scene breakdown outline, slow, steady work on each scene until it's done) and just see how long it ends up. The trouble there is that I may end up with a Novelette or Novella, which are harder to sell.

Ok, write it first, market it later. Yes, yes, I know this but the mind just stumbles onto these things sometimes...

On the home front, I am wanting to sew again, which would entail cleaning out the crafty corner. Not going to happen this weekend because we're going to Santa Cruz but possibly soon. It'd be nice to sew some clothes again.

Saw Holly, Mom and Aleister last night. Aleister had been staying w/ Mom in Indiana for several weeks now (long story) and is kind of mad at my sister for leaving him for so long. He always used to be the kind of kid who wouldn't cry when Holly dropped him off for babysitting, but now he cries "Mama! Mama! Mama!" if Holly goes out of his sight. I guess at first he clung to my mom when she tried to hand him off to Holly, which is funny because that's exactly what Holly did at that age after Grandma had watched *us* for a week. He also screamed and ran to my mom when he saw Tim, which I thought was real funny until he burst into tears at the sight of me. I guess he's afraid of anyone who might take care of him because that means Holly's going away. Poor kiddo. He never used to suffer from separation anxiety, but now he's got it bad. Hopefully he'll get over it soon.

Anyway, I should get back to things. Have a good weekend everyone!