The drive

I took a drive down to see my friend this past weekend. I usually go down every few months, so it really isn't a big deal, but this time I took out my car for the first time. I haven't had my own car in several years, not since my life fell apart back in …

Yellow City Comic Con

I attended my first Comic Con today, which was held in Amarillo, TX. Yellow City Comic Con was a small gathering of who you would expect would attend, various nerds and geeks celebrating their particular awesomeness. There were artists selling their artwork, most, oddly enough, focused on comic book characters, steampunk enthusiasts, cosplayers, authors trying …

Attending the lecture

I woke up yesterday morning a few hours before my alarm went off. I didn't think anything of it since I have trouble sleeping. I picked up my phone and scrolled my feed on Facebook. My alma mater posted that the Distinguished Lecture Series had been scheduled for that same night, and the speaker was …

Needs

I had planned on getting an early start today. My schedule at work had me working from 5:45 this morning until 2:45 this afternoon. By 4:00, I should have been here at home, manuscript beside me while I imputed the corrections into my laptop. My plans never seem to pan out. Damn you! I ended …

Coffee and mating rituals of the young and obnoxious

Yesterday evening I worked on my book at a coffee shop. I know it's cliché, but it's nice to get out of the house for a while and visit places where actual living people dwell during the daylight hours. There was the added bonus of getting a high dose of caffeine. Score! As I sat …

Recharged and looking forward

I haven't been updating as frequently as I should. I'm sorry about that. It's just that I haven't had much going on as of late. I didn't feel like repeating myself. My posts were becoming redundant. I felt that taking some time away was the right thing to do. So now I'm back, feeling recharged, …

Can't wait

By this time tomorrow, I will have begun my six-day vacation. If weather holds, and if there are no unexpected surprises, I will be about two hours away from my friends home and then I will be able to kick back and bask in the warm glow of laziness and sloth. I'm giddy with anticipation! …

La Vie En Rose

I just wanted to say Happy Valentine's Day to all of you, especially the lonely and the unrequited lovers among us. There's a lot of pressure to be in a relationship, especially on this Hallmark Holiday. Still, I feel the angst as well. I'm only human. I want to share this song, one because it's …

The time flies by

Four years ago today I started my blog. I can't believe it's been so long! Though most of my post from 2011-2013 have been archived, 396 posts in all, plus the 155 posts still available to be read, that's 551 times I opened myself up and let people in. From heartbreak to working towards my …

Name, titles, and such

I've been wanting to rename my blog for some time and I'm at a loss. Since I started this, I've been content to simply use my name and I left it at that, but I never truly liked it. I want something flashy, a name with pizzazz, something that grabs hold of people and makes …