14 Nov 07
I don’t like posts like this, but: my main job is sucking up all my time and energy, and I’m spending the rest of it creatively. Which means I have little creative energy for this blog, I must admit. So, in the past week I’ve plotted out the first novel in the Giant Armors series […]
3 Nov 07
A haze on the far horizon, The infinite, tender sky, The ripe, rich tint of the cornfields, And the wild geese sailing high; And all over upland and lowland The charm of the golden-rod, — Some of us call it Autumn, And others call it God. […]
2 Nov 07
Work and my Halloween party have kept me incredibly busy the past two weeks. Thus the lack of journal updates. The party was a great success. Those of you who came: Thanks for coming, you made it a great success. Those of you who didn’t: I hope you can come next year. And now, I’m […]
22 Oct 07
It’s been a busy week. My work responsibilities have increased, teaching keeps me busy twice a week, and I’ve been gearing up for my Halloween Party this Saturday. Not a terrible situation. But tiring. I read about folks who work for fourteen hours a day, with great passion, and I wonder where their energy comes […]
13 Oct 07
This afternoon I dug through the closet beneath the stairs, wiped a layer of dust off a large tin, and hauled it upstairs. I popped open the lid and pulled out my Halloween decorations. Since I try to pack and live light, I only own a few items that I scatter around on Halloween. I […]
9 Oct 07
:sigh: A day spent lounging around, feeling sick. I feel like I wasted the day, though I didn’t; read a bit, coded a bit, watched a bit of anime. I have a disconnect between my guilt at not being productive, and the amount of productivity I actually attain. It’s never good enough.
4 Oct 07
Odd. My workday was chock full of training and meetings. Good training and meetings. I checked in to the PDM War Room every couple of hours to see if I could help, but they were blocked in other ways. So I always had something useful to get to. And I came home, and I felt […]
27 Sep 07
Awesome! A big thunderstorm is sweeping through tonight. We haven’t had a good storm in months. This one comes complete with huge flashes of lightning and foundation-shaking thunder. The rain’s steady as a pair of Mormons canvasing a neighborhood. I rolled down my window on the way back from a church group and just inhaled […]
23 Sep 07
Just back from the first night of AWANA. Great fun. I feel centered now, like I have a much better feel for how I should act with these kids. I should focus on them, give them plenty of grace. We all need grace.
19 Sep 07
Relationships are the wellspring of happiness.