The Long Hello

Although I haven’t posted here recently, I have been busy writing. Maybe not one-hour-a-day busy, but I have done some work on meeting my set goals. Last week in particular, I had a lot of ideas flowing in the D&D department. I got a few things done on my to do list for that, which lead to other ideas there, too. My own little brainstorming session.

I’ve taken to writing down bits of notes, with a circled W adjacent, indicating a writing idea. Usually they are things I’d like to touch on here at the blog. Sometimes I use that designation for story or character ideas. I like the convention.

I am extremely ambivalent about tuna fish. ( “tooter fish” if you’re a fan of the Dark Tower. )

School is starting up this week. I am taking one online class, in which I am already behind, because the ebayer I pwned hasn’t shipped the book yet. (I got a $90 book for $35 !) I sold last semester’s two text books for about $100 total.
Help Desk Concepts is the online class. The other is PC Operating Systems. Yes, mostly XP, but we’ll touch on Vista and Linux, which I’m looking forward to.

I still dig Kristin Chenoweth.

Stephen King is still the only Steven I will accept with a ‘ph’. I have once again resumed my quest for the Dark Tower, as I will do many more times before I reach the clearing at the end of the path. Frank Muller reads the book on tape. Currently, I am approaching my favorite part of volume 2, the Drawing of the Three. The shootout between a naked Eddie Dean and Enrico Balazar – it’s written so well, so enthralling. King captures humanity so succinctly. He will be recognized in the decades to come as the most important writer of the latter 20th century.

For those of you who have read the Dark Tower, check out the comics recently published by marvel. They are a big hit, realizing the time before volume 1 (The Gunslinger) in spectacular color. The first volume retells the back story in volume 4 (Wizard and Glass), while the 2nd volume, the Long Road Home, details the untold events after the ka-tet’s return from Hambry. They can be had for cheap from Amazon, of course.

Now it is time to get back to the real work. I am (probably overly) excited about the secret D&D project I have been slowly working on. I almost hesitate to mention it here, but it won’t be done for another 6 months, at least. Dave’s ‘campaign’ has brought about a renewed interest in myself and, I think, the other players in our group. { See you all on the 6th! }

I'll be back for more after the Labor Day weekend (during which I hope to see some karaoke action!).