I’ve had so many things occupying my mind lately. Although I’ve written down little snippets of ideas for blog posts, I find myself unable to explore them at any length. So, I thought I’d try something different this time – just open up Word and write.

Life has been busy. As I’ve said before, we hit the ground running! My To Do list has grown from a list to a file folder, the way an embryo grows from a couple cells. Yesterday was productive - I got a few things done, filed, called. Selling our trailer and buying a house is still the top priority, but there are so many aspects of that to follow up on. Requiring a down payment leads to raising cash leads to reducing debt leads to spending less leads to selling more stuff on ebay leads to organizing the office leads to packing stuff for the yard sale leads to weeding out my book collection leads to putting in the new windows leads to cleaning out the corner by the front door leads to putting stuff out in the shed leads to thinking about organizing the shed leads to finish painting the front porch leads to drywall repairs leads to wallpaper or painting leads to replacing the carpet leads to the desire to have a yard for the dog leads to buying a new house leads to selling the trailer. See? It’s all connected.

I have not worked on the D&D stuff much at all. I have certainly not been able to do 1 hour of writing each day. Flush with yesterday’s accomplishments, though, I am eager to restart again. Again. I sometimes borrow The Writer magazine from the library, and that always inspires me with practical tips and market information.

The new TV season started up. I love my DVR. We enjoyed Heroes last night, though it may be too much too fast – an over-reaction to the complaint about last season’s slow pace. Robot Chicken has been funny, of course. I still hate reality shows, any and all of them, though I do get a HUGE kick out of The Soup. I’ve watched this show off and on through 3 hosts, from when it was called Talk Soup. With DVR, I don’t miss an episode. Joel McHale is hilarious in making fun of the poor saps on talk- and reality shows. Right up my alley, as they say.

Jen and I have been listening to The Stand, by Stephen King. She raves about it, and has actually read it. Twice. I must be missing something. I think it’s dull and not at all convincing. The remaining Americans are split into 2 camps – God followers and God fearers. The focus is mainly on the God followers, and their pervasive altruism rings false in the face of the massive potential of materialism. Think about it; 99% of the population, dead. All their stuff, not dead. All the stuff in the warehouses. All the gold, guns, and goodies! Sure, they have to grow food and organize a government, but they’ll never have a shortage of tools and supplies to do so! I’m only halfway through, though, so I’ll reserve judgment. I’ve watched the TV movie, which was entertaining if not self-effacing. There’s also a comic book adaptation on the way, which promises to be 15-20 issues (at $4.00 each…) of still but striking images. I used to be averse to his weighty exposition, but have since come to realize the importance of the build up. Let’s hope it’s not too disappointing.

I got a 60% on a quiz about DOS prompt commands. Like riding a bike. A circus bike with an outrageously large front wheel. Of course I can do it, but the format of the quiz was weird. We had to write the commands in a text box, without using the DOS window. The instructor said beforehand that if we do poorly on the quiz, don’t fret it. What a waste of 2 weeks. Next, I get to learn how to install Windows XP, using the $120 textbook/workbook/120 day trial CD. Fortunately, this will be the last semester of learning stuff I already know. Then, only 6 classes to an Associates Degree in computer networking!