Yes, I decided that today would be haircut day and headed down to Bubbles, here in the mall that my office building sits atop to get a haircut. Different person this time, as usual, but my hair is now shorter and I feel a little bit lighter. It seems as though my hair has been…
I started a new writing regimine tonight that I hope will help me write more consistently. I outlined a schedule where I would write for at least one hour each evening of the week, usually between 7-8 PM. During this time, I go into the office, close and close the door. I shut down all…
It looks like I’ve got 6-8 inches of snow. I haven’t been outside yet so I really can’t tell, but it’s certainly the largest snowfall we’ve gotten here all year. It’s a good thing I don’t have to go anywhere today. I will have to head out and shovel a bit but I am going…
On a few occasions recently when I tell people that I write, they’ve asked, “Have you ever tried submitting anything?” I explain that I have, but have not yet had any fiction published. On a few occassions, I’ve gotten the sense that people are surprised that I’ve even tried submitting stories. Well, the fact is…
The snow that has threatened has finally started–but does not appear to be sticking yet. In part I think it’s because it’s not cold enough yet. I went outside to move the car to the end of the driveway (so that I have less to shovel) and it didn’t feel all that cold out. But…
I came across this book while browsing Locus Online this morning. The name of the book is called It’s Superman: A Novel by Tom DeHaven. Being a Superman fan, I couldn’t resist. The great thing about this book is that it is not any kind of media tie-in. It’s not a Smallville book or anything…
No snow so far. At least, none that has stuck to the ground. The weather reports are still calling for heavy snow warnings, with threat of up to a foot of snow over the next 24 hours. I’m still somewhat skeptical. I think we’ll probably get snow, but I’ll be surprised if it turned out…
I spent the last two hours doing nothing but sitting on the couch, listening to music and playing solitaire. I felt like I wanted to do some writing earlier, but just couln’t get into it. So I literally killed time playing solitaire. I am terrible at solitaire. I’ve been trying to decide if there is…
I just checked the weather for the weekend to discover that snow is expected. “Heavy” snow according to the reports. 4-8 inches in most areas with up to 10 inches in some areas by tomorrow night. Now, these things are usually exagerated. On the other hand, President’s Day (which is a week from Monday) is…
I have passed my previous record of number of days without having to put gas in my car. Since moving out to the DC area 3-1/2 years ago, I went from driving 16,000 miles/year in L.A. to under 4,000 miles a year in the metro DC area. That number is also slowly shrinking. Today is…