First, before I say ANYTHING else… Some GOOD news! So far, you’ve helped raise over $2,000 to fight hunger through DriveThruFiction.com‘s Read and Feed charity drive. Thanks for downloading the bundle! If you haven’t, you have until the 20th. I’d *really* like to see this hit $5,000!
So how have things been going? It’s been a roller coaster these past few weeks, but thankfully everything’s beginning to normalize. I *really* don’t like to take my bad mood out on other people, but I’m grateful for the time spent with friends who understand that while I’m a strong-willed person, even I have awful days. But those are behind me, come hell or high water, I’ll make it so — it’s all about the ‘tude for me. Sometimes, I just need to hang upside down to catch a different perspective. Six impossible things before breakfast. Etc. Etc. Etc.
I’m happy that the government is back to it’s normal day-to-day operations; I have a lot of friends that were dramatically affected by the shutdown. I understand it’s a politically charged topic, like many issues are these days, but it is what it is: people I care about were directly affected by this. Some worked as contractors or in other public agencies associated with different branches of the government (e.g. outside of the 800,000 figure). Others had to go back into work with no guarantee they’d get paid for that time. Hopefully, things will go back to normal for them very, very soon.
I’ve dealt with ideological purity before and the destruction those beliefs can leave in its wake. I was reminded of this last night when I was looking at some of my b-b-b-b-b-b-b-bad poetry. Wrote this oh, a while ago, but it’s fairly apropos to how I’m feeling right now about all of this political mess:
Untitled
spinning in a square pattern
his spoken word one sad vibration
of logic and the one way
of naught perception, nay
so Truth spins wayward from his line
Statistics take their place up high
emotions fall the Great fall
failing his so smart conclusions
they die the silent death
of wind and water and angel’s breath
till no more Truth exists within him
a pile of data, just one more number
un-separated from a mass
who can not distinguish “eye”
from “i”.
Told you it wasn’t *good* poetry. Heh, heh. But, if I’m looking on the bright side… I’m happy Fall is officially here. Seems like just yesterday it was 70s and sunny — and now it’s 50s and cool. I am totally and completely in love this weather!
Now, back to my to-do list. Oh, is it ever a beaut.
- Mood: Sunny side up
Caffeinated Beverages Consumed: Decent consumption
Work-Out Minutes Logged Yesterday: Pesky Chores
In My Ears: Water filter (new fish take)
Game Last Played: Dragon Age II
Book Last Read: Research materials for work
Movie Last Viewed: Alice in Wonderland
Latest Artistic Project: *Still* *still* *still* need to take pictures… It’s on the list!
Latest Fiction/Comic Release: Last
Latest Game Release: Serenity Crew, Wedding Planners Cortex Plus, and Shooting Fish
What I’m Working On: Primarily tie-in games work and novels.
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