Under pressure

Yes. Long time no post. Between a regular job for a change (which I LOVE, just for the record), the sometimes crappy commute (70 minutes minimum on the bus), getting the house ready to sell, and the new fall season (yes, I am a media whore), I just haven't had the time to update anything.

That said, I'm not about to head to a clock tower with a rifle anytime soon. With the exception of my lovely wife living in Illinois where she is setting up for the next stage of our planned world conquest, things have been great. I'm getting paid to do what I love, at least in a general sense. Never pictured myself writing product copy for an e-commerce team, but it IS writing. And as my better half pointed out today, its the biggest paycheck I've ever brought home. Finally cracked into 4 digits! Whoo-hoo!

Got a new scarf which I am in love with. No. Really. In love with. So much so that it may be against the law in some of our more "rustic" states. Alabama, I'm looking in your direction. You can get one too, and I heartily suggest you do. If this one doesn't excite you, there are plenty others that should.

As media whore and, to a lesser degree, trend pimp, I heartily endorse CBS's "Threshold" and WB's "Supernatural" as best new dramas and NBC's "My Name is Earl" as the clear winner in best new situation comedy, or sit-com as it is known in the biz. Musically, go out and buy Ben Folds "Songs for Silverman". No, really. Stop what you are doing now and trust me. Why this guy doesn't get significant airplay is truly beyond me. Also been listening to a lot of Calexico and am excited that they are coming to Seattle in October. Fate willing, I shall be there. I should tell you about my most recent concert experience, seeing long time favorite band New Model Army live at the Tractor a last week, but that is a post unto itself. It was a religious experience, and thats all you need to know for now.

Haven't had much time to write, so no updates from my continued efforts to take the publishing world by storm. When it happens, it will be noted here. Right now I'm just coasting on previously written pieces and trying to make time to work on my upcoming vampire-noir novel. Also have two new short story ideas incubating, both kind of disturbing in a good kind of way. As Halloween grows closer, I'm sure I'll pound out at least one of them in a coffee and vicadin haze late one night. (ok, aspirin, really, but it helps build the myth) .

Other than that, excited about Serenity. Giddy, even. I need to buy a winter coat soon, and I'm thinking I need to make it a brown one. If you don't understand why, "I swear by my pretty blue bonnet, I will end you."

Enough rambling for now. Work must be done. I will be making updates more frequently from now on. Yeah. I mean it this time.

-T