Just A Good Ol' Boy

I can't believe I haven't posted this already:



That is MEEEEEEEEE with JOHN SCHNEIDER!! Whoo-hoo!

Taken (and later signed) at Dragon*Con, which was AWESOME like an awesome thing, and which sucked all the life out of my brain for about two months, which is why I haven't updated in so long. Or at least, that's my excuse. :)

Time Keeps On Tickin'

I really am bad about keeping up with blogging. Another month-long dry spell. It's been just a bit busy around here, though, between work, family obligations, day-to-day life, and doing prework and planning for Dragon*Con. Just two weeks and two days left, and I'm already half squeed out!

I'm considering putting off my planned fall graduate class to winter term. My calendar this fall is pretty darn full, and it's going to be tough to squeeze in time to do decent work. I'd rather delay until January and not be so stressed. We'll see what the school says about it.

What's Going On

So, what's been going on with me:

School. I'm pulling an A in my first graduate-level class, so go me. Of course, now I'm several weeks behind on assignments, but only the midterm, final, and final paper have firm deadlines, so I'll get caught up soon.

Work. Still like my job, even when it annoys.

Family. Helping my parents plan and pack for their move in June. Also had a death in the family that hit us all really hard.

Friends. I finally gave in and signed up for Facebook, and I've reconnected with a whole bunch of old friends there. I'll be seeing one former college roommate in June and am making arrangements to see others.

So how are things with you?

Under Pressure

I think my problem with public blogging is that there's just TOO MUCH PRESSURE. In my private blog, I can blather on all day about the minutiae of my life, and my readers are fine with it because they're my friends. They blather on, too. It's assured mutual blather.

Blogging for the public is a whole 'nother thing. The general public doesn't know me. They don't care what I bought my grandmother for Christmas, unless it's snicker-worthy or possible a fabulous deal that they can either get for themselves or, at the very least, envy. And, of course, I don't want the general public to know every little detail about me and my life. So I have to choose stories that are funny, insightful, or otherwise interesting enough that people will care about reading, AND that don't give away too much personal information.

That's a lot of pressure, people!

My last attempt at a public blog failed because it was too specialized and boring. The boring part could certainly doom this blog, too, but at least I'm not tied down to a single subject. I can write about anything! The world is my oyster!

If only I liked oysters.

Livin' La Vida Loca

Original plan: Parents come to visit for Thanksgiving, order turkey dinner (and cake) premade to save time, have relaxing few days at home.

Intervening event: Mom falls, breaks hip, has surgery.

New plan: Spend Thanksgiving week at parents' house, taking care of Dad and getting Mom home from hospital safely. No clue about Thanksgiving dinner plans.

The fun never stops at Casa de Shannon.