Happy Birthday, docwhoopee!

It's my big brother's birthday today! Whoo-hoo! One week from today, he'll be getting things ready for DragonCon, so I hope he manages to slip some kind of relaxation in today . . .

(Wow, my iPhone and my MacBook both reminded me about my haircut appointment tomorrow, thanks to the wonders of iCal. I kinda wish I had more appointments so I could use this more often.)

So, yeah, the job hunt continues. There are only so many jobs to apply for in a day, so I'm also making use of the time to update my Second Life Newbie Page and start yet another blog. I have a clear floor in my bedroom again, so I was able to do my yoga routine on it this morning.

Once again, I have this vague sense of everything being on hold Until After DragonCon. I'm looking forward to it this year, even if I don't have much exciting to report to the people I see there. ("I've been unemployed for most of the year and I finished a novel but none of the five people I've sent it to have had time to read it and tell me what they think of it. And how are you?") It's just nice to be able to talk to people who do things like read and think.

I've been getting out of the house here and there, going to see bands with long names (Gentlemen Jesse and His Men, Blair Crimmins and the Hookers, The Soulphonics with Ruby Velle) and doing some volunteer stuff for a local real estate investor's group. There are still entire days when I don't speak aloud to anyone, though, and I wonder if that needs to be rectified or merely noted.

So, yeah. I'm still here, still plugging away, still lurking on your journals, reading your posts, but a bit too blocked to respond in detail.

Today I took pleasure in morning yoga.

Today I learned what my iPhone sounds like when it's reminding me of an appointment.