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Has it really been a month since my last post? Doesn't seem that long, but I guess blogger wouldn't make it up. Yeah, probably not.

Well, I've been taking a mini vacation from working on the book this month. I didn't plan to, but that's what happened. And I'm okay with it. Really. No, really. Okay! So I get a little cranky when I don't write. There, I've said it. And what have I been doing instead, you ask? Not a lot. Video games. The occasional movie. Finally jumping on the RSS bandwagon. Tennis and nerd games.

I've given myself July, but come August I will be back to writing. I've cleared off the desk, and it's time to get back to work.

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Now playing: David Crowder Band - A Beautiful Collision
via FoxyTunes

Well I should really be writing or reading or something non-laptop related, but I wanted to stop by the blog before I pry myself away from the keyboard.

The truth is, this blog is boring.

There are a number of reasons.

1) I am a boring person. Ask anyone who knows me in real life.
2) When I think "Internet time!" I rarely think "Blog time!" Sorry, but it's true. What else is occupying my attention? Oh, just this and this and this.
3) The readership of this blog is slim. I know it was bigger back in its heyday, but that was about 2 years ago(!) and it's my own fault for neglecting it.
4) My next door neighbors are smoking, Nickleback-lovin' boys who play their music at teeth-rattling levels and fill our apartment with the stench of their nicotene habit.
5) #4 doesn't have anything to do with the blog, but it's taking up a lot of my thought space. (Here it comes again. I'm going to have to close the window...Somebody get me a candle!)

So I've been thinking, maybe it's time to shake things up. Maybe even (gasp) move the blog elsewhere. Meet new bloggers. Waste my time on other sites. Blogger, you've been good to me, but maybe we need to see other people...

No firm plans yet. If I load up the posts and move somewhere else, I'll let you know.

Goodnight, and don't pollute your neighbors' air!

Rock Band was a major success, people. I'm not sure how many folks we crammed into Blake's house, but it must have shattered the non-holiday record. There is even video evidence of the shindig on Stephen's facebook page, because it would be difficult to believe how much fun we were having if you weren't there to see it.

The morning after Rock Band was a killer. I woke up Saturday morning (and by that I mean 10:30 after going to sleep around 2:30) with the kind of headache that makes me want to stay in bed. I pounded out a few hundred words on the story before giving up and spending a few hours on the couch watching Some Assembly Required on the Discovery Channel and learned how to make Tennesse whiskey & barrels, cat's eye marbles, cheese, and some other stuff I can't remember right now. Informative and entertaining. Just how I like my TV to be.

Well friends, after several days of consideration, I've decided to renew the ol' blog. Why, you ask? (Yes you did. I heard you.)

1. Although I've recently been putting myself out on the 'net in various forms lately via Facebook and Twitter and Urbis, there is something to be said for having a place to jot down completely random thoughts in the manner that blogging allows (FYI, this used to be done with a couple of things called 'pen' and 'journal').

2. I've been more dedicated to actually finishing my novel lately, and it's would be a good idea to chart my progress, rant, and what-have-you instead of driving a few people crazy with my constant talk of the book. Some people are already miles past Fed Up With Me. It may be too late for them.

3. I missed it. I missed the kind of writing that I can do when blogging. And even if I have a total readership of 1, I know that one person will enjoy what she's reading.


So, for the first time in a long time, I get to type this:

Enjoy your day!