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Day 2,108: Just Let Go

I have to remember to just let go.

Stop trying so hard. Stop thinking so hard. Just let go and relax, enjoy it, breathe, slow down…stop holding on so tight. Let the expectations and the goals and the plans and all that shit just float away. Have fun.

Find the joy.

That was my focus today. And not just with writing. That was my focus overall.

It worked. Mostly.

I wrote, and that was a struggle…until it wasn’t and I finally just did it. I can’t tell you how good that felt to finally just let go...

Day 2,107: The Itch

I’m feeling the itch.

It came upon me in a flash this morning listening to one of my indie publishing podcasts; the itch to get back in. Day in, day out. IN.

I want to finish my second book.

I want to finish my third.

And then I want to write more. And more. Until I have enough to support myself and my family from my writing.

Mostly, though…I want to to write and enjoy it. That’s the singular thing that’s been missing since I wrote Starstuff…at least consistently. And I’ve been feeling like t...

Day 2,106: A First

Today was a first in my life.

I got less tired as the day went on.

How that happened, I have no idea. But man…starting the day out, I was so freeaaakking tired because of Vegas and the ten day travel gogogo extraveganza and whanot. ‘Twas to be expected. What I didn’t expect was hitting the afternoon time and feeling like my regular self.

I feel normal tired tonight. Love it.

I realize I talk a lot on my blog about how tired I am

Day 2,105: Flibbety Flabbety

Brain was a bit mush today. But you know what? I got my work done, yo.

I am slammed at work already

Day 2,104: Omgosh

Jeepers Creepers. I.

Am.

Exhauuuuu

sted.

Great last day. Got the two signatures I wanted for my plaque, drove home with J. Here with my wife and my pups and so, soooo happy.

Night y’all.

Day 2,103: At the Rio, Rio Las Vegas

Feeling more run down today at the con

Day 2,102: Lieutenant Warp

It’s almost 3am, so I have to keep this one short, but Josh and I had a wonderful day at our third full day of the convention AND…we just watched the DS9 documentary What We Left Behind, which was doooope. Loved it so much.

Great panels today. Great podcasting. It was a great time.

More tomorrow!

G’night.

2,101: Vegas day 3

It’s late again. Had a wonderful night hanging out with Josh and Kerry and Jessy, and Jen Cutty joined us as well.

Guys…we were literally sat right in the dead center of a indie film festival awards dinner.

The podium was right next to our table. You’re damn right if you think we stayed as long as we possibly could, and whooped and hollered the loudest of any table there.

It was amaze. Very sweet. Very sincere.

Then we came back and walked around for a while, hung at the bar, and then finally...

Day 2,100: The Joke Janitor

Came up with a very funny character tonight with Josh. He’s a joke janitor for alliteration, but really more of a joke undertaker.

He comes out when you’ve killed a joke, he cleans it up for you—think like it’s a pile of ash, and he sweeps it up–and he’s always very snarky about it.

We had fun tonight hanging out at the bars downstairs. I always thought it was the iBar, but it was actually the Masquerade bar where we spent the night.

Drinking. Not too much.

Smoking. Again, pretty light.

But e...

Day 2,099: Guinan is a Boss

Okay, so it’s really, really late and we’re recording video and audio of the time we’re here so feel a little less guilty about writing a short post…

We’re in Vegas. Josh and I. We checked in, bought t-shirts, got food, were social, had a fucking great road trip…

And now we’re in bed. Exhausted. Happy. Excited.

Night!