"You would not believe your eyes, if 10,000 fire flies, lit up the world as I fell asleep."

 This is the part where I share my news then leave it over the weekend to simmer and stare at you all like Indiana on a bad day. Don't worry, my post won't bite...I don't think. 
I feel I should delay the news, draw it out, just to see how many of you I can drive insane. Though, if I'm too mean, you all might pack up and move to Mars without me, leaving me on hoverless board earth to starve. Yeah, I think I will share.

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 Where to begin? You all know I'm going to self publish. You all know I've been working at this for...let's see...all summer I think now. Maybe longer. I've lost track of time. Not good. 
 I'm getting off track. 
 What I mean to say is this, I've been given a contract. A real, living, breathing, just for me contract. For me. This, has been, a life long dream - or close enough - for me. And now here it is, staring up at mean, all glittery and new and just for me. And I should be dancing on the coffee table we don't have. Instead, I'm...not. 
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 Like everything in my life, a new glittering contract simply cannot be a joyful affair. My life isn't that simple. (I should note here, the contract is from the self publishers Hydra. HAIL HYDRA!) But, as I said, I cannot just, enjoy something. I cannot sit back and beam and dance around and shout to the world, "I, JACK, HAVE BEEN GIVEN A CONTRACT!" Because, if I accept this contract, I will loose some things and maybe loose others. (The others I cannot tell you about yet. But the can I can.)
 First, rights on the cover. Which, right now, might not be a bad thing. You know, cover issues and all. Still, to loose rights on it, not what I really want. I know the cover I want, it is just GETTING said cover. 
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 Second, Fall release is O U T! No chance. AT ALL! According to Hydra, it will be five to eight months before the book will be released. Will this be worth it? Yeah, probably. (They're going to find me an EDITOR! MY OWN LIVING, BREATHING EDITOR!!!!!!!!! *Hugs invisible Editor.*) I would put the book on hold for a living, breathing editor. 
 BUT. As I mentioned, I don't have a job. And I have rent to pay. My mum is confident I can make enough for rent on my books, but not if it comes out in five or eight months. (But, I am working on something. Just, that is kind of a surprise for later once I have more information.)
 Third is the worse part of all. But I cannot go into that right now. So, it is on hold. 
 However, this is where I stand now. Do I take this lovely, shinny, glittering all my own contract? No money down to publish, a living...no MY living, breathing editor...or do I pass it by, keep on as I'm going, and publish the book in a few months as planned? 
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 For right now, I think I will just stare at my very own glittery contract and enjoy it. Because...well, it is mine after all. And I never thought I'd have one. 
 What do you think of my glittery contract? If the book doesn't come out until eight more months, would any of you be willing to wait that long for it? Or would it be forgotten like all the other "to be" published books? I value all of your thoughts. 
 I also thought, in honour of the contract, I should give my site some new colours! What do you think?

 ALLONS-Y!! I'm off to find my lost glasses.