Mephistos

Whats been going on around here?

By Ray on October 30th, 2008

I have kind of been thinking the last few blogs have almost been like me writing as auto bot without really letting myself get into the writing so much. Anyway, as I am often prone to do, I thought I would just put a blog out that just basically said what is going on with me and my life. Some of you may recognize the title of the blog and if so, great for you! So, I am thinking a list here, but let me see how it works and I will reserve the right to change it later.

• NaNoWriMo is starting on Saturday. For those that missed the note about that before, it is short for National Novel Writing Month, the idea being 2000 words a day ends in 60,000 words in 30 days – which is a decent novel. Click on the link and check it out if you are interested. I am definitely writing, just have not decided for sure which of the two, maybe both. I will put a word counter on the side of the blog when it starts. Oh, and if you are doing it let me know, we can be ‘writing buddies’ on the website. To that end though, expect some slow down with the blogs during the next month. Maybe not quiet as many or likely not as often.
• If you caught the title, kudos to you. Yes, my plan is to go check out Amos Lee next week up near Covington. I have rarely looked forward to a concert that actually cost me money with such anticipation. And yeah, my good friend that I was originally planning on going with is ditching me, even though i told her about the concert, and going with other friends. But it is okay, I got someone else that is willing to go with me – nay-nah-nah!
• I suck big time. I went from going to the gym daily to for the month of October I have only been about four times and all of those were back in the first week or so. It is showing too, as I have also been really busy which leads to eating crap. So I have picked back up about fifteen pounds. I got to get back on track on this one quick before any more damage is done. Now in my defense, I did pull my back in there somewhere and didn’t much feel like doing the gym. But I have let that turn in to an excuse that is no longer valid. Now the back is probably a pain just because of the bad eating and the extra fifteen.
• Speaking of my friend back in there a bit ago, she is a new hero of mine. She has started this thing that when she is not happy about something or things just are not going well or whatever where she just is determined to “Love More.” It is really a not a bad plan. Kind of the same spirit of John Lennon and “being a dreamer” and such, but maybe more. Maybe it is not an original idea per say, but whenever something is not going the way I would like it, especially in regards to a person I care about, I am vowing to just love them more too. Thanks for being so inspiring, my hero! And I know you are reading this!
• Anyone else ever notice how when you just get to the end of your rope and are completely ready to give up and just accept it for what it is that something always seems to happen to change the direction of the wind? Maybe that is just something that happens to me? I don’t know, but anyway, I feel like the last few weeks the wind has been blowing the wrong direction and was getting a bit tired of it. But the wind has recently come full about and is blowing hard and fast, putting the “white horses” on the horizons in the right direction.
• I have also been a bit under the weather. Last week, or was it two weeks ago? I had stomach virus. Got over that, but since this weekend, I have had a major icky head cold. I think I started getting it a bit Thursday and kind of kicked it Friday, but it came back with a vengeance on Saturday. I do not think I have ever had sinus issues so bad that it made my teeth ache, which is what happened the last two evenings while trying to sleep. I am taking stuff, but mostly just willing myself past it.
• Facebook and the other social networks continue to amaze me. I have had folks in the last two weeks find me that saw us do our mounted medieval show at the Kentucky Horse Park back in 2000. The most amazing one though is the almost roommate that lived across the hall seventeen years ago. Much water under the bridge between he and I and lots of a long story. And maybe instead of water, given us I should probably say bourbon under the bridge.
• I did just go pick up some journals the other day. I have gotten back into writing in my online journal as well. I have the paper journals and am looking forward to utilizing them in the near future. Since I have had them, I have been trying to wear out a keyboard. Sure I will get to them sometime in the near future.
• Going back to the NaNoWriMo thing, I am hoping to put some blogs up from the experience. I am sure that if I do write any at all on the one possible book of my life, that several blogs will come from some of those experiences as I write about them.
• And one last thing about that. I still, at this late hour, do not know for sure which of the two book options I am going really run with for this years book writing experience. Am I being too much if I plan to do both of them?