Things Are Good

I know that's not the most exciting post, but it's my update. I'm OK. I have a good handle on my job: I'm doing well, and I'm productive.

I've fallen a bit behind on my writing. I've picked up a few other projects that have blossomed nicely out of control, which I just need to keep in perspective. They're not as important as my book. Also, I just need to get off the internet, so I need to use my non-internet laptop to get my writing done. I'm too tempted to swerve off course and just roam the net when I have access.

SO, goal for this week: 20 hours of writing, by Monday. It's a stretch goal, but I think I can manage.

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List of things to post by Sunday

I need to post a few successes here to make this blog feel worthwhile. So here's a to-do list (and I'm HORRIBLE about writing "to-do" lists, so this is astounding):

- Get the real figures for my debt. I know a few are off. I suspect most of my figures are off.
- Get a plan, with respect to how much I should be spending a week, in order to hit some personal goals.

I want to go to grad school come September. I've applied to several creative writing programs. Odds of getting in to any of them: 1-100. Literally. But, we'll see. A lot of my debt can probably be eliminated by then, but that may leave me with nothing but fumes heading into school. I won't know that, of course, unless I actually make some kind of budget, etc.

If I don't get into school, I want to move to San Francisco. A few friends are their. I can get a well-paying job, I'm not worried about that. Transition costs are going to be a bitch, so I need to plan for those, either way.

Okay. Enough. I have to get some work done.

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