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I suppose I could do the "wait, it's August already?" comment, but I'm sure everyone's at that level right now. This year's been quite the trip on multiple levels. Right now I'm using the phrase everyone else is using nowadays: It is what it is.

A and I were having a good laugh about the latest string of thinkpieces about generational ennui and frustration, and with us both being firmly in the Gen-X sector, we know from "oh well, just another one of life's shitty surprises, not much we can do about it except make it work somehow." Wearing masks outside for extended periods of time is like wearing knit hats and scarves during negative-temperature winter weather back east. It's not so much a pain in the ass as it is just another random necessity to keep us alive and breathing is all. Whatevs. We're both a bit exhausted from the current manufactured drama and people's inability to have to fly life solo without a social life for a bit, I suppose.

It's been a weird summer for me, not just being unemployed but actually having the long-sought-after time to get my head in a better place without outside stress. I do feel a bit unmoored, but in a good way. Any choices I make now aren't tied in with anything in the past, and I think that's a first for me. I'm not used to having stable mental and emotional ground to that degree. Whatever comes next sets the course for my future.

It's also given me time to think more seriously about my writing. I'd been longhanding some new words for the fourth Mendaihu Universe book, but I've decided to scrap them because they're just not going anywhere. I mean, I've done that numerous times before, but I have to say this is the first time I've done it without it being followed up by waves of frustration and stress that I've wasted all that time for nothing. It feels alien, but at the same time it's like this is what it's supposed to feel like, without every other life stress hanging over me. I've decided to revert back to an earlier version from 2015 (also longhand, which I've already transcribed) and go from there. And this morning I had some lovely moments of realization for Diwa & Kaffi that will make it even better. And earlier this afternoon, while on a walk with A, pondering my writing long game, in which I think I may have figured out what my niche can and should be for future projects.

(See, this is why I complain so bitterly about why creative jobs and outlets are so often seen as frivolous, especially compared to the often-religiously manic levels of sports obsession. But that's another post.)

I do need to find another job soon, though. It's been a slog and it's been a bit frustrating, especially since I'm purposely not looking outside of the city...but it is what it is.

Current Mood: contemplative
Current Location: Spare Oom

"Breaking down the walls." I know, it's such a tired phrase, isn't it? it's such an overused metaphor for working past personal, mental and emotional issues. It does its job, though lately I've been using "barriers" instead, because a lot of mine were built all on my own over the years. Thing is, I've been so used to using that imagery to deal with it all that I almost didn't notice until recently that it no longer applied. I mean, I've been working on 'breaking down the barriers' for a few years now. And I've suddenly realized that those barriers are no longer there.

So why do I still feel tension and anxiety? Well, the answer came to me last night: it's not the fear of facing any last remaining walls or barriers anymore, self-built or otherwise.

It's a feeling of vertigo from seeing everything open wide ahead of me now, with a pinch of lingering sorrow from wanting/needing to fully let go of the past once and for all.

It's up to me to take that next step into the wider world again.

Current Mood: anxious
Current Location: Spare Oom
Current Music: KEXP online

It's so hard to make a big decision when you're afraid of the possible outcomes, especially when you have no idea which way it'll end up until it actually happens.

But eventually it'll come down to the moment where you can either take that step, or stay afraid.

And then you'll realize that you can only stay afraid for so long.

Current Mood: pensive

I know it's going to take a few false starts. It always does. I'm terrible at beginnings of novels. I flail for about three chapters until I finally nail the sucker down and find the right groove.

But I'm starting a new novel project.

It's about damn time.

Current Mood: determined
Current Location: Spare Oom
Current Music: KEXP online

I've been pretty good since I left the Former Day Job, actually. I've severely cut down on spending, considering the lack of paycheck on my end. Most of it has been for groceries and household needs. Buying stuff only when we actually need it.

I've been especially tight with the music buying...which I've been doing a LOT of cutting back on anyway. I'll listen to the streams on Amazon Music (one of the best stream payers for bands outside of bandcamp, I've heard) and decide if I *really* want to download the album. Most often, that comes with the first few listens...whether or not it sticks in my brain or if it just fails to be memorable. Writing Session Soundtracks get a few more listens before I decide. This is much better than a few years back when I just went crazy and DOWNLOADED EVERYTHING! I've gotten a lot better. I don't need to buy everything. and I've learned to be a bit more discerning in my tastes.

But yeah, right now I'm still at the 'feeling guilty for buying music on a budget' but I'm being good. Instead of buying weekly, I'll create a shopping list, cull it, and then purchase them once a momth or so. And I know I'm definitely saving money: I've gone from $70 a week in 2012 to about $50 a month in 2020.

So yeah, I'm still listening to a crapton of music on any given day, no change there. I'm just no longer obsessive about needing to own it on New Release Day!

Current Mood: relaxed
Current Location: Spare Oom
Current Music: Tennger, 'Nomad'

It's been an interesting couple of days to say the least. Surprising and unexpected (and much needed) positive national news in amongst all the stressful and negative things going on. I've had a lot of thoughts about it to say the least.

And on a personal level, I seem to be going in a positive direction with the Possible Job Opening! I had a video interview with one of the HR people on Thursday, I passed the follow-up questionnaire (a general test on how I deal with online support) pretty easily, and now I have a follow-up interview (I believe with the team leads) next Monday! We'll see where this goes...

I've been reading the Bridgetown Trilogy again. The main reason is to give myself a few things to think about for a possible MU4 follow-up novel (or duology, or trilogy, whatever it ends up being), and I think I have a better idea of what to do with it. On a side note, I think a side project for me while working on that is to give the original trilogy a much needed revision/edit. It's tons better than it originally was, sure, but I'm still seeing a lot of issues (and thankfully only a few continuity errors) that I'd like to fix. We'll see where this goes...

Current Mood: busy
Current Location: Spare Oom
Current Music: KEXP online

My initial 'introductory' phone interview with the Potential Employer went incredibly well! Since I interviewed with them back in October, they dispensed with the usual upselling of who they are and got right down to business. The hours are perfect, the bennies are good, and the pay is right about the same as Previous Job. It's essentially a Tech Support position on phone and email. The volume is MUCH lower/less insane than Previous Job's, so I'm down with that too. Only one or two minor concerns but we can easily work around them.

So in short, I have a follow-up video interview Friday morning! I think I made a good impression (a better impression than last time, at any rate) and I prepped myself a LOT this time out. A had a fine suggestion of spending the next few days online checking out tutorials of the various platforms I'd be working with, so there's that as well. This makes total sense to me as that's exactly my style of learning: by hands-on and looking under the hood. [Which as you know was not something Previous Job provided.]

So yeah...I'm really excited about this one! More to come...

Current Mood: bouncy
Current Location: Spare Oom

...and as always, I'm keeping busy. I did our grocery shopping this morning, surprised that there was nary a line outside waiting to get in this time out (plus they weren't low on certain stock), so we're good there for a bit. And I've been told by A that we're doing the Tomatero farm box again this week so we should be all full up with greens and veg for a good while!

As for the job search, I'll be having that phone interview/chat with the place I cold-emailed tomorrow afternoon! I'm putting a lot of bets on this one as I REALLY want this job. It's hard to say why at the moment other than what I'd said earlier -- I really connected with the vibe and it's related to a creative field (and yeah, the fact that it's remote doesn't hurt either!). I'm mentally preparing myself for it, as I think I may have been a bit too nervous and rambley last time out. In a roundabout way it's kind of the same position I applied for before so I know what I'm getting into and what to expect. My thoughts on this right now are to present myself as someone who understands the position, knows how to deal with different kinds of of customers (so to speak) and proactively learns more about the platforms to be used. [This last one served me quite well at the Previous Day Job.]

I'm very curious to see where this all goes!

Current Mood: contemplative
Current Location: Spare Oom

Meanwhile, I'm finally starting to hear back from some of the jobs I applied to! Some of these positions are 'yeah, it'll do for now' and some of them are 'yeah I can see myself kicking it here for a good few years'. Some of them aren't on my Top Tier list, but they're something I could be interested in. [My work ethic is to give 100% regardless, so.] I have a phone interview for a placement agency later today, so there's that as well.

A reminded me the other day that I should cold-email one of the places I applied to back in October, so I did so last night, and LO! I heard back from their HR this morning saying they do have an opening I might be interested in. Yay! This particular place really impressed me during the interviews, they're a creative/academic institution, it's full-time remote, and they're downtown so definite pluses all around. The pay rate is lower than I was making, but it's like 50 cents less than what the Former Day Job was paying me. I think we could swing it. [I'm kind of leaning towards this position, is what I'm saying.] A has already given me the thumbs up, so yay!

I admit I'm still not used to this beast called 'networking'. I know it's mostly because I'm too self-conscious about the way I come across; I prattle on when I should stop talking, I'm not the most organized speaker unless I prep beforehand, and I still have a habit of mumbling and covering my mouth. I'm working on all of that, though. If I can do it with my writing, I can do it with my job search!

Current Mood: chipper
Current Location: Spare Oom
Current Music: KEXP Online

I know my emotional limits, and every now and again I reach them. I'm taking a brief sabbatical from most social media until I can process things with a clearer head. Not going to go into it other than it's a combination of anger from what's going on and the annoyance from all the unfocused noise surrounding it.

I'll be popping up here and there occasionally, but I'm not going to join in the noise. Because a) my voice is just going to add to it and no one will be audible, and b) I'm reasonably sure I'll say or post something that might piss someone off. I don't have the patience or the spoons for either right now. I'll just keep myself informed in my own way, do what needs doing, and avoid hot takes.

Current Location: Spare Oom

We started off today with a two-plus mile walk around the neighborhood...since we're so used to walking the same streets lately, we've been trying to shake it up a bit by trying a few side avenues that we haven't walked down before. It's a good way to remind myself that the Richmond District is south of Geary Boulevard as well!

I have, however, come to the conclusion that I cannot wear masks with the elastics that go around the ears, as they will just make my ears bend and the mask will fall off. This means I've been wearing what I call the 'apron string' masks instead, which are much more comfortable. Though both kinds are a bit hard to breathe in for extended periods, especially when walking for exercise. (If I'm wearing them in the store while shopping, that's not an issue.)

Just now I did a major cleaning of the underside of my desk, which had become full of dust bunnies and nests of wires and plugs. I've been thinking about moving my desktop to the top of the desk (hey what a concept) for a while now, so I just unplugged it all, did a deep dusting and vacuuming, and rewired it all again. This will give me easier access to the disk drives (the tower one and the BluRay external when I plug it in) so I won't have to contort myself anymore. I'm also hoping this will cut down on a lot of the dust that might get into the PC as I admit I didn't always get around to cleaning down there.

As for space, I'm down about a square foot and a half on the desk now, but it's off to the side, where my work laptop used to sit. I tend to keep my desk relatively clear anyway. I can't stand having a cluttered desk...not because I'd never find anything, but because I have a bad habit of "out of sight, out of mind" and important things would be missed or forgotten.

Come to think of it, I still have more desk space than I used to in the Belfry or even at Arkham West.

Anyhoo...going to keep this setup for a bit and see how it works. Maybe I can use some of the underside of the desk (which is now completely empty) to temporarily stash a few of the things I'd meant to drop off at Goodwill before this whole pandemic screwed everything up! We shall see...

Current Mood: productive
Current Location: Spare Oom

Coming up on two months of unemployment here, but I'm doing fine. I've been sending in a few job applications every day or so, and though I haven't heard anything back, I'm still actively searching. I'm treating the process the same as before I quite the Former Day Job, making sure I focus at least a few hours' worth of searching, prepping, and sending out.

So what am I doing the rest of the time? A bit of this, a bit of that. Cleaning, errands, story idea research, personal things, catching up on old projects, guitar noodling, talking with a friend or two about career ideas. Sure, I'm doing a bit of goofing off, but I'm not wasting the entire day. I've also been reading some of my older stories, again, to get back into the groove of writing. No solid plans yet, but I'd like to at least be able to start writing new stories again.

I've also been listening to some of my 90s mixtapes and albums from the same era. This in turn has made me realize that it was about this time twenty-five years ago, in my broke-and-starving-writer guise, when I had the use of my then girlfriend's PC and decided to transcribe nearly all of my longhand work thus far to WRI files. In early summer 1995 on my days off from the Day Job (the movie theater) I'd gone through most of what I had on hand: the Infamous War Novel, the numerous now-trunked ideas, six years worth of poetry and lyrics, and so on. This, on top of working on the new project, True Faith. I had nothing better to do (and no money to do it with) than listen to WFNX and WBCN and stay up way too damn late working on these things. Essentially, my drive to write with a consistent schedule was partially informed by my inability to go anywhere at all other than maybe walking around Boston smoking Newports and feeling sorry for myself.

That summer pretty much prepared me for the next few years creatively. Life and finances sucked, sure, but I've already gone on about that here and I've already made my peace with it all. All the positive moments then were me watching free movies (and scoring free popcorn, soda and hot dogs for dinner) and spending all that time writing, figuring out what kind of writer I was, what my style was, and what I wanted to do with it. I'd gone from struggling and flailing to a writer with goals, and I knew that was a Long Game, so by a few years later I hit the ground running when I started The Phoenix Effect.

I say all this because I think I'm at that point in my writing career again. The last five years have been extremely fruitful creatively, and not gonna lie, I'm damn proud of myself for being able to pull it off, exhausting as it often was. I deliberately chose to take time off after finishing up the Diwa & Kaffi project to step back and take a good look at where I was, both personally and careerwise. It was a much-needed distancing so I could have a clear head and heart, and figure out where to go from here.

So yeah, it's sort of like summer 1995 again. On a strict budget, listening to a hell of a lot of music, and making some more long-term plans. Only I'm eating a hell of a lot better, keeping in better shape, not depressed AF, and not smoking anymore, heh!

Current Mood: contemplative
Current Location: Spare Oom
Current Music: KEXP online

Coming upon two months' out of work, and I'm still getting used to it. My level of slacking off feels a bit higher than I'd like it to be, but that's easily remedied. As long as I remain active in my job searches! I've been approaching that with a bit of creativity and discernment; it's one thing to answer the question 'why do you want to work here' with my head thinking "Because I'm desperate and I have a fuckton of debt" and another to actually be honest and say "because this sounds right up my alley and I'd be a good fit". A has done a bit of math this morning and while our income has dipped a bit, thankfully it's not major. Just enough to remind me that I don't have to go into this search already feeling stressed and anxious. [I totally understand the privilege that comes with that statement, of course. After thirty-plus years of saying the former, I'm incredibly lucky I have the ability to say the latter.]

I need to get back to my writing, though. I think I've cleared my head enough of that process as well to be able to approach it with a calm mind and a clearer path. In fact it kind of feels similar to when I first started The Phoenix Effect back in '97, when I trunked everything and started fresh. As of today I have no outstanding projects. A few possible future ideas, but that's it. Back then I'd done it out of freedom, to disconnect myself from so many unfinished and dead-end ideas. Now, I basically did it to take some time off and recharge. I mean, completely rewriting and revising a hard sf trilogy and writing three new novels in the span of five years is a LOT of work. I don't think I was mentally exhausted, to be honest...I think it was more that I'd started feeling the strain of pushing myself to maintain that level of output, and when that happens, writing becomes less about creativity and more about productivity and that ain't a good thing for me.

Still...I have an idea or two I'd like to play with, so I'll start in on one of them soon and see where they take me!

Current Mood: calm
Current Location: Spare Oom
Current Music: KEXP online

It's been kind of a weird week, switching from warm and clear to cold and overcast and back again. It's nice out today so hopefully I can get another neighborhood walk in there.

I've been doing some seriously overdue tidying up and updating of my resume and related job-search documents (and job search site settings). I've managed to shorten it down to a single page, realizing that I really didn't need to have complete sentences everywhere. I also redid the format from Fancy Template that took up too much space to Utilitarian But Easily Readable Word Doc that works so much better. Yay Editing and Revision Skills! I've been applying here and there, so hopefully I should be hearing back soon enough.

As for writing...have I done anything lately? Actually no! I'm enjoying the overdue mental time off by not constantly thinking about any projects at hand and just enjoying life as it comes. We've been streaming TV shows and movies all this time during the evening, and I'm just fine with that. I sent out my submission of Diwa & Kaffi not that long ago so that's out and away and not currently on my mind. Am I going to start anything anytime soon, though? I'm sure I will, because I've been feeling the itch again. I think I might try out one of my recent new project ideas that I'd come up with in March and see where that goes. (I just need to grab the outtakes and notes from the old 750 Words entries for it, but that should be easy enough to do.)

In the meantime, hope everyone has a good weekend! :)

Current Mood: calm
Current Location: Spare Oom

Some days I just feel so tired. Not physically exhausted, just mentally and emotionally tired. Thing is, I've been feeling this way well before the pandemic, so I know it's not because of that. [In fact, I seem to be handling that part of life relatively well. It is what it is, it'll get better, and I'm remaining optimistic. Life in general might change a bit, but I'm almost always down with that sort of thing.] And I know it's not because of my loss of the Former Day Job, because I've been wanting to escape that damn place for years -- if anything, I feel a profound sense of freedom, because I'd kept making pitiful excuses (mostly to myself) to stay there for as long as I did. I do feel a bit weird about being unemployed and not all that stressed out about it...when I was in a similar situation in the 90s I felt nothing but desperation and anger, so right now I'm able to really think about my job searches with a clearer mind, and I am SO not used to that.

What's this exhaustion from? I know where it's coming from. It's coming from the fact that I'm still holding myself back. I'm tired of being in my own way. I'm tired of finding excuses not to do things. I'm tired of worrying that my decisions will blow up in my face. I'm tired of second-guessing myself. I'm tired of worrying that what I might have to say will be misunderstood, and the ownership of the conversation taken away from me. I'm tired of being the old me, I guess.

Current Mood: contemplative
Current Location: Spare Oom
Current Music: KEXP online

I'm not sure if this should be sorted under 'now I finally have time to think about such things' or 'now I really have TOO much time to think about such things', but I'm debating whether or not to move my PC from the floor to the desk. It's something ridiculous and frivolous, but let's be honest: it actually feels really good and positive that I can actually think about such things without feeling like I'm wasting time or procrastinating.

Ever since my Belfry Days back in the late 90s, it was all about utilizing every single bit of time that I could for writing or creativity or whatever. Any small amount of time goofing off with a solitaire game or updating my music catalog was similar to what I see as 'scheduled fun time' -- you know, like the after-school things like games or sports or the like. I gave myself permission to goof off for a specific amount of time, so to speak.

I imagine this is why over the last handful of years, I'd leaned heavy on the procrastination, much to my own annoyance. Maybe I wasn't giving myself enough down time because it was too structured. Maybe that's why blogging and other lighter creative outlets started feeling less enjoyable and more like a chore.

So am I going to move this PC? I may...not sure when. There's really no strong reason for it other than changing things up. I have the room for it now (it'll go in the right corner, where my Former Day Job laptop used to sit) and I'll have less reason to be nervous about accidentally kicking it. It'll also give me reason to straighten up the spaghetti mess of the wires down there. And less dust.

But yeah. It does feel great to be able to think at a calmer level again.

Current Mood: contemplative
Current Location: Spare Oom
Current Music: Jagwar Ma, 'Every Now and Then'

When I started 2020, I didn't think that I'd be spending the entire month of April without a job, spending my days completely recalibrating my ways of life, undoing years of job-related stress, rethinking my career path, and readjusting to my own personal levels of normalcy. [And working on my writing, of course.] I did have a feeling I'd be leaving the Former Day Job at some point this year, but definitely not in the way it ended up happening.

Now that the month is over, it's time for me to start moving forward. I've been itching to move for the last few weeks, to be honest. I don't have a detailed step-by-step plan, but I know which direction I want to go in, and in the way I live and work, that's really all I need. As long as I have a strong focus on the goals, I can manage my way there in my own often convoluted-but-makes-sense-to-me way. Starting tomorrow I'm back to job searching and resume sending. It's a good thing I got some practice on this last autumn, so I know what to expect. The fact that I don't have the added stress of dealing with the Former Day Job at the same time will definitely make things easier for me.

I'm well aware that this pandemic may mean that I might not get hired immediately, but we've already accepted that and made the adjustments necessary. I'll find something soon enough.

Current Mood: hopeful
Current Location: Spare Oom
Current Music: KEXP online

What drives me?

I don't mean a tangible thing that inspires me to do something creative, like an excellent song or a mind-blowing movie or book. I mean, what is it that drive me to *be* something, whatever that may be?

I've been fighting conflicting drives for decades now, to be honest.

One side of me hides away in stasis and status quo and comfort, that what I have is good enough, and why should I complain? This is the side argues that I don't need to constantly exhaust myself every single day, that just being who I am now is good enough. This side helps when I'm overburdening myself, but this side is also one hell of a lazy bastard that puts everything off until the last moment. This side hates when Best Laid Plans blow up in my face and feels like a failure. This side constantly worries about how others might react. This side doesn't want to make too many waves and make anyone upset. This side holds me back, keeps me from taking chances I really should take.

The other side, one that popped up in my early teens, is the side that always longs to push past whatever barriers are in front of me, whether self-built or otherwise. This is what I used to call the nonconformist, back in the day...the side that reveled in being unique and true to myself. This is the side obsessed with creativity and music. This is the side with the Best Laid Plans that sometimes blow up in my face, but learns from it each time. This side acknowledges what other people think, but won't hinder itself because of it. This side pushes me forward, keeps me taking chances fearlessly.

These two sides battle each other every single damn day, and it can be so exhausting sometimes.

Current Mood: contemplative
Current Location: Spare Oom
Current Music: EoB, "Deep Days"

I sometimes buy those small short 8x5 legal pads when I'm at Target or OfficeMax, as they're the perfect size for note taking and to-do listing. They especially came in handy when I was doing yet another reread of one of my novels -- I'd read on my tablet and make a list of any problem sections that need work -- and it was the perfect size for doing this work in bed or on the couch. I'd then use these notes for the next revision session.

I stopped using them for a bit for various reasons, but being out of work has given me another reason to use them again. Right now it's my working to-do list, because I have such a terrible short-term memory. To wit: today's to-do list includes getting quarters from the bank (yay laundry), a quick visit to one or two local shops, giving the kitchen a once-over, and FINALLY getting caught up with some post-exodus Former Day Job paperwork.

[Side note: I had a smallish and pathetic 401k there so I'm gonna need to roll that into an IRA or something. The funny thing is that I started working in IRAs and CDs when i started at the bank, so it's like I've come full circle! Heh. Seriously, though...I'm a bit concerned because the paperwork so damn long to get to me (virus or no) that it's given me a super short deadline to work with, but I shouldn't have too much of an issue if I call them in the next day or so to have it set up. Once I take it out of that account, I have a full month to redeposit it without tax or penalty.]

The New and Improved Job Search also starts this week. Which should be interesting,considering what's going on in the outside world among other things...

Current Mood: contemplative
Current Location: Spare Oom
Current Music: KEXP online

There's a fun meme going around in which people create poetry out of book title spines, and the above was my first attempt at it. You can definitely tell which books are mine and which are A's, that's for sure!

Meanwhile, I fear it's gotten to the point where I think I need to KonMari my book collection again. The only thing that's really been holding me back is that I haven't had the opportunity to drop any books off at Fort Mason or Goodwill because, y'know, COVID-19 and all...but I really think it's that time again. I've been making a significant dent in my music bio shelf lately, which is good, but it still needs thinning. My manga collection is also getting a bit ridiculous so I think I need to recombine my mass market paperbacks with A's (I've already thinned that pile out considerably but could do more). I also need to make room for newer books and titles I'll be keeping (including a set of Deverry books -- thanks Kit!)

The downside is that the pile of books will clutter up this back room even more, but it's a necessary evil, I guess. My collection of paper bags has grown exponentially the last few weeks so at least they'll be properly stashed instead of lying around everywhere.

And speaking of Goodwill, I think I'll also be getting rid of a few 'toys' I have lying around as well. I bought a cheap drum machine thingie from Amazon a few years back (not my Monotribe synth thingie, but a big bulky plastic drum pad thing that's more like a Casio-level instrument than something semipro) and have used it exactly once, and I still have the box in the other room, so I really should donate it to someone more interested in it. I also have a box of kitchenware and clothes that need to go as well. Hopefully things will clear up soon and I can get these out of Spare Oom!

And of course I have an order open at the Green Apple Books site. Because books and shopping locally and all that!

Current Mood: productive
Current Location: Spare Oom
Current Music: KEXP online

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Drunken Owls and Other Delights

Who am I, and what have I done with me?

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