How far I have fallen...

Exhausted?  Check.
Overworked? Check.
Missed another opportunity to enjoy my birthday?  Absolutely...check!

I should not be so cynical about the last few weeks.  My birthday passed on the 25th of September and I got the expected cards and some gifts from friends and relatives. The night was a no-go because the friend I planned to spend it with got strep throat and could not make it.  My lectures are getting easier (even without having a planner or textbook for kids who would rather surf the web than write a paper or listen to my advice).  And then there is this: I joined a dating web site.  I never thought I would, but when I read about this one, I had to join.  Alikewise is based on the idea that you can date and find your true love based on their reading habits.  I had always suspected this to be true but did not know how to work with this principle.
I realized that my roommates were doing better than me, and they had jobs where they moved furniture and worked the cash register for customers buying flower pots and garden hoses.  So sad...


Wish me luck!

Above the Edge

I am now on the third draft of that play.  Also, it has become easier to get this kind of work done...because I did get that laptop/notebook.  Bought it from someone on Craigslist and it was barely used (her planned trip did not go through).  So I am tapping away.
I am also thinking through my fingers.  I have delayed working here because of that other work I do.  Teaching at a college can be fun but it eats you alive sometimes.  Also, I wonder what some of these students actually want from their courses.  An easy "A" might be the answer.  Not on my call.  Only good thing is that I am making some extra money now and could afford the laptop.  Also have some other plans; mainly investing.  I have heard of E*Trade and am curious about how it works online.  More homework for me.
So a lot going on.  Also the birthday on Saturday (more on this to come)...

Exhaustion and Rejuvenation

Forgive the gap between things.  Between preparing lessons, looking ahead at what I want from the next few months, and trying to finish up other work, I have not had the time or energy to really settle down to write here or anywhere if it did not involve long-delayed projects.  I have at least two more people to visit to check out new laptops and this will finally give me no "real" excuse not to finish my other work with essays, poems and stories.  Yes, I am going to enter the same contests that I always enter every year.  And again, I expect to be disappointed.  Not with them, but with my inability to get recognized.  It just goes on and on.
At least the rough draft of the play is done.  I have it saved and ready for a read-through.  That was a pressing concern.  Just need to make sure it is stage worthy (and I have a stage in mind).
Will keep you posted...