As usual, DRS inspired me to write. I've begun revisions on my Top Secret short story which will be seeing the light of the day soon-ish. My plan is to polish it up a bit then post it on our restricted critique forum, which is viewable only to a select few Dead Robots listeners. I'm going to get some feedback on it and then maybe, just maybe, I'll be putting it into a collection Justin's going to be putting together in the next few months of short stories written by the Dead Robots. I'd like for it to be available. I'd like people to read it and send me money for it. Finally, I think I'm ready to handle that. When I first wrote it, the story was very personal and very...startling? I guess that's a good way to put it. I wasn't expecting to come up with the story I ended up writing. Very unusual for me, since I generally believe that everything in life needs a plan before it'll work right. I certainly wasn't ready to share it, though I think I'm past that now. Good to know that the fear does eventually wear off. I'm sure I'll get all nervous again when the time comes to actually make it public, but for now I think I'm going to make publishing it a solid goal.

I've been working on coming up with a lot of goals recently. Things at my job have definitely reached a plateau. I'm bored, put simply. My friends are still wonderful, but interaction continues to be limited by my superiors, and it's just not enough anymore to keep me interested in what I'm doing. So I've started thinking about what I can do to change that boredom. I'm also pursuing several new hobbies, using the money I earn during the week to fund projects I'm hoping will help increase my happiness and give my creativity several new outlets. Writing is good, but sometimes I need to do something creative that doesn't involve the written word. There's also a possibility I might be able to sell some of my creations later on, though that's not a concrete goal at the moment. I'll post further updates as things develop, since I'm sure you're all WILDLY interested in the minutiae of my daily life. ^_~

Anyway. I should probably get to bed. Tomorrow's going to be a full day and I'll even be getting up early. Huzzah. XP Ah well. Two of my favorite people will be there tomorrow so at least it won't be a total wash! Good night, world.