So, the regular updating of this blog hasn’t really gone according to plan, but here are some pertinent updates:

– The apartment search is over. One has been found. A lease has been signed. Next month I will have a new abode. I’m very excited.

– Writing…is hard. I haven’t been very good at doing it regularly. The work schedule (not to mention the apartment hunting) hasn’t been working out in that regard. But I have something in the works. A way to incorporate it into my current schedule. And there are projects that I desperately want and need to be working on.

– Speaking of the writing, I don’t have many stories out right now, but I do have a few that I’ve been waiting a while on for responses. I’ve gotten used to the rejection inherent in my chosen pursuit, but the waiting, well, Tom Petty had it right. I don’t deal well with waiting. Frustration supreme.

– This week I participated in my first seder(s) in about a decade. And boy, do they take endurance. I consider myself a seasoned wine drinker, but they tested my limits. But the food, the ritual – I love it. Of course they’re a lot of work. But I love the story, the symbolism, the lessons inherent in the night’s activities. I’m not a religious person, but I do appreciate the rituals. It’s why, on Sunday, that I’ll take some comfort in the rituals of Easter.

– This week I also caught up with all the books in the Dresden Files. N introduced them to me and I started listening to the audiobooks back in December. In four months I’ve gone through 12 novels. Of course now I have to wait for the 13th book along with everyone else. But they’re fun books. Number 11, Turncoat, was my favorite.

– I think that’s enough of the updating for now. Need to save some for future posts…