This Mortal Quill

Endings and Beginnings

Well in a flurry of activity that had me sewing for 22 out of 36 hours, I finished Mike's Jedi Knight costume. Well, finished is a loose term. An unexpected Halloween party came up, and so I was busting ass trying to get it finished in time. Before next Halloween, I'll finish up everything I didn't have time for. I have to say, I might have redeemed myself in my eyes. It looks damn good. It's also probably the most complicated thing I've ever sewn. I wasn't really anticipating it to be such a challenge, either. I just sort of trusted that I'd be able to pull it off. Except for the few shortcuts I had to take that will be rectified later, it is a nice piece of work. Not exceptional, no I don't delude myself that I'll ever reach the standards that I'd like to, but still very nice.

Even though I've skated through today on about four hours of sleep, I've been in a really good mood. Work was fun. My little break seemed to do the trick, with the extra time off because of payroll issues. I feel equal to the task of putting up with the holiday rush now. It'll be very good. I'm so glad that we set the clocks back tonight so that I get an extra hour of sleep.

I got on the WIRE today at work and there was a bit 56 SHOPPING DAYS TIL CHRISTMAS!! banner at the top of the page. That means my birthday is in two months. It's really scary to think that's it's so close, the time has flown. I must say, this has been a very good year. It's had it's share of ups and downs, but really, this year has been much better than last year. I feel like I'm moving in a good direction.

And to talk about scary things, NaNoWriMo starts in two days. I think it'll be very fun, very challenging, very frustrating, and ultimately, very rewarding. The story has been running wild in the forests of my head, gathering substance as it roams. I've been feeding it a steady diet likeminded books. It will be interesting to see what sort of beast it'll be when I try to tame it to the page. My laptop should be in my hands come Wednesday, so I'll only have to contend with the family's computer for a few days.

I want a bath and then a mug of cider while I finish my book.

posted by Quill @ 9:44 PM