Leaving the Doldrums

In contrast with the tornadoes sweeping the rest of the country, I spent most of the month of May in the metaphorical doldrums. It was a rough month. There was a flurry of activity in the first week or so, when I had to complete my last two weeks’ worth of school assignments in three days so Katie and I could rush back to Indiana to see her Pop. He passed away a few hours after we got there; these were the circumstances under which I met my in-laws for the first time. My laptop flamed out on the trip, so I couldn’t do any writing. I’m not a person that does well with idle time. There wasn’t a lot of freelance work anyway, compounding the lack of productivity with a lack of purpose, deadlines, and cash flow. My phone died, which with the lack of the laptop left me feeling cut off from the world. The humidity and air quality left me deeply uncomfortable and in moderate respiratory distress.

Not a good month by any stretch.

It’s taken far too much time for me to bounce back and get motivated again. My next session of school begins tomorrow, and I’ve got a full course load. Possibly too full, but at least I’ll be challenged. I’m trying to find more work, things that will fit in with my school schedule. I’m hoping to announce the status of some IndieGoGo/ransom/patronage projects in the coming weeks. Onward and upward. Illegitimi non carborundum. World domination proceeds apace.

Thanks to everyone who provided moral support to Katie and I over the past few weeks. It has helped us greatly.

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