FINALS ARE OVER! It's strange to have my finals over on a Tuesday, but it's all offical. I am done with finals not just for the semester, but for my whole undergraduate career. Now I have to go find a job... well, I have two at the moment, but it's not long term. I need a CAREER kind of job. I don't know where to begin to look. I'm not sure I'm up for that now... maybe after the holidays I'll put my energy into it, but not right now. I'm working on story drafts and those need to get some attention now that I have some free time. If I want to be a writer, I should probably treat the drafts like my babies and coddle them for awhile. Bad metaphor... cheap shot. I need to quit that.

Whatever. I'm still stuck in Muncie for the next six months, so drop me a line sometime.

I feel refreshed. I'm back in Muncie, living life on my own terms, and not anyone else's and I feel good. I'm in the process of polishing my second round of stories to send out at the end of July. I'm even thinking about getting some less-than-impressive poetry out there too. We'll see what happens.

I still need a job though. I want to plan a trip to hop around New England for awhile, but it takes some green stuff. I might just sell everything I own on eBay and see how far that gets me. Maybe I won't. I don't know. Good thing travel guides are free!