Happy April Fool's Day

I was going to play a pretty good prank on you all, but I decided I wouldn't be so mean. Instead, I read blogs and thought about nothing, staring into the depths of my hot chocolate.

So, how has writing been going? Very well, thanks for asking. I wrote some on my book that has been going on for...over two years, I think (rewrites, life, writers block, and so on have contributed to the time span). And then I wrote some more on my rewrite of my first NaNoWriMo book, which is actually going on really well. All of the complicated plots and relationships and stuff in that book are like a plate of spaghetti, but I'm slowly untangling it. It's changed a lot from the spur-of-the-moment novel I scraped out two Novembers ago. *sniff* They grow up so fast...

And lately I've been having a lot of inspiration for stories. There's one about a futuristic ballet class in an orphanage. I really like that one. But I want to write poetry so I can post it on Anecdote. Unfortunately, I have been very un-poetic lately.

To put it precisely, I have not only been un-poetic but klutzy. Klutzy enough to fall into the creek (taking Kara in with me), and klutzy enough to whack my knuckles or break my toes on every corner in the house. Maybe I'm hitting a growth-spurt after a long drought of not growing at all.

Plus, I've been working. I've been babysitting at the grueling hour of 7:30 AM, and then accompanying some kids to the bus stop at 8:30. And let me tell you: you need a lot of energy to deal with the kids at the bus stop. The two girls that I walk up there are both very polite, innocent young ladies, but some of the other kids there are real...hmmm, how shall I phrase this. I'm pretty sure you know what I mean.

Finally, I have been very sickly of late. Maybe it's just spring allergies, but today I am completely wiped out. I actually curled up to take a nap on the couch. And I never take naps unless I'm sick.

What's more, now that it's finally spring, the weather has behaved like winter! We actually had snow sometime recently (I can't remember exactly when).

So. Happy April Fool's Day, everyone!

Izori