I’m officially announcing my trip to Hawaii! For this occasion I have created a special website: Hawaii Trip. The site is still in a basic form, but I will be updating it regularly once my vacation starts. I’m planning on doing some light updates to the site this coming week to get it ready for the trip. I’ll be leaving this  Saturday and will becoming home on the following Saturday.

This will be my first time flying. I’m not really nervous about it right now, I’m just not looking forward to the long wait due to the security process. Oh well, that’s just how it is. It should be fun, even though I will be spending some of my time in Hawaii doing school work! And of course, you all will be able to follow along with my adventure in Hawaii if you choose to!

I probably wont make another blog post on this site until after the trip so this post should stay up top on this site. Just remember, the link is at the top of this post so you can easily access the new site. After the trip, I’ll probably not update my Hawaii site, but I’ll leave it up for fun.

That’s all for now boys and girls! I’ll see you in Hawaii! (Well figuratively speaking)

Happy Independence Day from GoDaddy.com!

Just in case I forget to post this tomorrow I’m doing this now. I know that often there are a lot of issues that polarize us in politics and sometimes we even feel frustrated with the government. But, I hope we can all still show a little bit of patriotism tomorrow. There is a lot of good still going on in this country and even if we have disagreements we are all Citizens of this nation. We have the same goals, to live the life that we see fit to live. Regardless of our political afflictions or lack there of we want the best for this nation. We have a rich history and yes as a country we have made mistakes. Though we are not perfect, we have an honest desire to help make the world a better place. We have had hard lessons to learn. We ended slavery, ushered in the civil rights movement, and gave women the right to vote. We have also done great things too. We helped our allies during the first and second World Wars, we have given aid to nations that need food, we have sent help to Haiti after the earthquake that struck there.

This coming Independence Day, July 4th, let us remember the sacrifices that were made to give us the freedoms we have and let us not take for granted what we have. Let us continue to be the proud and humble nation that I believe us to be! For liberty and justice for all!

“I sit here, a rainy Monday…”

So, here I am reading about procrastinating in my textbook and why people do it when I happen to notice something on my website. Yes I am multitasking! Anyway, I noticed I started a draft of a post for Martin Luther King Jr., but I never finished it. I remember now that I was going to do a post on that day. The problem? All I wrote was, “I sit here, a rainy Monday” and all there is. I have no idea what I was going to say. WordPress says that my last edit was on January 18, 2010 at 2:08pm.

This is the kind of thing that really bugs me. First off, how could I only write six words and then take a break? Did my computer freeze or was the six words just too much for me so I had to take a break and then forget to continue the post. It’s kind of late to do any kind of post about Dr. King now I suppose.

While it is true that I find myself busy all the time doing school work, dealing with life’s issues, and finding time to relax to relief the stress I do find sometimes that I get preoccupied with life. My priorities seem to change too much. So, here I am making a short post about all this in part to break a month long procrastination of blog posting. I guess it’s a good thing that I don’t get paid to blog. Hmm, I wonder, are there people who get paid to blog?

Yes, the title speaks truth(unless your not from North or South America. Sorry, its really only a technicality).

It’s the 4^th of July today, in case you didn’t notice, which means it’s the USA’s birthday today. I like to think that our founding fathers would be slightly happy with the way things have turned out. I say slightly, because there probably would be quite a bit of things they would complain about. Who knows? Nobody does, thankfully, because today is the most important day for America. There are many nations out there that have their own Independence Day. Many cultures have had to stand up and say we ain’t gonna take it anymore! Course some had better diction then I just displayed. In fact, unless I’m mistaken, North American is chalk full of nations that decided to, “stick it to the man!” Canada, Mexico, and the USA are like brothers and sisters. Or, actually maybe more like cousins. Well, whatever, we are a melting pot or at least heading in that direction.

I like this holiday mostly because it reminds me of freedom and what we aspire to as a nation. Are we perfect? Heck no, but we sure try. We may make some mistakes here and there but we are a giving nation. We really do want to help make the world a better place and that’s what I love about this country the most. All I ask America is try not to blow yourself up with fireworks tonight. We still need you to vote, server on a jury, and pay taxes.

I thought I’d post a little poem I finished just in time for Valentines day.  I’m not one to celebrate this holiday (never have any real reason to), but I thought I’d take my stab at writing poetry.  Keep in mind that I don’t write a lot of poems and it doesn’t rhyme.  It was just for fun!

It comes without warning,

To consume your heart,

To bring you closer together,

To unite.

Sometimes it ends in heartbreak,

It hurts so much,

It feels like a failure,

It feels like a loss.

But it’s worth it in the end,

What doesn’t kill makes us stronger,

What we learn is invaluable,

What we love will grow.

Do not feel foolish if you lose,

Do not hide or run away,

For as they say,

Better to not have loved.

It’s now officially the last day of 2008.  The end of another challenging year.  It’s been a pretty good year up until about four months ago when I hit a snag.  It usually happens to do with my real job.  But, I did get one last publication finished in December!  It feels good, because my last official publication was two, well three years ago just about.  I think my New Year’s Resolution would be to get back on my Fallen Raven project.  I’ve really got to finish the edit and then submit it to literary agents again.  I’ve been so busy with work and my other stuff that I haven’t thought about Fallen Raven too much.  Sometimes it’s nice to get a break on something you were working on for about two years anyway.  I can get a fresh start on it now.

I would also like to give my sympathies to those of you out there who have lost your job recently.  I really am starting to feel lucky that I still have my job, though I’m almost wishing I didn’t.  But, it’s a tough time for those who are unemployed and I wish you the best of luck finding a new career path.  I’m hopeful that January will be better for you all in your search for jobs.  I too am looking to getting a new job if I can get one.  Just know that life can and will get better.  I’ve always believed that.

I’ll also take this time to tell you that the next chapter of “Wade” will be delayed a while.  I’ve been taking a break from writing because of the holidays.  I’ll be working on getting it posted next week.  Also, soon you should be able to download a digital copy of “My Imperfect Life” from amazon.com’s createspace.  I’ll let you all know when it’s ready.

Yes well I wanted to make a quick post wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

So, I had this elaborate idea of some clever thing to say and all that, but I decided to just keep it simple this time around.  And if you aren’t a Christmas fan then happy holidays.  Of course, I didn’t think about the people who don’t like holidays.  Maybe I should then say, have a great winter!

Oh well now that reminds me, I’m sure there are plenty of people who don’t like the winter weather.  Personally I love it.  Californians sometimes forget what rain looks like, unless you’re in Northern California.

Well, this post certainly has become a mess now hasn’t it?  Then, I’ll just say, enjoy the rest of the year and I hope 2009 is better then 2008!

I’m pleased to announce that I am finished recording the audio book!  I’m pleased to be able to take a break now from my projects.  The audio book has taken up so much of my time and the last phase won’t require as much of me.  The concept of the cover art is still in the brain storm phase but I hope to have it finished before Christmas.  It’s going to be a very professional design.  The CD will come in a jewel case just like if you were to buy it from a retail store.  There will also be a little booklet inside and the CD will have the title or the cover art printed on it.  Rest assured it should look quite nice when all is said and done.  As I may have said before, the CD will be available on cafepress.com, via my online store.  I think it would make a great present for the holidays, *hint hint.*

I would also like to take this time to thank those of you who visit my website regularly.  I really appreciate your feedback and your loyalty.  So far, this site seems to be doing much better then my former site.  I do like the blog style much better and this allows me to update the site more frequently.  And I do apologise that I haven’t written the next chapter in the “Wade” series.  Now that I am finished with the audio book recording I should have more time to focus on “Wade” again.

Well, it’s officially my favorite holiday, Thanksgiving.  Yes, it’s awesome because you get to eat lots of amazing things!  I eat turkey a lot, but it’s a wonderful time to get together with friends and family.  I also get to think about wonderful Black Friday.  Yes I get to work tomorrow, oh great, I bet it’s going to be insane and I’m going to have a lot of crap to deal with.

Still, it’s thanksgiving and for now I can relax.  Also, you can start thinking about what you are going to get me for Christmas!  I would like a Toyota Prius, if you have an extra lying around you don’t want anymore, just give it to me!  I’d prefer at least a 2004 or later model, since you can convert it into a plug in.  What’s a plug in?  Well just got to http://www.pluginamerica.org/ and you can learn all about them.  Or, if you are really cool, you COULD give me an electric car.  And no not one of those toy cars, it’s a regular car that runs on electricity.  They may not as much range as a standard gasoline powered car, but it would be good enough for me!

But, seriously, lets get back to Thanksgiving.  We really need to focus and think about what we are thankful for.  During this time especially we need to really be thankful!  Times may seem tough, but we’ve been here before.  I know it will get better.  I’m optismistic.  So, I could be wrong, it could get a lot worse.  But, I’ll just assume that things will get better.  Isn’t that just dandy?