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Greetings, fellow Deviants--how I have missed you all! 
So it's been 2 1/2 years since my last journal--for sooooo many reasons! Life is crazy busy--I work 10 hours a day Monday-Thursday, try to get to the gym at least 3 days a week, and serve as both Music Director and Young Women President at Church (I work with girls 12-18--meaning I teach on Sunday, go to Mutual on Wednesday, and also go to stuff like camp, Youth Conference, and dances). In addition, there's preparing for all of the above, family stuff (we've got three new babies in my extended family coming between now and August!), and just staying caught up with stuff like folding laundry and cleaning eats up my time....
Nevertheless, my mind has been hard at work for almost 4 years on an actual book I want to write--and with the introduction of some new characters I didn't know where missing over the last couple of months, things have really opened up--I haven't written much, but I'm getting a sense of who characters are and what makes them tick, and events throughout their lives--because it's all about the relationships and connections, people!
So how are all of you?
So it's been 2 1/2 years since my last journal--for sooooo many reasons! Life is crazy busy--I work 10 hours a day Monday-Thursday, try to get to the gym at least 3 days a week, and serve as both Music Director and Young Women President at Church (I work with girls 12-18--meaning I teach on Sunday, go to Mutual on Wednesday, and also go to stuff like camp, Youth Conference, and dances). In addition, there's preparing for all of the above, family stuff (we've got three new babies in my extended family coming between now and August!), and just staying caught up with stuff like folding laundry and cleaning eats up my time....
Nevertheless, my mind has been hard at work for almost 4 years on an actual book I want to write--and with the introduction of some new characters I didn't know where missing over the last couple of months, things have really opened up--I haven't written much, but I'm getting a sense of who characters are and what makes them tick, and events throughout their lives--because it's all about the relationships and connections, people!
So how are all of you?
I got a tablet----finally! :D :D :D :D
Yes, it's an original Wacom Graphire (which I think makes it about 10 years old)--but it works and it was free! My aunt apparently had it and was getting rid of it when she cleaned out her office (she's relocating), so my mom grabbed it for me :w00t: I'm still trying to figure out the feel and how it works, using some of my old lineart (and part of that is remembering how GIMP works for drawing, after such a long time :faint: ), but I'm looking forward to the experience, and am hoping this helps me to better get what I cando onto the screen a bit faster :)
In other news, we finished our summer reading program on the 18th--registered 3,513 k
Summer Fun
Hi everyone, I'm still alive, despite only being on here pretty much to clear out my inbox recently--and with my current schedule, that's not gonna change anytime soon :XD:
Last summer I read a bunch of books--this summer I'm helping other people find the books they need to read. My new position is waaaaaaay more involved in our library system's Summer Reading Program than last year (when that tiny branch registered less than 90 the whole summer--we're on our 5th week, with 3 more to go, and have registered about 3300!) We have workshops, special guests, movies, and puppet shows almost every day, and tons of kids (birth through high school)
I got a full time job! :D
As of December 1, I'm officially the new Young Adult Specialist at the main branch of my area's library :D I'm not exactly sure what all this entails yet--I know I'll be doing activities for teenagers and helping the Children's Department with puppet shows (I get to be a rapping troll my first week :D ), but wow.....I haven't had a full-time job since I quit my last one to go back to school in 2007, and haven't had retirement and insurance since 2003 (and it's under our state's teacher retirement, so if I ever get back in a school setting, it still counts). This is a huuuuuuuuge blessing, as I've got student loans that can't be deferred for
Summer Reading :)
Hey peeps, I've decided to read some actual books for fun this summer (I've done some during the year, but Old Testament Institute sort of dominates any reading time I had). My theme is Books Made (or will be made) Into Movies I Want To See, because I've officially turned into one of those "I NEED to read the book first" people :XD: Here's the list......but if you have any suggestions for books that a.) fit the theme and b.) are pretty clean, let me know.....maybe they'll make next year's list :D
1.) The Help
2.) The Hunger Games
3.) Catching Fire
4.) Mockingjay
5.) The Hobbit (currently on page 58.....it's taking some time because I've
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Same as you, sort of dissappeared for a good while XD but I'm glad to see you're doing well 