I hate the cover of the book I’m currently reading. There’s a dude on it - well, there are two dudes on it, really - but the one that is just a disembodied glowing head looks alarmingly like Professor X. And he looks seriously peeved. Probably because he can read my mind and all. And right now that is a cluttered mess. Chock full of action items I could or should be taking care of right this very moment, while also brimming over with big life questions. It’s no wonder I’m having a hard time getting past the first hundred pages. And now Jean Luc, I mean Professor X, is glaring at me…silently reproaching me for turning my back on him and my typically escapist tendencies. But hey, I’ll always have alliteration.

Bonus: I completely forgot about Guy Fawkes Night, but Chuck happened upon a celebration…on the beach in the Bay Area, of all places.

It’s like I’ve lost my voice. All these thoughts are rolling around my busy brain, but nothing is bubbling to the surface. I can’t even blame it on NaNo. So far I’ve written maybe 500 words in five days rather than 2000/day (though I do like the direction this new story is taking me). I will admit…there is an awful lot going on behind the scenes here. Contrary to popular belief I don’t make all of my business public or post every little thing that pops into my head. Just most every little thing.

So, the new camera and I? Well we’re still in the awkward fumbling phase. But there’s real potential there. I can feel it. After taking ‘er out for a spin (well, a flickr photowalk) I am much less apprehensive. Now I just need to figure out which lens would be the best fit.

On the random tip, yesterday morning I walked into my kitchen, looked out the patio doors and saw four GIGANTIC birds strolling around my backyard. I swear they were wild turkeys. Sadly my photos of the incident aren’t very clear. They’re not like, bigfoot blurry, but still.

Wow, November first. Not just All Saints Day. Today is significant for other reasons as well.

• The little man slept in this morning, after his exciting yet exhausting introduction to the world of trick or treating. His enthusiasm was inspiring and his projection was top notch (he was practically shouting TRICK OR TREAT). And the lad remembered to say “thank you” at every house. Well done. We’ll definitely be doing that again. Only on Halloween, of course.
• It is time to celebrate the birth of Empress Eve. Happy Birthday Eve!
• Speaking of which, it’s also World Vegan Day.
• Today saw the kick off National Writing Month. I don’t know if I’m insane enough to give it a go this year, tempted though I am (speaking of insane, the Austin, TX group got together at midnight last night to kick things off). A much more reasonable compromise would be NaBloPoMo. But it seems a bit silly. I post to this blog nearly every day as it is and have heard from some readers that it is too much.
• The surprise I alluded to yesterday? It’s a camera. I worry that the learning curve will be steep. I’ve been using my Olympus C-4040Z for so long…we have a symbiotic relationship. That camera is like an extension of me. It sees what I see and I don’t have to think at all to use it. This new one? Frankly I find it a bit intimidating. Though I haven’t given it a chance yet. It arrived yesterday and I haven’t had time to sit down and play around with it. Soon. Very soon. And maybe someday we too will be as one.