Too Many Hobbies!

Well, a joyous new year to one and all! I survived 2006 (sometimes just barely), and I'm proud to say I was gainfully employed for the majority of it. Now, for the coming year, I hope to find some other employment (either of the writing kind or, more likely and more helpful, with another company).

On that front (the writing that is), I have resumed edits for Adeline's as yet unnamed novel. I decided shortly after Camilla (my source of sanity and the beak-ed pokes to keep me hopping) went home for a month that I was going to take a break from the novel. Between not having anyone bugging me for edits, writing a novel in about a month, and running around in the holiday madness, I was so sick of the damned thing I just wanted to delete it!

Rather than doing that, I tucked it away and forgot it. I decided I would take two weeks off and then concentrate on it really hard the two weeks before Camilla got back. And, surprisingly, it seems to have worked! A few days ago, (two days before my self-imposed deadline) I found myself wanting to take it out and work out it. But I denied myself. *grins*

Today was my first day back at it, and I feel like I got a lot done. There's a really snazzy scene between the herione and hero. I'm liking their interaction SO much better this time around. He's no longer a quasi-creepy emotionally trigger happy weirdo, and she's more crazy and snappy than ever. Liking the characters never hurts when I'm trying to get things done.

But what does hurt are my "addictions". It seems like I never have enough time in the day to just indulge myself. Which is odd because I spend a good portion of my day indulging myself. *grins broadly* Anyway, I love reading. I can, and often have, spent all day curled up on a comfy seat devouring a book from start to finish. Breaks for meals are optional if it's a really good book.

The other addiction I have which can really eat away my time is video games. I've (semi) often talked on Adeline's journal about video games that I like playing. Well, Christmas was a great year for toys because I got four new ones to try out including the infamous Final Fantasy. I'll spare you the details, but I will add that Mom doesn't help. I walked downstairs to get a drink before I came upstairs to do some writing. She said, "Go put your clothes in the dryer (oh yay laundry night) then come kill something." I know that it's really code for "you were upstairs for two hours after dinner, and I haven't seen you since this morning; do something downstairs so I can talk to you some time before the day ends" but it still makes me laugh.

Now that I've gotten this all typed out, I'm not really sure what my point was. Did I ever have one? Will I make one up so that I can stop typing, go to bed, and sleep (and so y'all can stop reading and do the same and/or move on to something else)??

Nah. I think I'll just leave you hanging. After all, isn't that how you're supposed to end a chapter? (If the answer is no, don't tell me!) :)