It’s been awhile.

I haven’t blogged much because I just have not had the time to do so. I know you folks are tired of hearing about my time issues, so I will not type any more.

Here is what has happened thus far:

1. I suffered my first rejection at getting published. I am not discouraged by this as: A. It was a student press and B. I have a prof who was rejected 99 times before having a piece published on the 100th attempt. I am submitting my work for a sci-fi award, as per a prof’s strong suggestion. Let’s see if I can become an “award winning author.”

2. My next work is nearing final draft status. It is due on Tuesday and will be workshopped by my peers in three weeks.

3. I was asked to submit an anthology entry for Am Lit. I have submitted a bio and letter from Louis Jolliet. It would appear that there is a letter in the archives of the Wisconsin Historical Society. The letter’s English translation is in my anthology. Jolliet is the more silent of the explorer duo of Marquette and Jolliet, as Jolliet lost his entire journal in a boating accident. All history has is Marquette’s first hand account and Jolliet’s rehashed memories on the discovery of the Mississippi as an outlet to the Gulf of Mexico.

4. I have to pay for summer classes, as I need a few more credits to lift my GPA due to a lower than desirable transfer GPA. Unfortunately, there are no scholarships or grants for summer so I have to take out loans.

5. We need a house. The apartment is so very cluttered that we can barely keep it clean. Houses are too expensive, although we have a lead on one to rent. The only way we can rent this home is if Mindy gets a raise.

6. I am tired. I am sick. I am sick and tired and that is too cliche to happen to me.

7. This weekend: I am taking tonight off. Earlier I put together a 3 page essay on Rowlandson vs. Jogues. I have one 4-6 page essay, and two more 3 page essays due by Tuesday. I have one piece of poetry due by Saturday at midnight and a presentation on Craig Raines to prepare for on Wednesday. I have a 20 page work due on Tuesday, which is in final draft status. Mix in a Mid Term exam in the Bible as Lit, and you have a full weekend.

9pm Friday night. My son is with his Grandmother (as is the case every other weekend) and my wife and daughters are asleep (as is the case every single Friday night).

Folks, I am off and I do promise to write a little more. For those of you still watching this space for blogs…..keep watching.

I am outta here!