It was a dark and stormy randomocity . . .

Well, it's dark, anyway. I don't think it'll be stormy. But what do I know?

As I write this I've just begun chapter five of this novel thing, The Singers in the Eternal Night. I've also gotten news that my lovely and talented eight year old goddaughter, Talyan, has been booked to appear in a Samsung commercial. So, I can see her in her Samsung commercial on my Samsung TV. It doesn't get more awesome than that. At least I hope I get to see it--I never did see her Burger King commercial.

It's been a long week, and I desperately needed the good news above--up until today it had been one bloody thing after another. I can't go into details--it's work related--all I can say is, with 366 days this year, everyone picks the same frakkin' one to plan something.

I actually have an idea for a musical project. I'm thinking of doing some instrumental pieces for a song cycle I'm calling Broken Planet, for now. It's been a while since I've done anything musical--I haven't even fooled around with one of my guitars in days--so as soon as I get some more stuff blocked out let's see if I can remember how to do this.

College football and the NFL get started in earnest this weekend, which means I'll be struggling to get anything done. Especially when my Atlanta Falcons are playing. I'm looking forward to the season--I think the Birds will be a bit better, though I'm a little concerned about two things: the passing game and the defense. I know, they have Matt Ryan, Julio Jones, and Roddy White on offense, but for some reason it seems really difficult for them to complete a pass of more than four or five yards. Also, the starting defense is fine--but when those guys come out for a breather, the dropoff seems to be a bit precipitous.

Maybe I'm wrong. I hope I am. I do expect them to make the playoffs, in any case, and maybe even win a post-season game or two.

Okay, I'm done with football. Your eyes can unglaze now.

So, I've still got quite a way to go with the first draft of the novel--I probably will be getting close to done with it by around Halloween. Hopefully. Once I get done with the first draft it won't take long for me to knock into some sort of shape to send off to someone. As for a publisher, I have a specific one in mind that will at least look at it, which is about all one can ask, these days.