Thanks to Kevin B. for bringing my website and web journal back to life! Huzzah!
So what did we miss? My hometown New England Patriots won another Super Bowl, hoorah to that! I returned from Salt Lake City for a brief vacation in Boulder, then I head back out to Mo'town a week from tomorrow for a snowboarding trip. In the meantime, I'm enjoying playing through Phantasy Star again and polishing up my long-delayed Ghosts N' Goblins rewritten FAQ.
A big happy birthday to Sheila (Feb 7th)! May you enjoy many more trips around the sun! :)
My flash training is coming along, as evidenced by the clumsy animation on my homepage (hey, I did it in 10 minutes, ok?) Bonus points to anyone who can identify the game I'm playing in the picture. There will be mucho web updates coming soon too, keep your eyes open!
I suppose the other big news is that I'll be living solo in about 32 days. It's nothing personal against my room mate, I'm just ready to have my own place for a while. It's actually the SAME place, but it'll be all mine. Gone will be cable TV, my AOL email account, and overpriced energy bills. A BIG plus is that I finally have a guide book proposal in the works and if it goes through (fingers crossed) I'll have a legit office to do actual research! Should be fun and I think Xanadu will appreciate the added space.
So, income taxes are paid too. For the first time in over 4 years, I'm getting a refund! It's not much, a little over $250 total, but heck it beats paying in. As a freelance writer I was listed as a small business, so I was taxed at a much higher rate (thanks Republican economics!) than if I had been a lackey somewhere else (like I am now). I'm using the money to pay off my Tascam 224, which by the way, still isn't working right. Bugger. I'll get it though.
That's the week that was. Not sure 100% what the weekend holds, but I hope to get into the mountains one of the days and work on the book proposal the other.
And a final PS. I have a new email: james@jamesfaqs.com. This will be replacing my bruplex@aol.com address, which I am REALLY and officially retiring on April 14, 2005.
