So today I got a somewhat unpleasant surprise when I saw that the flyer for one of my book signings used the incredibly stupid picture off my blog of my Special-K Red Berries post way back as my official author's photo. Ugh. Yup, of all the cool, burly shots of me hiking in the wilds of Colorado they used one where I'm making a phony smile in front a dart board. At least I have a few weeks to prepare my defense (and actually probably make a pretty funny opening to my slideshow because of the picture).

There's a lot going on out here, mostly stuff that's better in pictures (so I'll have to hop onto flickr soon and upload some of them). Hikes, adventures, snowshoes, etc. I didn't even post the pictures of my new bass. Truthfully, finding "free" time has been really tough lately but I think starting this week I'll be able to do more of the things I enjoy. I have a bunch of songs I want to get rolling with my new music set up (which includes the bass, a new Marshall amp and some studio-ready cords). Also been trying to ramp up the fitness level for summer fun--which kind of explains where a lot of my time is going. A typical day for me:

7:00 AM Wake up, hit snooze alarm
7:45 AM Wake up, take hurried, quasi-panicked shower
8:00 AM - 5 PM Work
5:30 - 7:30 PM Run, shower, eat, bike, volleyball, whatever gets me moving
8:00 - 10:00 PM Freelance work, web design stuff

So as you can see, not a whole lot of time to enjoy much. Not to mention in a few weeks I have to get my slideshow and presentation ready for my book signings. I'll post the dates when I know them, but they are all within a week around the end of May (at least this "tour").

Anyhow, I am still alive out here and life is good but very busy. Please refer any requests for photos to my my secretary Xanadu, since she'll have access to better ones out there.

Posted by James Dziezynski @ 3:16 PM