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This last month has been difficult and I've not done even close to what I've wanted. I really wished I had someone to blame, but it all falls to me. It's a pain to take responsibility for yourself. :-)

Part of my job requires that I fly to Europe from time to time when my work group huddles in conference for a week as we try to figure out what's been working, what hasn't, what looks to be coming down the pike, and what we think we're going to do about it -- you know, planning stuff. The conference part was good, the weather was bad (cold and rainy), the reindeer was good (yep, I ate Rudolph :-), and the flights are *long* (17 hours from end to end, counting layovers -- each way). The trip actually went well until I got home. I brought some virus back with me and spent the next 2 weeks mostly in bed trying to recover by sleeping my life away and working half days so my sick leave didn't get eaten up too quickly. I feel close to normal now and it's a wonderful feeling. :-)

So, while I got some reading in, I've not done the writing I've really wanted to do. For reasons I can't explain, "lily's child - ch 3" is over half way thru beta and I can't make myself pick it up. I wished I could figure out why. (I think the answer is next to "Where do thoughts come from?" If we can answer one, we'll also answer the other. :-) Hopefully, I'll jump back on this very soon.

I have managed to write a couple of longish one-shots, including 1 H/G piece. Maybe those will come out by Christmas -- who knows. They're presently in alpha status. I've also managed to take the epilogue of my Harry/Daphne story and extend it so it's like it's own little story. I look forward to finishing this, as it's something I can close out and say "finished" on. Now, if I could just get a good plot idea for "Unchampion-2"...

Can I have the last month back and trade it in for a new one?

Oh, just before my trip, I ran across a band called "The Killdares" who do "Celtic Rock" (in the words of Dave Berry, "No, I am not making that up!"). They're a nice something different. You can find them at killdares.com. You might like them too, or not. :-)

Kevin