It’s been a whole week since I’ve blogged. I don’t know if
that’s ever happened before. Even when we go on vacation, I usually post
pictures.
The good thing is that nothing bad has happened to me.
Things have just gotten even busier than before (didn’t know that was
possible). Here’s what’s been going on.
1. My parents are moving, so I’ve been helping them pack and
thinking how grateful I am that it’s not me who’s moving. Though I’m jealous of
the opportunity to cull:
My mom: Do you think I need to keep this?
Me: Have you used it in the last year?
My mom: No.
Me: It gets packed in the going-to-Goodwill box.
2. Luke and Ariel are preparing to visit graduate schools. Next
weekend, Luke’s visiting University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and Ariel’s
visiting Emory. Now I have to explain to people what my kids are going to
study.
Me: Luke, are you studying those cage things that tie things
together?
Luke: You mean ligands?
Me: Yeah.
Luke: No.
Me: Oh…
Luke: I’m studying organo-metallic catalysts.
I turn to Ariel.
Me: Ariel, so when people ask what you’re studying…
Ar: Math.
Me: Right. So I can say complex analysis.
Ar nods.
Me: Are there any practical applications?
Ar: I hope not.
3. I’ve been editing my third novel in Screwing Up Time series. Why is it that even though I know it’s the
first edit after the first draft, I still hope that nothing needs to be
changed? I find myself muttering and blaming my characters. Hmm...When my kids
go to grad school and people ask what their mom does, will they say, “She
grumbles and talks to herself”?
4. And last of all, I’ve been reading The Historian for my writers’ reading group. Normally, I’d never
choose to read a vampire book. In fact, I’d usually view it as a literary punishment
akin to reading James Joyce, but I’m loving this one.
