isn’t just for Jesus! Since my internship at the Capitol started I haven’t been able to give this site the attention it deserves. While I was working at Borders I had plenty of time as I was never scheduled for more than 36 hours a week, often less than that. At the Chief Clerk’s Office I work 9am to 5pm every weekday, knock off an hour for travel there and back… Well, I don’t have as much downtime as I used to especially with a girlfriend I want to keep and an active social life (this means whatever you think it means).
I don’t want to make excuses, but I do want to explain and put some things into perspective… I love writing and at some point I hope to make a go at getting some of it published. I don’t know yet if this site is going to help. I started DMS in the hopes that having a forum would help and encourage me to write regularly and it did, when I had more free time. Right now my focus is on doing good at this internship and getting a good job at of it, starting a career…. Yes, in politics. You might think that there’s no point in trying but I’m not that cynical, I think a difference can still be made in this world by anyone, up to and including me! Once I have that and things settle somewhat, then I can look around and see what needs getting done in my life and doing it.
So what am I to do with DMS (and half a dozen other projects) in the mean time? Mostly slow down. I will be posting here but not everyday, probably not every other day. I’m going to start small and commit to updating twice a week. I can’t say which two days yet, but probably Monday and Saturday or Sunday and Wednesday. I promise that these posts wont be just filler but will content actual content, most of which I hope you’ll enjoy reading. If you find that you absolutely have to read something written by me point your browser to Gamestooge, I’m posting there regularly now, chances are very good you’ll find several posts there by me.
First up here is something I’ve decide to call “Beating the Backlog”, where I show you all the books, magazines, articles, and games I’ve got lined up for “processing” and then how quickly I can get through them. This is definitely more than just a list of what I’m reading and playing though. I’ll be writing on the thoughts, ideas, and criticism these things raise, This should be really interesting, to give you a taste of it I’m finishing up The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt , just starting Dragon Quest VIII and the Prince of the Marshes and am in the middle of Cryptonomicon, also you’ll see the scraps and bits that become poems ans short stories, or (in most cases) never go anywhere.
In other news my Xbox 360 broke. Microsoft though has been nice enough to fix it for free and pay for the shipping both ways (I suspect this is because they actually broke it before I ever bought the thing).
See you next time!
