Dear Diary . . . day by day

Friday, July 20th, 2001 - Happy Birthday Mom!

Mom, I did send you a card, honestly. There's even a decent letter inside. Unfortunately, I forgot to mail it until yesterday, so you probably won't see it on your birthday. Sorry! But Happy Birthday anyway! Holly and I both think you're the most wonderful mom ever, and we're very proud of you and love you very much.
I woke up early this morning, this after staying up late and not being able to fall asleep when I did go to bed. Sigh. I hate insomnia. It's been a bugaboo of mine for years and years now, but the past few months it hasn't seemed to bug me quite as often, so I'm all grouchy about it now. Of course, I'm probably just blocking out nights like last night, they probably happen a lot more frequently than I like to remember. I woke up at 6:30 this morning (alarm is set for 8) wide awake but completely drained. Good morning to you!
One good thing about waking up early is that I eat breakfast. Well, sometimes I do. I've been kinda bad lately about feeding myself; I find it depressing to cook for one person. Of course, I won't have that excuse soon, what with Tim living with me and everything. We seem to cook together well, so I'm hoping we get in that habit and eat well. We're really very good for one another.
Speaking of food, last night Susan fed me dinner, a delicious bean soup that I kept eating bowls and bowls of. I always have a nice time hanging out with Susan. I really get a kick out of being able to walk around the corner to hang out and have girltalk. It's something I had in Franklin (more or less), but this is the first time I've had a friend living so close out here. Yay, friends!
Ah, I'm not really coherent, so I'm gonna go get dressed and get to work early. Have a lovely weekend, y'all.

Exercise log:
Hm . . .
Writing log:
Figured out the entire background history of the world of my novel by brainstorming with Ian earlier this week. This prompted some restructuring of the novel, the beginning of a new chapter outline, and the urge to write. I honestly think I'm very close to being ready to start writing the Prologue and Part 1; I have a scene-by-scene outline of Chapter 1. I'm so very excited!
I'm currently reading:
Genuis of Deceit by Tim Pratt
Slowly, chapter by chapter :-)
Outlining for two kinds of studyin':
Midnight Robber by Nalo Hopkinson
My new PO Box is:
Heather Shaw
P.O. Box 13222
Berkeley, CA 94712-4222

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