One in NoJoMo 2017

Introduction. Why am I doing this, and how long have I been doing it?

This is year eight. Why am I doing it? Well, because it’s something that settles my brain, and gets me ready for the end of the year.

I can look back, and see what I’ve done over the past year, and maybe write a bit about other things on my mind.

In the month of writing leading up to my birthday, I was kind of spiraling. I was unemployed, poor, and trying to decide where to go next. Thankfully, I was able to find work, albeit not what I was hoping for.

But it pays the bills. Sorta.

Things really got knocked askew in May, when we were forced to move out of the place where I’d been living since 2007.

The new place is considerably smaller, but it’s also a lot more expensive. I don’t know that we’ll be staying terribly long.

I admit that I’ve not really put out my prompts for the month. I do have some of the ideas my wife helped me put together stashed aside. I also have some birthdays I’ll write about. <strike>Armistice</strike>Veterans’ Day. Thanksgiving.

Purportedly, Open Diary, where I wrote pretty regularly from 1999 until its closure in 2013, is returning sometime soon. I am also writing on ProseBox.

I think, though, what I’m going to do is end each entry with what I’m going to write about tomorrow.

Do you ever feel conflicted when someone you admire comes under controversy?

Maybe this weekend, I’ll get this better set up. We’ll see. On my lousy blog, my wife may be joining in on the fun.

I would write more, but today’s been incredibly long. I did get my infusion this afternoon, so by the end of the weekend, I expect my energy level to be back to peak.