I’m trying to figure out this brain-dead-thing that I’ve been living with. For weeks on end, I can’t find two brain cells to rub together, then come days like today that I work from beginning to end, accomplishing much, thinking fine and feeling fine… with no discernible change in actions or habits to account for the difference. **shaking head** Bizarre. But, the good days have been rare enough lately that I’m grateful for them.

Today I put the day to use going through all my emails for the WindyCityRWA.org web site and fixing everything that needed to be fixed. It was an all day job, plus some of yesterday, but I made it through the entire stack of emails, which feels very good.

Sure, there is bunches more to do for various other web sites, and my house looks like a disaster hit it, and my desk is a foot deep, but accomplishing something today felt good.

It probably helps that as of yesterday I’m solvent again, at least for a while. I’m hoping that it will keep me afloat long enough to get some projects off the ground and get some money coming in.

Kids are fine. #4-son’s hand is healing nicely. #3-son had me editing papers all weekend, because if he doesn’t like the grade he gets he can edit the paper and turn it back in. He said I’m a lot tougher editor than his teacher is, but I’m better because I tell him how to fix things. Wow! A compliment from a teenage son… those are rare enough that I put it on the calendar. :-) #2-son called me yesterday to pick him up after class so he could come home and make tuna-helper for himself for dinner, because he was tired of dorm food. **??** Okay, whatever. Haven’t heard from #1-son, but I assume he’s doing well.

Tomorrow is my birthday; I’m turning 48, which probably accounts for a significant amount of the problem I was mentioning in the 1st paragraph. It’ll be a quiet day, but I have a birthday box from my folks sitting on my desk waiting for tomorrow, which is always fun. :-)

My characterization class scheduled for Saturday was canceled, due to lack of attendees. :-( I’m sad. I was looking forward to it. But this way I don’t have to cram a massive re-write of the presentation into the next couple days, which I guess is good. I sure hope the Elgin one happens… I could use the money, besides they are fun.

The good news, though, is that the gal organizing the classes gave me a description for the spring class, and it sounds like tons of fun. :-) So I’m really looking forward to that. It’ll be a fun class to put together and a fun class to teach.

I’m also learning a lot lately about grammar and linguistics. :-) Suzette Hadan Elgin is putting together a new lesson book for her Láadan language and I’m guinea pig. Since it’s a baby-step lesson book, I figure if she can make it understandable to me, we’re set. :-) So, in the process of creating/reviews lessons, I’m majorly confused and she’s taking enormous amounts of time explaining things to me, which I’m hoping is a useful way to spend her time. So I trying to not feel too guilty about all the one-on-one attention I’m getting, and at the same time enjoying learning new things. This morning we left the discussion appalled at the American education system that left me so lacking in grammar knowledge. I’m trying really hard to not mention that when I was in school I couldn’t have cared less about grammar, so it probably is more an indication of personal interest that American educational systems. :-)

So, lots going on, which is also probably not helping with the problems mentioned in the 1st paragraph… it’s hard to concentrate when I feel so pulled in so many directions. But, overall, no complaints. :-)