Buzz, buzz, buzz. I'm busier than a bee. Productive writing the past several days. Getting back into researching several story ideas based on characters from earlier works I've created. Still thinking my way through various magnetic, electromagnetic, thermal, and gravity theories on creating portals in time and space. My work notes build on each other, lately, so that's a good thing. I may not include a lot of my research into the actual stories--BUT if I can understand the universe I want to create (or write within), the more believable the world will be. Besides, I love doing this anyway!!

Back from the weekend-blitz, Comic-Con 2004 and "7-Habits" class held Monday and Tuesday. Wonderful information.

What a week! Completed all the work I needed to do before taking a few days off. Spent most of the day just hanging around and doing a little cloths shopping. Found some great specials!

I’m making some notes on people I want to meet at the Con, mostly names I’ve come across lately in reading blogs and interviews. Here are a few of the names: Keith Griffen, Jai Nitz, Kelly Sue Deconnick, Peter Rose, and Laurenn McCubbin. Of course I also hope to see ADS’r Anne and Colleen Doran. Got a lot scheduled to do at the Con, but I’m looking forward to having fun!

The Martial Arts of Middle Earth
An Interview with Tony Wolf, Fighting Styles Designer for the Lord of the Rings Motion Picture Trilogy
http://swordforum.com/articles/ent/tonywolf.php

Work still piled to be accomplished before I take a few days off this next week. Saw Pirate of the Caribbean, Thursday evening. Awesome movie. Loved Johnny Depp. I’m even considering seeing it again!

Spoke with Sis, earlier today. Poor Guilis is having problems again. I feel for him deeply, but he needs to decide things for himself.

Got a lot of work to do today...I think it's a Loreena McKennitt music day, with the headphones on. In memory of the "Old Ways!"

Another day. Buckling down to do some work. Survey's out the door and the SAGE 950 guide is up next.

I'm all hung up on this User Guide Survey I need to get out the door tomorrow. Gonna wear my kicking boots and drop kick those Qs right out the door, Bam-Yoew, right out the door I tell ya. Next, need to jump back into the SAGE 950 Test Procedures. ...At least I have my CDs to dance to. ;-)

Plans to go see Pirates of the Caribbean, this Thursday with “The Gang.” ....Arhhhhhg, avast!!

Spent a lot of the weekend re-watching the Lord of the Rings, Fellowship of the Ring, extended edition Appendixes.

"There are moments in out lives,
there are moments in a day, when
we seem to see beyond the usual.
Such are the moments of our great-
est happiness. Such are the moments
of our greatest wisdom. If one could
but recall his vision by some sort of
sign. It was in this hope that the
arts were invented. Sign-posts on
the way to what may be. Sign-posts
towards greater knowledge."

Robert Henri (1865-1929)
The Art Spirit

Another day and, MAN, the bookcases were the perfect choice. Pat myself on the back. Ugh, now to rearranging the the "Think Tank" room. No, no. this one goes there. That one goes here!

I re-thought the bookcase idea and ended up purchasing some taller, five-shelves, wooden storage shelving and put them together this afternoon. The door I was using for the table, now fits on one shelf on each unit. So now I have double duty book shelves AND my hobby table. Also set up my drawing table at another spot in the room! Looks great.

"To draw a tree, to pay such close attention to every aspect of a tree, is an act of reverence not only toward the tree, and toward the earth itself, but also our human connection to it. This is one of the magical things about drawing—it gives us almost visionary moments of connectedness."
— Alan Lee
from Endicott-Studio.com/biolee.html

Whirlwind week, but a short work week! :-) Just hanging out on a Friday, mostly cleaning and making plans to do a little carpentry work soon. Need to build some book shelves--either modular or hand-made and get my books out of their boxes. Setting up my drawing table soon too. Today, Earth is at Aphelion, its furthest distance from its yearly circuit around the sun. Current distance estimate: 1.017 AU

Getting ready for the last day of presentations. Nervous? Like, yeaha! Do bears live in the woods? Shaa. I'll feel better later...