The Allergies, The Work, and The Bad Idea
Posted on May 22, 2007
I never used to have allergies. I was even tested once–fifty or so pin pricks in my back testing me for everything from grass to cat dander to cigarette smoke. I was found to have absolutely zero allergies.
Then I moved to Austin.
Something like three hundred times a year, these giant clouds of pollen, mold, or fungus drift out of the trees and create a giant allergen carpet. At least four times a year, I suffer from allergies so horrible I want to move to Antarctica where there is no pollen. Just for the record, I am both pissed and bitter over this. If you haven’t guessed, I’m sitting here thinking like that little girl in the cough syrup commercial who keeps saying “It’ll hurt if I swallow.” I also coughed a few minutes ago and spent half a minute choking on my own bile and mucous. Lovely!
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Writing is moving along as I try to get back in the swing of things post moving into the house. Still one large home project to finish, but allergies, a medical emergency, and general laziness has delayed the wall we’re trying to finish. I should just do it tonight.
Right, so back to the work.
Cranking away on a novellette right now. Fun stuff. It’s a little weirder than anything I’ve done in the past. Any luck you’ll all get to read it sooner rather than later. I think you’ll dig it. Once this is finished, I’ve got some stuff to rewrite. We’ll see what happens after that.
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And now for the bad idea. Last Friday, I was driving with Shawna, heading to College Station to go see my friend’s band play. It wasn’t a bad drive, little traffic-heavy. Anyway, we’re tooling along Highway 21 when I turn to Shawna and spout off the dumbest idea I’ve ever had.
“I think I’m going to record an album this summer.”
Shawna, bless her heart, responded with a “Cool.”
I’ve looked into it, and I could do it on the cheap for about $300-$400. I’ve heard of worse deals. So now I’ve just got to see if I want to put my crappy little speck of musical talent on tape. Maybe the more intelligent half of my brain will prevail.
Lord, help us all.
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