Some links

Here are some links related to recent posts.

The Artist's Way Starter Kit I'm not actually using the starter kit, but its approx. the same price I paid for the book itself.

Purple Panther Tattoos

Occidental College

 

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Some links

Here are some links related to recent posts.

<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1585429287/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1585429287&linkCode=as2&tag=mexpat-20">The Artist's Way Starter Kit</a> I'm not actually using the starter kit, but its approx. the same price I paid for the book itself.

Purple Panther Tattoos

 

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Fotografía

 

Dirty towel

Stains

Why yes, I cleaned the kitchen a little bit today. Washed the dishes, mainly.

In other news, I am going to go over one of my short stories tonight so that I can post it here tomorrow. I'm going to spend the afternoon at the biblioteca, and I'll post from there.

 

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What's New

I’ve started Julia Cameron’s 12-week course, The Artist Way. I started this morning, in fact, doing my Morning Pages. I’ve had the book for a number of years, most recently stored in the Dome House garage. It’s one of the books I brought back with me to San Miguel de Allende.

I am also contemplating how to support this writing thing. I’ve been following developments in the publishing world. I’m considering a Kickstarter campaign. I am going to be publishing short stories here on the blog, so keep your eyes peeled. I am considering adding a donation button. I need to build up a network of people that like my writing and that might be willing to give money to encourage it, i.e. donate or pay for it.

Also, I AM writing again, after my winter break/depression/fallow period. Yay!

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Back Home (almost)

I'm on the bus at the Guanajuato bus station. We're about to leave for SMA, and I'll (hopefully) be home, in my house, by 5. It's been about 25 hours since I left la Casa de mi padre para ir a LAX. No es necesita para decir que estoy muy cansado. Cansadisimo, as they say.

I'm in that transitional state between cultures, between countries, and it's intensified by the lack of sleep. I was up late Sunday, packing, sorting, weighing my bags, repacking, reweighing. I slept for a few hours, then woke up and managed to get all the stuff in the garage back into bins and boxes and put back on the shelves. Then Mitch arrived and we completed a few last minute errands before he, my dad, and I piled into my dad's car, bound for the airport.

I was very early by design. My two check in bags weighed in at 49.5 pounds and 51 pounds. The gal checking the bags said the 1 pound overage wasn't a problem, thank god.

I managed to sleep for an hour, maybe two, on the flight to Dallas. After I arrived at DFW, around midnight, I had a nine hour layover. I managed to get a couple of hours sleep at terminal D, where they have some comfy couches on which one can stretch out. Another couple of hours sleep on the flight from DFW to BJX.

Taxi to Silao. Bus to Guanajuato. Bus to SMA. Almost there. I'm going to try to stay awake as long as I can so I don't wake up in the middle if the night.

Must remember to turn on the water heater, so I can shower before bed. I can't remember what food, if any, I have left. It would be awesome if there is some granola and soy milk.

The previous two weeks seem distant, like they happened long ago. A different reality. A different me, the L.A. me. L.A. me isn't so different from Mexico me, yet each feels distinct. I'm not yet Mexico me. I will be as soon as I can relax at home. Being this tired I feel the need to be vigilant.

I can't wait to see my babies. I've been dreaming of them in these brief snatches of sleep. I wonder what, if anything, they will think of the new dog, Kirby, I am bringing with me from Los Angeles. They probably won't even comprehend Kirby, since he is two dimensional.

 

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Sorting Books

Three piles. 1) books I will take back to San Miguel de Allende. 2) books I will keep in storage. 3) books I will get rid of by selling or giving away. This is really hard work for me. I have a lot of books. A LOT of books. I want to read them all before deciding. It's also very entertaining, glancing through books I haven't opened in years, such as this copy of As I Lay Dying that I last read in high school.

 

 

 

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Alma Mater

 

Occidental College

I'm in Los Angeles for two weeks, visiting. Dropped in on my old school. Pretty much the same, but different. On the other hand, York Blvd. has seen some real changes in the past two years. It was already becoming gentri-hipsterized when I moved to Mexico, but in two years it has become radically different. I'll try to snap some pics of York later. Highlights: a used bookstore and a non-superheroish comic book store. More of a graphic novelish store. I could really drop some serious money at the comic book store, so it's a good thing I don't have any.

 

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