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Oy vey, tick tock man, get it going. It's past 23:30. Stop reading imdb for a few and post.

Yes, I was on imdb, reading about the Apprentice and Deal Or No Deal, instead of posting. Yeah, filler tv. I like those shows. Does that make me small? Umm, I don't think so.

I started my new job, but..if you want to know how I'm doing, ask me to dish about it. Hah! I'm safe for sure now, ain't no one going to ask me to comment on it.

But here I am now and...What the heck am I posting about? Sweet fich all really. But...is that any different from my usual? Hmm.

Am I going to make any headway this year? I think I will, but I inevitably do think I'll foge ahead, but...I'm not, forging ahead, I'm treading water. And that won't cut it. I have to start forging ahead some day.

Easier said than done. Phuggar me!

Sigh, I'm gone. See you in February.

 

Charles Petrie

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Tales eh? Oh, are blog titles supposed to be indicative of the contents? If so, I've drastically failed in that regard because so often, there ain't no tales being writtten here. I've dipped my toes in that water, but haven't taken a full on plunge. And truthfully, I'm not going to.

But it's a cool title no? Yes, it is. I'm good with the cool names. And the intial story ideas are likewise cool. The follow through though, loses some of that. It's still good, for the most part, but just not as good as intially envisioned, which is a shame, but, it's just the way I see it.

So, am I phuggared, in so far as my  realistic goal of a writing career? No, I don't think so. It doesn't help me, but it also doesn't stop me. I'm going ahead regardless. Or is that irregardles? Umm..hmm. LOL! :-D. Okay, okay, I'll stop the fooling, I know that it's the former and not the latter. The latter is just one of those aggravating things that have popped up and refuse to go away, alas. Some people, reading this, would add "Like you and your damn blogs Charles." But, I don't have to listen to the naysayers. So... :-p.

Hmm, as soon as I finish this, I'll be done my writing for the day, before Supper. Is that good or what? Believe me, it's good. Off days sometimes, or, more truthfully, often, find me writing down to the wire. So this is reason to smile.

Ahh...before Supper eh? That means I could do more writing after right? Yes, I could. Hmm, or editing, of my long done first draft first novel. yes, that too. But, knowing me like I do, I won't. Right? Ahem, yeah, likely. Tsk-tsk. Lost opportunities. But that's old hat. Nothing new there. Gah, so much to edit on that book. Even before I send it off. Though, I could always send off the done part to an editor and work on what needs to be edited. Yes, that three, as it were. :-).

What now? Will I do the right thing, or just take it easy, having met the easy minimums I set for myself. Hah! DO I reaqlly need to ask you, let alone myself? :-/. No, I don't. I know what I'll do, and if you've read through enough of my blogs, wherever they are, you know what I'll do too.

Yikes, I came back to find a "Do I want to stay online" notice. Umm, what do you think I said? Yeah, I said yes. Damn, having to need an..anchor. Damn AOL, it phugs me that it's so quick to go like that. Not that I'm leaving AOL anytime soon. Nope. Should I? I dunno, but I'm not. I tendto stick with horses for a long time. One example of just such a horse? I've had the same bike since May 23, 1987. Good eh? I think so. And I'm going to ride it on it's 20th Birthday too. That's cool, no matter what anyone says.

Well, I think it's time to go, I've typed in some good words  and Football is starting to pull on me so...I'll catch you throng tomorrow. Throng, that's a joke. But hey, I know the situation and it's not going to change.

Tomorrow.

 

Charles Petrie

 

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I received an E-Mail today from a friend who feels like a voyeur when she reads my postings. I told her not to worry because I'm completely comfortable sharing what I share.

So it raises the question, do you ever feel uncomfortable reading someone's blog? Or, when it comes to writing your own blog?

Getting back to my friend, though, she also suggested I make my writing goals realistic. They are. I know I'm good enough to have a lengthy and satisfying career writing. I've only been working on this career since 2000. That's only seven full years. I'm 35, not 71, when it would start to look unlikely. But even then, if I'm still trying to get in, I'll still keep at it. I am good enough. This I know.

Now, I don't know how she might take this reply, or the reply via E-Mail I sent her, but, I'm not replying angrily. I believe in myself and I will not quit believing in myself.

I once quit a fulltime job to focus on my writing. I'm not going to do that now. Not that I have a fulltime job right now, but, I do have a part-time job starting on Sunday and by the by, I'll have another job or two and be working fulltime. So where is this going? Umm, give me a minute to get my head around what I'm saying. Ahh, I'll work fulltime at one, two or three jobs until my writing can begin to pay its share. Slowly thereafter, it will pay for more and more. And one day, it will pay for everything, through my own company, which will grow, when I begin growing it to any work I do for others.

This I know. Do I know it like I know that today is Friday, no, I don't. Maybe I'm completely wrong about my future. But then again, I don't believe that either. I am going to make it in writing. It is just a matter of time and better effort.

Of course, sadly, I haven't even sent my work out to even one editor, so...umm, lost again...I have a long way to go before I should even think of being on the wrong path. Writing is something  that can be done long past other careers. So, I'm slow getting started, but...I still have multiple decades in which to have a career. So I ain't quitting this anytime soon. Or ever. This is not a hobby, and never will be. It is for a career. Even if it is a carrer that lasts three years in my late nineties. But that, that's not going to happen. I'll be there long before then.

Thanks eh, my friend. You gave me something to write about. Cool. And I'm not sitting here gnashing my teeth at you, or wagging my finger. I know I'm good enough and that is that. But thanks.

So, what else might I post about today? And I ask this because I'm not in any hurry to go and do something else right now. I'll be watching tv at 17:30, which is 45 minutes from now, but...until then...or for a bit longer more (:-p), I'm looking to fill in the time.

Not that you can help me now, even if you were inclined to. I'd have to post and you would have to read it and reply to it wherein I would get notified and post again. So that isn't happening.

Hmm...killing time, writing with "a weak purpose", that's always my strong suit. Umm, not. So, I guess I'll go now and do something else. But one last time, thanks eh, for your timely E-Mail.

 

Charles Petrie

 

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Okay, I'm here to post. Well, I've been sitting at my desk, to post for awhile, but I got caught up in other things and am just getting to it now, more than an hour and a half after coming online. That wouldn't be tsking worth, if I was just goofing around, doing whatever, but, I came on then to post and didn't. So, that is why I mention it.

And because I damn well can okay. This is my posting. And if you don't like what I'm posting, well you can damn well...do what you're doing, which is ignore me. Sigh, this again eh? Yes, it is that same old tired refrain. "No one's saying boo to me. Gah, when the heck am I going to stop? Uhh, I think I'll stop when I get published. So, I'll be grumbling about this for awhile yet. Sigh.

Pablam! Phases is percolating away in my head. Phases? Ah, yes, Phases, it's a new comic book concept I'm working on. A man is divided into five different beings. who mett up, but do not know that they are all phases of the same man. I've got names for 3 of the five already and the basic abilities of all of them. It will be, or would be cool to see it on the page. But there's so much I have in the works that the likelihood of it getting out anytime soon...by which I mean in the uh-ohs, is low. Sigh. :-/

Hmm, so much for that. I'm listening to local radio programming, the Team 990, an all sports' station and they were got to talking about myspace.com briefly...which just happens to be one of the sites I post at and they gave out the site address of one of their people. I tried it, but..it wasn't of the person in question. Now, maybe I heard the adress wrong, but I didn't think so. Oh well. Not really a big deal, nothing I'm going to rail about, just kind of a...phug. :-/.

So Phases eh, why am I talking about something that I'm not going to work on immediately? And why am I even thinking of new concepts when the concepts I've already been working on, some of which I've been working on for decades aren't near completion? It's just my way. But yeah, I need to get some work out into the marketplace. It's been this way for years, but, I'm thinking of it more now than I have in the past. Right? Maybe. The key is to just do it damnit! Is this the year?

I'd love to stay and answer that question, I really would, but, I got to go, right now. Sorry. I have a real good answer prepared for you, but I just can't stay right now. Tomorrow, yeah, I'll answer that question tomorrow. :-p. Yeah, right... :-p.

 

Charles Petrie

 

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Just dropping by this morning, I'm not going to stay long, I want to go see a movie. But this one, I don't have to go very far to see. It's one of the DVDs I bought yesterday. The Ultimate Avengers 2. I want to squeeze it in before I watch a show on tv. It's a tight fit, timewise, but I don't feel like waiting any longer. There's another show on later, I still have groceries to buy and maybe, just maybe I'll take a peek at places, or make calls anyway. So you'll forgive me of course if I don't stay long.

I know, what the heck have I done to deserve treating myself to a movie, right? Well, I did nail down a part-time job, just one day after my last full-time job ended and that is a departure from previous years, so...I'm off to an excellent start. Except...that start has stalled. So...yeah, I haven't.

Well...this isn't a vacation, but I'm taking it easy-like this week. And that's not exactly wrong...is it? Ahem, it's not the goodest. Especially since I don't have a place to live past March. That's the other shoe. So it behooves me to get on out.

Speaking of behoovements, not that that is a word, it also behooves me to make progress with my writing...you know, that pesky stuff of sending work to editors, rewriting what I need to rewrite. More writing of comics, especially Felo-de-se, which I've been working on since I was a teenager.

Shikes, I'm going before I convince myself to put my nose to the grindstone and wait for who knows how long to see that DVD. Tomorrow.

 

Charles Petrie

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D'Oh! What a dunch! I was trying to charge my tripleAAA batteries and it wasn't working. I was starting to get frustrated when I figured it out. Phew! Two of the batteries are charging now, while the others are in the tv remote.

Shikes, thrilling stuff eh? Me, writing about my little life. Well, unless you show up and even say boo, you got no reason to object to anything I write.

Okay, that sounds a bit angry, but it isn't meant to be angry...well, grrd anyway. Sorry. I don't hardly write comments for anyone, so...I should hush about that. But, I'm not likely to, not quite, just yet, not until I am publishing or getting published. So...no time soon. Sigh. :-/ 

Just today, I added four more movies in my tiny DVD collection. All of them animated. Five of the six DVDs I now have are animated. Hmm, I love animated movies, but...I need to add more live action movies. But getting back to three of the animated movies, I enjoyed them all in the theatre and will enjoy watching them on DVD in the years to come. Decades actually, but years sounds better. I would rank them thusly, The Incredibles, The Iron Giant and Titan A.E. As for the fourth, I haven't seen it, but I saw the first of it and enjoyed it. And I will enjoy this one too. The Ultimate Avengers 2. Hey, I like my comics...and my comic book movies. I will add comic book movies to my collection for sure.

Gah, I can feel the want to build regularly coming on and considering my less than ideal employment situation, that isn't good. So I'll have to do it slowly. In any event, I'll remake my wishlist and hopefully, build it up slowly and carefully.

Yeah, I spent some money today, but...I put them all on cards so, I'm not paying for any of them today. Phew, Yes, I'll pay for them soon, but putting it off is good. And no, I'm not about to get in over my head with my credit. Even though I'm using it a little more now, I'll never get in over my head with it. Famous last words? No!

Well, that time has come again. The time that feels right to call it a day and go on to other things. So...I'll be back tomorrow. And even though I won't see you, I'll still put out a little spread. Sandwiches, raw vegetables with dip, chips and nuts, grapes and freshly baked cookies and juices, pop and wine. Yeah, I do that everyday. too bad you miss out.

 

Charles Petrie

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Happy New Year everyone. I'm back here, not that you missed me. And I would quite likely take a permanent leave from here if I didn't have that unfinished story. I don't want to cancel a blog with an unfinished story. So...this blog will last for...a couple of years? Sigh.

That's it. I think I'm done. I don't have anything more I want to post about tonight and things are pulling me away from here. Yes, it is tv, but that's okay. TV is one of my engines.

Not that the show I was hoping to watch is on. No, no Doctor Who, the newest..."series". it's...done for the season? I dunno. I'll find out, by the by. But, there are always things to watch on tv.

So, I'm out. I'll be back tomorrow, not that anyone much cares.

 

Charles Petrie