Oh my God! He's back!

I decided, without telling anyone, to take the summer off as far as writing was concerned. I kinda decided without telling *myself*, but a couple of weeks into June I noticed that I hadn't written a word in a while and said to myself, "self, maybe you're having a difficult time writing lately because you just need a clean break from it." So I took one. I noticed that my last post here had been the day after Memorial Day - one of the traditional bookends of summer, as you all know. Coincidence? I think not. So I put my blog and my book and my stories and everything else I usually diddle with (even my mailing list full of crazy people whom I love) to the side with a big sign on top saying "DO NOT OPEN UNTIL SEPTEMBER."

And these things pretty much sat there all summer while I went out and did stuff. And it's been a rather glorious stretch of time, all bitchiness about the ridiculous heat aside. Float trips and camping trips and weddings and mini-vacations and liquor and friends and wheeeee! Lots of work, but that's not a bad thing either. Books/DVDs/comics/music are good, and food is good, and a bank account isn't a bad thing either. And I feel rejuvenated somehow. I'm more than ready to hop back on that great big bulldozer in my mind, fire it up, and start pushing shit around to see just what kind of piles I can make.

So, for those of you who may actually still be with me - hi! Good to see you again. I've missed ya. Let's see what kind of trouble we can get into now, shall we?