Holy cow, I said it would never happen and somehow here I am blogging. It sounds so dirty. I told myself I would never do it, never air my dirtly laundry for all to peruse and still here I sit typing away at 2:30 a.m. on a Tuesday. As usual I can't sleep and I want to so badly. I have another week ahead of me doing the newspaper but it looks like just maybe things might go smoothly for the first time since I've been laying out this newspaper. Finally I'm not have ads thrown at me at the very last minute and can concentrate on laying out. I may actually be able to leave at a decent hour every night! I can't complain too much though as I basically only work one week out of the month and make about a part timer salary.

Now to decided how I want to go about getting my bachelors degree. I have the opportunity to work for the university and get free tuition but this could possibly be a terrible idea. If they demand 30 hr work weeks out of me in return for tution reimbursement then I may just be better off staying with the paper and applying for grants. Then school is still free but I at least have time to do my work. I think with certain people breathing down my neck every day to do their ads and having to work a set number of hours I'd be better off just staying at the paper and only working one week out of each month... well... plus the time it takes me to update the website twice a week which is basically no big deal.

I just wish the univerity offered a more diverse art course. They still place far too much emphasis on fine art which would be awesome if I were wanting to be a teacher but not so much for me as a graphic designer. Ho hum... time to have a one on one with my would be boss at the university and find out the details. I'll put this on the backburner until after the paper is done for the month.

So... I spent Sunday with Kevin, Dani, Kaylee, Michelle and Shannon. It was wonderful to see them all and spend some quality time with them. Kev and I worked all day on the Mountain-Con II book trying to get as much done as possible. Kev is really learning fast and I'm seeing he is grasping the software better and better. I think school is going to really help shape and polish his work so that it really stands out. It will especially be good for him to get back to using his colored pencils and paints and working with his hands. I know it really helped me polish my work. I think by the time we finish this book we may have a mass suicide. Dani, Kev and I were about ready to tear our hair out as a whole. I've decided that it doesn't matter what publication you are putting together, people never pay attention to a DEADLINE! It will never cease to amaze me. I don't think they realize how tough it is to layout a publication with only have of the puzzle pieces available.

Shannon cooked us an amazing meal... we had a wonderful time chatting and basically it was a wonderful and mostly relaxing day. Just good to be with my bro. I think that Dani is as much like a sister to me as Kev is like a brother. They both look out for me and worry about me. I really love that. It's always good to know that you have friends who have your back and vice versa.

Miss Kaylee just gets cuter and cuter. I can't believe her sweet curls and her smile just melts your heart. I just love it when she gets all excited and grins from ear to ear. She is going to be so much fun once she starts to chatting up a storm. Some friends dropped by with their dog and he started chasing Wrangler around the room. She was giggling and laughing so hard! I about fell over it was so cute. I really love that little girl. I miss Haylee and Adam as well. Those kids mean the world to me. I'd do anything for them.

Well... this feels really strange writing this, but it's time for me to sleep or at least attempt to. I'm sooooooooooo damn tired. Lots of work to do. I want to get into the office as early as possible so I can get this crapola done! Nighty nite all.

Thus begins my blogging saga....