Tired brain. Too many topics.
My life is overflowing with possible blog topics this evening.
I could write a poignant vignette about the wonderful lunch I had today with my friend Julie of Mental Tesserae.
I could write a rant about how much I dislike being sick, particularly when it steals my voice and saps my energy thus rendering me unable to properly manage my children.
I could write a long winded tale about the emotional crisis feedback loops that become possible when a mother and a teenage daughter, neither of whom feel well, begin to argue about homework. That one could either be a tragedy or a comedy depending upon the spin I give the tale.
I could write a joyful announcement that my work will be featured in Darwin’s Evolutions inaugural issue due out in May. Evolutions looks to be a very respectable online market and they’re currently seeking solid stories for the first issue.
I could muse upon the weight of responsibility that accumulates when people build dreams for their own futures based upon things I have begun but not finished yet.
I could entertain with an anecdote about my children, who surely did something charming today. Patches talking about Abraham Lincoln for instance. (Patches was very excited that Mr. Lincoln freed all the people with brown skin because this means his friend Wally from preschool is not a slave.)
I could ponder further upon experiences that I had at LTUE. There were people I enjoyed talking to that I failed to mention. There were conversations I’d like to have recorded. There were thoughts I’d like to write down so that I do not lose them.
I could review the movies I’ve watched lately while I was trying to make my brain stop thinking about everything else. (Auntie Mame, Mean Girls, Firefly, the new Doctor Who, etc.)
In the end it looks like I chose to list all of these things in the hope that on another day when my brain is not so tired, I can come back and explore some of these topics more fully.