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I’ve been doing a lot of both lately. I’m currently working on a number of stories. I hope they work towards something great. Thoughts and suggestions greatly appreciated. Ask me for more details. I’ve also located my journal from my trip to France in 1996. I’m almost finished typing up the original and will add to the France page as I get to the notes.

Currently, I’m reading:

Someday This Pain Will Be Useful To You :: Peter Cameron
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban :: J.K. Rowling

Books I’ve got lined up to read soon:

Vast Fields of Ordinary :: Nick Burd
Glinda of Oz :: L. Frank Baum
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate :: Jacqueline Kelly
Bambi :: Felix Salten
The Dark is Rising :: Susan Cooper

Books I’ve read this year so far:

The Giraffe :: Marie Nimier
David Inside Out :: Lee Bantle
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets :: J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone :: J.K. Rowling
Snugglepot and Cuddlepie :: May Gibbs
The Magic of Oz :: L. Frank Baum
The Tin Woodman of Oz :: L. Frank Baum
The Lost Princess of Oz :: L. Frank Baum
Rinkitink in Oz :: L. Frank Baum
The Scarecrow of Oz :: L. Frank Baum
Sky Island :: L. Frank Baum
Tik-Tok of Oz :: L. Frank Baum
The Patchwork Girl of Oz :: L. Frank Baum
Dot and Tot in Merryland :: L. Frank Baum
The Emerald City of Oz :: L. Frank Baum
The Enchanted Apples of Oz :: Eric Shanower
The Speckled Rose of Oz :: Donald Abbott
The Sea Fairies :: L. Frank Baum
Finding the Boyfriend Within :: Brad Gooch
The Magical Monarch of Mo :: L. Frank Baum
The Road to Oz :: L. Frank Baum
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz :: L. Frank Baum
Ozma of Oz :: L. Frank Baum
The Marvelous Land of Oz :: L. Frank BaumContinue Reading

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Of course I do! Here are some recent covers I’ve fallen in love with: [missing images]

I’ve got a lot of reading going right now. I plan on reading The Evolution of Calpernia Tate, but I doubt I get any of the others from my above list. I’m currently working on Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Snugglepot and Cuddlepie, The Giraffe, Glinda of Oz, & The Thrive Diet.

I love my job sometimes. This isn’t one of those times.

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Bea

The swan lands, awkwardly gliding
into water among strangers, among friends.
On the far horizon, the ponds edges
kiss coy stars, lurking in the dusk.
The swan gracefully turns her long neck;
her eyelids close softly — contentedly.
A world escapes behind veils of thin skin;
the murmur of voices fades to silence.
Gently, the elegant bird tucks her beak
under her wing and lets peace take her.

4.26.2009

Notes

Written 26 April 2009 in Anchorage, Alaska.

Brian Fuchs, “Bea” from Okie Dokie (Scissortail Press, 2019)

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I’m into tea again. I didn’t really ever stop, but I had been drinking really mediocre teas for a while and it just wasn’t the same. Not everyone agrees, but I love Republic of Tea. We got in another tea order in (because apparently Alaskans love tea a lot) and I couldn’t resist. I got me a couple tins of white teas and one rooibos.

Harney & Sons makes a really wonderful Earl Grey White… try it, love it. Even better than black earl greys.

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Well, probably not. But I did like these paper ornaments that I made. I think I’ll make sets of them to sell, but I’m not sure if I should make them and require that the person buying them put together the top part or if I should sell them already assembled and just charge the extra shipping. I’d like to assume people aren’t stupid, but… hmm.

I have been searching the corners of the earth for seahorse stamps. So far, I’ve purchased two. I will stop after 2 or 3 more. I really need a variety and a variety of sizes to really make the most use of them. My search brought several really great sites into my radar too. In the spirit of sharing (which I hear is a good thing), here’s a little list of the craft sites I like:Continue Reading

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Just getting over a slight cold. Not too bad.

WHERE DID APRIL GO ALREADY!?!!? I wasn’t ready to really get into this month and half of it slipped away quietly. I confused. I guess it was all the Charmed I’ve been watching that could have tipped me off… how else could I have gotten through so much?

Work hasn’t been as bad as I thought it would be… yet. Stacy being gone is weird. I keep forgetting that she isn’t going to take care of certain things and I must get them done. Fortunately, the scheduling managers seem to understand at the moment and are seeing that I get more time to actually do my job. And I think I’ll like my job more without another person to use as a crutch. I mean, it was nice to have someone to depend on, but I think it will be nice to just make my own mistakes. My first order of business was to take down the wall of pictures over the desk. I needed to take ownership visually, so it had to change. I really do think it will all be just fine.

I was hungry for mushrooms, Asian noodles, and/or eggs… so I decided I should have them together. Don’t do that. It wasn’t very good. I should have just had eggs.

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-I’m ready for meals in pill form. Food is exhausting and always makes me sick.
-David is a really helpful guy… most of the time.
-I obsess with things easily. It’s okay.
-I really don’t mind driving Daniel places.
-Work is going to be really stressful for a while.
-I wonder why it is that on good days the seed in my seedless orange is in the first wedge and on bad days it is in the last.
-I wish winter was longer, but I still miss summer sometimes.
-Sometimes I’m ashamed to be me, but usually I’m pretty proud of it.
-I love Target.
-I always come home from work with rubber bands on my wrist.