Three and a half month hiatus.

I'm baaaaack! What, it was only a three and a half month hiatus! I don't have a good reason for falling off the map...just happens sometimes I guess. And since I'm home on the 4th of July watching Adventures in Babysitting on VH1, I figured now would be an appropriate time to get back in the game.


I suppose I should start by catching you up to speed a little.


My witness protection roommate moved out. She stayed in Sacramento but "relocated" to a one bedroom apartment on the other side of town. My new roommate is a Muslim from Somalia...which is interesting considering I'm a southern Jew. I always say that our house is a mini United Nations. We are proof that not only can Jews and Muslims coexist, but can actually be friends with one another. She's two years younger than I am, which is fine but I do question her judgment sometimes. Within the first month of living together she had befriended a bonafide prostitute and a convicted rapist. I am not making this up.

I'm also doing much better at work than I was. I was struggling for a while with trying to settle in at my new station. I've been there about 10 months now and sometimes it still feels like I'm the only girl amongst an all-boys club...but my numbers are consistently strong and at least for right now, I feel pretty secure.

About a month ago I rescued a puppy from a military family who had less than 24 hours to find a home for their dog before being deployed to Germany. I've had him since Memorial Day weekend and there's a picture of him (with my dad) posted below. I've fallen head over heels for this dog but since I already have two of my own, I don't know if it would be fair to try to keep him and adequately care for all three. Luckily, when my parents were here to visit, they fell head over heels in love with him too and he will soon be living the good life with my mom and dad on Lake Wylie, SC.

The screenplay I wrote back in January made it to the top 25% of an international competition I entered it into. In the back of my mind I thought I might actually have a shot at placing, however, they just announced the semi-finalist round (comprised of the top 10%) and I didn't make that cut. Still, I don't think it's all that bad for my first shot at screenwriting. They said there were 5,400 entries this year...I am proud of making it as far as I did...still, the competitive drive in me wishes I had gone further. I just started working on my next project. It's called "19 Roommates" about the 19 roommates I've had since I moved out of my parents' house at 18. I'm not giving up on the writing...I refuse.

As for the future...well, let's just say I've got some other big things in the the works before the end of the year. No other details are available at this time but I promise to disclose more once it gets closer.

Happy 4th.