Long time, no Blog...

So. Still no word from Zurich.

New manuscript rejected by yet another publisher.

New manuscript sent to another 2 publishers.

Sonnets come out in three weeks.

Wrote a fuckload of poems in the last month. (And you know what? They're good.)

Got my sweetie's name tattooed inside a big ole heart on my left shoulder. (With FLAMES!)

Been doing hard-core Katrina relief volunteer work.

Have had 3 German lessons and 2 homework assignments (got A's on both, thank you very much-- and that was before I started flirting with my teacher...).

Am having lunch with a for-real big-time New York literary agent next Friday, but that's on behalf of my friend Jane, his client. Jane lives in Chicago and her agent will be in Austin for a conference. Still, I can pretend.

Sent 3 poems to Mslexia this morning.

Want desperately to get published in Britain. Think I might go over better there than here.

Have learned how to say "Free-range Eggs" auf Deutsch (Eire aus Freilandhaltung...)

Have learned how to make umlauts in MS Word.

Went to Seattle. Came back.

Can now put most of my hair into a nearly respectable pony-tail.

Got new red glasses.

And there you have it.