I’ve accomplished jack all towards any projects in the past two days. And a couple of them are oh so close to being finished (at least in the area of book covers) that it’s frickin’ ridiculous I haven’t gotten off my ass to finish them.

Not much writing going on at the moment. I’m in one of my ‘can’t write to save my life, none of my characters are speaking to me because they’ve all trooped off to Faedriae to go gryphon hunting’ down times.

Jerks. [flips the bird]

So let me tell you about my trip yesterday instead.

It’s usually a three hour round trip to go pick the boy up from his dad. I started out with a few errands to do before picking the girl up from school. Gassing up the MomMobile, dropping off the overdue library books I’d finished the weekend after checking them out and just hadn’t thought to take back yet (bad, I know) and dropping off my storage payment.

Going to pick Mini-Me up from school, I caught just a flash of sandy gold coming off a curb from an undeveloped lot.

Little Chihuahua. No way I was gonna miss it, even just doing 30mph and immediately slamming on the brakes. Couldn’t really do any evasive manuevers because of oncoming traffic, and I swear I felt the thump as I went over him.

I was totally convinced I’d just killed someone’s dog. Just knew it as I pulled over, prepared to jump out, pick it up and race it to the vet.

Damn dog was hauling ass across the undeveloped lot as fast as its skinny little legs could carry it. How the hell I didn’t hit it, I don’t know. So scared about 2 years off of its life, and just about gave myself a heart attack. Fun way to start a semi-long drive!

Headed out of town, and I’ll be damned if a guy in a tractor didn’t try to run me right over, coming onto the highway from a cotton field. Karma? She’s a bitch, baby.

After that, things settled down. Me and the two giants sang and seat danced the whole way home, garnering a few odd looks. What is it about people having a little harmless fun with their kids that makes other people give you the ‘you’re crazy, right?’ looks? Piss on’em. We were having fun!

Oh, and before I forget…I was driving through one little town, and there was this black Dodge crewcab dually in front of me. This is the truck I totally see Shadow Connor driving, okay?  Then I notice the mudflaps on it…they had ‘Wolfe’ printed across them!  I tried so hard to take a pic of that with my phone, but I fail hugely at phone pics so have nothing to show.

But that was like having my two characters briefly walk the real world. Very cool!

Anyway I’m for more coffee and possibly getting some work done today. Damo’s being very patient with me about making those requested changes for his Mind With Wings cover. It’s at the top of my list, Tigerboy!