As I reach the first turning point in TJOES, I want to check in and offer some quick updates:

Elizabeth Sawyer is turning out to be something quite dramatic and very, very cool.

My return to Unified has been very successful, and already I've managed to make it profitable for everyone.

Just this week, I got myself onto a new bicycle and can finally get around town again.  Now that I'm not slugging my way to Northridge each morning, I can begin to really iron out how my new schedule is going to work.  Whether or not I keep my part-time job on top of my Unified work will become clear to me as things settle.

Right now, the immediate goals are to bring as much value as possible to my writing and to my work with Unified.  My finances will reflect the quality I create - and all of this builds inevitably to the production of Sam Bailey.

Them's the bricks!  I hope everyone is well.  If anyone wants to get together, my hope is to build a healthy social life into this balance I keep mentioning.  Let me know!

All the best, T