(Much of this is cross-posted from another art site, so please excuse me. I figure if one of my friends can do it, then I can too...that, and I think people believe I've fallen off of the earth here.)

From October 25th to an as-of-yet-undetermined period (depends on how my plans/future shifts fall), I will be out of town visiting a good friend of mine and getting NaNoWriMo 2009 started at (hopefully!) my dad's house once I return to that part of the state. When I'm coming back, it should be Sunday, and I should be able to stop off at his place for football Sunday...the plan is to down a few beers, become inebriated, and be unable to drive home and hence have to stay there. As well, they'll have my new schedule posted Sunday. I'll check it when I get to the hotel room, see if I have any shifts in my usual work location, and try to give away a shift or two to extend my vacation.

You know you're growing up when you have to, for the first time, use an "away from the office" autoreply thing for your work e-mail.

NaNoWriMo 2009 starts near the end of my vacation, so huzzah! My project this year is code-named "LOWOTS." I'm aiming for 51,000 words or above this year. For this reason, I will be conspicuously absent from the messengers for much of November. Those of you with my number, feel free to text. Those of you who have me friended on Facebook, watch there for status updates. Everyone else, send notes to DA if you need me for something (which I highly doubt you will). I may also be a little slow commenting on journals/arts/replies and whatnot.