Greetings, True Believers!
I'm back with another delay and unanticipated blog concerning the life and times of one Tom Cathey. As I'm writing this, my wife and I are getting ready to watch the first hour of the Texas vs. Texas Tech game. We love football season here in the Cathey household. Then at 8:00 p.m. we'll begin watching the undercard to the huge Floyd Mayweather, Jr. vs. Juan Manual Marquez bout on PPV. Amanda's a big Mayweather fan, and it's expected the be a hell of a bout. I don't care either way, as long it's fun to watch. So I've got Amanda into boxing, football and professional wrestling. I'm still working on Star Wars figures, but something tells me that's not going to stick. I'll keep trying, though.
Last week I was mired in a work training at hotel near the airport. It was relatively informative, but more importantly it was good that i didn't have to drive the full 45 miles to work this past week. It was tiring, though. Maybe it was because I was out of my routine. I managed to pick-up the recently released X-MEN ORIGINS film featuring Wolverine on my haul of media. I've also been on a big Beatles kick. Has anyone ever heard of these, Beatles? They made some pretty good music. Who'd have thought?
So, I got to write some this past week, but not as much as I'd have liked. If I could just manage to take a few more hours this week I'd get through a rewrite. But I will say that I began work on my third novel this week. Not too many details, but I'd been piecing it together for so long (5 years) that I'd put something down on notebook paper. It'll take at least through 2010 to finish (it's kind of epic), but I like the idea. "The Plunge" is what I'm currently on. My editor (wife) has fallen behind on editing, so I've pushed ahead. Speaking of my wife, she's getting really, really pregnant. Nausea is getting better, and we'll be finding out the sex of our baby at the end of the month.
So coming-up this week I have the Blink 182 concert on Thursday night, which I will be attending with my buddy Martin. On Saturday the 26th we're getting some furniture for our gameroom. Well, that's just about it. Getting ready for fight time!
Best to Ita....
I'll be back, soon! Best wishes to you and yours and good hunting!
Until next time...
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Less than 24 Hours Away
We've been waiting all year and it's finally upon us. The kickoff to the 2009 NFL Season is here! Tomorrow night is just the appetizer, a Thursday night game (that I won't get to see until the second half because of work), but it's still football nonetheless. This Sunday my pregnant wife and I will pig out on tons of fast food, all while watching 12 hours of pro football. We can't wait.
As for Amanda, well, she's sick. She's sick a lot. Part of the problem is that she can't vomit, which blows when you're in the midst of any sort of baby sickness. But she's hanging in there. Hopefully at the end of the month we'll be able to determine the sick. Either way we have names picked-out, and in March we'll have the newest addition to the Cathey family.
Work has occupied a substantive amount of my time recently, which is frustrating, especially when you're putting in 11 hours per day. But I still write all of the time. Last night after getting home at 8:30 p.m. I fell asleep at the computer on the bedroom floor. I'd at least made it to page 50. But at least this is the LAST rewrite on 'Plunge.' We're getting close. And I'm done setting goals with rewrites. It's just pointless. This past weekend (at my parents) I planned on writing most of the time. What happened? I slept my ass off, that's what I did. And I think I deserved it. During the week I get on average 5.5 hours a night between writing, occasional gaming and waking-up to work out. There was a part of me awhile back that just wanted to work. I'd get home after a long work day and write. I'd fall asleep somewhere uncomfortable then get up and do it again. It's taxing. Now I'm taking a little more 'brainless' time. That 'brainless' time is consumed by movies, television and sometimes videogames. I'll go crazy if I don't take it.
Jesus...another vampire commercial. I'm so f'ing tired of vampires...
Until next time...
As for Amanda, well, she's sick. She's sick a lot. Part of the problem is that she can't vomit, which blows when you're in the midst of any sort of baby sickness. But she's hanging in there. Hopefully at the end of the month we'll be able to determine the sick. Either way we have names picked-out, and in March we'll have the newest addition to the Cathey family.
Work has occupied a substantive amount of my time recently, which is frustrating, especially when you're putting in 11 hours per day. But I still write all of the time. Last night after getting home at 8:30 p.m. I fell asleep at the computer on the bedroom floor. I'd at least made it to page 50. But at least this is the LAST rewrite on 'Plunge.' We're getting close. And I'm done setting goals with rewrites. It's just pointless. This past weekend (at my parents) I planned on writing most of the time. What happened? I slept my ass off, that's what I did. And I think I deserved it. During the week I get on average 5.5 hours a night between writing, occasional gaming and waking-up to work out. There was a part of me awhile back that just wanted to work. I'd get home after a long work day and write. I'd fall asleep somewhere uncomfortable then get up and do it again. It's taxing. Now I'm taking a little more 'brainless' time. That 'brainless' time is consumed by movies, television and sometimes videogames. I'll go crazy if I don't take it.
Jesus...another vampire commercial. I'm so f'ing tired of vampires...
Until next time...
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