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So yeah. Again. A long time absent from this blog. Literally three months since.

I know. My time away from updating this blog with my life or small writing progress annoys me as much as you, but I got to share something anyway.

Like a bear going into hibernation, I did the same when it was the summer in the Nevada desert. Continue working from home while hugging the A/C, then only spending a minute outside between building a car and vice versa, drive to places with stronger A/C such as coffee shops, necessary stores, and the gym. Just guess the electric bill. And the high level of cabin fever I dealt with.

I did manage to publish Ghost Factor’s Chapter 8 amongst the high amount of mind work for my day job. One scene was left out. That wasn’t ready until a few weeks later. You can check the updated chapter here.

Once the monsoon storms and Hurricane Hillary rolled in a cooled down the desert (a bit), I flew to Seattle for a weekend. Did things a little differently than eating well at Pike’s Place Market. I took the ferry to Bainbridge Island to soak in the green trees and the small coastal town. It gave me strong hope to one day live up there. Then by fate when booking my flight and hostel, the Northwest Tea Festival was happening that same weekend. After visiting MoPop for the Hidden Worlds exhibit by Laika Studios, I went and felt shocked there are tea nerds in this world. I got a new travel tea set, an assortment of free and paid tea, including this well-known cinnamon black tea from a shop tucked inside Pike’s Place, and witnessed a traditional Japanese tea ceremony.

After that, I got home to rest for a few days before packing up again to drive back and stayed at Mom’s place in Orange County for the last two weeks. One reason was to catch up with her while she was in Alaska for the tourist season. And the second reason was… well…

I can’t say.

I literally can’t say anything about REDACTED without jinxing it. It’s not related to writing, but it will benefit me in the long run. It’s the waiting game that’s aggravating me.

That’s all I have for now. I need to rest from all the traveling and get my usual schedule back in order.

Later.