Huh.

Like - I think it was Consuela - I feel I'm barely around enough to qualify, but hell, this is writing and that's where I live, and so, well, yeah.

Interesting year. Mostly thanking the cosmos for creativity, an upsurge thereof, specifically the sudden hole in the fabric of my memory that allowed me to begin writing the books I really needed to write, the Kinkaid Chronicles. I began the first one - Rock & Roll Never Forgets - at the end of May, and finished it a month later. While My Guitar Gently Weeps was done a month after that. Book three, London Calling, should be done by New Years. And I finished the fourth book in the current series for my publisher.

We've had a static year in a lot of ways, and a very good year in some ways. Mostly, I've hated the amount of grief that so many of the people I care about - and that includes many people reading this post - have gone through this year.

May 2006 bring a shift in the wind, things better and new to all of you, more joy, more calm, more movement of the best kind.

I got an email from the Post Office about a package coming my way. I didn't recognize the name so I'm going to assume it was my Buffista Secret Santa.

However, when I went to track the package it's listed as misdirected. The email notification had my correct address so I don't know what happened. Hopefully the package will make it back to my Santa.

How frustrating!

I should be able to dispatch my Secret Santa package today, Monday at latest, depending on what cool stuff I can find in Davis Square.

Oh dear, askye! did they have any info on how it was misdirected?

I just checked the website and it says it has been corrected.

And, yes, I just outed myself as your seekret santa!

And the drama unfolds.

The nice man at the post office assured me that the priority box should arrive at the destination Monday or Tuesday. Whee!

My person should get his/her gift any time now, or so I hope, since packages I sent out at the same time have started reaching their destinations.

Oh, I'm so relieved that I'm not the only one who is still mailing packages. Mine should absolutely be in the mail by Monday, but if Snooty Post Office Lady is right, it may not make it in time. (Although last year, mine made it very far away in less time than I thought it would take.)

Acc'ing to the post office website - the 21st is still good for priority mail.

the 21st is still good for priority mail.

Whew. I wonder if that counts for Alaska.

I'm counting on the goodwill of the post orifice in being timely since I have yet to even shop for my giftee. I think I will have to do that tomorrow. Along with wrapping other gifts, finishing up two blankets, finishing my dad's scrapbook, and picking up two last minute Christmas presents. Ugh.