Ahhh..its been a while

Damn it, I haven't blogged in a long time! This is something I need to get back on!! I have no great excuse as to why I haven't, though my time has been quite full as of late. The demands and pressures of life have had me pretty burnt out and beaten down. Parenting truly is the job that gives no breaks or lets you leave after a certain hour. Now that my darling Samantha is crawling, climbing, nearly walking to nearly everywhere she feels she belongs, I am on full duty at all times. My computer time has been quite limited because of this. As I sit at my PC which has its desk right next to the couch, Samantha will be right behind me, climbing up onto the couch and onto its arm to start reaching for things on the computer desk. She'll go so far as to use my shoulder to balance herself while she reaches for anything she can get at. If there is nothing for her to get, she'll simply go for the keyboard or try reaching the items on the shelves overhead. If she tries to reach too far she will fall. So repeatedly I must remove her. I pick her up, turn to the right, and place her on the floor as she wails in disapproval. 10 Seconds later, we do it all over again. I remain patient with her but not the situation, so after a few rounds of that I'm off the computer and playing with my little girl to keep her out of harms way. This right here describes a typical evening in my house.

So I guess I'm here blogging about my daughter's climbing habits. Real fucking interesting, eh? But this is my personal forum so I guess it doesn't matter what I really blog about. I do have more stories to tell though. I had an adventurous time as a young man and I lived in a haunted house for 3 years - but that's not the beginning of my encounters with the dead. I'd really like to write about all that as it gives me chills just thinking about it.

As for my summer, its been pretty uneventful. Our finances are finally falling into place which will open up more opportunities for fun in a few weeks. I just received a lousy raise at work, but anything helps. I am glad to say though that I've been doing something this summer that I've wanted to do for YEARS and that is read Stephen King's Dark Tower series. My reading time is very limited so its been a slow crawl, but I'm moving along through each mammoth volume and loving every single page. I am currently on the fifth book, "Wolves of the Calla" with 200 pages left of the 700+. So far I can not recommend this series enough. It is truly fine literature. A fantastic story, intriguing characters, and enough twists, turns, and crazy cryptic shit to make your head spin. For those who have read other books by King, there are lots of references to some other of his books and characters as well. The main villain here seems to be Randall Flagg of "The Stand" and "Eye of the Dragon." Father Callahan from "Salem's Lot" also becomes a major character and we get to learn what became of him after his encounter with the vampire Barlow and what brought him into Roland's world. Fascinating shit. I can't wait to get to the final book.