Goodbye 2020... sort of

I think we all know that the beginning/end of a year is sort of arbitrary but we'll run with it.

The effects of 2020 - COVID, the wildfires, COVIDIOTS, refugees (remember them? They're still drowning off the coast of Italy), and the actions of police and politicians f***ing things up are going to be with us for a long time. A lot of them have been a problem for a long time before that...

Still, it's good to turn the page, throw out the old calendar and hope for better days.

It's going to take a lot of work.

Personally, I want to get back to writing again. I've actually been creative by working on my You Tube channel - Malada Media Labs - with editing video, creating music and writing scripts. It fills in a hole in my life: the need to be creative - but it's not writing. I've got characters who keep me up at night showing me their stories and they won't SHUT UP.

I've got the bones for two fantasy novels that I need to put my butt in the chair and work them out. One is my necromancer student, the other my Drow. (Nope... not what you're thinking. She's got wings.)

I also want to try to decrease my intake of caffeine. I'll mix decaf with my regular brew because decaf tastes terrible, but a mix is palatable.

So bye bye 2020. F*** you and all that you brought. Looking forward to the hard work of 2021.

-m