0 A new and better excuse for not updating.

I like you blog people, have I told you that lately?

And so it is with heavy heart that I make the following announcement: computer number two took its final, ragged breath yesterday -- which leaves me with a total of zero computers.

So. Until my teeny-tiny notebook gets shipped back to me, I might miss some of y'all's blog posts here and there. Which I really hate because I have this thing where I feel compelled to stay current with each and every person who comments on my blog. Between that and the fact that I don't have TV, I give it two days before I start to manifest actual physical symptoms of withdrawal (mood swings, irritibility, uncontrollable tremors).

But here's the good news: the computer didn't die until I'd finished the absolute last of my revisions and sent it out to my agent, along with the marketing materials he'd asked for. So yeah, those files are safe, and even better -- I'm officially in the 'submitting' phase of my writing career. (Okay, we haven't actually sent anything out yet, but mentally, I'm in the submitting phase.)

Just so you know, I do have internet access at the hospital, but they expect me to participate in surgery from time-to-time, so I can't count on that to feed my addiction. Those jerks.