The November move date didn't happen. I got a job that I actually like and I decided to wait until after the holidays to make any life-changing decisions.

I've been approved for an apartment in Vegas with a tentative move-in date of sometime between Jan 3 -15.

I've also gotten about halfway though the revisions of Heretics, which I am hoping to finish writing in the next few months. Things are progressing slowly but steadily.

So, Ang, when are you going to submit some actual art instead of just updating this journal?

Good question, and one I wish I knew the answer to. I haven't hit a creative block, more of a willpower one. I have a lot of things bouncing around in my head: things to draw, things to write. I'm six chapters and an epilogue away from finally finishing a novel, for crying out loud. But every time I sit down to do some writing, I just can't seem to get the ideas in my head to make it onto the word processor.

I'd rather just surf the channels on the TV, all of which have nothing on except, of course, for Ice Road Truckers. It's has become my crack of choice. Or fire up Warcraft, where I'm 8 levels away from having my 3rd 70 (the official sign that I have no life). I'm lacking in motivation to be creative, spending way too much time wondering what the point is of trying. I think it's part of the general funk I'm in overall, and I wish I could just hurry up and crawl out of it already.

On the moving front, I found two nice apartments in Vegas and once *very nice* apartment that I really, really want. Of course, being a *very nice* apartment, it has a very unaffordable price tag to go along with it. I'll probably set up shop in one of the lower-priced ones until I see what my income will look like out there. Then, as soon as I can afford it, the *very nice* apartment will be mine.

I am looking at November as a tentative date for packing my things and changing time zones. Nothing is definite yet, so I'll keep you posted.

In the meantime, I will pose this quandry: when you run out of motivational steam, what do you do to get back into the creative groove?

This month is going to be overflowing with busy. From the 10th - 21st I will be going back to Las Vegas to look for a place to live. I'm still torn between renting or attempting to buy, but I am determined to sign the paperwork on something while I am out there. With any luck, I can be fully moved before my birthday.

I've been in both an art and writing funk lately, but that may be coming to an end. Amon, of all people, is feeling chatty and I am *not* going to pass up a chance to see the world from his point of view. I pity Alec who, as always, will be along for the ride.

I'm also looking for movies that aren't disappointing. I have been going through the ever-growing list of things I keep meaning to watch, but I keep seeing crap film after crap film, which is killing my urge to keep viewing. In Bruges, Babel and The White Countess have all proved disappointing. Thankfully, the quality of things in the theaters seems to be improving. Prince Caspian was delightful and Get Smart made me positively giddy with how true it stayed to the series (Maxwell Smart was my first-ever on-screen crush. I am not ashamed.)

So, anyone know of anything good that's out on DVD? I'm open to pretty much any genre except the romantic comedy (I have yet to see one that's original) and the stupid buddy flick (think anything with Will Ferrell).
Oh, and slasher films. Cause I’m a chicken like that.

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More pretty things will be added here shortly, once I have time to properly fiddle.