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I’ve finished a book, which means I’m in my post book mood. That means, one minute I’m relieved the book is done, then next moment I’m so sad, it’s like a kind of depression. I always do this, after every book. It’s a little less because I’m so far into the next Anita book, so I’m not bereft of a project. But, it doesn’t go away completely. Having another book already well cooked does keep me from wandering from place to place like a lonely cloud on a windy day. It does keep me from going into Jon’s, or Darla’s office and taking up all of their time by just going in and talking, because I’m at loose ends. It does keep me from calling people up and wasting their time because I have no idea what to do with myself.

One of these days I’d like to finish a book and go on a trip the next day. Just get me out of town, away from the offices, and away from the scene of the crime, and to somewhere different. I wonder if that would give me something else to concentrate on. Strangely, I guess, I could do it, sort of, but it turns out that other parts of life interfer. This idea that writers can just pack up and go when and where they like doesn’t work for any writers that I know. You have other parts of your life and other responsibilities. Because I never know exactly when I’m finishing a book, it makes planning for those spontaneous trips a little difficult.

I’m out, we’re seeing a movie.

We’re back from the movie. We saw Wall-e. Trinity, Jon, and I, all loved it. One review said, finally a love story worthy of the name. All of us agree. Jon called it Toy Story and Monster Inc. good. Again, we agree. I cried for animated robots. I also smiled, laughed, cheered, and gasped, but I freaking cried for an animated robot. I have no higher praise for any movie than that it moved me through almost every emotion possible, and ended with us all agreeing that when it comes out on DVD we’ll want to own it. This is a good date movie, if you’re dating the right people, and if you aren’t what are you doing with them? It’s a great kids movie. A great family movie. It’s just a great movie. ’nuff said, we’re going to bed.