It’s been so long since I had time to post here that I hardly know where to start. Big changes are afoot:

I was let go from my job last week as part of the company’s complete re-org of the marketing department — not an entirely unexpected occurrence. Many of you know that I’ve been there, done that, several times. I embrace these employment gaps as "creative sabbaticals", because I always come through on the other side recharged, refreshed, and ready to go.

My agenda for the next two weeks is to wrap up loose ends and benefits details from the old job, freshen up my resume and portfolio, dive deeper into the professional side of social networking (LinkedIn, anybody?), get my art ready for Archon, and prepare for my panel assignments.

Speaking of Archon, the draft schedule placed me on some really intriguing panels. When the final schedule is released, I’ll post a list. My evil twin and I will be arriving late on Thursday. See you there?

I spent several days in San Antonio earlier this month at the National Federation of Press Women Conference. I had a fabulous time, roomed with my best buddy , saw many old friends, had a lovely chat with Heloise at the farewell reception, and picked up two third place national awards for my art blog and my reviews of Life On Mars for Firefox News. I attended the "social networking" track of workshops and learned a lot. I am now armed with ideas and techniques for blogging, but I still need to figure out how to make Twitter relevant.

I don’t remember if I mentioned that my sweetie and I are buying the house we’ve been renting for these many years. All the details are falling into place, and the paperwork should be signed next week.

Soon, I will be updating the art blog and freshening up my Etsy shop.

That’s all for now. More later!