Travis Seitler: Web Designer

Yesterday Joshua wasn’t doing so well, and Nicole started feeling sick. So I came home and played Mr. Mom, taking care of dinner and the laundry. (I didn’t do the dishes, though; a guy has to have his limits, you know.)

I’m reading Prince Caspian to Katie right now. We were two or three chapters in before she realized it was a sequel to The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, and her eyes got so big when we told her. (Yes, I’m a purist. I insist on reading the books in the order Lewis wrote them. We will neither be traveling to Calormen nor Charn until my daughter is well familiar with Puddleglum and Prince Rilian, thank-you-very-much.) Last night we read chapter five, and she cracked up at the scene where Trumpkin threatens to sit on Nikabrik’s head.

Anyway, I still have next to nothing for NaNoWriMo. I really have no idea what I was thinking by signing up for it this year. :/

I wrote about four sentences last night for NaNoWriMo. I don’t know if it’s TMJ, an ear infection or a toothache, but I had this terrible “nerve pain” sort of feeling all evening long–spread from the hinge of my jaw to up behind my eye. It started just before I left the office, and left sometime while I slept. 600mg of ibuprofen didn’t touch it, but Katie prayed for me and the pain subsided almost immediately. It’s back again this morning, though, so additional prayers would be appreciated. (Especially from those with the faith of a four-year old.)

Seems the honeymoon is over, if Jamie Cosley’s latest comic is any indication.

Today marks the beginning of my first NaNoWriMo adventure. I didn’t join because I think I’ll be a great author; I joined because I think it’ll be fun.

I fully intent to have as close to a stream-of-consciousness first draft as possible. You can keep tabs on my progress (the goal is 50,000 words by Nov. 30th), and I’ll try to give updates here, too.

You know, I would decide to do something like this in the same month we’re preparing to move to another state. Some folks sez I crazy; I sez, “it’s the only way I’ll ever get anything done.”