Snow's Eclectic Journal

April 17th, 1982

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY

Mike Cope, Shannon Love, Paul Means, Tony Cox, Troy Hienz, Allen Carter, Don Walker Michael Smith, Jeff Spalding, Mr. Baber, Brownwood, Coggin Park... a flood of a thousand memories...

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Seems a 'thousand years ago' and memories galore. Through many trials and tribulations, adventures and discovers; camping trips, amusement parks, forgotten number of various cars, four cities, three religious paths, too many jobs to keep up with, a child and three grand-children; and still the 'story' is being added too. On April 17, 2016 it will mark our 34th wedding anniversary year.

"Happy Anniversary, Alice; thank you for putting up with me for so long..."

I hung around with some college guys and they got me into the role playing game of Dungeons & Dragons, and R. E. Howard's CONAN, (we use to go visit 'ol Howard's grave). About a week after my 18th birthday I met the sister of a friend of mine. Not too long afterwards we began dating. I had never really gone against my parents before, and THIS picture proves the adventurous rebellious nature of me at the time as this was taken on my first trip alone ans without their consent. It was taken in Corpus Christi, Texas; a place where after we married we later lived for 20 years.

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Fantasy Article...

Fantasy Article...

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It's A Journey All Its Own

I am writing a book entitled: THE WATCHER'S BOOK: Tales From The Nephilim Age. There are various things I am doing: writing the story, illustrating scenes from it, trying to 'translate' it into a made up language, transcribe it onto a Text only Blog, design a graphics heavy web site; but most importantly (someday) actually get it published on the Kindle, then in a print-to-buy version from Amazon dot com. I "see" it visually in my mind, 'hear' the voices of the characters, and feel it as an overarching, unfolding single story. Life is complex and multi-layered with details I believe, and I am trying to capture that in my writing style. If no one ever reads my work, it's at least my own way of venting and dealing with my own personal life experiences.

Religions, politics, sex, death, sorrow, joy, goals, loss, lessons learned, truths, lies; what else is there in life but these. Once we learn, hopefully we are sharing... This is my sharing.

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I N T R O D U C T I O N

In a post middle earth world, a remnant of the elves stayed behind. In doing so they developed a cultic history where idealist doctrines centered themselves as divine teachers. Beginning with a boxed-scroll, the Watcher’s personal stories and later histories; these collected works became their sacred Scriptures. The Keepers were called: The Order of the Red Brotherhood. Their WATCHER’S BOOK and its forgotten religion witnessed the coming, not only of Noah’s Flood but the end of The Nephilim Age as well.

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THE TROLL BRIDGE

Turning back around, Fayendar realized he was all alone on the bridge. His life was filled with choices: to go back or to go forward. The choice was solely his alone. His resigning smile pursed with resolution to press forward. Life was about the consequences of his choices, and he had made too many of those, it was now time to face things as they were. Deep inside, he felt as though he had been running away from something, trying to live a life that somehow was not even his own. Now was the time to correct his course and follow what he knew was right. From the bridge of Norwood he headed for the Gorge of the Talkers, as a side mission for Mereith. It felt like a warning, wrought with yet a looming twist of its own...

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WHEN

When it's over, it's over, and we don't know
any of us, what happens then.
So I try not to miss anything.
I think, in my whole life, I have never missed
the full moon
or the slipper of its coming back. . . . .

Mary Oliver

SWAWN p. 35

(One of my favorite books)

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Remember...

"...Twists and turns, open or secret, left or right; we all have paths that lead us to "bloom". ... We must not ever forget the joyous smiles along the lessons we've learned even when troubled times crushed them later, for they were there when we needed them the most. Never curse the tears..."

~ Mereith to Fayendar

Parting at the Bridge of Norwood

Sunflowers radiate so much...

"A painter should begin every canvas with a wash of black, because all things in nature are dark except where exposed by the light."

~ Leonardo da Vinci

Venting but not complaining

Things can always be worse, and better as well. By comparison I enjoy my job now; as opposed to being in Direct Care, in that - so many things are different, (different begin less stress overall). However, where the rubber meets the road reality I'm actually making even less money than I was before. No longer having the second shift-differential ($150), nor being a Home Team Leader ($150); my pay has gone down by at least $300.oo. So has the stress. Where before Over Time was a "feast" of overwhelming hours, it's now a "famine" of underwhelming striving.

Deep inhale, "this too shall pass" as all things have had a way of working themselves out and balancing the way they need to unfold. Feeling a bit overwhelmed at the moment. From here forward I will be focusing on (1) working Over Time as much and when I can schedule it; (2) Packing and cleaning and prep toward moving day, [August 1st, 2016]. Yes I know it's a 'long ways away'; however, it's slipping away already.

I will pack up my stories, hard-copy writings, and crafts as they are all too distracting. I may check here from time to time, but if I'm not here often...*sigh* ...am I missed anyway?

http://www.apartments.com/lewisville-tx/1-bedrooms-1-bathrooms-500-to-600/

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looking into this apartment... . .

UGH!!!!

Hate this 'searching' ...

Move 1st August 2016

http://www.forrent.com/find/TX/metro-Dallas/Lewisville

http://www.forrent.com/apartment-community-profile/1016784