Life is hard.

Don't ever let anyone tell you any different. Rewarding, full of potential and adventure, but definitely, definitely hard. And while I've spent the past few days in denial and shock, I think it's time I let everyone know. This past Monday, my place of work, my cherished Cato Institute, decided to let me go. Why, I'm not really sure. They said something about just sitting around and writing fanfics all day at the office. Then they said some other stuff, but I was too busy working on chapter 12 of Lotus Reborn to listen.

Haha. Just a little dark humor, which I've been indulging myself with over the past few days. Seriously, I did a great job running the intern program and I have no idea why they decided to fire me. I knew the building supervisor didn't like me, but I didn't think she had THAT much power. Sheesh. My friends and confidants at the office reported to me yesterday that they already have a replacement in my office, and that apparently he's some old friend of the bosses. I guess we all know how things work in the world.

No. I refuse to believe that. Maybe I was unjustly fired, but it's gonna take more than that to bring me down. All that matters is that I have my friends and my loyal readers here to support me, no matter what.

(crickets chirp)

Very funny. Really, this isn't as bad as it could be. The job was okay, but I hate DC and was ready to start looking around for another job in a few months. The schedule just got pushed up a little. So don't you worry, dear readers, Peacewish is not out for the count yet. But I don't own my own computer, so it's going to be a little harder to get the updates out. I hope you understand.

The good news is, I suddenly have a lot of free time on my hands to work on my writing. The bad news is, the characters might suffer just a little more angst and darkness than they are normally disposed to in my stories, because I'm cranky. But fear not, the stories will keep coming. I laugh in the face of adversity. Neither rain, nor snow, nor writing my masterpieces on a Kinko's computer will keep me from updating. This, I solemnly swear.

Peace.