The Second Shadow

I've once again gone too long without blogging, so I will give a quick life update here. Nothing all too exciting, but nothing too complain about.

1. I have been working on my fantasy novel, The Second Shadow, and have added about 3,000 more words, making it over 71,000 total. Good progress, but there is more to do.
2. I finished reading the first book of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, and then went and saw the movie with my wife. I did enjoy it, but would rank it below both Harry Potter and Artemis Fowl when it comes to those kinds of books. That being said, I need to read more adult fantasy, and perhaps the Mistborn series is a good place to start, as that has been recently recommended to me.
3. I have been creating a list of my favorite Bible verses. This has been quite a slow process, but I hope to post my top 10 (or top X) list of favorite verses in the near future.
4. On April 7, my wife and I will be traveling down to Ohio to visit my family. I am quite excited, for many reasons (other than seeing my family), including playtesting Reclamation, going to Graeter's and maybe Damon's, seeing Scruffles, and playing all sorts of other fun games. It should be great fun. We are saving a few hundred bucks and driving down instead of flying.
5. I am currently having just about my worst year ever when it comes to my NCAA basketball tournament bracket. I will have no more than 3 of the elite 8 and 2 of the final four. But alas, it's great fun, and there have been some very exciting games this tournament. Darn you Northern Iowa for knocking off my champion.
6. I made it through my first winter of rear wheel driving with no problems whatsoever, deciding that it really wasn't a big deal at all. I added some extra weight in the back and took things slow, and had basically no problems. And now, spring is here, and it's been warm enough (for me, anyway) to drive with the top down. It's swell.