Two weeks in and I’m already loving it. Austin is a great city. The vibe here is wonderful, and I’m really enjoying spending time with my wife and slowly, ever so slowly, unpacking and placing things about the house. We are taking it slowly because, well, we feel like it. We rushed to get here, and now that we have finished the journey, we keep telling ourselves that we’ll get to it when we get to it. Of course, we’ll have to have the house in order before the baby gets here, but for the last two weeks it has been nice to relax.

I’ve had a couple of interviews that went well. A few production companies here in town seem to respond positively to my talents and want to bring me on as a freelance editor. So, for now, I’m still meeting with people and building a go-to base of colleagues for work.

I have two favorite things so far about our area of town. People seem to be happier; they smile more. The other thing is Lake Travis. While I’m sure in the high summer months it is filled with a cacophony of skiers and boating noise, right now in the early spring there’s only the occasional sailboat and kayaker in the early morning or dusk as we walk along its shores. Another park we’ve discovered has a creek running through it and several short waterfalls that I know I will be attempting to photograph shortly. I’ll post the pictures here when I get around to it.

For now, until workaday employment calls me to a routine, I’ll be enjoying my time off, comforted in the contentment that work will come in its time. My writing continues, as I try to form the story in my head into a novel that has some semblance of order.

Also, I’ve posted another poem in the poetry section, I wrote it in my office back in Los Angeles. You may have seen it on my old poetry website. Click here to read it.