Under a Black Rainbow

The Crew The Spread The Drama Had a pretty solid first *REAL* Thanksgiving in the house. Invited a bunch of friends over, all of whom have experienced some tough years and a few big losses. Despite the oven crapping out on us mid-prep multiple times (and then finally for good), we had a fantastically delicious meal and the weather was absolutely stunning. Really good day, all things considered. Will almost certainly become a yearly tradition, I think. I love having my people over for any good time.  *     *     * NOVEMBER (9 books | 3,519 pgs) 52.) The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin (Nonfiction, 406 pgs) 53.) The Dunwich Horror by Francois Baranger (Illustrated Fiction, 56 pgs) 54.) Uzumaki by Junji Ito (Graphic Novel, 653 pgs) 55.) Die by Kieron Gillen (Graphic Novel, 656 pgs) 56.) The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Omnibus (Graphic Novel, 416 pgs) 57.) The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy and Other Stories by Tim Burton (Fiction, 115 pgs) 58....

  Tough month. A lot of really good highs, a couple unexpected and very heavy lows.  I also finally got to chat with my doctor about a prescription called Concerta (though I think I have the generic version), which is supposed to help with my focus without tweaking me the fuck out the way Adderall does. After a couple weeks, it's still not working quite the way I experienced the first time, but...that may be for a number of different, but coalescing, reasons.  Regardless, it's a stimulant and I'm finding myself waking up naturally at 3:30/4am regularly now, so it's been easy to get some reading in before the work day begins, even if I find myself worn the fuck down at the end of the day. That I am finally able to move from books with images/graphic novels into books of full text is a massive step forward. That's a weird phrase for me to think, much less type out.  I also got something close to 3,000 words knocked out on a new piece for my latest project recently, bu...