Turning Japanese

Today I bought "Japanese For Dummies." As usual, any new interest of mine becomes an all-consuming project until I've pretty well exhausted it, or myself (whichever comes first). The only thing I enjoy more than researching and pondering a new interest is sharing it with the other persons in my life. In this case, it means my children are gaining an appreciation of Galileo (they already like to sing along with the theme song at the end) and my husband is subjected to many a lengthy discussion about the character similarities and differences between Manabu Yukawa, Austin James, and Sherlock Holmes. I told him, it seems I have a peculiar fascination with skinny, eccentric geniuses with a science bent. He says it's because I am one.

Yesterday, I managed to put in an order for Subject X on YesAsia.com. Looking forward to that.

Now, aside from my Japanese interests, I have two writing projects to mull over. One is a Probe fanfic. Probe Leader on Yahoo groups sort of extended a challenge to write something pertaining to Austin James' childhood. I'm still thinking about that one. The other project is my own original fiction, the piece that is supposed to propel me into the ranks of the immortals (shameless Probe reference, sorry). Well, at least it's supposed to get me going the route of Mary Higgins Clark, right? I have a great idea for a murder mystery set in an assisted living community. Okay, not too original, given I work in an assisted living community, but what can I say? It's what I know.

Just finished up another work week, and I have to say, between this job and the one I had up until June 25, I have a wealth of crazy characters to populate a roomful of novels. Actually, my in-laws alone supply a good deal of material. Speaking of which...tomorrow I get to visit them. Should be an interesting start to the weekend.

And I'm off to tuck in my 1/2 dozen little ones...