{"id":1923,"date":"2014-04-04T08:22:41","date_gmt":"2014-04-04T12:22:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mikejandreau.com\/?p=1923"},"modified":"2014-04-04T08:22:41","modified_gmt":"2014-04-04T12:22:41","slug":"how-did-a-month-go-by","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mikejandreau.com\/how-did-a-month-go-by\/","title":{"rendered":"How did a month go by?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I had meant to get better about blogging, but apparently I let a month go by without blogging here. I guess I have too much going on. \u00a0Let&#8217;s see what I&#8217;ve got going on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A Sour Chord &#8212; the book&#8217;s finally completely and 100% done. \u00a0The graphic designer sent me the contract this morning and I&#8217;ve signed it and sent it back to him. \u00a0I should have a fully designed cover in a few weeks, so I can publish the book and sell handfuls of copies!<\/li>\n<li>These Are My Stories &#8212; while waiting for the book to be finished, I set up a creative outlet for myself to keep writing. \u00a0It&#8217;s not live yet, but I&#8217;m writing short stories that are true about my life. \u00a0I realized while on a business trip recently that a lot of the stories I tell &#8212; that are completely true &#8212; sound like they&#8217;re made up. \u00a0So I figured why not put them on a site somewhere. \u00a0So I&#8217;m doing that. \u00a0I&#8217;ve written two so far, and have recorded spoken word versions of them, so you can\u00a0<em>hear<\/em> me tell the story, which I thought was a nice touch. \u00a0Once I write a few more, I&#8217;ll publish that site.<\/li>\n<li>Taxes &#8212; I finally did my taxes and owe the IRS a whole bunch of money. \u00a0I need to get better about paying quarterly taxes this year. \u00a0I owe more in taxes than some people made last year. I guess I really can&#8217;t complain, I&#8217;ve been very lucky that this whole &#8220;website&#8221; ordeal&#8217;s worked out so well for me.<\/li>\n<li>Exercising &#8212; I&#8217;ve been on the bike for 45 minutes every day for the past 3 weeks. \u00a0I haven&#8217;t lost a lot of weight yet (5 pounds, give or take), but I have lost 1.5% of my body fat according to my fancy scale. \u00a0I&#8217;m happier with losing the body fat than the weight, so I&#8217;ll take it. \u00a0I&#8217;ve decided I&#8217;m taking today off, though. 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