Just Reporting In, Cap'n

Just a couple small things to report tonight, as somehow it already got to be 10pm (and thus nearly my bedtime) and I'm just not prepared for any lengthy diatribes or pithy observations.

First off I'm happy to report that the headaches seem to have pretty much gone away. Not only that, but--go figure--I seem to have a more consistent energy level and feel better overall even when I'm tired. So I think this quitting coffee thing might actually have worked out ok for me, finally. I'll keep crossing my fingers.

On a completely separate note, I just finished chapter 10 of my novel and just for the heck of it, did a word count, only to discover that I'd passed the magical 50,000 words mark (magical in the sense that nice, round numbers give me). All of a sudden it seems like a bigger, more impressive chunk of writing than when it was 40,000 words. Of course, that still only equals approximately 133 pages, and I don't think I'm even halfway through the book, but what the hell. You gotta celebrate each little victory as you find it. And tonight I'm all about patting myself on the back.