I put career development into high gear, and started studying for some technical certifications, and schmoozing with the right kind of people.

In June, I actually got a promotion. Not just a promotion, but the promotion into the field I want to work in. It's not games actually, If games became my work, I'm afraid they may stop being fun. 

It's information Security.

Since then, I've been working very hard to pick up new skills and to prove myself to a new boss, and a new set of peers. Bear with me over the next few months, but I'll be back.

At the current time, I've  found myself inspired to write a novel. To try to write a novel. Why do I think I have time for this? Why do I think I can actually make this happen? I have no idea, but it felt like the right outlet for all the exciting things I'm learning.

It's called Buffer Overflow, and it's Sci-Fi, Cyberpunk, Trash-Fiction about a privileged young hacker, learning about the bigger world for the first time when she gets herself into some big trouble.