The Making of the Stonequest Series

Your identity is defined by the people you interact with, the people you see every day.

I am happy to say I went to the gym. It is one of a few circles I have missed recently. It was nice to see my friends, the guys who work at the gym. We talked about the Patriots vicotry over the Colts - we won despite corrupt officiating. Today, we learned that the Colts pumped in fan noise to prevent Tom Brady from hearing the play calls. It is wonderful to see other teams breaking the rules. LOL

I took it easy with my gym routine, a simple chest workout with a reduced number of sets. Overall, I think my health is improving. Part of my lower left leg is still numb, and I have a few hives; however, I feel that things are improving. It is a bit daunting to be struck by such a bizarre illness. It makes me appreciate the plight of those who have serious health problems. The worst is not having a diagnosis, nothing to quantify. Many soldiers are reporting what is collectively termed as “Gulf War Syndrome”, yet the government has not found any evidence to substantiate the claims. With my own recent history, I am developing an appreciation for what those poor victims must be going through, and I am happy my mysterious illness does not seem as severe in comparison.

It is good to appreciate the liberties we have, the freedom possible with good health.

My story continues to do well on the fanstory website.

I went to the gym today. It has been about 8 or 9 weeks since I have had a serious workout. I was a little bit nervous, but I refuse to let something as trivial as chest pains and numbness in my left lower leg keep me from working out.

It was fun. I did biceps and back. I feel great! I just finished writing another story. This one took me 90 minutes. My hand is cramped from writing. I think it went very well. I hope to enter it into another contest.

In addition, I drafted plans for a third story. This one is going to be fun.

30-Sep-2007 20:10:59

Last edited on 30-Sep-2007 20:12:59 by Smokesup

Guys….how do we move on after this…

It’s been about four hours since I read what Kaoskonfetti said, and my eyes are still red from crying…I just don’t know what to do, I’ve never been so completely and thoroughly owned by someone who is so clearly my superior. I’ve read and reread his words, I feel they are burned onto my very soul at this point. I think we all need to take a good hard look at ourselves in the mirror today and ask ourselves if we are happy with who we are. Kaos made so many intelligent points, and every one of them struck a nerve. It’s amazing that someone so young has such a mature and sage outlook on life. He has experienced so little, yet understands so much. I don’t know about you guys, but September 30th, 2007 will always be the day I felt the fires of my own sins. I don’t really have any ideas on what to do at this point, I don’t think anyone really can…maybe we can just continue on, one day at a time, and hope against hope that fortune smiles on us again one day. It will be hard playing PC through teary eyes, but I will try!

Smokesup #23…but I feel like # 0 today

I am happy!

My short story - “The Thing that Fell to Earth” is top-ranked on the website Fanstory.com. Indeed, today I got an email saying that it has been granted the Best of All Time Status. This means it will be searchable on the website database. This honor is given to less than 5% of all entries.

Here is the proof:    Best of All Time Status 

I have 46 reveiws from other authors. They had many nice things to say.

Their comments can be found here: Accolades

Wooo hooo!!!!!!