I don’t update the blog regularly. That much is obvious. When I first began this enterprise, I had much more time in my life. I posted definitions of words as they applied to me, quotes and even a poem…all things that interest me and obviously should as an intellectual companion. I will return to those themes soon enough.
This past autumn quarter at my university, I was presented with the opportunity to take my writing and knowledge of writing to a higher level. I actually had the responsibility of having students! Extremely excited as I always wondered what that would be like and I have to say, I gained a new appreciation for all the education professionals that have ever been in my life. Like most students, I have a litany of prize-winning excuses and half-assed pleas for late papers though I used this sparingly. The students I was assigned to had a similar litany though, if I do say so myself, not nearly as polished as mine. Beyond this aspect, I really enjoyed helping others improve their own writing and writing processes.
Even better, writing fellows get paid! Well, not much but it’s a nice padding for our wallets.
So the responsibility of being a Fellow in addition to my 16 hour course load kept me very busy, academically, from September to November. I was also preoccupied as a volunteer with a local sex worker rights organization that also does street outreach with a Chicago-based pan-faith organization, Night Ministry, that helps out street population mostly consisting of teenage runaways, streetworkers, and the generally homeless folk. Since the economy is, please excuse the language, in the shitter, needless to say the street population is going to increase. It’s a fantastically horrible downward shift far too many Americans are experiencing. For me, December was the month of helping others and catching up on this “sleep” activity I heard so much about. Thirty-one days truly was not enough.
Now it is the end of January and I am finally ready to get back to my blog. I certainly did not want to post when my heart wasn’t dedicated. I have on queue posts addressing the importance of screening, my extreme disgust regarding the idea of reviews and of course more posts about me as a woman and as a Companion. I hope to have a professional site up and running by March but nonetheless if you have a desire to see me, I may be reached through this secured, encrypted Hushmail form. I will have an announcement very soon about my availability for Valentine’s Day, a special kiss from me to you.
Besos,
Ninon
