Tremendous

Whatever I was going to ramble on about today will have to take a backseat due to the outstanding news I was told this afternoon while down at my parent's house. It's the kind of world-building thing that just makes everything all the more amazing. My sister is pregnant. No, not one of my ersatz kid sisters that I tend to adopt. I mean my real life, flesh and blood, awesome little sister. I found out today, in person, along with mom and dad. To say that my mom was excited would be an understatement, and it gives me hope for the future whenever I'm able to drop some news of a similar nature. I don't know how she would have taken it fifteen years ago, but she's definitely up to being a grandmother now, and that's a good thing. We're all excited. It isn't everyday that the family is added to, you know.

And that means I get to be Uncle Shaun for real. I've been put in that role before, with Amanda and Jason (Lynne's kids), with Kelsie, with Jacquie and Casey (in a different sort of way), and currently with Allison. But this is much different. This is something I've wanted to be for pretty much forever, and oh do I want to do a good job in this role. Like you wouldn't believe, baby.

In other news, Season Two is all printed out as of this afternoon. My dad helped me with that, and we discussed Season One a bit, as he recently read it (in one night, he said), perhaps as a result of my passive-aggressive browbeating. He can be a notoriously tough critic at times, but he seemed enthused to read more. Chapter One was tough to get through, naturally, but as I told him when that was brought up before, if you can get through that, the following chapters aren't nearly as dark. He had similar trouble with Chapter Two, due to it's unflinching look at troubling subjects. Then he had other comments and questions. He recognized Laurel, Ben, and Kim as the sources they came from. He had a few questions about the hospital crew, and Gwen in particular. And he had a very pointed question about Alyssa and her job, which I couldn't answer. Keep reading, I said. It wasn't the usual question I get about her from everyone either (yeah, just how did she know Kelly's middle name?). This was the first feedback I've ever gotten from him on this, so it was fun. You know me, I'll talk book all ding dong day if I get an opening.

But back to the point, Season Two should be going out in the mail this coming week. I just have to get it stitched together.

Tomorrow: Season Three begins with a vengeance. I've come to a decision about where I think everything should stand at the end of that season, too. I'm just not sure yet what chapter it's going to hit on yet.

Tomorrow: The Search for Gwen Stacy continues in earnest. I don't know where I'm going to find her, but I will find her.

I'm going to be an uncle! Yay!