Aw Shit!

I've been waiting patiently since February 8 for it to show up, and make it all real. So you can imagine my excitement/awe/anxiety at opening up the mailbox.

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How do you spell financial relief? BOOKCHECK!!! This is #1 of 4 of the advance, and I'm cashing it, rolling around naked in the bills, and then hoarding it away in a coffee can in the back yard.

I can feel my creative energy flowing back to my extremities.