Hello, everyone,

I just wanted to make a quick journal to let you all know that I'll be moving out of the state of Texas in less than 24 hours. Things have been happening very quickly--and not very happily--and I'm left with no other options right now.

My employer (I was working from home as a freelance writer) vanished from the face of the earth in late June, and the last paycheck I was issued, bounced. This left me pretty much screwed, with little to no time to bounce back. As a result, my apartment complex has issued a lockout notice and notice to vacate. Rather than face a full-scale eviction, I'm scrambling to get myself and my stuff out of here as quickly as possible.

Anyway, I'll be leaving on a bus out of Austin in the early morning hours on Friday, July 11 (tomorrow), and will have a 23-hour bus ride back to my home state of Iowa. No solid plans have been made yet--everyone involved has been forced to put things together last-minute--but I'll be staying with members of my family until I can get back on my feet.

I'm expecting my online access to be sporadic and spotty for the near future, but I'll check my account here whenever I get a chance to.

Wish me luck.

Lou