I'm afraid that my essays are, for the moment, taking a backseat to more immediate concerns. Tonight I'm busy getting ready to go visit Dusk for a few days, and when I get back I'm going to be going very hard and fast into full jobhunting mode. Things are changing, and it looks right now like the timing and the flows are very right for me to seek a job outside the house once more. Lots of stores around here seem to be hiring suddenly, and circumstances are adjusting at the moment so that it will be easier for me to seek a job than it has been. (My father will be available to watch my grandmother more than he has been.) I intend to take this opportunity for all it's worth... with the number of places suddenly displaying help wanted signs in south jersey, I should be able to find a job despite my limited work history as long as I keep at it and put in applications at a bunch of different places. That's got my top priority now, and the essays will be written in the free time I have left over if any. I promise I won't forget about them. I might also have some time to work on them over the weekend while at Dusk's, but I'm not sure of that yet.