Art Mystery 101

 Hi Guys,

Merry Christmas tomorrow! (And Happy New Year shortly!)

And yes just a brief note from me to tell you that I'm still working on Art Mystery 101. At this stage it's only a few days away from finishing and so should be out some time between Christmas and New Years. I've simply been struggling with the final couple of chapters, but I think I've got them dealt with now. 

After that it should be Good Neighbours - my first book of the new year, an urban sci fi, which is mostly done. I'm just trying to finish it up now and add to the general craziness of the story! (And especially the aliens, because why shouldn't aliens be a little nuts! They came to Earth after all!)

As for me, I've finally got two working eyes again - and let me tell you it's so much better having cataract surgery done when you're unconscious. Much less stressful than watching someone come at your eye with a knife! Also I learned a brand new word, which I'm fairly sure the eye doctors have just made up for kicks. Pseudophakic. (Actually bilaterally pseudophakic.) It basically means I have fake lenses in my eyes. In any case they sort of work and driving has become far less hit and miss, but I think I might need reading glasses for the close up stuff.

On the more negative side, I had a tooth die - which was weird. The outside enamel simply decided to part company with the rest of the tooth and what was left was a huge mercury filling which was slowly crunching down with every bite. Anyway, the tooth's gone now which is a relief, but the bills were shocking. The extraction was about $400 all up, which is good. A crown would have been $1600. And from there the prices for the other options just went up! (The dentist really did try to sell me that crown!) 

By contrast the eye surgery was free. Public health and all that!

But it makes me think - what else is going to fall off or have to be replaced? And how much of me will still be organic by the time I shuffle off? Anyway that's just life I suppose.

So for now, have a good holidays all.

Cheers, Greg.