Five weeks left this year on "Vampire Diaries," and we got word last week that the network has purchased nine more episodes. We'll start back to work on January 5 and go until mid-April, I guess. (Someone can do the math for me -- we work 5 days a week and do each episode in 8 shooting days).

It's grueling work, but it's not as tough as having no work and wondering how to meet the next month's expenses. Take it one day at a time, eh?

Yeah, and I'm told our show is now filtering out to networks beyond the U.S.

I could probably do a better job of updating my journal here; it doesn't take too long, really, and I do have the weekends to do it. Somehow I just don't manage to muster up the energy. And I still haven't put "Crazy She Calls Me" down on paper....

Still, I'm here every day, at least long enough to pick a couple of flowers!