Rediscovering CRB

I have just turned in a short story for one of my classes. I'm energized by it because I took the main character from my 2003 NaNoWriMo novel -- the one I actually finished and edited -- and wrote a section of his life. I remember my first writing mentor, when he heard I was going to attempt a novel, told me that he thought I should start with a short story. I'm doing it backwards, which is very like me, actually.

It reminded me of my experience the other day with a new jacket. I'd gone out shopping about a month ago and saw the most beautiful, red floral brocade jacket lined with velvet that I knew would look awesome with the long velvet skirt I was planning to wear to our company Christmas party. I bought it, and have been feeling remorse ever since. So much so that I kept the jacket wrapped in its tissue paper and secured with its gold foil stickers in the shopping bag on the floor of my bedroom until the day before yesterday. Then, I nervously pulled it out and tried it on -- at which point I fell in love with it all over again.

That's how I felt when I sat down to write about CRB.

I started from scratch, and it really was a new beginning as I'm sure I haven't read the book in more than a year and a half. Every time I write this character he ends up very dark, and it happened again! So I intentionally went back and injected some of the humor and affection I feel for him, and liked the result much better. I also wrote it first person. I'm eager to get feedback from the teacher.