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Remembering how journaling works maybe
May. 12th, 2022 07:06 pmBoy, how does journaling even work? I've forgotten. But I also know that it's good for my mental health, and the fact that I haven't been actively journaling in...years isn't great for me. I'm hoping to carve out a quieter corner of the internet for myself here, away from the churn of modern social media ("modern social media" makes me sound like the ancient husk I am). I know hardly anyone who uses this platform, but maybe that's a good thing. Start small, and all that.
Yesterday our neighbor noticed the AC line outside had frozen overnight and thawed in the morning. He let us know and we in turn let the landlord know. The landlord said he'd get someone out to look at it today, but that we should keep the AC off until then. Uhm. It's 90 degrees here. Thankfully, we survived, only for the maintenance guy to just change the filter, shrug his shoulders, and conclude that was probably the problem. Cool. We could have done that ourselves. Love risking Covid exposure for that.
Anyway, I'm working on draft 6 of Novel 1, and for the greater part of two weeks I've been hammering away at literally just the first chapter. Such slow-seeming progress is the exact kind of thing that drives me bonkers in the writing process, but I also know that being thorough on this draft will save me a lot of hassle down the road. I've also been listening to a lot of Great Courses on writing, editing, and publishing which have been dispiriting to say the least. I'm trying to just take what's useful and leave the rest, but it's tough when industry professionals are like, "Basically, kid, you're screwed." Like. Thanks????
I've been rewatching Game of Thrones while I work on my novel. "Watching" is probably too active a verb. More accurately I have it playing in the background while I write, and I only ever fully pay attention when Daenerys is on screen. Despite everything, I still find its familiarity comforting. I'm also trying to get back to a form of media consumption that isn't so completely predicated on authorial intent. I'm trying to move to a more (personally) productive model that considers less "Am I supposed to like the Starks? Am I supposed to disagree with Dany?" and more "*Do* I like the Starks? *Do* I disagree with Dany?" With the caveat that no approach can actually make this show good, but I love it anyway.
I actually (actively) watch Critical Role while I crochet. I'm about to start C2E57 (I think?) "In Love and War," which I believe introduces Essek (I'm not overly careful about spoilers) so I'm excited to get to that. I'm also happy to see Taliesin is back for this episode, because as delightful as Matt playing Taliesin playing Caduceus was I missed Taliesin.
Well, I need to go placate a screaming cat, so I guess that's it.
Yesterday our neighbor noticed the AC line outside had frozen overnight and thawed in the morning. He let us know and we in turn let the landlord know. The landlord said he'd get someone out to look at it today, but that we should keep the AC off until then. Uhm. It's 90 degrees here. Thankfully, we survived, only for the maintenance guy to just change the filter, shrug his shoulders, and conclude that was probably the problem. Cool. We could have done that ourselves. Love risking Covid exposure for that.
Anyway, I'm working on draft 6 of Novel 1, and for the greater part of two weeks I've been hammering away at literally just the first chapter. Such slow-seeming progress is the exact kind of thing that drives me bonkers in the writing process, but I also know that being thorough on this draft will save me a lot of hassle down the road. I've also been listening to a lot of Great Courses on writing, editing, and publishing which have been dispiriting to say the least. I'm trying to just take what's useful and leave the rest, but it's tough when industry professionals are like, "Basically, kid, you're screwed." Like. Thanks????
I've been rewatching Game of Thrones while I work on my novel. "Watching" is probably too active a verb. More accurately I have it playing in the background while I write, and I only ever fully pay attention when Daenerys is on screen. Despite everything, I still find its familiarity comforting. I'm also trying to get back to a form of media consumption that isn't so completely predicated on authorial intent. I'm trying to move to a more (personally) productive model that considers less "Am I supposed to like the Starks? Am I supposed to disagree with Dany?" and more "*Do* I like the Starks? *Do* I disagree with Dany?" With the caveat that no approach can actually make this show good, but I love it anyway.
I actually (actively) watch Critical Role while I crochet. I'm about to start C2E57 (I think?) "In Love and War," which I believe introduces Essek (I'm not overly careful about spoilers) so I'm excited to get to that. I'm also happy to see Taliesin is back for this episode, because as delightful as Matt playing Taliesin playing Caduceus was I missed Taliesin.
Well, I need to go placate a screaming cat, so I guess that's it.
