Still alive
June was just nuts. July is finally slowing down. I haven't had much time to dig into fandom on any significant level, which is okay. My interests have been going in 50 directions at once these days. Digging my heels into any single one of them is just not feasible at the moment.
I've managed to remain somewhat diligent with non-work writing, though it's been a battle. After coming home from the office, where I write thousands of words every day, it is a struggle just trying to write a few hundred more. Nonetheless, "the manuscript" is looking more like a picture than a puzzle these days, which is a relief. I still have a long way to go before I'll be anywhere close to finishing a first draft, but it's stimulating and gratifying and challenging for the time being. That's what matters, right?
Colorado summers might be this place's best kept secret. Nobody prepared me for this. Afternoon thunderstorms almost EVERY SINGLE DAY. Lightning shows and the whole nine yards... all while it's 80-90 degrees outside. It is glorious. It's never even truly overcast; the sun and blue sky are visible for most of the day, then the stormclouds pass through all magnificently. I've been going swimming in the downpour and memorizing the cloudscapes and basically basking in the clean air. I do sorely miss family and friends back home, but my parents came out a few weekends back and we had SUCH a good time that it's band-aided that wound for now. While we were driving up to Boulder, my dad looked around at the mountains and said, "So what's the downside of living out here?" And I was fairly stumped. Long commutes on snowy days? Whatever. Better than long commutes in the smog EVERY day.
We still have so much to explore; I think that's the best part. When I asked people at work where we should go for our anniversary trip, I was virtually bombarded with recommendations - then people kept changing their minds and bringing up other places later, routes to take, festivals and breweries to check out. Sheesh. Next weekend, right after seeing Deathly Hallows Part 2 (SO EXCITED, SO SAD) we're headed to Breckenridge for an extended weekend. It'll be our first time checking out one of the big Rocky Mountain resort towns, which are supposed to be a lot more lazy in summer without the skiers. I'll be doing as much biking/hiking as my asthmatic body can handle, and I can't wait.
Anyway. That's life at the moment. This weekend I look forward to finishing up The Death of Adam (Marilynne Robinson again), leveling up in the Uncharted 3 multiplayer beta (which will be pointless when the real game comes out), not being in the office, and SLEEPING. YAY.
I've managed to remain somewhat diligent with non-work writing, though it's been a battle. After coming home from the office, where I write thousands of words every day, it is a struggle just trying to write a few hundred more. Nonetheless, "the manuscript" is looking more like a picture than a puzzle these days, which is a relief. I still have a long way to go before I'll be anywhere close to finishing a first draft, but it's stimulating and gratifying and challenging for the time being. That's what matters, right?
Colorado summers might be this place's best kept secret. Nobody prepared me for this. Afternoon thunderstorms almost EVERY SINGLE DAY. Lightning shows and the whole nine yards... all while it's 80-90 degrees outside. It is glorious. It's never even truly overcast; the sun and blue sky are visible for most of the day, then the stormclouds pass through all magnificently. I've been going swimming in the downpour and memorizing the cloudscapes and basically basking in the clean air. I do sorely miss family and friends back home, but my parents came out a few weekends back and we had SUCH a good time that it's band-aided that wound for now. While we were driving up to Boulder, my dad looked around at the mountains and said, "So what's the downside of living out here?" And I was fairly stumped. Long commutes on snowy days? Whatever. Better than long commutes in the smog EVERY day.
We still have so much to explore; I think that's the best part. When I asked people at work where we should go for our anniversary trip, I was virtually bombarded with recommendations - then people kept changing their minds and bringing up other places later, routes to take, festivals and breweries to check out. Sheesh. Next weekend, right after seeing Deathly Hallows Part 2 (SO EXCITED, SO SAD) we're headed to Breckenridge for an extended weekend. It'll be our first time checking out one of the big Rocky Mountain resort towns, which are supposed to be a lot more lazy in summer without the skiers. I'll be doing as much biking/hiking as my asthmatic body can handle, and I can't wait.
Anyway. That's life at the moment. This weekend I look forward to finishing up The Death of Adam (Marilynne Robinson again), leveling up in the Uncharted 3 multiplayer beta (which will be pointless when the real game comes out), not being in the office, and SLEEPING. YAY.