Stuff, Things, and Other
There was part of me that thought about creating today's entry as a Private one. (You know, that LiveJournal setting where only the author can see it.) That part of me reasoned that trying to write down whatever's floating around in that cavernous void I call a head might just loosen a vital chunk of my mental blockade. (The results of this? Your guess is as good as mine.)
I overrode that part of me. It's not that I relish "the doldrums" -- I actually don't. I'm just not sure I want to go actively exploring my psyche at the moment. It's Friday, and if I start writing some stream of consciousness examination of my inner fried wiring, I'm not likely to be able to switch to Happy Camper Mode when munchkin comes over.
Besides, all that a Private entry would do later on is make me wonder what kinds of drugs I was taking in 2011... when, as we all know, the only recreational drug I use is caffeine.
The week has gone by rather quickly. That's pretty surprising, when you consider that next week is a week off work. (Use it or Lose it time, folks.) The really shocking thing is that I'm actually resolving work-related issues instead of putting them off until they become problems. (In fact, two of the payments I will be keying this afternoon are as a result of not putting it off.)
If I let my cynical side talk, he'd be wondering where the other shoe is and when it will fall on my head.
I've been reading a novel written by Tanya Reed. It's a Castle fan fic called "Prison of Darkness," and I'm enjoying the heck out of it. (You can read it in fixed up and edited form at fanfiction.net if you'd like. I'm special -- I got the mostly raw version. Neener.) It's not the standard Castle fare.
When she first started sending me the story (in parts) back in December, I put off reading it. Not because I didn't think I'd like it... hell, it's Tanya Reed -- of course I'll like it -- but because I enjoy reading things on the computer less and less. I'm even spending less time at the computer lately, a truly scary thing for someone so net-addicted as I.
And then along came Kindle! I took a few minutes to compile all of the PoD parts into a single file and emailed it to my Kindle, and now I'm running right through it (rather quickly for one who reads as slowly as I do). I'm on Chapter 5 now (of 15). I need to email her and let her know how much I'm enjoying it.
(On a slightly sidetracking note, I also still need to send Kindle my 2005 and 2007 novels, plus my 2007 and 2008 Script Frenzy works.)
As usual, I'm well over my time limit. I'll try to check in with you while I'm out of the office, Dear Journal.