energized by spring :-)
I've been feeling quite purposeful and productive this weekend. Yesterday I did my laundry, cleaned out the refrigerator (which I think I probably hadn't done since I moved in six months ago), then took a little trip to Trader Joe's (which is quite a few train stops away) to see what I might find there that my local grocery store doesn't sell... and today I went out for a "little walk" which ended up lasting over four hours.:-D I explored a sizeable stretch of the lakefront to the south of my building - which is an area I wasn't very familiar with, since I used to live a few blocks to the north (I knew the area between my old address and my current one, but not much beyond that). I wanted to take the bus back home... but since buses are rather infrequent on Sundays, I ended up walking all the way back instead of having to wait for 15-20 minutes. I can SO feel my legs right now.:-) There's nothing like a healthy dose of warm sunshine, sparkling waves and cool, refreshing breeze. Just... awesome.
Another thing I did this weekend is finish reading all the new volumes of my favorite comic series. So now I am all caught up on the story... and boy, what a mess of a story it is. LOL. There's a ton of new characters, wild plot twists, multi-cultural influences, deus-ex-machina moments etc. Frankly, I have mixed feelings about a lot of it. Quite a few times, I found myself wondering what mind-altering substances might have served the new author as a source of inspiration.:-P Still, for the most part, I find the series entertaining in spite of how much it has changed over the years. And while the quality of the storytelling is uneven, the drawings are mostly just as great as they have always been - despite now being done by four different people, only one of whom is the original artist. And, most importantly, all the principal characters are recognizable, in terms of both looks and personality - which is really what makes following their antics a pleasure for this lifelong fan.;-) So I'll definitely be re-reading the entire lot a few more times...
And now it's high time for me to get horizontal.;-)
Another thing I did this weekend is finish reading all the new volumes of my favorite comic series. So now I am all caught up on the story... and boy, what a mess of a story it is. LOL. There's a ton of new characters, wild plot twists, multi-cultural influences, deus-ex-machina moments etc. Frankly, I have mixed feelings about a lot of it. Quite a few times, I found myself wondering what mind-altering substances might have served the new author as a source of inspiration.:-P Still, for the most part, I find the series entertaining in spite of how much it has changed over the years. And while the quality of the storytelling is uneven, the drawings are mostly just as great as they have always been - despite now being done by four different people, only one of whom is the original artist. And, most importantly, all the principal characters are recognizable, in terms of both looks and personality - which is really what makes following their antics a pleasure for this lifelong fan.;-) So I'll definitely be re-reading the entire lot a few more times...
And now it's high time for me to get horizontal.;-)