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So hey.
I'm really embarrassed to see that pretty much this whole page of posts is "Oh hi. I haven't been around for ages, but I'm going to try to be around more." And then I don't.
But...hi. I haven't been around for ages, but I AM going to try to be around more. I've been spending A LOT of time obsessively scrolling on Twitter and paying attention to the news, and i don't think it's the best for my mental health. And I miss being here-the conversations, the fannishness, the friendships. So really, I'm going to try and do my best this time. We need connection as we live with social distancing/quarantine/sheltering in place. I hope you are well!
So, let me give some highlights:
I got fired from the job I'd been at for 12 years about a year and a half ago. After 2 years of toxicity, I decided "Fuckit, I'm retired!" and I don't miss working daily. So I came into the sheltering in place stuff with plenty of practice.
The creativity has been a struggle. I feel like I can wind up my looooong running fic in one chapter, but it's not speaking to me. I wrote some notes on a novel I'd like to write, but that's been stalled for a bit.
Other stuff I've been up to:
• Went to a 5-day memoir-writing class at a rustic conference center in West Virginia. Great people, wonderful teacher, really enjoyable writing.
• Folded it into a road trip to see my family and a stop to see a friend on the way home. While I was in hometown I went to see Lyle Lovett and his acoustic band, which was a great show.
• Signed up for an online class at UW in creating characters, and got a bit of a start on a novel I want to write.
• Am auditing a class in library and information sciences on resources and books for young adults, because the main character of the novel is a librarian. Reading some great books, enjoying the discussions and the students.
• Did Ladies Rock Camp in December and had a blast. I've been planning to go to the May camp, though it's uncertain whether that's still going to happen.
• Broke my foot in May of last year and had to have surgery to stabilize it. I'd broken the same foot a year and a half before that (3 bones!).
I think I'll leave that there, and be around more. I will! I've missed y'all!
I'm really embarrassed to see that pretty much this whole page of posts is "Oh hi. I haven't been around for ages, but I'm going to try to be around more." And then I don't.
But...hi. I haven't been around for ages, but I AM going to try to be around more. I've been spending A LOT of time obsessively scrolling on Twitter and paying attention to the news, and i don't think it's the best for my mental health. And I miss being here-the conversations, the fannishness, the friendships. So really, I'm going to try and do my best this time. We need connection as we live with social distancing/quarantine/sheltering in place. I hope you are well!
So, let me give some highlights:
I got fired from the job I'd been at for 12 years about a year and a half ago. After 2 years of toxicity, I decided "Fuckit, I'm retired!" and I don't miss working daily. So I came into the sheltering in place stuff with plenty of practice.
The creativity has been a struggle. I feel like I can wind up my looooong running fic in one chapter, but it's not speaking to me. I wrote some notes on a novel I'd like to write, but that's been stalled for a bit.
Other stuff I've been up to:
• Went to a 5-day memoir-writing class at a rustic conference center in West Virginia. Great people, wonderful teacher, really enjoyable writing.
• Folded it into a road trip to see my family and a stop to see a friend on the way home. While I was in hometown I went to see Lyle Lovett and his acoustic band, which was a great show.
• Signed up for an online class at UW in creating characters, and got a bit of a start on a novel I want to write.
• Am auditing a class in library and information sciences on resources and books for young adults, because the main character of the novel is a librarian. Reading some great books, enjoying the discussions and the students.
• Did Ladies Rock Camp in December and had a blast. I've been planning to go to the May camp, though it's uncertain whether that's still going to happen.
• Broke my foot in May of last year and had to have surgery to stabilize it. I'd broken the same foot a year and a half before that (3 bones!).
I think I'll leave that there, and be around more. I will! I've missed y'all!