I've been trying hard to keep track of what's working and what is not.

I made a lot of progress last year. I had reached a point where, steeped in the negativity of various internets, I was honestly surprised when I deep down liked something. I think I've unlocked more of my old enthusiasm and relegated some of that cynicism to its proper place ( Read more... )

The week between Christmas and New Year's always feels like negative space. A lot of people aren't working, the mail isn't delivered for a lot of it, and the year is all but over ( Read more... )

I'm not really ready for 2016 ( Read more... )

It is worth noting, after that last entry, that I am feeling better. I had definitely fallen into a depression well - perhaps caused by exhaustion, frustration, or unbalanced intestinal bacteria* - but I think I've found the way out ( Read more... )

Actually, thanks somethingawful. Thanks for becoming progressively more insular, less funny, and less entertaining. It's made it much easier for me to break away and actually read some really quality stuff (like Planetary which has been wonderful) and get more things done around the house ( Read more... )

Oh but I feel tired.

The lines about introverts needing time to recharge socially have been repeated so often as to sound like jokes, but that's where I am at. Stuff (sometimes multiple stuff) every single night last week. Trying to wind up Pirates while thinking through Cthulhu.

( I had an idea on my RPG character, so once more, let me tell you about my character. )

I have not been updating much lately. I have been trying to cut down on being overly reflective and that getting in the way of accomplishing things.

I am going to pat myself on the back for some things, with the realization that I still have a ways to go on others.

Internets: I am trying to spend less and less time on it. I logged out of SA on ( Read more... )

At last, a fairly restrained weekend. Saturday we started the ramen stock - a pretty huge undertaking in the end. We watched Barton Fink, an early Coen Brothers film that was really excellent. We watched some cartoons, too. The clocks sprang ahead. Sunday we did not do a whole lot. We cooked the ramen some more, I played some Dark Souls, and ( Read more... )

Real talk. This is stating the obvious for many people, but sometimes I need to do that - in order to remind myself why I feel sad or run-down or otherwise not where I would like to be ( Read more... )

November was a rattling old wooden roller coaster of a month and it has left me with the splintery legacy of a chest cold that I can't quite seem to shake ( Read more... )