Odds & sods

[skorpionuk]

Ok now I've got the big post out of the way, have some odds & sods:

• Here's a rant I've wished many times I could have written: Bi Bi, Baby. It's a companion piece to No More Mr Nice Guy, and both should be required reading for all people - they are about how not to be an annoying, self-absorbed idiot in matters of the heart.
• I'm having a bit of a music binge: I've cleared out my downloads folder, putting everything onto iTunes so I can actually listen to it; I'm acquiring mixes from Quextal, Digital Fist, and our very own missyk8; and I've finally bought Hands by Little Boots, since I really do need to listen to it with headphones. The "exclusive bundle" comes with a rather shiny "Hands On" mix. Oh, and a t-shirt that says "Dancing Is My Remedy" was entirely necessary as well, correct?
• I haven't written in so long, I'm feeling quite rusty. I've done some work-related writing, of course; but actually putting my own thoughts down hasn't happened in... months and months. So used to writing daily am I that I had a few stabs at journal entries; but none of them amounted to much. I mostly blame the long winter, which made me want to hibernate, physically and mentally. It's getting better though. Also:
• I've been having a massive introspective think. When I've been capable of verbalising, I've said something along the lines of this: generally in my life, change has come about through external circumstances - I've had a fair amount of changing countries / cities / jobs / partners / friend groups etc etc. I'm comfortable with those changes, although they are hard work; but in the long run, I've realised that each external change only crystallizes my inherent nature more. Now, though, I'm working from the inside out. I still don't even know where all that stuff is going to take me - surely it's going to have some impact on my life somewhere, but I've not been able to say where. As you might imagine, this has been very unsettling to those around me, too; they've had to operate with minimal information and an uncertain future. Well, more on this as and when I figure it out.

Urgh I've exhausted myself with thinking there. Also, the work I've been waiting for all day has come in, so I guess I'd better do things that will enable me to deliver good work tomorrow, like not staring at a screen anymore.