I'm still Alive, no worries...
It's okay, LairCronies; I'm still alive, though often Tired. I turned 59 (or, as I called it Somewhere, threescore less one) at the beginning of this month, and I'm bloody Tired much of the time. The spirit is Willing; the hip joints--not so Much. Guess it's time for a new sleep study; I'm tired of being Tired. I'm also Overdue to get my eyes Checked, partly as a result of autumnal drowsiness. Somehow, I'm doing this post at my Home Lair, despite all the interruptions, Including people constantly asking to borrow money. That's why I'll be spending another long weekend in Edmonds soon, so I can resume writing stuff without interruptions.
I'm now writing on the new Dell Inspiron laptop, getting Accustomed to the flattish keys, when I can see them through my constantly Smudged-up glasses that need replacing. Looking through what I've got on the spacious 1 TB of storage, I discovered that the version of my Creative Writing folder is out of date, missing a couple of novellas, Among other things. Good thing I glanced through it earlier this evening.
As usual, I'm Interested in too many things. But not attending to them makes me seriously Depressed, and it's not just the weather. Listening to 90's world music actually makes me feel Better, for starters. I keep hounding myself to get Up earlier, and I just can't do it; but finishing my term on the building's Executive Committee leaves me more time for busking in the afternoon, if I can just persuade myself that 3:00 pm is NOT too Late for making a trip to my Fave spots at the Market. But I'm also neglecting a lot of Other things: this blog, my Climate blog, the Home Lair, and the digital distribution of my Original songs (I've picked ReverbNation for that; now I need to explain to CD Baby why I'm not uploading all my compositions for them to distribute. I have no idea which distribution deal is better than which).
Okay, the bloody Open Mic Tour. It's been a bit Discouraging, to be still barely in the planning stage. Way too many open mic venues either: no longer exist; do only Online versions of open mics (and I don't have Zoom installed); or do Live open mics maybe once or twice a month. That's another thing I've been neglecting. That does it: I've got to ditch all the political arguments on Twitter/X for a while (they're making me Depressed, and a bit Stressed Out, from trying to fight with far-right trolls who want to take all homeless people Out and shoot them, when they're not posting the most Repulsive racist tropes against Black activists or trans people. Some are even bringing Back stupid Religious Right arguments against marriage equality (good God/dess, if you want LGBTQ people to be Free to marry whom they please, you must be a groomer!!). Anyway, let me get Back to work on things I've been neglecting (esp. the busking), and it will likely work miracles for my mental health. I want to be in half-Decent shape for Samhain this year...
I'm now writing on the new Dell Inspiron laptop, getting Accustomed to the flattish keys, when I can see them through my constantly Smudged-up glasses that need replacing. Looking through what I've got on the spacious 1 TB of storage, I discovered that the version of my Creative Writing folder is out of date, missing a couple of novellas, Among other things. Good thing I glanced through it earlier this evening.
As usual, I'm Interested in too many things. But not attending to them makes me seriously Depressed, and it's not just the weather. Listening to 90's world music actually makes me feel Better, for starters. I keep hounding myself to get Up earlier, and I just can't do it; but finishing my term on the building's Executive Committee leaves me more time for busking in the afternoon, if I can just persuade myself that 3:00 pm is NOT too Late for making a trip to my Fave spots at the Market. But I'm also neglecting a lot of Other things: this blog, my Climate blog, the Home Lair, and the digital distribution of my Original songs (I've picked ReverbNation for that; now I need to explain to CD Baby why I'm not uploading all my compositions for them to distribute. I have no idea which distribution deal is better than which).
Okay, the bloody Open Mic Tour. It's been a bit Discouraging, to be still barely in the planning stage. Way too many open mic venues either: no longer exist; do only Online versions of open mics (and I don't have Zoom installed); or do Live open mics maybe once or twice a month. That's another thing I've been neglecting. That does it: I've got to ditch all the political arguments on Twitter/X for a while (they're making me Depressed, and a bit Stressed Out, from trying to fight with far-right trolls who want to take all homeless people Out and shoot them, when they're not posting the most Repulsive racist tropes against Black activists or trans people. Some are even bringing Back stupid Religious Right arguments against marriage equality (good God/dess, if you want LGBTQ people to be Free to marry whom they please, you must be a groomer!!). Anyway, let me get Back to work on things I've been neglecting (esp. the busking), and it will likely work miracles for my mental health. I want to be in half-Decent shape for Samhain this year...