After another damnably long hiatus, I've realized the need to start writing again. As of right now, my social life is next to nil: Aside from some socialization through tango class, there hasn't been much. Given the current lack of funds and The Lady's even more chaotic work schedule (thanks to her new promotion), going out and finding people is tricky, at best. To further complicate matters, my best friend up here left for a contract job out in Boston; of course, it also means we need to find other people up here who want to play Munchkin.
I've got to find some sort of creative release...so...I'm going to try to discipline myself to write for 30 minutes a day, on whatever project that is burning my synapses at that moment. Here's the list:
-Multiple secret history articles (I'll explain if asked).
-The novel I started 5 years ago, thanks to NaNoWriMo.
-Memories. Lots and lots of memories.
-Treatises on personal philosophies, which may appear here in the future. Or not.
Now for bad news: This is directed primarily towards
kristy and
her red-headed boy: We're not moving to the Tidewater area. :( The Lady and I have been told that the grad programs we applied for there do not love us. We've yet to hear from the majority of our schools, so we shall see...
A lot of this is also from the forced reset I've had to undergo thanks to a wonderful hernia surgery a couple of weeks ago. Right now, I can walk normally, dance for short periods of time, and sit on the couch very well. I'm hoping the doctor clears me for more intensive exercise, but that won't be for another 2 weeks. Until now, I never realized how physically sedate I wasn't before I got this drywall patch, nor how much this has affected my mood. Granted, I've never been a rules lawyer with The Glad Game, but my less cheery moods have only lasted a few hours, on average. Obviously, being gloomy for two days straight is odd.
The Lady has been very understanding about my dark moods for the past couple of weeks, but I need to do something else to dispel 'em. So I'm learning to tie knots. If anyone has advice on what to do with this, let me know.