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inanhourofdreamingYa'll, real life takes up a LOT of time.
I have a mostly finished short little 00Q story sitting on my phone I should finish but that I haven't really looked at in at least a week.
Next week is a big work event in Albany, which means a 3ish hour bus ride, a night in a hotel, and, y'know, two days of winter in Albany. I'm still pretty much not drinking this month but it's not my favorite time. Still, it's good to do this once in a while, and since I'm trying to build up healthier habits generally, I'm going to keep at it. I've also started doing Noom, that health app that has been aggressively marketing itself to me on various social media sites. I actually really like it -- it's visually appealing and relies on making small changes gradually. I'm normally a bit on the extremist side (it's much easier for me to give things up altogether than to moderate, believe it or not), so this is a new thing but maybe more sustainable? We'll see. I don't actually much care about weight anymore, but I'd like to fit into all my clothes bc I can't really afford to buy all new ones. I'm aiming more for health because I'd like to age well (in the sense of not having a bunch of health problems I could have prevented with healthier habits) and I'm getting to be the age where that shit has started to matter in the long run.
Things I've Read (Instead of Doing ANY Writing):
Seanan McGuire's Wayward Children Series:
Every Heart a Doorway
Down Among the Sticks and Bones
Beneath the Sugar Sky
In an Absent Dream
HIGHLY recommend the first two. The books follow children who, like Alice, opened a door into a different world, only they didn't mean to come back. The main character in the first book, Nancy, went to a hall of the dead and left because the Lord of the Dead needed her to be sure she wanted to stay. The story takes place at Eleanor West's Home for Wayward Children, where children go when they return from these other worlds. The second book is the prequel of two characters from the first book, and takes place in their chosen world. The third was good, but different (less digging into any particular world and more kids going on an adventure, which was fine, but I was less into it). I've just started the fourth, which is a return to the style of the first two books.
They are all short, and absolutely lovely. If you like a good fairytale, you should try these.
I have a mostly finished short little 00Q story sitting on my phone I should finish but that I haven't really looked at in at least a week.
Next week is a big work event in Albany, which means a 3ish hour bus ride, a night in a hotel, and, y'know, two days of winter in Albany. I'm still pretty much not drinking this month but it's not my favorite time. Still, it's good to do this once in a while, and since I'm trying to build up healthier habits generally, I'm going to keep at it. I've also started doing Noom, that health app that has been aggressively marketing itself to me on various social media sites. I actually really like it -- it's visually appealing and relies on making small changes gradually. I'm normally a bit on the extremist side (it's much easier for me to give things up altogether than to moderate, believe it or not), so this is a new thing but maybe more sustainable? We'll see. I don't actually much care about weight anymore, but I'd like to fit into all my clothes bc I can't really afford to buy all new ones. I'm aiming more for health because I'd like to age well (in the sense of not having a bunch of health problems I could have prevented with healthier habits) and I'm getting to be the age where that shit has started to matter in the long run.
Things I've Read (Instead of Doing ANY Writing):
Seanan McGuire's Wayward Children Series:
Every Heart a Doorway
Down Among the Sticks and Bones
Beneath the Sugar Sky
In an Absent Dream
HIGHLY recommend the first two. The books follow children who, like Alice, opened a door into a different world, only they didn't mean to come back. The main character in the first book, Nancy, went to a hall of the dead and left because the Lord of the Dead needed her to be sure she wanted to stay. The story takes place at Eleanor West's Home for Wayward Children, where children go when they return from these other worlds. The second book is the prequel of two characters from the first book, and takes place in their chosen world. The third was good, but different (less digging into any particular world and more kids going on an adventure, which was fine, but I was less into it). I've just started the fourth, which is a return to the style of the first two books.
They are all short, and absolutely lovely. If you like a good fairytale, you should try these.
