Creative Juices Flowing
Feb. 23rd, 2009 02:08 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
offbalanceI did something this weekend that I haven't had the time nor energy for much of in ages.
I wrote. Actually wrote!
One was a fannish thing I've been poking at for a bit. Still not done, but I got things moving again but just simply deciding to get them up and going. It's not going to be a long piece, just a silly crack thing, so I'm trying to remember the whole brevity/wit thing. (It's a SPN/Grey's crossover crackfic, in case anyone out there was wondering or wanting to beta).
The other is a non-fandom thing I've been working on for a bit, and again, simple brute force got it moving again. Also, you can't beat a good morning followed by a relaxing afternoon (and a generous amount of bubble tea) to help matters.
After I rolled myself out of![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
ozzdo's birthday dim sum extravaganza and the subsequent bubble tea, I took the train home (with redstapler and lwoodbloo), and settled on the couch for an hour or so with a seltzer and the copy of Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell that I am working on. After that came a nap, and after the nap I felt good, but I didn't have a lot to do before j_bkl came home and we had to leave for Penny Dreadful at the Brick. So, I sat down at the computer, opened Google docs, and started writing. I didn't have to clean, I didn't have to unpack anything, I didn't have to do any housework, and I sure as hell wasn't going to be eating again that day. I had an hour and a half to just sit and write. And it felt absolutely delicious. It made me look forward to the week I took off for my birthday - I will be spending some time doing this exact thing, both at home and elsewhere. I can't wait - it's going to be rad. And the exact amount of "me time" that I so desperately need. It was like J said - I had a week off from my job for the move, but I worked my ass off that entire time. So, this at least allows me to dispense with that slightly crispy-around-the-edges feeling I've been dealing with. I need a break, so I took one. I mean, I have the vacation time - even after the week for the move and week + Watchmen Day I'm taking off, I still have 19 vacation days remaining. Which is good, as vacation days are always a good thing to have.
I had a really awesome weekend. I celebrated birthdays and got to see people I haven't seen in awhile, and an awesome movie won an Oscar. All told, it was pretty damn good.
Speaking of birthdays - mine arrives in 2.5 weeks. I will be 29. Aaaaaah!
I wrote. Actually wrote!
One was a fannish thing I've been poking at for a bit. Still not done, but I got things moving again but just simply deciding to get them up and going. It's not going to be a long piece, just a silly crack thing, so I'm trying to remember the whole brevity/wit thing. (It's a SPN/Grey's crossover crackfic, in case anyone out there was wondering or wanting to beta).
The other is a non-fandom thing I've been working on for a bit, and again, simple brute force got it moving again. Also, you can't beat a good morning followed by a relaxing afternoon (and a generous amount of bubble tea) to help matters.
After I rolled myself out of
ozzdo's birthday dim sum extravaganza and the subsequent bubble tea, I took the train home (with redstapler and lwoodbloo), and settled on the couch for an hour or so with a seltzer and the copy of Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell that I am working on. After that came a nap, and after the nap I felt good, but I didn't have a lot to do before j_bkl came home and we had to leave for Penny Dreadful at the Brick. So, I sat down at the computer, opened Google docs, and started writing. I didn't have to clean, I didn't have to unpack anything, I didn't have to do any housework, and I sure as hell wasn't going to be eating again that day. I had an hour and a half to just sit and write. And it felt absolutely delicious. It made me look forward to the week I took off for my birthday - I will be spending some time doing this exact thing, both at home and elsewhere. I can't wait - it's going to be rad. And the exact amount of "me time" that I so desperately need. It was like J said - I had a week off from my job for the move, but I worked my ass off that entire time. So, this at least allows me to dispense with that slightly crispy-around-the-edges feeling I've been dealing with. I need a break, so I took one. I mean, I have the vacation time - even after the week for the move and week + Watchmen Day I'm taking off, I still have 19 vacation days remaining. Which is good, as vacation days are always a good thing to have. I had a really awesome weekend. I celebrated birthdays and got to see people I haven't seen in awhile, and an awesome movie won an Oscar. All told, it was pretty damn good.
Speaking of birthdays - mine arrives in 2.5 weeks. I will be 29. Aaaaaah!
