Thanks for asking. I'm writing too much, actually..but academic stuff. My novel writing (editing) has had to be cut down to ~30 minutes per day, on average (sometimes I try to squeeze in an hour). What about you? Editing should be easier to focus on, after you finish all those dog and cat videos on FB...
Well I'm back after being away for a while. Don't know how long it's been really. Went through some stuff while I was gone. Better now, looking forward to the future when things get even better.
I did not. Instead I passed a couple of very nerdy days with an old USAF buddy who himself recently came out of the nerd closet. It was a very Big Bang Theory couple of days while William was off Zumba-ing.
Pretty much. Traipsing used book stores doesn't sound like much of a vacation unless there's no such thing where you live, then the sweet, almost sandalwood smell of old paper and glue becomes alluring. Now I have a new addiction: bidding on late 50's and early 60's 1st edition science fiction paperbacks. A conversation had here before I left on vacation concerning the sterility of modern book covers has me pining for the look of cover art from that era. I got schooled on the grading system for such books by the nice gals (I think they were a couple) who were working at the best of the stores we went to.
Hi guys! I'll be taking an indefinite leave of absence. You who know me well know that I have been very excited about starting new things here on the forums, but you may have also noticed that I have been less and less active lately. The thing is, I've been doing a lot of thinking and meditating , and I've concluded that I need to devote my focus to other areas. I can't focus on my spiritual growth and work and reading and writing and getting back into school and being active here all at the same time. I've got to do one thing at a time, to focus on one thing for a while until I feel it's time to move on. Splitting my time and energies is fruitless, as I can't decide what is the most important thing to do, and I end up burning out before making any progress. It makes sense when you think about it.... I'll be embarking, foremost, on something of a spiritual journey or metamorphosis. I've got to rediscover myself, find out what it is that makes me tick, what I'm striving for. I have questions for which I must seek answers. I may not find them, but I think seeking may be enough. Then I will branch into the other areas (although work and school will also be priorities). All that aside, I appreciate the guidance and support I've found here among friends. I'm not sure where this path will take me, but when I come back I'll have accomplished something. Until, then, I guess I'll see y'all around. Abundant love and light, Bises, Namaste, and all of that, ~Andrae
Do check in from time to time, Andrae. You are this forum's most consistent dose of cheer and I'll miss you.
Oh NO! I turn my back, and @Garball and @Andrae Smith are both leaving. Well, I hope to see you both back here sooner rather than later, but not till you're ready, of course. Everybody needs time out to recharge batteries and get stuff sorted. Will miss you both. Good luck in whatever you're doing in the meantime.
Has it been less than a month since I was on the Forums? Seems like longer, or maybe that's just guilt at not having checked out properly at the Train Station. Truth is, school has restarted, I still have my evening job to contend with, and I'm doing some long-delayed renovations to my house. And making jelly. Did I mention making jelly? And working on my genealogy? The ironic thing is that the start of school means I'm getting more writing done than I did in the summer holidays. Amazing how much sub teaching work I've gotten in September and October this year, and once I get the kids working and during the planning periods I can open up my laptop and write. What I generally can't do at school is log onto Internet forums. There be filters . . . Anyway, this may just be a whistlestop. I intend to make an entry in my progress journal then be woefully selfish and get back in the kitchen. Hello to everyone as I whizz by!
Lately, I find myself coming here less and less, and my stays when I do visit are increasingly brief. Being severely let down by two people I had come to regard with both respect and warmth probably had something to do with it. In any event, I think a vacation is in order. See you all around the campus.
