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Took my sweet time putting this off
Apr. 3rd, 2012 10:55 pmSo, not a whole lot going on on my end. That's actually a bit of a problem given some of the stuff I've been dragging my feet on lately (nothing I feel like getting into now). But for the most part I'm keeping it together and I think I might be past the worst of my emotional crap from this past year (fingers crossed).
(Of course, that means that I'm just back to the emotional issues I had before, but one thing at a time.)
I've been making more of an effort to get caught up on my reading. I recently finished reading a copy of Dracula I received as a gift a few years ago (a 'Borders Classics' edition, which almost makes it sort of a collector's item if you think about it). I'm sort of working out an informal reading schedule to get caught up on a lot of books I haven't finished. Well, it's not much of a schedule. More of a pattern. Basically, I'm alternating older neglected stuff and newer stuff I've been picking up. If anyone's curious about what I'm reading now, it's "The Spider vs the Empire State." It's a modern reprinting of an old 1938 pulp novel trilogy in which the New York state government has been taken over by a group of fascists and pulp hero 'The Spider' decides he's not having it. If you like some good old-fashioned twin-automatics-blazing pulp action, I highly recommend it.
In other news, after I took a few days off of it to scribble down some notes about possible other creative projects, I've managed to get Tradition's Test up to 30k words. And I think I'm at a point where I'm officially committed to it one way or another and I'm pretty sure what's going on and where it's headed. At least, I hope that's the case.
In addition to everything else, the weather's been pretty annoying (but when isn't it, around here?). For the most part, we've been having a very warm spring but the last couple of weeks have seen a lot of whiplash, weather-wise.
Also, we've gotten something of a small-but-steady L5R playgroup going on here. A couple of us are looking at hitting a couple of the Koteis (regional tournaments) this year. My deck's not perfect, but it's the deck I want to play and I think I have it about where I want it. So that's something, at least.
Not sure what else that's been going on that would be worth sharing. How about with you folks? What are you up to?
(Of course, that means that I'm just back to the emotional issues I had before, but one thing at a time.)
I've been making more of an effort to get caught up on my reading. I recently finished reading a copy of Dracula I received as a gift a few years ago (a 'Borders Classics' edition, which almost makes it sort of a collector's item if you think about it). I'm sort of working out an informal reading schedule to get caught up on a lot of books I haven't finished. Well, it's not much of a schedule. More of a pattern. Basically, I'm alternating older neglected stuff and newer stuff I've been picking up. If anyone's curious about what I'm reading now, it's "The Spider vs the Empire State." It's a modern reprinting of an old 1938 pulp novel trilogy in which the New York state government has been taken over by a group of fascists and pulp hero 'The Spider' decides he's not having it. If you like some good old-fashioned twin-automatics-blazing pulp action, I highly recommend it.
In other news, after I took a few days off of it to scribble down some notes about possible other creative projects, I've managed to get Tradition's Test up to 30k words. And I think I'm at a point where I'm officially committed to it one way or another and I'm pretty sure what's going on and where it's headed. At least, I hope that's the case.
In addition to everything else, the weather's been pretty annoying (but when isn't it, around here?). For the most part, we've been having a very warm spring but the last couple of weeks have seen a lot of whiplash, weather-wise.
Also, we've gotten something of a small-but-steady L5R playgroup going on here. A couple of us are looking at hitting a couple of the Koteis (regional tournaments) this year. My deck's not perfect, but it's the deck I want to play and I think I have it about where I want it. So that's something, at least.
Not sure what else that's been going on that would be worth sharing. How about with you folks? What are you up to?
