out of sorts

[anotheranon]

Sorry if I've fallen silent here the last couple of days. Just not much to say, really.

Saturday D. and I went out to the National Book Festival. Due to late start/delays on Metro, we only caught the last 10 minutes of Neil Gaiman's talk. It was as interesting to see him "live" (albeit from far away - rather scruffy and quite funny) as it was to see the fans - a huge crowd that clapped and cheered enthusiastically when he finished up :)

We hadn't planned to get anything signed, and I'm glad of this - seeing the length of the line (while looking for geekchick was a strong deterrent :P

We also sat in on Lynn McMasters Bujold's talk and caught part of Cokie Roberts. Both of us managed to resist the improvised bookstore and just enjoyed walking in the near-perfect fall weather :) I'm glad I got D. out of the house, if only for a couple of hours.

The last two days have been mostly reading and doing laundry. The former: started Gumshoe Gorilla (enjoying it muchly! I love the futuristic Atlanta run by fundamentalist Baptists mired in scandal and the attempts of the Cherokee nation to get the northern half of GA back) and started/completed The Fourth Horseman (several years out of date, but offers a "holistic" perspective of epidemics that I don't often see).

The temperature has dropped and my motivation has dropped in time with it. Also, things are just getting on my nerves. No one particular thing - frustration with my writing style of late, my inability to cope socially as I'd like, nothing really new, but is bothering me anyway :/

To my great shock and awe, I actually have work tomorrow (Happy Thanksgiving to Canadians, happy Columbus day [and federal holiday] to those in the States), so I'm thinking my best plan might be to have a cup of chamomile tea to make myself sleepy enough to get back on schedule. Maybe I'll post more about these little irritants later - if they are still irritating me.

Comments

[emerald14.livejournal.com]

*Huggles* And I hope it's just a glitch. Early winter blues, perhaps..?

[tommdroid.livejournal.com]

these look like awesome books! we seem to have the same strategy when not being in social_mode; withdrawal and reading good books :)

[jlsjlsjls.livejournal.com]

MEGAHUGS!!!! Was feeling kinda cranky/out-of-sorts myself over a chunk of the weekend (and also dealt with it by plunging into much reading; we definitely have a pattern to our collective behaviour! ***grin***) ... chalked it up to days now getting noticeably shorter and not enough light coming into my east-facing apartment (really missing my Lethbridge house-full-of-light these days). Ah well, less than three months to solstice and the days starting to get longer again. :-)

[jlsjlsjls.livejournal.com]

Oops! Also meant to say that I'm glad you're enjoying the 2nd Gumshoe and that you managed to find/also enjoy "The Fourth Horseman". I keep hoping that the latter will go into a third edition ... it DOES need to be kept up-to-date!

[anotheranon.livejournal.com]

The version my library had is from 1991 (!) - desperately in need of overhaul, or maybe a sequel including latest findings (of which there are many!)

[jlsjlsjls.livejournal.com]

My copy is the revised and updated edition published in 1996 ... a third edition is DEFINITELY overdue!

[hadesgirl.livejournal.com]

I agree with JLS - I think the strange weather is taking its toll already. Beautiful fall day, crappy fall day, sun, no sun, warmth, cold....

You're frustrated with your writing style? Oooh, I thought your last KBN post was inspired and totally awesome!

We all have these "down" days (surely you remember all my lonesome phone calls and e-mails to you the last couple of months in search of an understanding soul....) but remember, partner - you have friends out here - only a phone call or an e-mail away, who care about you and want to be there if and when you need us!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[anotheranon.livejournal.com]

I think the cold is accounting for a lot of the "slowdown" and lack of motivation - it's hard to want to be active when one wants to hide under blankets!

There are some actual concrete things bugging me - nothing serious. You may get an email later in the week though...thanks :)