lackluster

[anotheranon]

For the past few days I've just not been feeling much. Not bad, not good, just "eh" - my coat is not shiny, my nose is not wet, but I'm up and about and going through the motions.

Waking up (long slow process) to a rainy day today it hit my why this is so: I'm in the middle of the shortest, darkest days of the year when my entire body is telling me to shut down and sleep until March. Christmas/winter has never been a good time of year for me, so I probably shouldn't complain at the step up from "pits of despair" to "eh".

Besides, I have a feeling if I can slog through until the new year that 2007 has the potential to be the Best Year Evar: C. is moving here permanently on the 26th (!), possibly friend and family visits Jan-March, and sewing/fencing plans out the wazoo.

So, yeah.. if I can just make it to Jan. 1....

Comments

[kat1392.livejournal.com]

I know what you mean. This is usually a blah time of year for me too. Hugs!!!

[jlsjlsjls.livejournal.com]

If we all lean on each other and go "eh" ...

It's only since I moved to Calgary that I've been noticing this effect ... probably due to the change from a window-filled home to one that only gets daylight from the east (and working in a warehouse with a serious window shortage ... I wasn't near a window in my old job but at least I could see daylight coming in).

BTW, you're a truly evil woman ... I've had several people mention LibraryThing to me over the past year and each have them has said that there was a 200 book limit, so I dismissed it. I obviously associate with too many cheap people ... none of 'em said that only applied to a free account and that a small, onetime fee bought unlimited space! I haven't ponied up any cash yet, but I have been playing 'round with it and some of my more interesting/recent titles (account name is "jlsjlsjls" of course, and even with only a small sample you and I have books in common ... hurrah for mutual good taste!)

[anotheranon.livejournal.com]

:D! 2 days messing with LibraryThing and I'm already up to 156! Not sure I'll pony up the $ just yet, but it's so wonderfully easy and organized that I'm sorely tempted.

[jlsjlsjls.livejournal.com]

I'm at 128 (but I have the advantage of opening BookCAT in one half of the screen and LibraryThing in the other and copying/pasting ISBNs ***GRIN***). And I figure $25.00 for a lifetime, unlimited account is a pretty sweet deal (even if the thing isn't around forever, it's still fun and a convenience in the present)

[semmie17.livejournal.com]

No wonder our ancestors knew damn well when the solstice happened... *nods knowingly*

[anotheranon.livejournal.com]

Boy howdy, and how!

D. has been politely but pointedly urging me towards our full spectrum lamp that we have for just the purpose of imitating sunlight when there isn't any. I need to start getting out of bed early enough to use it in the mornings - 15 minutes perks me right up, but it is SOOOO warm in bed!

[semmie17.livejournal.com]

Mikey uses one, too, in the mornings while he stretches. I replaced the lightbulbs in my office lights with full-spectrum, and that makes quite a difference at work. I've heard that some people just turn it on when the alarm goes off, and the light itself wakes them up.

LibraryThing

[(Anonymous)]

This is D. Thought I would mention another LibraryThing-type solution that I use and that A. has available to use, ReaderWare (http://readerware.com/).

ReaderWare is a fantastic little software package that can maintain a library of books, complete with all the info associated with the book (author, book cover pic, condition, cost, checked in/out, notes, etc.). The best thing about it is the data entry or lack thereof. It accepts input from a barcode scanner to retrieve ISBN information which it then uses to fetch book details from a variety of online sources (Amazon, B&N, LoC). Very fast. I must hand enter books that predate barcodes and ISBN but such is life. Long ago I bought the client/server version with client licenses so we can have access to the same database from any system in the house.

Plus, it's Java so it can run on Mac, Linux, Windows, Palm, etc. We also use ReaderWareAW and ReaderWareVW which track audio media and video media, respectively, similarly to how ReaderWare handles books. Not as web-centric and accessible as LibraryThing but solutions have their points.

I am such a fanboy.