Fortunately my mood has improved and I've managed to get some work done. I've been writing a lot of articles and I found out late Wednesday afternoon that a big article I wrote a few months ago on Ricardo Freda is going to be published in Paracinema, which is exciting news. The issue should be ready to ship before the holidays ( Read more... )

For some reason I've been in the same terrible mood on and off the last few weeks. There are plenty of things to look forward to or be optimistic about, but I can't seem to keep them in perspective ( Read more... )

Somehow the rest of the week got away from me, but it was the Thanksgiving weekend, so that's no surprise ( Read more... )

Last night I (perhaps unwisely) went out for a few drinks with my roommate and her coworker. It was a quiet night, but I wound up staying awake much later than I should have. I got my sleeping schedule normalized for awhile, but completely ruined it this weekend ( Read more... )

I'm trying to make a concerted effort to keep track of how productive I am (or am not) on a daily basis. With all of my free time there's no reason not too, plus days have been quickly turning into weeks and months. I can't believe 2011 is almost over ( Read more... )

It's been a long couple of weeks since I've written. For whatever reason, October flew by and I was extremely busy the entire time. I didn't get a goddamn thing written for my novel, but I have a new plan for November. So far I have 20,000 words, which is the first section. NaNoWriMo just started (National Novel Writing Month, where you try to ( Read more... )

After the private, somewhat negative entry I just posted, I feel like I need a public, more positive one to balance it out. The last week or two has been quiet and productive. I've been spending a little too much money, but I've also been feeling a lot less stressed out than I was in September when I felt like I was going to crack under pressure ( Read more... )

It's been over a week since I posted, actually almost two. Too long. But I've been devoting more attention to my proper, handwritten journal, which is probably a good thing. My extreme, unfocused stress of two weeks ago has relaxed, in part because I haven't gone to NY. I've sent them articles and things from home, but the quiet time at home has ( Read more... )

So I just made the most amazing soup with no recipe and figured I should write it down somewhere on the internet ( Read more... )

In some ways I was wrong about this being a better week. I did finish and send my very long email interview. I heard back from PETA Friday night saying they had received it and would get back to me next week, so I'm still excited about that. I'm going to interpret hearing back from these multiple times as a sign that they're taking me seriously. I ( Read more... )