Real Life really sucks
Aug. 5th, 2011 07:36 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
wiseheartI haven't done any creative writing since ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
picowrimo ended, and let me tell you, not writing for five consecutive days is something compeltely unnatural for me. And no, finishing Chapter 12 of "Vox Angelica" doesn't count, it was almost done, I just forced myself before the computer and typed up the last couple of paragraphs, which I hate. But I wanted it out of my hair.
You can measure the level of my frustration on the fact that I didn't even write them down by hand first - as a rule, I write everything down by hand first. Things that I don't have on paper don't even exist for me.
Anyway, this week I had to work in the mornings (only 3 hours each, but it can screw up one's daily routine). Then we had the big, annual "let's have the wall-to-wall carpets cleaned" campaign again. We had it scheduled for today, as weather forecast had promised war, and sunny, starting with Thursday. On Thursday, it was cold and rained dogs and cats. Mum's nerves were accordingly frayed, because by such weather, the carpets and the stuffed armchairs and other things wouldn't dry out until the evening, and then she'd have to share my bed - we tried it, believe me, it's extremely uncomfortable.
Thank God, it really turned warm and sunny for today, and we've even managed to put most of the things back to their place. Carpet washing means we have to move the furniture around, which in exchange means that we have to take all the china, the books, the videotapes, generally everything that's either fragile or heavy, out of them, as our furniture is heavy enough on its own right. We still have five bags of videotapes stored on the corridor next to the front door, but they'll keep until tomorrow. Unless the neighbour's two-year-old finds them interesting enough to invesigate. *g*
In any case, we're tired, the carpets are still wet, and yesterday was spent with the preparations while tomorrow will most likely be spent with the clean-up. And no hope to get any writing done - I'm just too numb-minded at the moment.
On a more positive note, though, part of the shiny shinies that the most wonderful![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
the_wild_iris helped to organize has arrived yesterday, so I was watching "The Sarah Jane Adventures" while stuffing books and videotapes back into the book-case. I loved Season One and the first two stories of Season Two so far. Yes, it's a kiddie show, but ith as loveable characters, exciting plots and a healthy amount of fun.
I also got "Alien Nation", which, IMO, is one of the best sci-fi shows made, ever. A shame it only lived to see one seasons, but I liked the TV-movies coming up after the series' end, too.
Further writing plans will be discussed in a separate entry, when my brain has recovered.
picowrimo ended, and let me tell you, not writing for five consecutive days is something compeltely unnatural for me. And no, finishing Chapter 12 of "Vox Angelica" doesn't count, it was almost done, I just forced myself before the computer and typed up the last couple of paragraphs, which I hate. But I wanted it out of my hair. You can measure the level of my frustration on the fact that I didn't even write them down by hand first - as a rule, I write everything down by hand first. Things that I don't have on paper don't even exist for me.
Anyway, this week I had to work in the mornings (only 3 hours each, but it can screw up one's daily routine). Then we had the big, annual "let's have the wall-to-wall carpets cleaned" campaign again. We had it scheduled for today, as weather forecast had promised war, and sunny, starting with Thursday. On Thursday, it was cold and rained dogs and cats. Mum's nerves were accordingly frayed, because by such weather, the carpets and the stuffed armchairs and other things wouldn't dry out until the evening, and then she'd have to share my bed - we tried it, believe me, it's extremely uncomfortable.
Thank God, it really turned warm and sunny for today, and we've even managed to put most of the things back to their place. Carpet washing means we have to move the furniture around, which in exchange means that we have to take all the china, the books, the videotapes, generally everything that's either fragile or heavy, out of them, as our furniture is heavy enough on its own right. We still have five bags of videotapes stored on the corridor next to the front door, but they'll keep until tomorrow. Unless the neighbour's two-year-old finds them interesting enough to invesigate. *g*
In any case, we're tired, the carpets are still wet, and yesterday was spent with the preparations while tomorrow will most likely be spent with the clean-up. And no hope to get any writing done - I'm just too numb-minded at the moment.
On a more positive note, though, part of the shiny shinies that the most wonderful
the_wild_iris helped to organize has arrived yesterday, so I was watching "The Sarah Jane Adventures" while stuffing books and videotapes back into the book-case. I loved Season One and the first two stories of Season Two so far. Yes, it's a kiddie show, but ith as loveable characters, exciting plots and a healthy amount of fun.I also got "Alien Nation", which, IMO, is one of the best sci-fi shows made, ever. A shame it only lived to see one seasons, but I liked the TV-movies coming up after the series' end, too.
Further writing plans will be discussed in a separate entry, when my brain has recovered.
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Date: 2011-08-05 06:41 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2011-08-05 07:21 pm (UTC)Hopefully you'll get it sorted soon and then be able to relax. :)
Sarah Jane Adventures is a good show - although I must admit I find it hard to watch a lot of it, especially with the episodes being so short and insisting on recapping at the beginning of each one. Glad you have new shinies to enjoy!
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Date: 2011-08-05 07:57 pm (UTC)If you can, you should get the novel by Judith and Gareth Reeves-Stevens as well. They work out all the background hints fully, and a great part of the book is from the Tencton's POV, showing their lives while they were still on the slave ship and how it came to the crash and stuff. Sort of prequel to the series.
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Date: 2011-08-05 08:00 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2011-08-05 08:03 pm (UTC)Might be really hard to get it, though, I'd looked sometime last year and couldn't find it. But who knows, I might get lucky!
Is the series on DVD or video tape?
The novel might be easier to get my hands on, so I'll see about getting that first.
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Date: 2011-08-05 08:33 pm (UTC)The novel is fantastic, too. A bit depressing, granted, but still great. Even in Hungarian translation (the only way I could get it some ten or so years ago), it's gripping.
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Date: 2011-08-05 08:55 pm (UTC)I'll check out amazon.co.uk then! DVD is great, since I don't have a video recorder.