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mistressofmuses) wrote2021-03-07 07:48 pm
mistressofmuses) wrote2021-03-07 07:48 pm
Spring Fever
Today was not as kick-ass as yesterday, but was still pretty decent for my brain.
The slightly longer days (getting off of work when there's still light in the sky!) and the warmer weather (having had the door open, and walking outside in the sun a few times in the last week!) have definitely given me the restlessly energetic "spring fever" feeling, though. It's kind of a good/bad thing, because sometimes I *can* turn it into productivity, but other times I just feel like I want to go DO... something. Don't know what, but I want to go do it, lol. Though even the restless, directionless feeling is a mostly positive one, at least.
The feeling may not last out the week, since it's supposed to rain and maybe snow after the next couple days. (First day of cruddier weather supposed to hit on my day off, which is also my birthday, naturally.)
I did manage to get a little bit of writing for All Strange Wonders, though I haven't finished my reread. (Can't really do the reading part at work, though I can sneak in some writing here and there.) So far my biggest structural thing that I want to change is some pacing - it feels like things happen a little too quickly toward the beginning. That's not totally bad, because I do think it saves it from boring stretches. But at the same time, I want there to be a little bit more of a sense of time passing, and I'd rather not rely on a throwaway line like "several weeks passed in a blur" or the like. The bit I wrote is something that can hopefully work in to pad out the passage of time a bit, though we'll see how it winds up going. I'm about 1/4 of the way through the reread, I think, and going to tackle some more of that next.
The slightly longer days (getting off of work when there's still light in the sky!) and the warmer weather (having had the door open, and walking outside in the sun a few times in the last week!) have definitely given me the restlessly energetic "spring fever" feeling, though. It's kind of a good/bad thing, because sometimes I *can* turn it into productivity, but other times I just feel like I want to go DO... something. Don't know what, but I want to go do it, lol. Though even the restless, directionless feeling is a mostly positive one, at least.
The feeling may not last out the week, since it's supposed to rain and maybe snow after the next couple days. (First day of cruddier weather supposed to hit on my day off, which is also my birthday, naturally.)
I did manage to get a little bit of writing for All Strange Wonders, though I haven't finished my reread. (Can't really do the reading part at work, though I can sneak in some writing here and there.) So far my biggest structural thing that I want to change is some pacing - it feels like things happen a little too quickly toward the beginning. That's not totally bad, because I do think it saves it from boring stretches. But at the same time, I want there to be a little bit more of a sense of time passing, and I'd rather not rely on a throwaway line like "several weeks passed in a blur" or the like. The bit I wrote is something that can hopefully work in to pad out the passage of time a bit, though we'll see how it winds up going. I'm about 1/4 of the way through the reread, I think, and going to tackle some more of that next.
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Yay, second Covid jab!!! It seems a bit 50/50 on the people I know who've gotten them, whether they felt just mildly tired or flu-like.
Our forecast was suddenly and drastically updated to include snow that may measure in *feet* rather than inches, so I am NOT excited for that.
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Of course, I'm now worried that the idiots will take Abbott's dropping the mask mandate as free reign to gather in big groups on the beaches, rivers, and lakes because Spring Break is coming up. I really hope that more people are smarter and more cautious than that, but there ARE idiots here who are thrilled that the mask mandate will be ended, and they're already being pissy at businesses who aren't lifting the mask regulations. There's a restaurant in Houston where some bitch threatened to call ICE on the employees because the restaurant refuses to let people in without masks.
YES! I can't wait to get the second jab over with and just...if I'm going to get the fever and aches, I hope they seriously only last 24 hours, though I'd just as soon not get them at all. But at least, I'm prepared either way, and if I do, Kas and Kathy already know that I'm going to be down for the count as far as cooking goes or anything else that doesn't involve sleeping, watching movies, and being on the computer.
Well, that weather doesn't sound fun at all. :(
Oh! Have you seen this movie? https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1634121/ I JUST finished watching it, and it's really good. Scared the shit out of me, even though it's more of a drama with horror elements than an actual horror movies. Totally worth it, I think. And I mean...Daniel Brühl in priest clothes. Mmmmm.
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Alex got his first jab today! My dad gets his second one soon. My grandmother gets her second one this week. My mom gets her second one in a few weeks. In another month or so I think I'll be able to get mine! I hope your second jab goes smoothly and unflulike.
I haven't seen that movie! It sounds good though - I'll add it to my watch list.
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Yay for Alex and your family! I hope you can get yours soon! My sister's going to try and get in by the end of this week at CVS (if they really get them in by then) to get hers. She should easily be able to get it without having to wait because she's 67. I really really hope that the second jab doesn't kick my ass, but 24 hours of fever and aches will be worth it to be fully vaccinated. Not that I'm ditching my masks.
Definitely watch it! It's pretty scary, I thought, but the ending is just great. I kept seeing it and couldn't ever tell if I thought it would be good. Then I looked at the cast and saw that Daniel Brühl was in it, and I thought...okay, I HAVE to watch it. And it was really worth it.
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I definitely miss doing outdoorsy things, though. With the shutdown lasting most of last summer, we didn't do much, even when I was furloughed from work, so I really hope we manage to do more this year! And same for you - more photography is always fun to see! :)
Me too! There's one more group in the "phase 1" level for the state, and then I'll be part of "phase 2". I wish I got to be in an earlier level, since I've been working a public-facing, in-person job since May of last year, but unfortunately I'm not in an industry that gets priority. I'll wait my turn, and be glad when I get it! (Even if I do get the flu-like day or two, though I hope not.)
I will definitely give it a watch!
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I'm definitely going out when the flowers start coming out - I hope that the snow didn't kill any chance of them this year. Usually by now, we start seeing a few pop up, but I haven't yet. But I'll have my mask on me if it seems like crowds are gathering, and I'll not wear it if I'm out alone or with my sister or Kas. Tomorrow, I'm getting my second jab, and I'm not even afraid because this measure has to be taken. Yeah, we're kind of guinea pigs because these vaccines aren't as fully tested as the FDA usually wants, but fuck it. What the hell do we have to lose that we wouldn't lose anyway by exposing ourselves to Covid? I really can't wait till you get it! You'll feel so much relief, even if you feel shitty for a day after the second shot. Like I honestly feel like I've done something HUGE with my life. Huge and monumental.
Definitely! I think you'll enjoy the movie. It's some really interesting storytelling.
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I hope you get all the usual lovely wildflowers, despite the snow!
And me too on the vaccine. I signed up through one of the local providers, so they should send me a message to get scheduled once my phase is eligible.