Not much is happening here. I’ve been reading a lot. mostly Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time series. It’s pretty okay; engrossing enough for the time being. I might be starting to get burned out at work, but I’m not sure, maybe I’m just starting to get cynical. Either way, I think some time off is going to be …
Killing Some Time
I’ve started practicing drumming again. It’s been a long while. I think, mostly, I felt intimidated by a practice pad. They’re cold, and expressionless, when compared with the awesome sound of a full acoustic drum kit. Having spent a few days now actually tapping out simple patterns though, I can definitely see the benefit. Paradiddles, triplets, five seven and nine stroke rolls, …
I’ve not done fuck all today.
That’s a double negative. I worked, at work, and that went well. I’m going to practice drumming in a little bit, and probably watch an episode of Farscape. I’ve also set up a mirror for this blog — useful, I know — at somethingeloquent.blogspot.com, just in case this one explodes or something. Every post I make here will automatically be cross posted at that site… …
Write what you… Something?
There’s some good advice floating about the Internets right about now from one Austin Kleon. I particularly like the bit about writing what you like, not what you know. I know lots of stuff, but I don’t particularly enjoy writing about all of it. And for the stuff that I like, I can fake the knowledge well enough.
I’m on a couch!
So here I am, laying on the couch shortly before I have to leave for a staff meeting. I’m bored out of my skull right now. I don’t really know why. I just feel like I should be doing something. I should go to the store and get TP or something. Or maybe I should read something or work on building a Christmas wish-list. …
Okay fine
So, for the past hour or so Lindsay and I have been listening to Parry Gripp youtube videos. Here is an example. There’s a lot of really cute and funny songs there.
Spam?
“I’m always reading about the “Great Apes.” What’s so great about them? How come we never hear about any “Paltry Apes”?” This is a comment currently in my Spam bucket. It’s in the bucket because of the username and the acompanying link to something that’s probably sketchy. The comment is awesome though. So yeah, it’s …
Settling in.
Our new residence is nearly settled, with just a few boxed of stuff left that we haven’t needed yet, and the storage room filled to capacity with miscellany. We have a kitchen table, couch, and a lot of bookshelves. It’s at the point now where we could feasibly have visitors and not be embarrassed by the place. This …
Well, let us see how this works.
So, Lindsay is going to Kelowna tomorrow. This means that I will be all by my lonesome for the next few days. Booo! Such is life I guess. I was going to be going as well, but my new job dictates that I should be at work for the next few days. So that’s the short update for today.
Today is an off day.
I haven’t accomplished much today, and I wasn’t really expecting to. I woke up this morning – I slept in, but that’s okay, because I had no plans, and nothing to be late for. There was nothing to eat for breakfast, so Lindsay made a shopping list and I started a load of laundry. After a cup of coffee, we went to the nearby CO-OP …