Glad to hear you are able to get back to your writing, Eric. The Yuletide was truly a blessed time for me. This outgoing year I have spent most of my free time on my homework from my Old Norse and Old English zoom classes, and have done very little creative writing- wrote one poem this year, edited one other--and I've done even less reading of creative writing. I have become quite enthralled with the world of crypto decentralized finance- the how to's as well as the values of the movement-- and I'm mulling writing a simple guide to it when I get to where I understand it all well enough myself. I do intend to dive in this month with setting up my "wallet". I'm also working on a personal development issue of doing "time blocks." I tend to be real "feast or fast" in my approach to life-- if I'm editing, I don't want to stop and do something else, or writing or translating or sewing or working in the yard--I tend to gung ho whatever I'm doing, lol. But I do understand that moderation is a virtue, and I have been pretty good with my time blocks these last few days. I'm sure it's an aid to productivity. Actually, I just meant to write to you to say that I like that picture very much of the girl in the almost monochromatic blue setting and that I'm glad you're more free to write now. I guess it's just a good time for reviewing the past year. Best regards always, Elaine.
I'm glad you liked the picture. It came from an AI prompt of "stepping into the unknown painting." I thought it captured a feeling I was looking for with the post.
I'm glad that you're still around and active, even if it's not writing. I can understand other things taking precedence. I'm more of a "being pulled in several dozen different directions" kind of guy, rather than a "completely dive into one thing" guy. I'm trying to be more attentive to my time, aspirations, and responsibilities, and hope I become more proficient at the juggling as I go.
I did not read many books this past year, not as many as I should have liked. But my favorite book I read in 2024 was Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky. It is one of those classics that I finally got around to, and I'm glad I did. I'm also glad I read it in my late 30s rather than earlier because I do not think I would've appreciated it as much in an earlier time in my life.
Glad to hear you are able to get back to your writing, Eric. The Yuletide was truly a blessed time for me. This outgoing year I have spent most of my free time on my homework from my Old Norse and Old English zoom classes, and have done very little creative writing- wrote one poem this year, edited one other--and I've done even less reading of creative writing. I have become quite enthralled with the world of crypto decentralized finance- the how to's as well as the values of the movement-- and I'm mulling writing a simple guide to it when I get to where I understand it all well enough myself. I do intend to dive in this month with setting up my "wallet". I'm also working on a personal development issue of doing "time blocks." I tend to be real "feast or fast" in my approach to life-- if I'm editing, I don't want to stop and do something else, or writing or translating or sewing or working in the yard--I tend to gung ho whatever I'm doing, lol. But I do understand that moderation is a virtue, and I have been pretty good with my time blocks these last few days. I'm sure it's an aid to productivity. Actually, I just meant to write to you to say that I like that picture very much of the girl in the almost monochromatic blue setting and that I'm glad you're more free to write now. I guess it's just a good time for reviewing the past year. Best regards always, Elaine.
I'm glad you liked the picture. It came from an AI prompt of "stepping into the unknown painting." I thought it captured a feeling I was looking for with the post.
I'm glad that you're still around and active, even if it's not writing. I can understand other things taking precedence. I'm more of a "being pulled in several dozen different directions" kind of guy, rather than a "completely dive into one thing" guy. I'm trying to be more attentive to my time, aspirations, and responsibilities, and hope I become more proficient at the juggling as I go.
I did not read many books this past year, not as many as I should have liked. But my favorite book I read in 2024 was Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky. It is one of those classics that I finally got around to, and I'm glad I did. I'm also glad I read it in my late 30s rather than earlier because I do not think I would've appreciated it as much in an earlier time in my life.