I haven't been at peak performance these last couple of days. I've been tired mostly, sleeping all hours of the day and night, not having much time to read or watch my movies or TV.
I'm not ill, I don't feel as if something is wrong with my body. My mind is working well and for the most part I'm happy with myself and my life, even though it could improve but hey, whose life doesn't need to get a little bit better.
When I wake up from the time I go to bed I'm usually working. In-between those times I'm often thinking about writing, how I can make my work shine and jotting down notes for what I'll be doing when I sit back down and hammer out the next few words.
I wish I had new, non-work-related ideas crawling around in my head, at least then it would tell me I'm not a workaholic.
I had some computer problems lately but those were minor and manageable. I'm paranoid about what comes on my computer, often watching out for third-party applications which like to screw with me. Luckily, I know how to get them off, be it's time consuming and, pardon my French, Piss-me-off-to-no-end damn annoying.
The novel I'm currently reading, Horns by Joe Hill, I find it very unsettling on multiple levels. Not that I identify with the characters but more like I'm offended by their actions or lack there of or they tell the absolute truth when they don't realize it.. It's so disturbing at times that I can't read it every single day so I put it down then come back to it later, sometimes much later. I will eventually finish it of course. I agreed to give a review of the novel sometime later on the blog. I probably won't be able to get it down for this month, I'm only halfway through the book and I plan on writing the review in less then a week.
Sorry folks, you're just going to have to wait another month for my opinion on the novel.
Frankly, I can't wait to start reading The Other Wind by Ursula K. Le Guin. I'm not disturbed by Earthsea books, I just find them exhilarating and fascinating.
Back to writing for a moment: I've been doing a lot more in-depth proofreading. Like I said before, one of my stories was rejected weeks ago due to errors in the text. I got a little upset but I eventually got over it, manned up and said I'm going to fix it come hell or Justin Beiber music. Now, its time to correct the mistakes and send out a story worthy of print.
I just wanted to remind everyone that in the next two days I will be off and will be back on the 29th to do the Ultra Hip Side by Side Comparison. As to what I'll be focusing on I haven't decided yet but it should be a good one. The next day, on the 30th, I'll do my monthly Movie Review and after that, on the 31st I'll focus on the Book Review article.
I need to get outside more. Being a writer you usually are a hermit of sorts and all you do is write, think about writing and somewhere in-between use the restroom. I would like to have a life one of these days, you know.
So, things are going relatively well. I'm having fun working. I couldn't ask for anything more but I'm sure I'll think of something.
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