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Weekend Update Is Up with the Birds
Jul. 8th, 2017 07:40 amThere's a small bird that I think as nested on our roof that Will. Not. Shut. Up. No specific birdsong other than a consistent 'chip....chip....chip...chip...' all day long. It'll start up at first light, start up again in the afternoon, and once more in the evening. Suffice it to say, I was up by 5:30 this morning and up and making coffee by just before six.
Meanwhile, it's finally dawning on both of us that we'll be heading off to London in just a few weeks for vacation! We've both been making soft plans for places to hit -- including a possible day trip outside the city -- as well as a few definites like going to see one of the Proms at Albert Hall (we were both pleasantly surprised at the affordability of the tickets!). I don't have that many requests of places to hit other than a few record stores and Waterstone's in Piccadilly. I do love stopping by Sister Ray every time I'm there, as it's a fantastic shop, but this time out I'd also like to check out Rough Trade's Brick Lane shop as well, as I've heard many good things. Other than that, I'm open for anything. Visiting a few of our our friends there is also definitely in the cards!
Also noted: the Hugo voting is due by this Friday. This was a rare year in which I'd already read a good portion of the titles that ended up getting nominated, so I didn't need to cram this time out. There are definitely some strong stories that I really enjoyed that I'm hoping will win.
Writing: I believe I've just entered Act 3 (of 3) for Meet the Lidwells, which means I'm doing pretty good. Already having thoughts about things to fix in the revision...good things to make it better. For a first draft it's coming along quite nicely anyway, so most of the revision work will be to make it stronger and tie it all together. Also: the Secret Next Project has a lot more world building than I expected. I may have to resort to some flash fiction for it just to keep it fresh in my head. Also: trying something old again for my poetry/lyrics -- experimentalism. I'd started it off that way so many years ago but along the way it became more introspective (and that was partly why I put it aside late last year...I had to grow back out of that). More on that later.
Plans this weekend? Not much, other than looking for new sneakers and grocery shopping. I'm thinking we may have to do something outside, as it's supposed to be quite a nice couple of days!
Meanwhile, it's finally dawning on both of us that we'll be heading off to London in just a few weeks for vacation! We've both been making soft plans for places to hit -- including a possible day trip outside the city -- as well as a few definites like going to see one of the Proms at Albert Hall (we were both pleasantly surprised at the affordability of the tickets!). I don't have that many requests of places to hit other than a few record stores and Waterstone's in Piccadilly. I do love stopping by Sister Ray every time I'm there, as it's a fantastic shop, but this time out I'd also like to check out Rough Trade's Brick Lane shop as well, as I've heard many good things. Other than that, I'm open for anything. Visiting a few of our our friends there is also definitely in the cards!
Also noted: the Hugo voting is due by this Friday. This was a rare year in which I'd already read a good portion of the titles that ended up getting nominated, so I didn't need to cram this time out. There are definitely some strong stories that I really enjoyed that I'm hoping will win.
Writing: I believe I've just entered Act 3 (of 3) for Meet the Lidwells, which means I'm doing pretty good. Already having thoughts about things to fix in the revision...good things to make it better. For a first draft it's coming along quite nicely anyway, so most of the revision work will be to make it stronger and tie it all together. Also: the Secret Next Project has a lot more world building than I expected. I may have to resort to some flash fiction for it just to keep it fresh in my head. Also: trying something old again for my poetry/lyrics -- experimentalism. I'd started it off that way so many years ago but along the way it became more introspective (and that was partly why I put it aside late last year...I had to grow back out of that). More on that later.
Plans this weekend? Not much, other than looking for new sneakers and grocery shopping. I'm thinking we may have to do something outside, as it's supposed to be quite a nice couple of days!
