Yup, still here.
Aug. 13th, 2010 10:19 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jon_chaissonHaven't posted lately due to being busy with all types of things...plus I've been trying not to be distracted by the internets as much as I have in the past. That's a work in progress, but I'm getting better. Now, what with football preseason (GO PATS!! :D ) already up and running, that's another distraction entirely...
So what's been up over the past week?
WRITING:
Gads...still slogging through that damn chapter in ADoS, and it's taking a lot longer than I want it to. It's not so much that I'm avoiding work, just that some of these new scenes and extended/revised scenes are a bit tough. I'm not giving up, though. I've invested lots of time in this trilogy, and I'll be damned if I give up now. Time to take off the gloves and give it what for. (What does that phrase mean, anyway?)
Also, ordered the new Writer's Market, which I skipped on last year due to not really needing it at the moment. Amusingly enough, it cost exactly the same at the Writer's Digest site as it did on Amazon. Still--I plan on using it this year, both for the above monstrosity as well as looking out for some smaller press and poetry stuff. 2010/2011 will be the years of submissions, damn it!
Note to self: Any more "damns" in this post and I'll get the MPAA on my butt. I'd better calm down. :p
LIFE:
Things are good. Feeling old and out of shape, but our weekly walks around the Presidio and Golden Gate Park have been helping, and it gives me more practice with my camera as well. Now if this Bay Area fog that's been permeating our area for the entire summer would finally KINDLY GO AWAY, I'll be even happier. Other than that, keeping busy and having fun when I can.
MUSIC:
Heard a preview of the new Interpol album and OH MAN is it good!! Very angular, and very similar to their first album, so I'm quite happy about that. Went ahead and pre-ordered the album straight from the band's site as soon as I finished listening. Nothing else too exciting to report, though...still following the new stuff that's coming out that I like, and there's a lot of it, but nothing amazing as of yet aside from the above. In a weird way it's reminding me of 1997--a lot of good stuff, but the REALLY good stuff should appear next year. We'll see.
BOOKS:
Recently read: Harmonic Feedback by Tara Kelly--typical YA story, but the lead's name is Drea and she's a musician. Very much like![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
dollydelusion, and I couldn't help but picture her in the role. :p Also: Still reading kateelliott's Spirit Gate as my commuting book. Quite good, and I'm looking forward to reading the other two in the series! Currently reading: The Oishinbo manga series, which emmalyon and I are quite enjoying, and well worth checking out. There's only 7 or so volumes out so far, but I'm hoping there will be more. :)
...and that's it from JoncWorld. How's everything out in there?
So what's been up over the past week?
WRITING:
Gads...still slogging through that damn chapter in ADoS, and it's taking a lot longer than I want it to. It's not so much that I'm avoiding work, just that some of these new scenes and extended/revised scenes are a bit tough. I'm not giving up, though. I've invested lots of time in this trilogy, and I'll be damned if I give up now. Time to take off the gloves and give it what for. (What does that phrase mean, anyway?)
Also, ordered the new Writer's Market, which I skipped on last year due to not really needing it at the moment. Amusingly enough, it cost exactly the same at the Writer's Digest site as it did on Amazon. Still--I plan on using it this year, both for the above monstrosity as well as looking out for some smaller press and poetry stuff. 2010/2011 will be the years of submissions, damn it!
Note to self: Any more "damns" in this post and I'll get the MPAA on my butt. I'd better calm down. :p
LIFE:
Things are good. Feeling old and out of shape, but our weekly walks around the Presidio and Golden Gate Park have been helping, and it gives me more practice with my camera as well. Now if this Bay Area fog that's been permeating our area for the entire summer would finally KINDLY GO AWAY, I'll be even happier. Other than that, keeping busy and having fun when I can.
MUSIC:
Heard a preview of the new Interpol album and OH MAN is it good!! Very angular, and very similar to their first album, so I'm quite happy about that. Went ahead and pre-ordered the album straight from the band's site as soon as I finished listening. Nothing else too exciting to report, though...still following the new stuff that's coming out that I like, and there's a lot of it, but nothing amazing as of yet aside from the above. In a weird way it's reminding me of 1997--a lot of good stuff, but the REALLY good stuff should appear next year. We'll see.
BOOKS:
Recently read: Harmonic Feedback by Tara Kelly--typical YA story, but the lead's name is Drea and she's a musician. Very much like
dollydelusion, and I couldn't help but picture her in the role. :p Also: Still reading kateelliott's Spirit Gate as my commuting book. Quite good, and I'm looking forward to reading the other two in the series! Currently reading: The Oishinbo manga series, which emmalyon and I are quite enjoying, and well worth checking out. There's only 7 or so volumes out so far, but I'm hoping there will be more. :)...and that's it from JoncWorld. How's everything out in there?
