Since the last post, I have discovered that recharging creativity actually takes a long time and it is frustrating. I know I shouldn't be frustrated, but I wish it could all just turn back on like a light. To elaborate, last year in total I read over thirty books. Thirty. While I realize that is a lot, keep in mind that I had no internet and the library is ridiculously close to my apartment complex. This year, so far, I have now read two books. And that has only been since October.
Along with this, NaNoWriMo is coming to a close as of today. Even though the most I've written this past year since the last NaNo was a poem that actually took me a few hours to get how I liked it, I gave it a go (naturally). So it is now the last day and I will not reach 50,000. I'm not heartbroken by any means. I seem to have a pattern of winning every other year so I sort of expected to flat line this time around. However, I am extremely pleased that I reached 28,000 words in a rather consistent assent in word count. I wasn't even sure I was going to reach that high a word count. And don't worry, I will be continuing with my writing and especially with this story which has been fun to write. It's about pirates and best friends so, it's going to be a fun adventure to round out.
So, really, I'm slowly coming back to how I was. It's just frustratingly sluggish. I have to keep reminding myself that I won't suddenly snap back to how I was; it's going to be a process to get back to that place especially since it was a process to have gotten there the first time round. I also have a few more obstacles this time because I have more distractions (*cough *cough internet).
By some miracle, I was able to go to the newly renamed GeekyCon (formerly LeakyCon). Oddly enough, I believe that I would not have made it at all if it would not have been for me moving again. Thank God for getting your deposit back. It was enough to get me there and to pay for the event. And then there are my friends. I was able to share a room this time and we are planning to do the same this next year. That helps me out a lot and it was a lot of fun! We all decided that one does not simply quit going to GeekyCon and so this next year we are (of course) going again. It's so much fun and it just cannot be helped. These are our kind of people. Simple. We do have some nice costume plans for next year which is actually very exciting, something to stay tuned for!
As you might have expected, work is stressful due to it being the holiday season now. Christmas and retail just really aren't friends. They pretend to be but in reality the two aren't actually compatible. I will give a shout out to my company however, who believe that holidays ARE meant to be spent with family and they were not open until 7am on Black Friday. Take that other retailers who I formerly worked for who opened at 6pm on Thanksgiving Day. Was it really worth it? Was it? I didn't think so. Some people (mainly the CEO's of the companies) need to take a step back and reevaluate their priorities. End of.
MY BEST FRIEND JUST HAD A BEAUTIFUL BABY BOY!!!! I am (obviously) very excited about this and he is a precious little peanut! I can't wait to get to know him and watch him grow up. Congratulations to my best friend and her husband and family. I'm an Auntie!
This will be my first Christmas that I will have my own place alone. I don't say this to be sad, I say this because it is all sorts of exciting. I got to decorate whenever I wanted. (I may have started a little early due to some sadness regarding Paris and all the other madness that occurred that day.) Also, I can play Christmas music whenever I want! I am proud of my Christmas tree which, naturally, is Harry Potter themed complete with a Hagrid and Norbert(a) ornament, Fluffy, HP himself, Ron, and the Hogwarts Crest. I think I need to expand some of my collection because I have Hermione's trunk and such, but no Hermione. (I just looked up how much these ornaments cost on Amazon and cripes! Some of them are $60! On Amazon!) I do have some ornaments that plug into lights and glow, one being a Potions scene and the other the Hogwarts Express. I have sparkly reindeer which look like patronuses!! It's a great, wonderful tree.
If I don't post again before the holidays I just want to wish everyone well and Happy Holidays Happy Christmas Happy Everything. xx
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