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paragraphs) wrote2017-04-18 05:14 pm
paragraphs) wrote2017-04-18 05:14 pm
Home from Seattle! Okay really Kent, WA. :)
I got home today from a week in Seattle. I wish I could boast that I wrote thousands and thousands of words while I was gone, but that would be a total lie. That was my intention, but that isn't what happened. I went to support a friend who had surgery - he needed help with that, recovery, and walking his doggie, a wonderful Lab pupper named Cooper. (I am really happy to be back with my huskies - how I missed them!)
So that is what I did - after the surgery we relaxed at his beautiful apartment in downtown Kent, WA, ate Arby's (really!) and seafood - most notably at Wally's Chowder House. I even brought a huge thing of the chowder rue home -- frozen, it passed TSA's test (lol they know about travelers and clam chowder, apparently - but do freeze it first if you ever do this). I will make it Saturday morning - it takes both whipping cream AND half and half, and low-and-slow cooking for an hour. Then I'm taking half to my son and his girlfriend so I won't eat it all myself. Which is very tempting. But also LOTSA CALORIES. I cannot wait - then I will be on a quest to find the perfect recipe since I can't fly up to Wally's anytime I am hungry for real awesome clam chowder.
While I was gone, I started the process of moving all three of my old livejournals over here - the oldest one, Crimsonspin - 13 years old! My first! - is in the queue now. Then except for postings for GYWO and checking on friends who are staying there whose posts I enjoy, I am done with it and will delete the other two lj's, and the paragraphs one will be stripped to super basic only. It was fun while it lasted, and I treasure all the friends I made thanks to LJ. It changed my life - and I don't at all say that lightly. It absolutely, completely, and thoroughly changed me, especially after my spouse died. I am grateful for those years!
So now what? I rested SO MUCH for a whole week, that even though I got up at 4:00 to catch my flight, I am feeling dark perky. Back to work tomorrow, back to routine, and back to dealing with general aggravations of everyday life - like my MIL. LOL. She was a bit pissed apparently that I didn't respond to her Easter message (because she is a hardcore racist homophobic Southern Baptist is why and it was just horrifying to me what she wrote, but hey, that was no surprise). I also am still wrangling with my old insurance company to get all my house repairs done so I can move on from this madness. Ugh. I'll think about that later though.
I am horrifically behind my wordcount! BEYOND BEHIND!!!! IMPOSSIBLY BEHIND!!!!!! But while I didn't do much (any) writing (like none), I did a lot of work before I left, getting everyone (characters) moving toward the eventual resolutions. I have TONS to write, so I think I am going to adopt the wordcounter fun on here and start keeping track, and making regular posts about it. I also still have some major planning to do - I spent a lot of my dog-walking time thinking about the ending, and what I want to accomplish, and if I want to continue on to another book or two or not. I am just not completely sure what I want to do, other than finish THIS one.
One last thing/comment - moving over here has made me want to post again. That's not a bad thing, I think! I'll continue to cross-post over at LJ though - comments either place are fine and dandy.
(Oh, and though we had tickets to go to Norwescon, my friend's surgery recovery was a little rougher than planned, so we opted out of going. It is what it is - I could've gone by myself but.... I really just enjoyed the quiet, dog-walking-thinking time. I need that more than attending more panels).
So that is what I did - after the surgery we relaxed at his beautiful apartment in downtown Kent, WA, ate Arby's (really!) and seafood - most notably at Wally's Chowder House. I even brought a huge thing of the chowder rue home -- frozen, it passed TSA's test (lol they know about travelers and clam chowder, apparently - but do freeze it first if you ever do this). I will make it Saturday morning - it takes both whipping cream AND half and half, and low-and-slow cooking for an hour. Then I'm taking half to my son and his girlfriend so I won't eat it all myself. Which is very tempting. But also LOTSA CALORIES. I cannot wait - then I will be on a quest to find the perfect recipe since I can't fly up to Wally's anytime I am hungry for real awesome clam chowder.
While I was gone, I started the process of moving all three of my old livejournals over here - the oldest one, Crimsonspin - 13 years old! My first! - is in the queue now. Then except for postings for GYWO and checking on friends who are staying there whose posts I enjoy, I am done with it and will delete the other two lj's, and the paragraphs one will be stripped to super basic only. It was fun while it lasted, and I treasure all the friends I made thanks to LJ. It changed my life - and I don't at all say that lightly. It absolutely, completely, and thoroughly changed me, especially after my spouse died. I am grateful for those years!
So now what? I rested SO MUCH for a whole week, that even though I got up at 4:00 to catch my flight, I am feeling dark perky. Back to work tomorrow, back to routine, and back to dealing with general aggravations of everyday life - like my MIL. LOL. She was a bit pissed apparently that I didn't respond to her Easter message (because she is a hardcore racist homophobic Southern Baptist is why and it was just horrifying to me what she wrote, but hey, that was no surprise). I also am still wrangling with my old insurance company to get all my house repairs done so I can move on from this madness. Ugh. I'll think about that later though.
I am horrifically behind my wordcount! BEYOND BEHIND!!!! IMPOSSIBLY BEHIND!!!!!! But while I didn't do much (any) writing (like none), I did a lot of work before I left, getting everyone (characters) moving toward the eventual resolutions. I have TONS to write, so I think I am going to adopt the wordcounter fun on here and start keeping track, and making regular posts about it. I also still have some major planning to do - I spent a lot of my dog-walking time thinking about the ending, and what I want to accomplish, and if I want to continue on to another book or two or not. I am just not completely sure what I want to do, other than finish THIS one.
One last thing/comment - moving over here has made me want to post again. That's not a bad thing, I think! I'll continue to cross-post over at LJ though - comments either place are fine and dandy.
(Oh, and though we had tickets to go to Norwescon, my friend's surgery recovery was a little rougher than planned, so we opted out of going. It is what it is - I could've gone by myself but.... I really just enjoyed the quiet, dog-walking-thinking time. I need that more than attending more panels).