Periodic pondering

[calissa]

It has been ages since I last did one of these, so I thought it was time I revisited.

Doing: I've mostly been concentrating on editing. However, I managed to attend the Aurealis Awards on Saturday and had a lovely brunch with friends on Sunday. Tomorrow night I'm off to see Bell Shakespeare's As You Like It.

Watching: I seem to be going through a phase of watching shows. I recently caught up on Forever (Ioan Gruffudd *swoon*) and Agent Carter (only eight episodes? Come on!) and am currently making my way through season 2 of Agents of SHIELD.

Reading: This has finally slowed up, probably thanks to the influx of editing work. However, I just started Kaleidoscope edited by Alisa Krasnostein and Julia Rios. It's an anthology of YA speculative fiction with a focus on diversity.

Wondering: The most recent batch of editing has highlighted for me how dreadful I am at the whole work/life balance thing. Being a freelancer means I work when there is work. However, I need a healthier way of doing that rather than working myself into the ground. Still wondering just how to do that.

Writing: I've not had much energy leftover for writing and so have been concentrating on poetry, using the excuse that April is Poetry Month. I've written so much of it lately that I think I'm starting to improve, which makes me happy.

Drinking: I'm making my way through a lovely batch of French Earl Grey that a friend brought me back from Thailand as a souvenir. With the mornings getting colder, I really need to pick up some Russian Caravan soon.

Comments

[calissa]

Having a definite hour to clock off would be very wise. I'm very good at making sure I eat but I tend to gravitate back to work afterwards. Perhaps switching my computer off before making dinner would help.

I have seen Hot Fuzz and found it rather amusing. Shaun of the Dead is not really my style, though, so I have tended to steer away from Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. Perhaps I need to reconsider.

[onewhitecrow]

No! No working after food...then you might go all night. I think that is a good idea, to switch it off a bit.

Eh, Hot Fuzz was the only one I found particularly funny, too.

[calissa]

The risk of me going all night is pretty low because I generally turn into a zombie after 9PM. However, that doesn't negate your point about needing to switch off.