Oh, hello. I have returned. Did anyone notice or care that I missed two weeks of these posts? No. I care. I’m disappointed I won’t be able to say at the end of the year that I wrote a blog post every single Tuesday. But, I forgive myself. Yes, I should have prepared a couple posts and scheduled them but I’m a procrastinator.
The reason I couldn’t find the time or brain energy to write even something short is because I was working OIAF and then working a post-fest cold (on top of the expected post-fest exhaustion). It was a busy time! My feet still have not recovered! But I did manage to catch up on rest what with the cold making me need a 6 hour nap everyday.
I won’t write about OIAF because, frankly, festival week is not all joy and sunshine and I won’t be writing anything less than “I love my job” about my job (because I do). And who wants to read about how sore my feet were or how I’m proud of myself for showering every night and eating non-junk food every day or how fucking tired I was after?
So, this week, I am still very busy. I leave for Victoria on Saturday morning! I’ve got things to buy and things to do and friends to see and plenty to stress about! I’ve got everything booked that needs to be booked. So, that’s good. I just get anxious about the details like forgetting to pack something (I will) and taking the bus once I’m there (no Lyft or Uber in BC!) and what if it rains (it will). But at the very least, I have places to stay and a friend there so I don’t feel totally off on my own. If I end up just reading indoors most of the time because it’s raining then so be it. If I walk around in the rain and get wet, I’ll live. If nothing else, I’m adding a new experience to my life. It won’t go exactly as planned, but it will be something I did.
Okay, but like, how many books is too many books to bring on a week long vacation? Because I’ve got nine books I want to bring. That’s not even all my unread books, but I’m not gonna bring huge fairy tale collections. I mean, four out of the nine are about fairy tales or fairy tale retellings. So… I think I’m good.
So, at the end of the week I might just be able to say I read books in a different part of the country. But that’s something new.
AND THEN IT’S MY BIRTHDAY AND I TURN THIRTY OMG
I bet you didn’t notice or care that I didn’t post for two weeks.
Sharing is Caring: While I was sick on the couch all week, I played the most GORGEOUS game on my iPad; Gris. The art and animation is just SO BEAUTIFUL. And the game is simple and pleasing with puzzles that are challenging enough to make the game good but not the kind that makes me mad that I have to start levels over and over because I keep fucking up.
See you next Tuesday, in Victoria!