(brushing away cobwebs) time to get back on the horse!

apologies for the excessive delay in proper blogging.

when last we left our heroine, she was throwing out lofty promises like an entry-a-day plan and then... zip. but sometimes life gets in the way of things, and other times you simply just lose your mojo. it was a bit of both in my case. i hit a stretch where i felt like i really didn’t have anything to say about anything, so i said nothing.

it’s been a very tough 2009 so far, work-wise, with only a tiny handful of paid writing gigs. i’ve tried not to panic about it, tried to use the time to pursue creative opportunities instead, and i’m not in dire financial straits or anything. but it has been weighing on my mind more and more as time passes and assignments fail to materialize. fingers crossed that the money train resumes stops at my station in the second half of the year.

so, i figure now is as good a time as any to force myself to pick up the daily entry baton and run (or walk briskly) with it for a spell. so, "the plan" is back in effect, indefinitely. instead of setting a 30-day goal this time, i’ll just see how long i can keep it up.

to start, a random collection of minutiae:

* young beatrix and our mom returned from florida this weekend and brought me treats. sure, some folks might not consider a bottle of germ-X a “treat,” but i sure do.

* tonight, FOX is airing the premiere of a new dramedy series called Glee. i’m very much looking forward to this show, as it was created by the fella who brought the world Popular -- a show i lurrrrrrved, and one which had some of the same biting humour this new series seems to possess. unfortunately, FOX has also decided to air this lone episode now, with the rest of the show airing in the fall. i’m half-tempted not to watch, since i’ll have to re-watch it in september, anyway.

* my birthday is just over a month away.

* i have a craving for a toasted panera everything bagel with veggie cream cheese. instead, i will be having a leftover oprah’s favorite turkey burger™ with carrots for dinner. homemade chocolate-chocolate-pecan cookies for dessert.

* two sundays ago, i had a migraine. i don’t get them very often, but what they lack in quantity they make up for in quality. so, even though the migraine dissipated later that day, i was left with a four-day tension headache that would not die. my shoulders felt swollen and my entire shoulder-neck-head area was sore to the touch. i mention this because i have another headache right now, but it is much milder. that’s all.

* i love doing laundry at my parents’ house over doing it here in my building. for starters, it’s free. but my clothes also come out of the dryer smelling the way i want to them smell (i.e., like the detergent and fabric softener i use) instead of some dank amalgam of decades’ worth of residue which has accumulated in the apartment machines. i swear, no matter what i use when i wash stuff here, it comes out with the same non-descript chemical smell, and i don’t like it. i mention this because i did four loads of laundry chez maman and papa yesterday, so everything i own is now fresh and clean.

* long, long walks with good friends are food for the body, mind and spirit. yeah, i know, i’ve said it before, but it bears repeating.

* summer is approaching. the weather today is nice – sunny and breezy and about 20ºC (68ºF) – but i’m dreading the heat to come. i wish it could be like today every day for the next three months. and then autumn would arrive with its brisk nights, changing leaves and sweaters.

* i discovered that my favourite hair-care product (suave professionals sleek anti-frizz liqui-gel) has gone the way of so many of my favourite products: discontinued. dammit. so, last night, i tried out suave professionals sleek anti-frizz cream and the results were... disappointing. it was a bit like smearing lard all over my head, and i’m pretty sure it’s actually a frizz enhancing product.

* if you aren’t watching Southland, you’re missing the best new show to come along in ages. it’s fantastic. brilliantly written and acted. it’s my sole must-see series on the air right now (since the season finale of LOST aired last week). thursday nights at 10 on NBC. you’re welcome.

addendum: i did, indeed, watch Glee... and it was great.