ponderings

over the past couple of weeks, and because i'm no longer in the office every day, i've had a lot of time to ponder how i want the rest of the year to unfold. what i want to accomplish (beyond getting the condo in order). how i want to spend my time, especially since i now have more of it on my hands. yes, work could suddenly overtake me again – there's the perpetual promise of new business, which always seems to be just around the corner – but, in the meantime, what to do?

though this blog has been woefully neglected since the winter, blog-entry ideas keep popping up in my mind, usually as i'm trying to fall asleep. but they're for longer-form essay-type entries, as opposed to quick, here's-an-update posts that seem to be all i drop here of late.

then i start to think, "you know, if i write those longer-form essay-type entries, i kind of want people to read them. like, lots of people." and that poses a problem, since there's stuff on this blog that i don't necessarily want shared with the masses, so spreading the URL around doesn't feel like something i want to do. at the same time, there are some entries here that i really really like.

on my long walk home from the office this evening, i thought about starting a new blog specifically for those longer-form essay-type blog posts. posts that i'd want to share more widely. i thought about it for most of the walk, actually. it looks like i'll only really be working one day this week, so i should maybe do something productive for at least part of the other four... and this could fit that bill... and i wouldn't have to post every day...

the more i thought about it, the more excited i started to feel. it would be a challenge, for sure, but who knows where it could lead? i'd still keep this blog for the non-essay stuff and the personal stuff and the nonsensical updates... and the other one would be more like an essay collection. one that i'd likely start with some selections from this blog.

we'll see if i change my mind. i kind of think i won't.

questions

* when you send someone an email, and they don't reply, what you usually assume it means?

* what do you look for in a good armchair?

* what's your favourite thing to have for lunch?

* what did you watch on TV last night?

* how do you overcome feelings of loneliness?

* if you could update any one thing in your home, for free (no matter how expensive), what would it be and why?

house- and catsitting

from today until wednesday evening, i'm staying at YB's house to catsit larry and housesit the chateau. trix and mom are on a three-day road trip to picton, ON, but this is sort of like a mini vacation for me, as well.

trix left at about 8:20 this morning, so larry and i have been on our own since. it's been a quiet day -- i've spent most of it taking photos and watching a marathon of Murder in the First (which is okay, but i'd be fine if i missed seeing the outcome/verdict).

it's been a week and a day since i was in the office, and i'm still adjusting. i suddenly have a lot of thinking time on my hands, and that's not necessarily a good thing. i've been trying to make plans with friends i haven't seen in a while, but i find myself repeatedly caught in the "why am i always the one who reaches out? what if i never called or emailed anyone -- would anyone ever call or email me?" spiral.

tomorrow, i have work to get done, so that'll be a good distraction. i'm hoping to get some sleep tonight -- larry normally spends part of the night sleeping with YB, and the rest of it keeping her awake, so i'm not sure what he'll do without her here. i've been trying to tucker him out and limit his daytime napping in the hopes of him konking out tonight.

there isn't really any point or direction to this post, i know. here's hoping for something a little more cohesive tomorrow!

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