So many things!
Oct. 18th, 2018 04:42 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tarotgalMy life's been busy but exciting lately!
1. NOVA Pride- Wasn't freezing cold or raining for once. Hardly knew how to handle nice weather. Also great to see the governor of the state come up from the capital to talk to us. I had a hard time getting there because my GPS was being silly, but the event was lovely.
2. Cursed Child in NYC- Was really wonderful attending a 5-6-hour long play with other people who were clearly just as thrilled about being there. The stage magic was absolutely stunning. The theater was FREEZING. The dance numbers were confusing. The retirement home scene was unsettling. The acting was absolutely fantastic. And the script was just as bad as when I read it the first, second, and third times. But it was still a wonderful experience to get to see it with almost all the main characters played by the original cast. I'm going as Delphini Diggory to the DADA group's Halloween party this weekend. The theme is: party like you're evil.
3. Other NYC- I packed a ton into my day in NYC, starting with waking up early to work out. Then I went to Build-a-Bear. Then the New York City Public Library where I saw the original Winnie-the-Pooh stuffed animals and then went on a tour of the museum. I hit Panera for a lunch salad. Then I took the Subway to Wall Street and took myself on a self-made tour of George Washington & Alexander Hamilton locations. I laid flowers on Hamilton's grave, and also the graves of Eliza & Angelica. The location of Philip's grave is unknown, so I left flowers by the sign about him next to Alexander's grave. I went to finance buildings and old federal buildings. I went to the location (no building stands there now) of Hercules Mulligan's house where Alexandrer Hamilton lived for a while. And I went to the tavern where the Sons of Liberty met and where Washington bid farewell to his generals after the war. I was too exhausted to make it to Central Park & beyond to see the Hamilton statues or to find the site where he died, but I still feel like my tour was pretty thorough.
4. Flew to San Antonio last weekend for a board meeting for work. I'm not really into Texas, but the city charmed me almost immediately. I ADORE the River Walk. I also visited the Alamo (and still remember it) though didn't make it down into the basement. I also met some of Morgan Bear's plushie internet friends and their humans, who were really great people. It felt like I was meeting celebrities. Just to impress upon us how small a world it was, not only were we from out of town and happened to be in San Antonio the same week but one of them had just spoken at a conference event that was run by my previous coworker.
5. I got approval yesterday and cut the cable tie and threw the switch on my solar panels yesterday. I have been hitting refresh on the online dashboard all day, watching the production graph increase hour by hour. It's going to take a while for these to pay for themselves, but it's nice to know that I'm helping the environment in the meantime. I hope this wasn't a gigantic, costly mistake.
6. My director Skyped with me yesterday, and I'm getting a raise! YAY! It's enough that it should more than cover my solar panels, which will take less than 5 years to pay off anyway. So I'm thrilled and relieved about that. My car is a 2008, so it's starting to require some major repairs lately. I started an account to start saving up for my next car. Once I get the solar panels paid off, I can divert money there instead. I've also been considering starting to save up for a trip to Paris. I really, really want to go before I get too old to enjoy myself when travelling. And I set up a new retirement account at work as well. I earread a book called Going Solo about living alone. The book was pretty terrible, but it got me thinking about what it would take to try to create that fandom retirement home I've been dreaming about. I don't know how to go about getting something like that started... but I'm not going to have a lot of family--certainly no significant other or children--to take care of me when I get old. And I anticipate my health being pretty awful, if my life to this point is any indication of the future. So I'm hoping that I can afford the housing and medical costs when I need them. I'm not even 40 years old, and this is still a constant worry of mine.
7. I rode on the feris wheel at National Harbor on Columbus Day. The day was a bit cloudy, but I still had a nice view of the river and of Washington, DC. It was a fun outing. I also left a sneaky card by The Awakening statue and released a BookCrossing book there as well. I've been getting better about wild releasing books again and have been doing a whole lot of themed releases, as those have always been my favorite anyway. I'd forgotten the joy of setting books free and hoping they find new readers who'll love them.
8. I've been working my way through my 101 Things in 1001 Days. I'm finally caught up to my 3 a month goal. Monday, I should be completing another one, so I'll be one or two ahead of my goal as I head into NaNoWriMo month in a couple weeks.
9. I'm super excited about NaNoWriMo. This year, I'm going to work on an original fiction piece and some fanfics as well, all about the soulmate goose of enforcement trope. I cannot wait!
10. I'm earreading A Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy right now. TINY SPOILER AHEAD! BE WARNED! Not only is it absolutely wonderful (as expected) but there's a brief mention of Monty catching a terrible head cold, acting like a drama queen, Percy fussing over him, and Monty practically going deaf from all the congestion. I AM IN LOVE WITH THIS PASSAGE. I adore sneezefics (obviously) but canon colds that happen exactly the way I'd write them if I were writing a sneezefic are just incredible. SO HAPPY! The scarf I ordered from the author with fanart from The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue arrived yesterday and it is GORGEOUS. I want to rush out and buy a ton of turtlenecks and sweaters I can wear it with. LOL
11. I have been doing very well with my workouts and diet and weight loss goals. I've dropped down to a single digit waistline for the first time in my adult life. And while I still look a bit pregnant, I definitely look LESS pregnant/fat around the belly area. I'm down more than 48 pounds and hoping to hit 50 and then keep myself around there for as long as I can maintain it. I feel healthier and better and proud as well. And part of me is motivated to try to keep myself healthy in whatever way I can to give myself the best possible chance when I'm old and heading into retirement. That said, I'm a little worried about how I'm going to manage daily workouts AND daily writing sessions in November.
12. I went into DC a couple weeks ago and saw the costumes for Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald on display at the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum (where there is an IMAX theater that will show the movie). Pretty much no one was there to see the costumes but me, so it felt like a private showing. I got to be just inches away from them with no glass in-between, and I could walk around behind them, too. Was to neat to see all the little details and get to be so close to Newt's case!
13. Going to do a reading challenge this weekend. That'll be fun, I hope! It's just 8 hours in 2 days. I can totally bang that out while working and putting together my Halloween costume for the party Saturday.
14. Otherwise, just hanging in here. Trying to keep on top of cleaning and bullet journal. Am trying to be present in the moment more and make every second of my day count, as cheesy as that sounds.
1. NOVA Pride- Wasn't freezing cold or raining for once. Hardly knew how to handle nice weather. Also great to see the governor of the state come up from the capital to talk to us. I had a hard time getting there because my GPS was being silly, but the event was lovely.
2. Cursed Child in NYC- Was really wonderful attending a 5-6-hour long play with other people who were clearly just as thrilled about being there. The stage magic was absolutely stunning. The theater was FREEZING. The dance numbers were confusing. The retirement home scene was unsettling. The acting was absolutely fantastic. And the script was just as bad as when I read it the first, second, and third times. But it was still a wonderful experience to get to see it with almost all the main characters played by the original cast. I'm going as Delphini Diggory to the DADA group's Halloween party this weekend. The theme is: party like you're evil.
3. Other NYC- I packed a ton into my day in NYC, starting with waking up early to work out. Then I went to Build-a-Bear. Then the New York City Public Library where I saw the original Winnie-the-Pooh stuffed animals and then went on a tour of the museum. I hit Panera for a lunch salad. Then I took the Subway to Wall Street and took myself on a self-made tour of George Washington & Alexander Hamilton locations. I laid flowers on Hamilton's grave, and also the graves of Eliza & Angelica. The location of Philip's grave is unknown, so I left flowers by the sign about him next to Alexander's grave. I went to finance buildings and old federal buildings. I went to the location (no building stands there now) of Hercules Mulligan's house where Alexandrer Hamilton lived for a while. And I went to the tavern where the Sons of Liberty met and where Washington bid farewell to his generals after the war. I was too exhausted to make it to Central Park & beyond to see the Hamilton statues or to find the site where he died, but I still feel like my tour was pretty thorough.
4. Flew to San Antonio last weekend for a board meeting for work. I'm not really into Texas, but the city charmed me almost immediately. I ADORE the River Walk. I also visited the Alamo (and still remember it) though didn't make it down into the basement. I also met some of Morgan Bear's plushie internet friends and their humans, who were really great people. It felt like I was meeting celebrities. Just to impress upon us how small a world it was, not only were we from out of town and happened to be in San Antonio the same week but one of them had just spoken at a conference event that was run by my previous coworker.
5. I got approval yesterday and cut the cable tie and threw the switch on my solar panels yesterday. I have been hitting refresh on the online dashboard all day, watching the production graph increase hour by hour. It's going to take a while for these to pay for themselves, but it's nice to know that I'm helping the environment in the meantime. I hope this wasn't a gigantic, costly mistake.
6. My director Skyped with me yesterday, and I'm getting a raise! YAY! It's enough that it should more than cover my solar panels, which will take less than 5 years to pay off anyway. So I'm thrilled and relieved about that. My car is a 2008, so it's starting to require some major repairs lately. I started an account to start saving up for my next car. Once I get the solar panels paid off, I can divert money there instead. I've also been considering starting to save up for a trip to Paris. I really, really want to go before I get too old to enjoy myself when travelling. And I set up a new retirement account at work as well. I earread a book called Going Solo about living alone. The book was pretty terrible, but it got me thinking about what it would take to try to create that fandom retirement home I've been dreaming about. I don't know how to go about getting something like that started... but I'm not going to have a lot of family--certainly no significant other or children--to take care of me when I get old. And I anticipate my health being pretty awful, if my life to this point is any indication of the future. So I'm hoping that I can afford the housing and medical costs when I need them. I'm not even 40 years old, and this is still a constant worry of mine.
7. I rode on the feris wheel at National Harbor on Columbus Day. The day was a bit cloudy, but I still had a nice view of the river and of Washington, DC. It was a fun outing. I also left a sneaky card by The Awakening statue and released a BookCrossing book there as well. I've been getting better about wild releasing books again and have been doing a whole lot of themed releases, as those have always been my favorite anyway. I'd forgotten the joy of setting books free and hoping they find new readers who'll love them.
8. I've been working my way through my 101 Things in 1001 Days. I'm finally caught up to my 3 a month goal. Monday, I should be completing another one, so I'll be one or two ahead of my goal as I head into NaNoWriMo month in a couple weeks.
9. I'm super excited about NaNoWriMo. This year, I'm going to work on an original fiction piece and some fanfics as well, all about the soulmate goose of enforcement trope. I cannot wait!
10. I'm earreading A Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy right now. TINY SPOILER AHEAD! BE WARNED! Not only is it absolutely wonderful (as expected) but there's a brief mention of Monty catching a terrible head cold, acting like a drama queen, Percy fussing over him, and Monty practically going deaf from all the congestion. I AM IN LOVE WITH THIS PASSAGE. I adore sneezefics (obviously) but canon colds that happen exactly the way I'd write them if I were writing a sneezefic are just incredible. SO HAPPY! The scarf I ordered from the author with fanart from The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue arrived yesterday and it is GORGEOUS. I want to rush out and buy a ton of turtlenecks and sweaters I can wear it with. LOL
11. I have been doing very well with my workouts and diet and weight loss goals. I've dropped down to a single digit waistline for the first time in my adult life. And while I still look a bit pregnant, I definitely look LESS pregnant/fat around the belly area. I'm down more than 48 pounds and hoping to hit 50 and then keep myself around there for as long as I can maintain it. I feel healthier and better and proud as well. And part of me is motivated to try to keep myself healthy in whatever way I can to give myself the best possible chance when I'm old and heading into retirement. That said, I'm a little worried about how I'm going to manage daily workouts AND daily writing sessions in November.
12. I went into DC a couple weeks ago and saw the costumes for Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald on display at the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum (where there is an IMAX theater that will show the movie). Pretty much no one was there to see the costumes but me, so it felt like a private showing. I got to be just inches away from them with no glass in-between, and I could walk around behind them, too. Was to neat to see all the little details and get to be so close to Newt's case!
13. Going to do a reading challenge this weekend. That'll be fun, I hope! It's just 8 hours in 2 days. I can totally bang that out while working and putting together my Halloween costume for the party Saturday.
14. Otherwise, just hanging in here. Trying to keep on top of cleaning and bullet journal. Am trying to be present in the moment more and make every second of my day count, as cheesy as that sounds.
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Date: 2018-10-20 03:42 pm (UTC)Unfortunately, my beloved XXL Marauder's Map dress from Hot Topic is a casualty. As is the beautiful size 18 soft, black and red plaid dress I fell absolutely in love with and bought last December and never got a chance to wear.
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Date: 2018-10-20 03:45 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-10-20 03:47 pm (UTC)