Divisions and Precisions

Summer's End

Wow, I updated an astonishingly small amount last month. That might be a new record. I've spent some time wondering why, exactly, I don't update so much anymore. I suppose part of it is with being unemployed and on break for the past couple weeks, not a lot has been going on in my life. I haven't done nearly enough of anything productive, but damn has it felt good to be so incredibly lazy. Of course, that all ends tomorrow. Classes start Wednesday, but tomorrow I need to continue pursuing a job on campus, among other things.

Overall, it's been a good summer--it's strange to think that it's already over. I've had ups and downs, but that's really nothing new. Nothing really went on that seemed to require writing about.

It seems like the best journal entries I've written usually come during periods of introspection and reflection--and there hasn't really been a lot of that this summer. At least, not that I wanted to make public.

So what have I done this summer?

A lot of slacking, for one thing. Weird hours, lots of sleep, no sleep, movies, TV, reading.

Some writing, but not nearly enough. (Hee. Mer sent me email demanding the rest of The Host second draft--which I haven't written yet, yikes!) I had such high expectations for the summer, and I really haven't lived up to them. Not cool. What is cool though, is that "Rhythm of the Tides" should be up at Strange Horizons within the next couple weeks!

Of course, I took a total of three classes, two women's studies and one philosophy. All three were eye-opening in their own way. I can honestly say that since taking Feminist Theory I'm not looking at the world in quite the same way. And I think this is a good thing.

Let's see. What else did I do? Well, I got my second kitten, Rumpus. I won't ramble about him, I promise, except to say that he and Pooka get along famously and together they're almost painfully cute. (Yes, I'm single and I own two cats. And I'm 30. I've become a stereotype!)

I've wondered, given my extremely sporadic updates this summer, if I've finally given up full-fledged journaling in favor my blogs and my new Live Journal. I don't think so. Those are great for just posting little blurbs or linking to an amusing news article or whatever, but when the urge hits to really write about something, this is the first place that comes to mind.

So, I'm not about to end this part of my life, not after nearly four years. I'm just a lot less likely to dwell on details on every single day.

Posted by Lisa at September 2, 2002 11:41 PM