Slogging forward
Mar. 13th, 2009 10:49 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
babarnettIt's been tough getting back to something resembling my normal routine this week. Monday was almost nothing but work and rehearsal, neither of which put me in a happy place. And I had been hoping to get a lot done today, but no such luck. I got a later start than I wanted today (I've been having a tough time getting my butt moving in the mornings this week), and my afternoon was mostly eaten away by sitting at the DMV to renew my driver license. And then it was off to Philly for dinner and an opera--Wozzeck, which is one of my favorites. (The production wasn't perfect, but good overall. And bloody.) So the only thing I managed to get done today was a bit of work stuff, a few little errands, and some reading.
On that note, I present to you the weekly productivity report:
Reading: I read two more stories in Prime Codex, leaving only one more to go. Of the two I read today, I enjoyed "Rainmakers" by Ruth Nestvold--engaging writing and engaging characters, and it felt very real to me how we got enough closure to give the story a satisfactory ending, but without everything being tied up with a neat bow.
I also started Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell this week, which I would so far describe as the love child of Charles Dickens and Harry Potter. Getting an audio book to listen to in the car was a good idea. It makes my drive to work far more tolerable. And I think Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell was a good choice as it's interesting, but also the sort of book I would have had a harder time getting through if I was reading instead of listening as it's rather long, and the narrative moves very slowly--not a good combination if a slow reader like me wants to finish something in a reasonable amount of time.
Exercise: Getting back into the exercise routine has been tough. I managed 20 minutes on the elliptical strider two days this week. And when I couldn't get in real exercise, I played lots of Wii sports--especially boxing, which has got to be burning some calories because I'm totally wiped afterwards.
Music: Except for today, music is about the one thing with which I've managed to maintain normality this week with the usual chorus rehearsals, piano lesson, and practicing schedule.
Writing: About 200 words on Sunday, and about 500 on Wednesday. I'm rubbish.
On that note, I present to you the weekly productivity report:
Reading: I read two more stories in Prime Codex, leaving only one more to go. Of the two I read today, I enjoyed "Rainmakers" by Ruth Nestvold--engaging writing and engaging characters, and it felt very real to me how we got enough closure to give the story a satisfactory ending, but without everything being tied up with a neat bow.
I also started Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell this week, which I would so far describe as the love child of Charles Dickens and Harry Potter. Getting an audio book to listen to in the car was a good idea. It makes my drive to work far more tolerable. And I think Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell was a good choice as it's interesting, but also the sort of book I would have had a harder time getting through if I was reading instead of listening as it's rather long, and the narrative moves very slowly--not a good combination if a slow reader like me wants to finish something in a reasonable amount of time.
Exercise: Getting back into the exercise routine has been tough. I managed 20 minutes on the elliptical strider two days this week. And when I couldn't get in real exercise, I played lots of Wii sports--especially boxing, which has got to be burning some calories because I'm totally wiped afterwards.
Music: Except for today, music is about the one thing with which I've managed to maintain normality this week with the usual chorus rehearsals, piano lesson, and practicing schedule.
Writing: About 200 words on Sunday, and about 500 on Wednesday. I'm rubbish.
