Coughing in the face of productivity
May. 29th, 2009 01:07 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
babarnettIt's been a weird week. And I start my new job on Monday, so next week will likely be even weirder.
Reading
Finished Bitterwood earlier this week. For my continued reading adventures, I'm taking a short break from fiction with The Dramatist's Toolkit: The Craft of the Working Playwright by Jeffrey Sweet. I've been toying with the idea of writing a play for a while now, but despite lots of involvement with the theatrical world, I feel totally ill-prepared to write one. I was hoping to find a playwriting course I could take this summer, but no such luck. Most of what I found was for teens. The only local one for adults was an online course, but I'd really prefer something in person. So in lieu of a class, I thought I'd tackle this book and see if it helps jump start my inner-playwright.
Exercise
I've been saddled with an annoying cough since last week, so I've been taking it easy on the exercise front. A little bit of yoga, but not much else. And today's exercise will be helping my aunt move stuff.
Music
Coughed my way through choir rehearsal Wednesday night. Singing has been aggravating the cough in general, which frustrates me to no end. It doesn't hamper the piano playing, though, so I've at least been keeping up with that without a problem.
Writing
I've been productivity-challenged in the writing department this week. A little bit of slogging through My Big Fat Epic Fantasy Novel, but that's it. I'm hoping to achieve something resembling real progress this afternoon and tomorrow.
Reading
Finished Bitterwood earlier this week. For my continued reading adventures, I'm taking a short break from fiction with The Dramatist's Toolkit: The Craft of the Working Playwright by Jeffrey Sweet. I've been toying with the idea of writing a play for a while now, but despite lots of involvement with the theatrical world, I feel totally ill-prepared to write one. I was hoping to find a playwriting course I could take this summer, but no such luck. Most of what I found was for teens. The only local one for adults was an online course, but I'd really prefer something in person. So in lieu of a class, I thought I'd tackle this book and see if it helps jump start my inner-playwright.
Exercise
I've been saddled with an annoying cough since last week, so I've been taking it easy on the exercise front. A little bit of yoga, but not much else. And today's exercise will be helping my aunt move stuff.
Music
Coughed my way through choir rehearsal Wednesday night. Singing has been aggravating the cough in general, which frustrates me to no end. It doesn't hamper the piano playing, though, so I've at least been keeping up with that without a problem.
Writing
I've been productivity-challenged in the writing department this week. A little bit of slogging through My Big Fat Epic Fantasy Novel, but that's it. I'm hoping to achieve something resembling real progress this afternoon and tomorrow.
