Serenity… an expedition

I had a whole day almost to myself today. What a change! And what a necessity.

Of the so many things I have to do, I actually did very few of them. Or, rather, halves of everything. Half the laundry done (washed and folded, but not put away), half the kitchen cleaned (floors, counters, dishes but not pots), half a post written and so on.

Mostly, though, I just did nothing. Except watch a couple of shows on TV. One, called um… I think  Gravity, I can’t figure out at all. It’s about space, I think, but the same people are on earth too. Is it present, past, future or all three? Add to that that everyone seems to hallucinate at the drop of a hat and what do you get? Who knows? Entertaining, regardless – confusion is just part of its charm, I guess.

I’m thinking of a few pieces related to all the reading I’ve been doing, but I think I need time to process everything, and perhaps read a bit more. And, as opposed to just dashing something out to post, I’d like to write with intent and purpose and take my time – not only to get my thoughts in order but to give full measure to the subject matter. It’s important and precious stuff, so I need to make sure I’m treating it with full respect.

I picked up Amy Tan’s autobiography a week or two ago.  I don’t know why as I don’t usually like biographies, but there it was just sitting there on the library shelf each time I visited, so… Anyway, I’m glad I did. I haven’t read anything of hers before, although of course I’ve heard of the Joy Luck Club. I think I’ll pick that up next time I’m at the library because reading her biography produced a desire in me to now read the book, to see what else I’ve been missing out on.

I didn’t actually pick it up for writing advice, but she has some in there anyway about her process. Of course, all these books do no good, I’ll not actually figure out my own process until I sit down, seriously, and just do it. I’ve not done that yet, though I am planning to with the series of articles I have planned on what I am learning from my reading. And, of course, the book.

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