As I’ve got no burning issues just now I don’t really have much to say. It might be something to do with the time of year with the aptly named SAD kicking in but I think it’s more likely a reflection of the fact that there just isn’t much happening in my world presently (thankfully as I really needed a break!).
So – rather than simply skipping my ‘Original Content Monday’ post and go straight to yet more pictures I found whilst browsing Google images I thought I’d say what I’m up to and what my plans are for the rest of my long Christmas break. But don’t worry, I expect to have more interesting things to say as the year ends…..
As the weather was OK on last Friday (cold but dry) I had one of my rare trips into town to drop by my two semi-regular ‘remainder’ book stores, partially to check if they’re still in business. Thankfully they both were – not that I need more books, but when has ‘need’ been a factor right? It was a little bit different this time and I walked right past the fiction and went to the back of the first stores to dive straight into the non-fiction section including hardbacks all for the price of £3 or 2 for £5 which is a hell of a bargain in anyone’s language. Along with the second shop I picked up a total of 10 books (low by my standard) of which 9 were non-fiction (which is historically high). As usual I treated myself to pizza on the way home.
Since then I’ve had 3 days at home. It’s been mostly raining and, as I didn’t need to go out, I’ve stayed here warm and dry. One important thing I’ve been doing is catching up on sleep averaging, so far, around 8-9 hours a day. That’ll ease off later as I stop being so sleep deprived. Naturally I’ve been reading – presently a long and very well written book on the end of WW1 – but, because I have access to the Internet, not to the extent I did when at my Mum’s house. I’ve aiming to read at least 4 books over Christmas/New Year. That should be achievable. I wish I could read more but at the moment I’m just too tired and too distracted mostly by YouTube.
One other thing I’m catching up on is my TV boxset series watching. I recently finished Series 2 of Agents of Shield but now I’m 5 episodes into Series 1 of The Expanse and loving every minute of it. I’ll finish that half way through the break and am undecided what to watch next. I’m itching to watch Series 1 of Westworld (yes, I’m that far behind the curve) but I might just take a break from SF and watch Series 1 of True Detective instead (yes, I’m THAT far behind the curve). Along with TV I’ve also been movie watching. A friend and I caught ‘Ralph Breaks the Internet’ at the Multiplex but both of us were disappointed overall. I loved the trailers but the rest of the movie was more than a little flat. The animation was exceptional and there were plenty of good ideas but the storyline essentially sucked. On DVD so far I’ve watched ‘Blackhawk Down’, ‘Rollerball’ (1975 version) and, today, ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbings, Missouri’ – so, quite a mix so far.
Out a bit tomorrow – for no other reason to get out of the house for a while – and later in the week out with another group of friends to see ‘Mortal Engines’ which will either be awesome or another Peter Jackson train wreck. Hopefully I’ll find out before the weekend. Mixed in with that is the mundane stuff of sorting through my DVD collection to get rid of the deadwood and generally tidying up and throwing crap out – creating space to buy different crap next year [grin]. Oh, and not forgetting the obligatory eating far too much snack food. There is that… always that…. And sleep. Much more sleep….
4 comments:
what could be better... i recall those holiday times: well deserved and too short... i once worked almost two years with out a day off; i got to the point that when i had one i felt lost...(i took care of field compressors for a gas company and i had to check them every day)
I still remember school holidays that went on FOREVER! Even my much longer holidays from University didn't *feel* that long. These days by the lunchtime of the first day back I'm feeling like I never left.... [lol]
Envy on the sleep, envy on the reading, envy on the binge-watching. I am removing a popcorn ceiling in the kitchen. When I’m done with that I need to re-frame the basement walls, insulate, panel, and repair the drop ceiling. We had envisioned a nice remodel for the basement, but with the move coming so soon, I just have to put it back the way it was before the walls were torn apart to put new basement drains in. M moves in February and I move in May. There will also be touching up paint, removing things from walls, patching holes, etc. The only good thing to look forward to is that we will be renting the first year when we move back to Maryland, so I will have a year off from home improvement projects. My boss here went ahead and put my Fall classes on line, so I will have full employment through December, which gives me a small window to find a new job. I’m toying with going back to the practice of law, but not sure the burnout won’t get me again, and do I really want to do that to myself again?
A *Year* off from Home Improvement... Looks like an ideal opportunity to read more!
Personally, I wouldn't go back to the Law unless you *really* had to. It sounds like you're a natural teacher and you really like it. Wherever you are there must be teaching opportunities you can pursue. But when it comes down to it you have to earn the bucks. But as long as you're earning enough I'd go with what you love than what you don't. If life was only that easy though! [lol]
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