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A Golden Lie
Dec. 29th, 2016 04:24 pmHello, f-list. I am covered — COVERED — in mosquito bites. Particularly unattractive mosquito bites at that. Not that there are any attractive mosquito bites, but these ones in particular developed little sacs of clear liquid that have scabbed over the top of the dark red bite lump. I look so classy, let me tell you. And then I read an article about how to avoid mosquito bites, which was basically: don't wear dark clothes, don't sweat, don't be a woman, don't have any water in your garden, don't have any plants in your garden, and just generally avoid spending time anywhere mosquitoes might be. Live in a box, basically.
I have been doing year-end things. I have read forty-eight books this year. Can I make it to fifty? I think so, as I've nearly finished number forty-nine and number fifty will be the Cartland that I've had for over a year. So, heads up, there should be a summary coming soon as a treat for us all. As a teaser, the heroine's name is ( Brace yourself ).
(I mistyped forty-nine as forthy-nine in the paragraph above, and the computer helpfully suggested I might have meant frothy-nine. No, computer. That's not a word.)
I note in my resolutions that I was going to knit that cardigan. I did knit it. I didn't finish it, but I knitted it. I'll take that as a win. Perhaps I'll put "finish cardigan" as something for 2017. I kept my resolution to read a list of books I already own before getting any new ones. That worked so well I've already made a new list to do the same next year. I did not learn Python. I had ideas about using Python to get some data out of Excel, which I didn't end up needing to do, what with not having a job and all. I am, however, learning Javascript, and have a ninety day streak on Duolingo Spanish, so I'll also take that as a successful resolution. It's all learning, even if it's not what I planned to learn. My final resolution was to try meditating with Headspace, which I did and it's not for me. But for the last six months I've been doing fifteen minutes of stretching before going to bed, which I think is helping me sleep (also: not worrying about work), so I'll count that as a half-win. Now to think about what I hope to half-achieve next year.
I've had a couple of year-long projects on the go this year. I've been taking a photo of the sky every day, and next year I plan to turn that into a cross-stitch sampler. Somehow. I've also been keeping a record of the baby name notices in the local paper to turn them into word clouds, as I did five years ago. What will the biggest name of 2016 be? And what will be year-long project in 2017 be?
I have been doing year-end things. I have read forty-eight books this year. Can I make it to fifty? I think so, as I've nearly finished number forty-nine and number fifty will be the Cartland that I've had for over a year. So, heads up, there should be a summary coming soon as a treat for us all. As a teaser, the heroine's name is ( Brace yourself ).
(I mistyped forty-nine as forthy-nine in the paragraph above, and the computer helpfully suggested I might have meant frothy-nine. No, computer. That's not a word.)
I note in my resolutions that I was going to knit that cardigan. I did knit it. I didn't finish it, but I knitted it. I'll take that as a win. Perhaps I'll put "finish cardigan" as something for 2017. I kept my resolution to read a list of books I already own before getting any new ones. That worked so well I've already made a new list to do the same next year. I did not learn Python. I had ideas about using Python to get some data out of Excel, which I didn't end up needing to do, what with not having a job and all. I am, however, learning Javascript, and have a ninety day streak on Duolingo Spanish, so I'll also take that as a successful resolution. It's all learning, even if it's not what I planned to learn. My final resolution was to try meditating with Headspace, which I did and it's not for me. But for the last six months I've been doing fifteen minutes of stretching before going to bed, which I think is helping me sleep (also: not worrying about work), so I'll count that as a half-win. Now to think about what I hope to half-achieve next year.
I've had a couple of year-long projects on the go this year. I've been taking a photo of the sky every day, and next year I plan to turn that into a cross-stitch sampler. Somehow. I've also been keeping a record of the baby name notices in the local paper to turn them into word clouds, as I did five years ago. What will the biggest name of 2016 be? And what will be year-long project in 2017 be?