There's a distinct possibility that I've stolen this off of Emma's blog. That being said, thank you. It's made my year thus far.
Monday, January 23, 2012
Where I Spend Most of My Time...
There's a distinct possibility that I've stolen this off of Emma's blog. That being said, thank you. It's made my year thus far.
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
On Writing and Traveling. Or a lack thereof.
You may have noticed that I haven’t been writing much since, well, I got back from Italy. Three years ago.
*sigh*
It’s just that not much happens when you’re working and living a so-called “normal” life. I’m a responsible adult now, with bills to pay and wine to drink (moderately) and young minds to mold. Ok, so that’s not exactly true. Well to some extent some of it is… But really, what it comes down to is that after having spent the greater part of a year teaching in Asia and traveling your way home, comparatively little happens in South Western Ontario when you’re working and living a “normal” life.
I’ve hardly traveled since my return (thank-you OSAP), with the exception of my and Mandy’s little foray into the world of all-inclusive living last March and a brief skip over to Montréal from time to time… The point being, there just hasn’t been much to write about in recent… years…
Well, we are going to Kingston for a weekend at the end of the month. Bear with me. It will hopefully prove to be more exciting than it sounds.
The point being, I was hoping to find some inspiration and write somewhat more regularly in the months to come.
And then I acquired a PlayStation 3.
I can’t decide if it should be considered an incredibly sweet gift, or a rather sneaky way to get the message across that perhaps we need to see less of each other. I suppose there is always the possibility that it could be both.
The point being, I’ve been spending more time than is strictly necessary running around the roof tops of digital Damascus, Acre and Jerusalem, saving civilians and pickpocketing when the desire/ need arises. It makes me think a lot about my Master’s programme and that essay I wrote on Historical Accuracy in Video Games (ya, it actually happened. I’m sure I have a copy of it somewhere...), which inevitably makes me think about going back to school and pursuing the ever-elusive PhD (which would be great, except that I’m too busy being an assassin and trying to prove my worth and dedication to the Creed to realistically contemplate writing a doctoral-level thesis. Also molding young minds. That takes time as well.).
Come to think of it, that’s not actually the point at all. The point is that I haven’t been writing because I haven’t been traveling and now we’re going to Kingston.
Which will, with any luck, prove to be more interesting than it first appears.
*sigh*
It’s just that not much happens when you’re working and living a so-called “normal” life. I’m a responsible adult now, with bills to pay and wine to drink (moderately) and young minds to mold. Ok, so that’s not exactly true. Well to some extent some of it is… But really, what it comes down to is that after having spent the greater part of a year teaching in Asia and traveling your way home, comparatively little happens in South Western Ontario when you’re working and living a “normal” life.
I’ve hardly traveled since my return (thank-you OSAP), with the exception of my and Mandy’s little foray into the world of all-inclusive living last March and a brief skip over to Montréal from time to time… The point being, there just hasn’t been much to write about in recent… years…
Well, we are going to Kingston for a weekend at the end of the month. Bear with me. It will hopefully prove to be more exciting than it sounds.
The point being, I was hoping to find some inspiration and write somewhat more regularly in the months to come.
And then I acquired a PlayStation 3.
I can’t decide if it should be considered an incredibly sweet gift, or a rather sneaky way to get the message across that perhaps we need to see less of each other. I suppose there is always the possibility that it could be both.
The point being, I’ve been spending more time than is strictly necessary running around the roof tops of digital Damascus, Acre and Jerusalem, saving civilians and pickpocketing when the desire/ need arises. It makes me think a lot about my Master’s programme and that essay I wrote on Historical Accuracy in Video Games (ya, it actually happened. I’m sure I have a copy of it somewhere...), which inevitably makes me think about going back to school and pursuing the ever-elusive PhD (which would be great, except that I’m too busy being an assassin and trying to prove my worth and dedication to the Creed to realistically contemplate writing a doctoral-level thesis. Also molding young minds. That takes time as well.).
Come to think of it, that’s not actually the point at all. The point is that I haven’t been writing because I haven’t been traveling and now we’re going to Kingston.
Which will, with any luck, prove to be more interesting than it first appears.
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