Well. Mostly successful. Have been completely ignoring the Steam Holiday sale... for several reasons. The main one being the whole laptop exploding debacle. And the second one being that I still have a game or two from last year's sale that I haven't finished yet. So that's good news.
On Christmas I was painfully reminded not to mix a bottle and a half of red with hot tea (and milk)... oooh that was bad. At least I didn't make a mess, I just passed out peacefully on the couch. I pray I didn't snore... I guess I will ask Greg upon returning to work. Greg said he'd write a letter of recommendation for my future exploits, so that's good news.
But truthfully, it feels good to unplug. I finally finished reading Dan Abnett's Eisenhorn trillogy. I can see that in his earlier work he's not as accomplished a writer as he is in his later novels, and in some sections of "Xenos" it reads a bit dry. In retrospect it seems appropriate since Gregor's character at that point is very hard-nosed, dry, emotionless and difficult to sympathise with. I also find it interesting that only after Gregor's facial muscles become damaged so he can not show any facial expression, does his character actually show a slightly more humane side and the story begins to flow a bit better. I must say I do prefer the Ravenor spin off trilogy than Eisenhorn, but of course, Abnett had become a much more accomplished writer in that time.
What's next to read? Not sure. I have more Abnett books on the shelf, a few comic books and a textbook on lighting which I should very well be reading... but I think I'll just continue to paint and listen to random music, and harden my fingertips on guitar chords (of which I only know two... sad)... and rest.
But rest has it's disadvantages too. Being restful means not exercising my brain and body to it's full capacity. And in not doing that... it means both body and mind have an access of energy, and sleep cycles become... interrupted. It's 6.30 am and I am unable to sleep because I simply do not feel tired. Infuriating. Frustrating. I am not sure if this is insomnia or that I just trained myself to infuse that much reserve energy into it for all the professional "crunch time" my work demands from me. Hmmm well at least I know I'm still have the energy for operating at peak capacity. That must be a good thing.
Huh... well someone's doing laundry at 6.30 am. I can hear the dryer going... amongst other rather non savoury sounds at 6.30am. I should head back and try to sleep...
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