hunched over, cold and sober

[tadorna]

Good evening Jim, good evening John, and good evening to all of you.

This is a post made in an attempt to communicate with the outside world, to expunge unused words from my brainhole, and to reassure some people.

The reassurement do be as follows.

I wonder if anyone remembers how, back in the mists of time (ie nearly a year ago), I made this post, in which I foolishly offered to send people random stuff in the post, sometime in the following year. Well! Ok, no, I haven't actually done it. Not as such, no. But that year is not yet up! It ain't over till it's over, see? Fat lady, song, etc. I realise half of you have probably moved house, but we'll cross that bridge when we come to it. Which we will! Eventually.

If it spills over into 2010, you're all ok with that, right? Ok.

Cripes I'm useless, but never mind. I have made the decision to abandon NaNo and whatever other 'November forces people to write' type things I was doing. This time round at least, they're not working for me at all. A different approach is needed just at the moment.

Doing stuff is slow, isn't it? I've been using Flickr to archive stuff I've made/drew/done/created/whatever, which is fun, but taking time. Have a look if you're interested. You can also see how the cactus is getting on.

Spent money today, blimey. Books and seeds, for me and Christmas. Work tomorrow, boo. :(

Comments

[purple-hazed.livejournal.com]

We are Queens of procrastination. We make it into an art. (While knitting!!)

[rossywar.livejournal.com]

oh flip. You've reminded me that I rashly promised the same thing!! :( I'm an awful person.

[lapin-agile.livejournal.com]

I really, really (really!) like 'weirdwindow'.

Also, though in an entirely different way (and with an entirely different portion of my brain) 'Vampire Flopsy'.

!!!

I'm impressed with your eye for placement, for style/genre, for found objects, for angles, and your range: you are an amazing artist.

[lapin-agile.livejournal.com]

We're all rotten. I owe people stuff, too, but those partly-done things are at the bottom of my knitting bag of doom.

[sheldrake.livejournal.com]

I wish procrastination was a job! I'd be a chief exec by now.

[sheldrake.livejournal.com]

I forgot about it for the vast majority of 2009. And I see from your post that I've started a sort of meme of people remembering that they forgot. Cool!

But I feel I've learned from this. Making a vague promise to do something vague, and giving yourself a year to do it? Does not seem to lead to productivity.

[sheldrake.livejournal.com]

Oh, thank you! Pleased you like the stuff. :)

[justwolf.livejournal.com]

Oh hi. I remember that post. Do I have your address? My vague plan to send people Christmas cards could come to fruition!

The outside world is a weird place.

[yellow-oranges.livejournal.com]

That sober thing? Easily fixed. ;)

[sheldrake.livejournal.com]

No, probably not, but I'll send it to you. I like Christmas cards! :)

The outside world is a weird place.

Yes, I have found this to be true.

[sheldrake.livejournal.com]

Hmm, do you speak from experience? ;)

[justwolf.livejournal.com]

Cool, do send it my way. :)

[lobelia321.livejournal.com]

Hello!! How are you?

Flickr pics are fantabulous! So is cactus. Have been having head in sand and did not see this post until I looked for you just now.

*waves*

[sheldrake.livejournal.com]

Just found this comment lurking! Not getting comment notifications - this must be what it's like to be you! ;)

Glad you like the pics - I'm going to try and take more and share them with the world. (Lucky world!)