lesse… the birthday festivities went off without any major hitches yesterday, huzzah! cooperstown was lovely, nice and cool out and still quite a bit snowy. the lake was still almost entirely frozen over except for the relatively small outlet that forms the headwater of the mighty susquehanna river. it helped me forget global warming for a wee bit.
the baseball hall of fame was cool as always and it was neat that i recognized so many more names on the wall than i did the last time i visited. slowly but surely baseball lore is sinking into my brain. i’m now completely ready for opening day on monday.
the ‘diamond dreams’ display got me just like it always does. why oh why hasn’t women’s pro baseball caught on? i just don’t get it. women’s sports in general are woefully neglected and it’s quite a shame.
but i digress.
other than the hall, the food was good, the conversations were lovely, the drive was easier than expected and i’m so glad we don’t have to pump our own gas in nj.
in writing news, i’m planning on starting up again on the first of april. the goal is to add 50k to my current 75k. the story still won’t be done at the end of that, but i really feel like i need to push myself a bit and get the words flowing again. i’ve pretty much had it with my own lack of motivation. i can do this, i just have to sit down and write it. the plan is to just dive in and start fleshing out all those bits and pieces that i’ve accumulated. i’m not promising myself that i’ll be any closer to official first draft status, only that i’ll have something more coherent and ‘fleshy’ to work with when i reach the 30th.
hopefully at that point my three main storylines will take a bit better form and i’ll understand where i’m going with this thing. it still feels like a hydra and i’m not sure if that will ever change. besides the three main spokes, there are so many other ‘little’ stories i’d love to tell. just random characters who’ve shown up in my drabbles and ramblings are clammering for their stories to be told in some way. i would be stunned if i didn’t have a lifetime’s worth of stories here.
and i’m rambling again. just need to sit down and write.
in other news, work is sucky, but that’s to be expected. i want to start planning when i’ll be taking vacation time this year. i want to make sure i use it wisely. two weeks is definitely not enough time, though my company is generous with personal days, it’s just not the same. i’ll have to be here three more years to earn a third week of time. i hope i last that long, it would be nice to get that extra week and it would also mean i haven’t been driven completely nuts by this place.
