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For the last week I've been waiting and waiting some more for this volcano to erupt...though we are not actually prepared. I think we have some soda bottles...and some food but honestly we're running low and grocery shopping I think is going to happen tomorrow. But if the volcano erupts tonight we're told it's not safe to drive and I'll probably have to duct tape our windows to keep the ash out of our apartment so we don't breath it in.
Today, I took the cats to the vet for their vaccinations. And then I read. And read some more. In fact I did not read a single chapter out of my textbook. Didn't look up library locations in my area, do any research on the library profile I have to write, or even login to my UNT account to see what's happening for my class. I'm not sure what's going on with me but I don't think I've felt this apathetic in a very long time.
I didn't even add stories to the Ebook Library though I've been preparing all these lovely long HP stories from really good authors for the last two weeks. :(
But I'm thinking maybe it's not such a bad thing to have a day off to just read again. I had 82 tabs opened on my Firefox browser full of stories that are from my favorite authors and new authors (but where highly recommended to me by my favorite reccers) and well it was kind of nice to read fan fiction. At my new job they monitor Internet usage which as you can imagine can be a real downer that and I have technically 3 bosses...so I'm always doing something and when I'm not I don't know when the new something will come up.
Over this last week I've also been playing with a new feature in my favorite free program Calibre it can now convert documents into Mobi format which for me is kind of nice because I always felt a bit guilty that I could add LRF files (which are compatible with the Sony PRS line but not the Kindle or Cybook or iLiad readers) So now I can easily create mobi formatted stories that look almost like my LRF versions. The new feature is still in beta so it's still a bit buggy.
The one good thing lately is that I've started to learn how to play a game called Go. My husband and I are attending the Anchorage Go Club meetup at the Barnes and Nobles on Thursday nights and I'm learning a lot and apparently I'm not totally hopeless though I continue to lose and don't quite understand all the strategies yet. However, this game appeals to me because it seems like there is no wrong way to play and I don't see myself ever getting bored because this game can go so many different directions. I also like that everyone has been very friendly and patient with teaching me and my husband how to play. I'm also tempted to get the Hikaru No Go manga formatted into a cbr file and convert it into LRF so I can finally read the manga. I'm interested in seeing how it's different from the anime.
Right now I feel like I have too many balls in the air and I'm realizing that I may have to place some limits on what type of fan fiction I'm going to read so I don't get to 82 tabs again. In the past I'd read pretty much anything regardless of length or gen/het/slash type of information. But with limited time and school starting up I think I'm already reverting back to reading selectively and I think Merlin is my new fandom because I'm much more interested in reading new Merlin stories than SGA or SPN. But to be fair I've read over 2000 SGA and SPN fics....I think at a certain point burnout is almost inevitable.
Today, I took the cats to the vet for their vaccinations. And then I read. And read some more. In fact I did not read a single chapter out of my textbook. Didn't look up library locations in my area, do any research on the library profile I have to write, or even login to my UNT account to see what's happening for my class. I'm not sure what's going on with me but I don't think I've felt this apathetic in a very long time.
I didn't even add stories to the Ebook Library though I've been preparing all these lovely long HP stories from really good authors for the last two weeks. :(
But I'm thinking maybe it's not such a bad thing to have a day off to just read again. I had 82 tabs opened on my Firefox browser full of stories that are from my favorite authors and new authors (but where highly recommended to me by my favorite reccers) and well it was kind of nice to read fan fiction. At my new job they monitor Internet usage which as you can imagine can be a real downer that and I have technically 3 bosses...so I'm always doing something and when I'm not I don't know when the new something will come up.
Over this last week I've also been playing with a new feature in my favorite free program Calibre it can now convert documents into Mobi format which for me is kind of nice because I always felt a bit guilty that I could add LRF files (which are compatible with the Sony PRS line but not the Kindle or Cybook or iLiad readers) So now I can easily create mobi formatted stories that look almost like my LRF versions. The new feature is still in beta so it's still a bit buggy.
The one good thing lately is that I've started to learn how to play a game called Go. My husband and I are attending the Anchorage Go Club meetup at the Barnes and Nobles on Thursday nights and I'm learning a lot and apparently I'm not totally hopeless though I continue to lose and don't quite understand all the strategies yet. However, this game appeals to me because it seems like there is no wrong way to play and I don't see myself ever getting bored because this game can go so many different directions. I also like that everyone has been very friendly and patient with teaching me and my husband how to play. I'm also tempted to get the Hikaru No Go manga formatted into a cbr file and convert it into LRF so I can finally read the manga. I'm interested in seeing how it's different from the anime.
Right now I feel like I have too many balls in the air and I'm realizing that I may have to place some limits on what type of fan fiction I'm going to read so I don't get to 82 tabs again. In the past I'd read pretty much anything regardless of length or gen/het/slash type of information. But with limited time and school starting up I think I'm already reverting back to reading selectively and I think Merlin is my new fandom because I'm much more interested in reading new Merlin stories than SGA or SPN. But to be fair I've read over 2000 SGA and SPN fics....I think at a certain point burnout is almost inevitable.