Travel??

I'd planned ages ago to go to Spokane for a few days in February. Photograph it some more in some harsh, terrible weather. Stay in one of the many cute, cheap AB&Bs. Take the train there and back.

Why Spokane in Feb? Because it's a weird looking city and terrible weather suits it. I... I've developed weird taste in travel over the years. I was supposed to do this trip in 2020, then 2021 and now...

I think I booked back in June? I really thought by Feb things would be different.

Problem 1 - Can't even get a good number on new cases because it's so damn hard to even get a test.

Problem 2 - Amtrak is so understaffed they can't take on more staff. Hiring/training new staff means additional work and they ... can't. There have been a lot of plane cancellations due to staffing issues, but trains are also having issues.

Covid aside, after I nearly wound up stranded in Maine I gotta say I am a bit nervous about flinging myself into Eastern WA for a few days when trains are this unreliable. I am not, currently, cancelling. But I gotta say I am a bit worried.

Also, Leverage is filming again in a few months ... in a city with music venues. If Kane concerts happen again I intend to fling myself at one. I currently doubt that is going to happen. Picard just shut production because a significant amount of their staff got Covid. I had this hope that Covid would not fuck up a second season of L:R, but it looks like that is going to be another tightly controlled situation. I wanted to see what they could do without playing on the hardest difficulty setting, but it looks like they'll still be dealing with all that. So, eh, the possibility of concerts is likely not worth even thinking about. I'd just... maybe hoped? I mean, seriously, going to New Orleans for a weekend for a Kane concert would be the most amazing thing I could think of but... fuck.

Just to be clear, nothing music-wise was announced. I was just ... hopeful?

Dexter: New Blood

( Spoiler cut no one will click, but oh well :) )

Snowflake Challenge #5

Challenge #5


In your own space, talk about an idea you wish you had the time / talent / energy to do. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

I have so many projects, but I haven't given up on getting them done. Some, though, I haven't made progress on in years. Partially, it's a focus/health thing. I've lost a lot of time to migraines. Partially, it's prioritizing photography thing.

If I take a chunk of time and decide to write or draw, I may or may not get anything done. If I take a chunk of time for photography, I will absolutely get things done. I have enough of a handle on photography that I can be reliably productive if I put energy towards it. Also, those hours on photography are also improving my skills. I am both getting stuff done, but I am also improving.

Even if I can't go out on a certain day, there is endless organizing to do, website updates, link seeding, etc.

With writing, I am second guessing myself or having trouble getting into the right brain-space. With drawing I feel bad that not having a good enough practice schedule means my skills always degrade.

I am not going to talk about my art projects. If I ever manage to get some of these done, I want them to drop out of nowhere... especially considering how long they've been in the development stage.

( A few writing projects )