Back in the Saddle

The thing about writing a blog is, you know, actually doing it. In the bustle of a day, some things have to give, and for me, that is often writing. Not writing, maybe, but writing in a blog. So, like any other habit, it takes some time to knock the rust off and get things greased up* again.

I have been drawing in a large sketch pad (11x16? I think. Maybe a bit larger? It's not right here) lately, which is too big for my flatbed scanner and photos I take are over- or under-exposed and usually blurry anyway. I may have to finagle some better positioning for the scanner, and when I do, I'll put some lo-res stuff up. Been drawing a lot. Much of it is junk, knocking the rust off those skills, too, but there are some bits I don't mind the world at large seeing. In related news, my wrists are healing well, but I still can't shake the feeling that something is wrong rather than right. It isn't, of course, it's just that 15 years is a long time to live with pain and discomfort, and it just felt normal. Now that it's gone, everything seems weird. Hopefully it won't take long for that to pass, you know, like five, ten years.

This afternoon saw me sorting, prepping and freezing strawberries we got from a roadside stand and some ginormous blackberries. And, of course, set some to macerating for prompter consumption. Of course, mine isn't complicated, just good old-fashioned sugar. The others were washed, dried on a paper towel for an hour or so and put in the freezer on baking sheets. Before bed, I'll double-bag them and they'll be ready for cooking, baking or smoothies. Probably mostly smoothies, though.

In other news, I've discovered Pandora recently, and find I am a fan of a number of metal bands that have female leads. Halestorm was my gateway drug (Lzzy Hale can do no wrong), but she, via Pandora, led me to others like Hydrogyn and Benedictum. It's easy to find songs on YouTube, so knock yourselves out.

Anything else tonight? Hm. Doesn't appear to be. Until next time, true believers!

* Sorry, couldn't help myself!