Life things

[joolz]

Back from vacation, finally.  Had a relatively good time with the family - I'm less depressed than usual after a visit, and much less than I would have expected after eight days (without internet access) on a boat with the family . (River barge excursions in Cajun country Loozianna are awesome!)

Less depressed than expected is the good news.  Bad news, sort of, is that cousin Eric and his wife are coming to visit the relatives I've been staying with, and now I'm moved out of the guest room and into the *Storage Room*.  I need to find my own place!  Thought I had one before vacation - Central Park North, and just perfect! - but I didn't get it.  Back to apartment hunting, which is like another full-time job.  I shouldn't whine.  I've had a free place to stay for several months, but I feel stressed!

The other bad  news is that Ivy's Books/Murder Ink is closing.  :(  One of the last few small, independent book stores.  I got Neil Gaiman's American Gods there a few weeks ago and read it on the boat, and was able to get the last copy of the sequel from Murder Ink's shelves.  So sad.  Goodbye nice neighborhood book store!

Comments

[alizarin-nyc.livejournal.com]

Ivy's Books????!!!!!

ARG. That sucks.

[catspaw-sgjd.livejournal.com]

::pounce:: Gotcha and friended ya :-) OH! You're in New York! When did that happen?

[joolz01.livejournal.com]

I've been here just over 4 months. It took 3 months to find a job (at Columbia University), which apparently isn't bad but felt like forever, and just put in an application today for a great apartment, after looking every minute for a month! Assuming I get this place, I'll be able to offer you somewhere to stay if you come to New York. Just over the pond, as they say. ;)

It was a big move and a big change, as you can imagine, but I love it here so much, it's rivaling how much I loved my little island in Scotland (most of the time). Life is so busy and exciting that I haven't written a word of fanfic since I got here.

It's great to be back in touch with you, Catspaw! *watches f-list with interest*

[catspaw-sgjd.livejournal.com]

::crosses fingers for the apartment::

And *not* just because of the prospect of staying in NY *g*

You really like it there that much, as much as the Hebrides? Wow - some contrast there though! Like, a little bit more to see and do than sheep LOL

Yes it is good to be back in touch ::hugs you::. Don't hold your breath watching your flist though - I'm not what you'd call a regular poster :-( And as for fic, fuhgeddaboudit, recently at least. This dry spell I'm going through ain't funny :-( Plenty ideas there, but they're not getting out on paper. Ach well, jury's out on whether that's a good thing or a bad *g*

[joolz01.livejournal.com]

And as for fic, fuhgeddaboudit, recently at least. This dry spell I'm going through ain't funny

Me too! Atlantis is now my main fandom, and it's so TOP HEAVY with Rock Star writers, that it doesn't bother me much to bow out. It's not like there isn't already plenty of fic out there that's way better than what I could do. I just wish the fic bunnies would go away, if they don't really want to be written. Know what I mean?!

*g*