Sunday, January 1, 2012

The Black Hole of Life That is January

Okay, yeah. For the three people that may have noticed, I've been off the radar a bit. Lot going on in December to start with, and any creative energy I have going on right now is devoted to revisions. This gets in the way of blogging, which I'm sure is very disappointing for the spam sites that show up as links on my stats page.

Today is January first. I'm not wishing anyone a happy new year here today because as far as holidays go, it's not one that carries a lot of importance with me. Plus, January first ushers in what is easily my least favorite time of the year: January. I hate it. Cold, long, dark, and depressing. Thirty-one days worth of feeling like the other shoe hasn't just dropped, but it's kicking you in the head repeatedly.

Luckily I've got revisions to keep my head occupied. And also lucky, I have a few games and a few books lined up as well. But I know me and January, and I know this is not going to be enough. So I'm putting it out there: Does anyone have suggestions of ways I can keep some kind of grip on my soul while January tries to steal it away? Hobbies, routine changes, anything that will help the rest of this eternal month evaporate away? If anyone comes up with something inspired, who knows? It might lead to its own post.

I'm tightening up the comment feature here just because so much of my traffic seems to be coming from random websites I've never heard of. So if you've got anything and feel inspired to save my month a little bit, leave a comment on the Facebook link likely led you here. Otherwise, if you encounter me in the real world before we reach February and I seem kind of cranky? Don't say you weren't warned....

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