Affliction: Never standing still

For once my primary reason for not posting has nothing to do with being depressed.

I've had spells of being emo, especially when I get too introspective (which is bound to happen when I journal on a regular basis), but for the most part I've been running around too much to be introspective or prioritize writing.



Basically since my last post I haven't had more than a two night (one day) stretch at home with nothing to do. Usually when I find myself with no particular plans, I spend the day staring dull-ly at a screen and making a few half-hearted attempts at drawing.



I'm working at using those times to really relax and recuperate, but when I vowed to make this my summer of drawing and getting in shape, it's hard to let myself off the hook when my busy days don't include drawing or getting in shape.



One of the biggest ordeals of this month so far was putting together a photoshoot of photos to send to my husband. It spanned two days (both of which included early call times and post-photo socialization), which were preceded by two days of frantic prep to make sure I had all my props and I was prepared in every possible way.

(Reagan loved his birthday present, and I couldn't've done it without my best friend, Carolyn, who took over 700 shots over the two days and was a great creative director and collaborative partner.)



I've been to the LA Zoo twice and the Wild Animal park twice since my last post, and I'm shooting for a trip to the SD Zoo before I go home again. I invested in annual passes to the LA Zoo and the SD Zoos, and they both let me bring a friend, which I love, and comes in handy.



But as a result, I've been putting a crazy number of miles on my car and spending lots of time with people, old and new. On a regular basis I've been going up to Victorville, out east to Long Beach, and down south to Escondido (where I am right now).



I'm running out of words and "out of time" (I think I'm expected to be up early tomorrow for a trip to the lower parts of SD county with my in-laws.



For more pictures, here's facebook albums of the shoot with Carolyn, another of a trip to Griffith with new friends, and last of all a Flickr set of pictures from the last week.



Yeah, I've been using facebook a lot recently. Deal with it.



The end.