So, I should apologise, first and for most for going dark
for the last three and a half months. I had such good intentions, that I had
written and scheduled blog posts for weeks
ahead, knowing that the move interstate would really slow me down, but I
really didn’t anticipate what was waiting for me when I got to Melbourne.
For starters, my work load almost doubled from what it was
in Sydney. Add to that that I’d never really been to Melbourne before (once for
a weekend, 8 years ago, and when I was 6 or 7 and my only memory is Port
Melbourne and getting on the Able Tasman) and so getting to know the area was
also an issue. Oh that’s right, I was also enrolled in two subjects for my
Masters, which due to the move I had to change to external. And I don’t know if
it’s just me, but external seems SO much more work than internal. Internally
you can do your readings and assignments, then in class you join in the
discussion for 2 hours a week. Externally, it all online discussion which
requires a lot of reading (other people’s posts) careful crafting of your
discussion points (you can’t um, and ahh, and ‘you know what I mean?’) and then
checking back to respond to responses.
In any event, after work (paperwork often not being finished
till 6-7 at night, sometimes much later) and then Uni taking up my weekends and
any other free time I found myself with, I was struggling to find time to spend
with my partner and explore our new home city. Needless to say, my blog took a
hiatus while the insanity passed. When my final assignments were in (thrilled
with two Distinctions, under the circumstances) I was able to breathe a bit,
and then I finished up work last Friday and I have three weeks off and I am
loving it! Reading when I want to, writing a bit, swimming every other day,
picnics, watching movies, watching Smash (my latest favourite show) playing
Lego Star Wars on the play station, lounging around… it’s fantastic. The other
day I had a 3 hour nana nap for the first time in I don’t know how long! I’ve
only been on holidays for 5 days and I feel like it could have been two weeks.
Who knows if I’ll even remember what work is by the time I go back on the 7th
of January.
I’m absolutely loving living where we have moved. It’s a
beautiful heritage place that’s been converted into units. But the main point
that will be of interest to you, bookish people, is that we now have the wall
space to have continuous bookshelves! See how beautiful they are! It makes me
so happy to walk through the door and see that every day.
So, where to from here? I know there’s that statistic that most
blogs die off in less than a year, or whatever it is, and I didn’t want that to
happen to mine. I’ve put a whole lot of effort into it, and I’m still getting
around 1200 hits a month even though I haven’t posted in nearly 4… But in all
honesty, with full time work, uni, life in general, and my much neglected
writing, posting 5 entries a week just doesn’t seem viable. So for next year, I’ll
be looking for a new formula. I think it might be more like 1 or 2 posts a week
which are more substantial and talk about the books I choose in more depth.
With more things like “Genre Favourites” or something where I post about a
genre and give my personal highlights from it. If anyone has any suggestions
for topics or genres they would like me to talk about, ask away. That’s if
anyone is still reading this. I know I’ve been terrible with my audience.
I’m going to start with a highlights of 2012. I’ll post that
separately .
Hope someone’s still reading.
-LittleElfMan
(Michael)
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