So the pic is one I borrowed…

…as cover art to the e-book version of my collection Lunar Charms and Earthen Reflections.

The question was, who do you spend the most time with?

I could’ve answered with a selfie, but I’m not much in the mood for flirting with a camera lens today. Let’s content ourselves with an image of someone holding up a mirror where their face should be, shall we?

I spend most of my time alone, when I’m not working.

Sure, I may have dinner with family on occasion, and sometimes meet up with friends. But night after night, it’s just me and the cat.

I’ve been trying to save up just a tiny amount of money per paycheck to buy a book and read it in a cafe, just to be out and about. But it always seems like groceries and other things come first. I suppose I’m not following my own advice, about buying some flowers and a loaf of bread. I’ve been neglecting my spirit.

I do own rather a lot of books, however, many of them as yet unread.

I suppose even a coffee or beverage of some kind and a sandwich or something… might be an alternative, if I have a hard time convincing myself to buy another volume of poetry.

I also have 3 library books awaiting me. My heart hasn’t much been in a reading mood, even if the books are outstanding. Could be something to do with my weird mental block about streaming a show or movie and reading on the same day. I usually pick one or the other.

I just watched yesterday’s episode of Interview with the Vampire.

My friend argued it was rather boring. I’m not sure if that’s the word I would use, but I would say it felt like it ended in the wrong place. The end of the episode felt much more compelling than the beginning. It felt like a lot of ramping up for things to happen next time, but without as much dramatic tension as one might want.

It’s been a hard day, for reasons.

But I was able to pick up the med I had just run out of. So that’s a good thing. And we got the matte acrylic spray I needed to seal the art piece that involves a bit of oil pastel. That’s now done. Waiting for it to set completely.

Then, all 3 pieces need to be wired to hang. Hoping that happens tomorrow. Maybe they can do it immediately like last time. We shall see.

Still have to finish filling out the form for the gallery. The contract. I started it but paused because I wasn’t sure when the paintings would be wired. But I might have to make an educated guess, because the form is due tomorrow.

My boss said she might come to the gallery during her days off and check out my art on display. That was very kind. Work was a bit physically demanding, but I got a lot done. And it was appreciated. That wasn’t the hard part of the day, just to clarify. I was just tired after.

Did I mention that I also submitted art pics to the library? I don’t recall. But I did. They said within 3 weeks, I will have a response.

All exciting developments.

And I fired off that manuscript of poetry.

I’m just feeling worn a bit thin. Trying to figure out what to do about it, to help myself feel better. Will have to ponder that offline, methinks.

G’nite.