Still Alive, Not Terribly Interesting

[corpsebrigadier]

I have not been posting for months on account of landing a job (not a terribly exciting one, but still vastly better paying than gradstudenthood), which has required a lot of schedule tinkering. I've been forced against my better judgement and inclinations to become a morning person, which is somewhat at odds with much of my prior adult life. I've become reasonably good at working out in the morning and going to bed at a sensible hour. I've yet to become reasonably good at engaging consistently in all my prior hobbies. (Most of my various writing projects have stalled, and I couldn't muster the wherewithal to prep for either a ___-tober or Yuletide).

I managed to do/see a lot of one off stuff locally in the lead up to said job. I saw one of my favorite musicians live, caught a very nice series of festivals around town, and gawked at a lot of melodramatic local politics. One of the things I've definitely managed to accomplish this year has been getting more engaged with the ins and outs of government at the municipal level--which I would be proud of were my motivations not so clearly mixed up with my love of watching a petty slapfight. As I sink deeper into the abyss of middle-aged squareness, I've become a regular city council audience member, eager to watch first hand as people twenty years my elder fight with one another for ten minutes over approving the previous meeting's minutes.

All things considered, I'm pretty content with my current mode of existing, although part of that is just being able to just exist without having to constantly push towards the next doctoral milestone/job hunt lead/etc... 2023 has been incredibly intense for me, and I'm glad to finally be in the midst of something that looks to be a boring patch.

Comments

[queenlua]

which I would be proud of were my motivations not so clearly mixed up with my love of watching a petty slapfight

bahahha i can relate to this lol. definitely signed up to attend a public hearing in a couple weeks partially because i care about the issue, but also, i mean, the advance comments suggest some drama is a-brewing, so....

[corpsebrigadier]

I now know and care a lot more about local issues, and I feel like a very informed voter. However, I would be a liar were I to indicate that my primary interest not the drama.

(Hope the hearing is informative/useful and any resultant drama is benign but entertaining, btw.)

[kradeelav]

boring can be good! :) relieved to hear you're doing well.

[corpsebrigadier]

Thanks! I'm eager to eventually unboringfy myself a bit, but I'm enjoying the change of pace an awful lot.

[lassarina]

Popcorning small public bodies is a worthy pastime. It is absolutely incredible how childish people get the minute they sit on a board, honestly.

Yay for having a job and boringness! You deserve some downtime. ♥

[corpsebrigadier]

Thanks. After this year, I am so grateful for every day with nothing much in particular to make it stand out.

[proustbot]

Very glad to hear that you're doing well!

[corpsebrigadier]

Thanks! Glad to be doing well. :]