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Best of Intentions and 8th-Horizon
Nov. 7th, 2024 03:05 pmI swear I really did intend to update more often. Then I get distracted.
I'm doing well, face healing nicely. I did opt in to do a course of immunotherapy due to the size and type of melanoma, but I've not had any problems with it except for a little fatigue and I only have to go every three weeks. It is about an hour away (which pretty much everything is, and most of my doctors. Have I mentioned I live way, WAY, out in the country now? Cause I do.) The upside of the drive is that's it's really pretty, there's a Starbuck's on the way (I know, I know, but I really love their bacon gouda sandwiches,) and I get to drive across Lake Oconee every time which is gorgeous. Otherwise it's cows churches and mobile homes, all the way, bay-bee!
I'm not really into anything fannishly at the moment. We opted out of cable when we moved, although Mel does have ROKU and so gets Disney and a couple of other channels. I do have Netflix and Prime, and while some of the stuff that's been recommended to me is pretty good, nothing has really snagged my interest enough - not characters or worlds. I'm still poking at an SPN story (AU) based on artwork from Petite Madam, and it's kind of clear in my head, I just can't seem to type the words out. I've even tried recording myself doing dialogue out loud while in my car (which is something I've always done, just never recorded it) but I'm weirdly self conscious about it. My brain gets hung up on the dumbest things sometimes.
I have a sad, because eighth-horizon seems to have vanished. Her website is gone, and I tried to contact her when I realized it, but the number I had for her went to an automated voicemail, so I'm not sure it's actually her number any longer. And none of the email addresses I had for her seem to be working. I do have her actual address, but it's probably a good 20 years old so I'm not sure it's good either. My deepest hope is that she's okay and has just given up on fannish pursuits. Even on her journal here, most of her work linked back to her website. I've been racking up the hours on the internet archive because I love her work so much and didn't want to lose it. I already had most of stuff saved to my hard drive but not all of it. I really hope she's okay -- she's one of my favorite people I've met through fandom (although to be honest, with very few exceptions, I've met all my favorite people through fandom. ) She's just a clever, funny, smart, beautiful woman and I miss her.
I hope all is well with all of you who may read this as well. I've been thinking a lot about fandom lately -- not so much the writing part, but the people. I do miss that sense of connection when I was active and I think that more than anything is why I keep poking at it, hoping I'll catch that spark again and rejoin my people.
And I've just reread Naomi Novik's Spinning Silver for the umpteenth time. I'm not sure what it is about the story that has so caught me, but I've probably read it 100 times at this point -- and I mean that literally, I'm not just skimming. I also Got her short story collection. I've not finished it yet because I specifically bought it to take with me to my immunotherapy treatments and it is absolutely the perfect collection for that. The treatment only last about a half hour, so I've been absolutely oblivious while it's happening as I dive into Naomi's amazing story telling and world building brain. It's called Buried Deep, and I highly recommend it.
So, if you are so inclined, tell me what you're u to
I'm doing well, face healing nicely. I did opt in to do a course of immunotherapy due to the size and type of melanoma, but I've not had any problems with it except for a little fatigue and I only have to go every three weeks. It is about an hour away (which pretty much everything is, and most of my doctors. Have I mentioned I live way, WAY, out in the country now? Cause I do.) The upside of the drive is that's it's really pretty, there's a Starbuck's on the way (I know, I know, but I really love their bacon gouda sandwiches,) and I get to drive across Lake Oconee every time which is gorgeous. Otherwise it's cows churches and mobile homes, all the way, bay-bee!
I'm not really into anything fannishly at the moment. We opted out of cable when we moved, although Mel does have ROKU and so gets Disney and a couple of other channels. I do have Netflix and Prime, and while some of the stuff that's been recommended to me is pretty good, nothing has really snagged my interest enough - not characters or worlds. I'm still poking at an SPN story (AU) based on artwork from Petite Madam, and it's kind of clear in my head, I just can't seem to type the words out. I've even tried recording myself doing dialogue out loud while in my car (which is something I've always done, just never recorded it) but I'm weirdly self conscious about it. My brain gets hung up on the dumbest things sometimes.
I have a sad, because eighth-horizon seems to have vanished. Her website is gone, and I tried to contact her when I realized it, but the number I had for her went to an automated voicemail, so I'm not sure it's actually her number any longer. And none of the email addresses I had for her seem to be working. I do have her actual address, but it's probably a good 20 years old so I'm not sure it's good either. My deepest hope is that she's okay and has just given up on fannish pursuits. Even on her journal here, most of her work linked back to her website. I've been racking up the hours on the internet archive because I love her work so much and didn't want to lose it. I already had most of stuff saved to my hard drive but not all of it. I really hope she's okay -- she's one of my favorite people I've met through fandom (although to be honest, with very few exceptions, I've met all my favorite people through fandom. ) She's just a clever, funny, smart, beautiful woman and I miss her.
I hope all is well with all of you who may read this as well. I've been thinking a lot about fandom lately -- not so much the writing part, but the people. I do miss that sense of connection when I was active and I think that more than anything is why I keep poking at it, hoping I'll catch that spark again and rejoin my people.
And I've just reread Naomi Novik's Spinning Silver for the umpteenth time. I'm not sure what it is about the story that has so caught me, but I've probably read it 100 times at this point -- and I mean that literally, I'm not just skimming. I also Got her short story collection. I've not finished it yet because I specifically bought it to take with me to my immunotherapy treatments and it is absolutely the perfect collection for that. The treatment only last about a half hour, so I've been absolutely oblivious while it's happening as I dive into Naomi's amazing story telling and world building brain. It's called Buried Deep, and I highly recommend it.
So, if you are so inclined, tell me what you're u to
