![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
Vancouver, Day 2 ...
Apr. 18th, 2009 01:24 amAnother semi-lazy day today. I think I'm a boring vacationer, or something -- LOL!
I worked on the NaNo fic a bit today. I didn't make a whole lot of headway on the writing of the next chapter, but I spent a good deal of time reading back through what I had already written. Sometimes, with a long story, I find that helps when I'm stuck. It kind of lets me reacquaint myself with the story, as well as giving me a chance to step back and ask myself: "OK, Self. Is this story worth saving? Is it worth trying to work through this stupid writer's block and continue on with this thing? Or, is the blockage a sign that this story is better left unwritten?" Hey, sometimes, the subconscious knows things the conscious mind doesn't, 'yaknow? Anyhow, I feel a bit more acquainted with the fic at this point, and I do think it's worth continuing. Sometimes -- a lot of the time, lately, actually, I feel discouraged about my writing. I go through these periods of crushing self-doubt, and it doesn't seem worth it to keep on doing this at all. It seems like a waste of time, and I'm trying hard to overcome those feelings. Reading through what I had already written helped with that, too. It made me feel like it is worth it, even if I'm the only one who reads it -- at least I've made something that I enjoy. So, I'm going to continue trying to focus on that feeling as a positive.
It rained for most of the morning. After the rain kind of cleared out, I went out to get some lunch. There is a little mall near the hotel, so I headed there. There is a Tim Horton's at the food court, and I really like that restaurant a lot. It's fast food, but a bit better and fresher. I wish they had them where I live. Before I got my food, I stopped off at this cute store I noticed yesterday. I wanted to get some things for my kiddo, and this store had quite a few things I thought she would like. I got her a 2010 Olympics T-shirt, as well as a stuffed animal version of one of the Winter Olympic mascots, "Quatch". (He's a sasquatch, and he's absolutely adorable.) I also found a really cute "green" elephant. My kiddo is wild about elephants, and this one is neat because it's made with all organic materials. They also had little kid chairs shaped like elephants. I so wish I could get one for her, but, of course, shipping it back home would be way too expensive. >.O Still, it was a neat thing to see. It made me wish my kiddo was with me, because she would have gone nuts over them.
I took my lunch back to the hotel and ate in my room while watching a bit of television and continuing my NaNo fic reading. Actually, it was mostly reading and very little watching, which is a good thing. TV as background noise -- LOL.
After my daily call with the kiddo, hubby came back from his meeting, and we headed out again for a little while. It had been chilly earlier in the day, but the weather had warmed up nicely. It was bright and sunny, and a really beautiful afternoon/early evening. We walked for a little while. Last night, he had walked to dinner (he had a dinner engagement for the meeting), and he had mentioned wanting to show it to me. It was a few blocks away from the hotel, but it was a nice walk. It turned out that the book store had a TON of anime stuff in it! (Which was why hubby had wanted to show it to me, in the first place. He had seen some cell phone charms through the window as he was passing by. And again, I think to myself: "You know, he really does have his sweet guy moments. ♥) I had a fun time browsing through the art books for 30 minutes to an hour, and I found some awesome new stuff. I snagged a Samurai 7 art book, three Saiyuki artbooks that I don't yet have (2 Backgammons and a Salty Dog), and another copy of the Assassin & White Shaman artbook. Yeah, I have it already, but it's great to have more than one, since I like to scan the images. So, I like to have one to scan and one to keep in nice/pristine condition. Plus, the Assassin & White Shaman book was only $2. What a deal!!
I'm not quite sure what's in store for tomorrow. I think hubby gets done with his meetings early, so I hope we can do a bit of sight seeing. We have a dinner engagement around 6, so I don't think we'll have a ton of time. Maybe we can at least fit in a tour of the city or something.
The only bad thing was that I didn't manage any pictures today. It was too rainy this morning, and, then, when I went out for lunch and later on, I decided to leave the camera behind because I was going to be shopping. It was too much to carry. Hopefully tomorrow will be a better picture day. =)
I worked on the NaNo fic a bit today. I didn't make a whole lot of headway on the writing of the next chapter, but I spent a good deal of time reading back through what I had already written. Sometimes, with a long story, I find that helps when I'm stuck. It kind of lets me reacquaint myself with the story, as well as giving me a chance to step back and ask myself: "OK, Self. Is this story worth saving? Is it worth trying to work through this stupid writer's block and continue on with this thing? Or, is the blockage a sign that this story is better left unwritten?" Hey, sometimes, the subconscious knows things the conscious mind doesn't, 'yaknow? Anyhow, I feel a bit more acquainted with the fic at this point, and I do think it's worth continuing. Sometimes -- a lot of the time, lately, actually, I feel discouraged about my writing. I go through these periods of crushing self-doubt, and it doesn't seem worth it to keep on doing this at all. It seems like a waste of time, and I'm trying hard to overcome those feelings. Reading through what I had already written helped with that, too. It made me feel like it is worth it, even if I'm the only one who reads it -- at least I've made something that I enjoy. So, I'm going to continue trying to focus on that feeling as a positive.
It rained for most of the morning. After the rain kind of cleared out, I went out to get some lunch. There is a little mall near the hotel, so I headed there. There is a Tim Horton's at the food court, and I really like that restaurant a lot. It's fast food, but a bit better and fresher. I wish they had them where I live. Before I got my food, I stopped off at this cute store I noticed yesterday. I wanted to get some things for my kiddo, and this store had quite a few things I thought she would like. I got her a 2010 Olympics T-shirt, as well as a stuffed animal version of one of the Winter Olympic mascots, "Quatch". (He's a sasquatch, and he's absolutely adorable.) I also found a really cute "green" elephant. My kiddo is wild about elephants, and this one is neat because it's made with all organic materials. They also had little kid chairs shaped like elephants. I so wish I could get one for her, but, of course, shipping it back home would be way too expensive. >.O Still, it was a neat thing to see. It made me wish my kiddo was with me, because she would have gone nuts over them.
I took my lunch back to the hotel and ate in my room while watching a bit of television and continuing my NaNo fic reading. Actually, it was mostly reading and very little watching, which is a good thing. TV as background noise -- LOL.
After my daily call with the kiddo, hubby came back from his meeting, and we headed out again for a little while. It had been chilly earlier in the day, but the weather had warmed up nicely. It was bright and sunny, and a really beautiful afternoon/early evening. We walked for a little while. Last night, he had walked to dinner (he had a dinner engagement for the meeting), and he had mentioned wanting to show it to me. It was a few blocks away from the hotel, but it was a nice walk. It turned out that the book store had a TON of anime stuff in it! (Which was why hubby had wanted to show it to me, in the first place. He had seen some cell phone charms through the window as he was passing by. And again, I think to myself: "You know, he really does have his sweet guy moments. ♥) I had a fun time browsing through the art books for 30 minutes to an hour, and I found some awesome new stuff. I snagged a Samurai 7 art book, three Saiyuki artbooks that I don't yet have (2 Backgammons and a Salty Dog), and another copy of the Assassin & White Shaman artbook. Yeah, I have it already, but it's great to have more than one, since I like to scan the images. So, I like to have one to scan and one to keep in nice/pristine condition. Plus, the Assassin & White Shaman book was only $2. What a deal!!
I'm not quite sure what's in store for tomorrow. I think hubby gets done with his meetings early, so I hope we can do a bit of sight seeing. We have a dinner engagement around 6, so I don't think we'll have a ton of time. Maybe we can at least fit in a tour of the city or something.
The only bad thing was that I didn't manage any pictures today. It was too rainy this morning, and, then, when I went out for lunch and later on, I decided to leave the camera behind because I was going to be shopping. It was too much to carry. Hopefully tomorrow will be a better picture day. =)