Share Four Somethings - December

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Something Loved: We had the party and it was so fun and uplifting. I danced for a good two hours non stop and felt wonderful for it. Laughs with friends. Like the old days. About 30 people had to cancel last minute due to covid tests, including one poor couple who walked to our house and three doors away got a phone call from their child who'd been called as a close contact. So they turned around and went home. I had emailed a whole list of rules, it was predominately outside, food was individual covered serves (looks dumb but saves from aerosols - compostible to try and reduce waste). It's a whole palavar but it does make people feel better about coming. A number of people said the next day that it really lifted their spirits. I think we've all been carrying a weight that we've become so used to, we don't even really notice. I'm now nervous I'll get a call from someone and have to then call the guests to tell them I may've infected them. It's just one long stress really, but so far, still worth it.

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Something Read (or Said): Reading Ralph Ellison The Black Ball and finishing listening to Cilka's Journey by Heather Morris. My summer line up are Tove Jansson books. Both a thriller and The Summer Book. The thing I want to share though, was something I saw on the internet. It's 100% my vibe at the moment:

Something Treasured: I sent of a story to a Canadian competition and got 4th - it's a story that I need to fix but don't know how so I just sent it off anyway. The characters and story are good, but the structure is shambolic and a mess. I edited it into stupidity and then didn't know how to get it back to something normal. Anyway, the pat on the back felt good, even though I don't get prize money. I'm just named as the 1st Honourable mention (ahead of over 700 others). It's made me think I need to use some of the time off the blog to write again. I've become very demotivated since lockdown. So I treasure the encouragement. It's so easy to lose drive without it from time to time, creatively speaking.

Something Ahead: I will be off until mid Jan (or late Jan) - a few trips away so watch the Insta, and a lot of Festival outings. I am stoked to be off to Furnace tomorrow night as I miss the postponed gig now due to not keeping up with the 5th date change....

I need to warn you there is oddly some state of undress so NSFW. 

I want to wish Merry Christmas to all who celebrate it. To everyone on the globe, may there be peace and good health in your neck of the woods, may there be food on the table with good friends and those you love. To the Australians in particular, may the borders be ever in your favour!

See you next year.

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