You Answer to Our Hungry Eyes
Title from the song 'God?' by the Dodos.
I can't believe it's been more than half a year without me posting on this blog. I always say I'll post more and then I never do. I'm problematic like that. I do post everyday on Tumblr though, so follow me there to keep up with me.
So much has changed in the past few months it's hard to know where to start...
Firstly, it's summer now. Summer is my least favourite season, but that isn't to say I don't love it. I miss the snow drifts and the world of green and white winter brings, ice clinging to the evergreens in a world of silence... but summer has its own magic. The stream behind the house is gurgling, rushing over the rocks, and wild flowers have sprouted everywhere. Wild strawberries are growing behind the double garage, and they're so sweet they're sour. They burst into juice on my tongue and the strength of the flavour makes me wince even as I reach to pick another. I can feel the energy of the sun baked into my skin long after I've come inside, and the browning of my arms and face hints at my Greek ancestry, making me wish I could visit my great grandfather's homeland and stand underneath the same sky he once did.
Every day, I walk down to the river, where the water is deepest underneath the bridge, and tiny, tiny fish dart between my legs as I wade out. A thick rope and buoy hang from the underside of the graffiti marked structure, and in the shade I swim for hours, water and sand soaking into me. The sun blasts me on the walk home, but it's a good sort of exhaustion. Grasshoppers and toads croak and cry from the ditches and the long grass that lines the roads here, and it's a refreshing song. It feels right.
I've started a new program with my school, where I pick up packages of assignments and do them on my own time whenever I like, at home. No more daily commute or the stress of an over-crowded classroom. I hope to graduate by the end of the upcoming semester, and then my real adventures can begin.
Anyway, I'm mostly spending my days emerged in water, the taste of bug spray and green tea on my lips. I shaved my head and I'm waiting for this scruff to grow back into actual hair. I've been reading a bunch, and I just got the good news that St. Martins Griffin is sending my an ARC of Crystal Kingdom, by Amanda Hocking, in the mail soon. Right now I'm reading The Night Itself by Zoe Marriott and loving it.
I watched Insurgent for the first time last night, and I liked it. I didn't like that they cut many of Tori's scenes from the plot and ignored Tris' trauma around guns after the first film, but hey, it is just an adaption. What I'm really excited for is Fallen based on the book by Lauren Kate. I really hated the book, but I'm excited for the film. I love the visual aspect of film, and I love paranormal romance movies so much.
Right now I'm working on an urban fantasy called Shadows, about gay witches called Charmers, set in Seattle. It's a novella, and I have it all plotted out, along with an idea for at least one sequel. It's really gritty and action-oriented, and the main character is an abuse survivor trying to reconcile himself with his past while learning about the paranormal world he's been dragged into. So there's that.
Anyway, I'll have more posts up soon and I plan on keeping this blog more active in the future, so check back soon for more rambling about pop culture and my daily life and such!
I can't believe it's been more than half a year without me posting on this blog. I always say I'll post more and then I never do. I'm problematic like that. I do post everyday on Tumblr though, so follow me there to keep up with me.
So much has changed in the past few months it's hard to know where to start...
Firstly, it's summer now. Summer is my least favourite season, but that isn't to say I don't love it. I miss the snow drifts and the world of green and white winter brings, ice clinging to the evergreens in a world of silence... but summer has its own magic. The stream behind the house is gurgling, rushing over the rocks, and wild flowers have sprouted everywhere. Wild strawberries are growing behind the double garage, and they're so sweet they're sour. They burst into juice on my tongue and the strength of the flavour makes me wince even as I reach to pick another. I can feel the energy of the sun baked into my skin long after I've come inside, and the browning of my arms and face hints at my Greek ancestry, making me wish I could visit my great grandfather's homeland and stand underneath the same sky he once did.
Every day, I walk down to the river, where the water is deepest underneath the bridge, and tiny, tiny fish dart between my legs as I wade out. A thick rope and buoy hang from the underside of the graffiti marked structure, and in the shade I swim for hours, water and sand soaking into me. The sun blasts me on the walk home, but it's a good sort of exhaustion. Grasshoppers and toads croak and cry from the ditches and the long grass that lines the roads here, and it's a refreshing song. It feels right.
I've started a new program with my school, where I pick up packages of assignments and do them on my own time whenever I like, at home. No more daily commute or the stress of an over-crowded classroom. I hope to graduate by the end of the upcoming semester, and then my real adventures can begin.
Anyway, I'm mostly spending my days emerged in water, the taste of bug spray and green tea on my lips. I shaved my head and I'm waiting for this scruff to grow back into actual hair. I've been reading a bunch, and I just got the good news that St. Martins Griffin is sending my an ARC of Crystal Kingdom, by Amanda Hocking, in the mail soon. Right now I'm reading The Night Itself by Zoe Marriott and loving it.
I watched Insurgent for the first time last night, and I liked it. I didn't like that they cut many of Tori's scenes from the plot and ignored Tris' trauma around guns after the first film, but hey, it is just an adaption. What I'm really excited for is Fallen based on the book by Lauren Kate. I really hated the book, but I'm excited for the film. I love the visual aspect of film, and I love paranormal romance movies so much.
Right now I'm working on an urban fantasy called Shadows, about gay witches called Charmers, set in Seattle. It's a novella, and I have it all plotted out, along with an idea for at least one sequel. It's really gritty and action-oriented, and the main character is an abuse survivor trying to reconcile himself with his past while learning about the paranormal world he's been dragged into. So there's that.
Anyway, I'll have more posts up soon and I plan on keeping this blog more active in the future, so check back soon for more rambling about pop culture and my daily life and such!
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