Coming back to work

David Gane

May 18, 2021 — 1 min read

Hello. It’s been a while.

I’m supposed to be doing a newsletter right now. It’s half-finished and sort of long, but while I was journalling this morning, I realized I just wanted to send out a short, quick note.

After I finished teaching last month, I planned on doing lots of writing, but then the writing didn’t go as fast as I had hoped. I also tried to get back into shape with weightlifting and running, but then I started feeling like crap. Not COVID (weekly rapid tests confirmed that), but I just wasn’t 100%, feeling light-headed and nauseous.

Oh, and then I was also lazy. Not creating and only consuming. Watching a lot of TV and YouTube and movies. The work suffered and now I am here, trying to rebuild good habits and get back to work.

So that’s the news. Nothing crazy and nothing serious. Just got a little lost and hopefully I will get back on track soon.

Ripples in the pond

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Mistakes happen

Yesterday's newsletter didn't go to the right group, so I had to resend it tonight. It may even come out after I'm finished with this blog post. I finished it early yesterday, did several edits, then had my wife read it before I sent

Pebbles

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My first posts

I first started posting on Tumblr in May 2007. I shared family stuff and links until I eventually started writing about writing. Usually, it was about trying to convince people to write. A lot of it is uncomfortable to read now—a little too cocky and unsympathetic to people'

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Ripples in the pond

Mistakes happen

Pebbles

My first posts