Around this time every year -- mid-January and early February -- I get slammed with seasonal depression. It always manages to sneak up on me too, hitting me when I least expect it.
It hit me on Tuesday night. I was in my car driving back from a function in Chestnut Hill when I realized that I hated the world. I wanted nothing more than to curl up in ball and not move for days and days. I don't want to be social. I don't want to do any thing. Stupid darkness and cold. Stupid winter. Blah.
Since this happens every year, I've gotten remarkably good at coping with it. Namely knowing when to let myself be "down" and knowing when to give myself the "Sack up, Ho" talk. I've also gotten good at faking it, so that I don't bring others down with me. Seasonal depression is so stupid. It's not like I have problems in my life or anything that would make me sad and anxious. It's just the weather, for fuck's sake.
Anyway, the long and short of it is that I'm ready for spring. And I say that fully realizing that we haven't even had a hard winter by any means.
Still, fun is on the horizon. I finally ordered a new 55mm lens to replace the one that broke in October. I'm getting an itchy trigger finger when it comes to photography, so that's good. I've placed other much-needed photography stuff on my wish list, so sugar daddies take note. I'm signing up for another photo workshop in the spring, AND I'm trying to figure out affordable ways to print up my photography so that I might -- *gasp* -- sell some of it. Or rather, donate it to a womyn's center in Baltimore that is looking to take on artwork from female artists and have them sell it. (I would most likely donate my portion of profits back to them, minus printing fees.) Anyone know of a good place to print up and nicely frame digital photography in the greater Philadelphia area for cheap? Hit me in the comments. And the rest of you? Go to my Flickr page and start making suggestions on which stuff I should consider offering for sale. Seriously, I suck at this. I need your advice.
Meanwhile, QK and Becky are coming in for the weekend, so that is happy. Tomorrow night we are heading into the city to celebrate Mike's birthday a week or two early.
Classes start next week. This semester is my big design semester. I'm taking a class in color (so, so needed) and a digital imaging course (not so needed, but can't hurt). I'm looking forward to a semester where I won't have to be quite so cerebral. On the flip side, this means much more practical work.
And aside from all that, not much has been going on. I know I haven't been blogging much, awesome clips of David Tennant dancing to The Smiths aside, but it's because I'm in my winter limbo period. It's hard to be funny and amusing on the intarwebs when there's not much going on, or when I'm feeling Blah. Stick with me though, I promise things will liven up around here soon.
It hit me on Tuesday night. I was in my car driving back from a function in Chestnut Hill when I realized that I hated the world. I wanted nothing more than to curl up in ball and not move for days and days. I don't want to be social. I don't want to do any thing. Stupid darkness and cold. Stupid winter. Blah.
Since this happens every year, I've gotten remarkably good at coping with it. Namely knowing when to let myself be "down" and knowing when to give myself the "Sack up, Ho" talk. I've also gotten good at faking it, so that I don't bring others down with me. Seasonal depression is so stupid. It's not like I have problems in my life or anything that would make me sad and anxious. It's just the weather, for fuck's sake.
Anyway, the long and short of it is that I'm ready for spring. And I say that fully realizing that we haven't even had a hard winter by any means.
Still, fun is on the horizon. I finally ordered a new 55mm lens to replace the one that broke in October. I'm getting an itchy trigger finger when it comes to photography, so that's good. I've placed other much-needed photography stuff on my wish list, so sugar daddies take note. I'm signing up for another photo workshop in the spring, AND I'm trying to figure out affordable ways to print up my photography so that I might -- *gasp* -- sell some of it. Or rather, donate it to a womyn's center in Baltimore that is looking to take on artwork from female artists and have them sell it. (I would most likely donate my portion of profits back to them, minus printing fees.) Anyone know of a good place to print up and nicely frame digital photography in the greater Philadelphia area for cheap? Hit me in the comments. And the rest of you? Go to my Flickr page and start making suggestions on which stuff I should consider offering for sale. Seriously, I suck at this. I need your advice.
Meanwhile, QK and Becky are coming in for the weekend, so that is happy. Tomorrow night we are heading into the city to celebrate Mike's birthday a week or two early.
Classes start next week. This semester is my big design semester. I'm taking a class in color (so, so needed) and a digital imaging course (not so needed, but can't hurt). I'm looking forward to a semester where I won't have to be quite so cerebral. On the flip side, this means much more practical work.
And aside from all that, not much has been going on. I know I haven't been blogging much, awesome clips of David Tennant dancing to The Smiths aside, but it's because I'm in my winter limbo period. It's hard to be funny and amusing on the intarwebs when there's not much going on, or when I'm feeling Blah. Stick with me though, I promise things will liven up around here soon.
Labels: Catch-up, General Whining
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