Update 16/12
Dec. 16th, 2022 01:28 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
wickedaceThe weather has entered into the festive spirit; last Sunday night we had more snow than I remember seeing in this bit of the country in a good decade or so. If you'd looked outside at 10pm, you would have found me building the biggest snowman I've ever built, and generally skipping around in the cold like a six-year-old. So exciting!
Of course, morning brought a bit of reality back home, with chaos on the Tubes and all but the main roads slick and slippery with compacted snow and ice. But I can't help a little thrill of wonder at the realisation that almost a week later, there are still bits of white snow clinging onto roofs and pavement corners (and my car!). Snow! It's real!
Writing
This week, I'm exploring my point-of-view character's motivations and the stakes/urgency involved in those. This is always something I find quite tough, so I'm just having a bit of a noodle around, listing possibilities and thinking about what would be implied / where we could go with each one.
Film
Project Christmas Movies continues apace: I have clocked up Arthur Christmas, Die Hard and Gremlins over the past week. Having never seen Gremlins before... I wasn't expecting so much blood and mortal injury! But Gizmo was adorable, and I'm sure I'm not alone in being totally charmed by him. Monday will be Scrooged, and I haven't decided when/whether to cram in Home Alone or Muppets.
Archery
Sad news on this front - my shoulder is hurting in a way I'm pretty sure it shouldn't, so I think I must have been doing something wrong on the draw when I was let loose for the general member shooting sessions. Luckily Christmas makes a good excuse for a good long break; I've been resting and icing it this week, and I'm going to look up some physio exercises to strengthen it. I've also looked up the private club the instructor recommended, and I'm planning to get some individual lessons focusing on form before I go back to general shooting - I don't want to start out poorly and end up doing myself a real injury down the line!
Of course, morning brought a bit of reality back home, with chaos on the Tubes and all but the main roads slick and slippery with compacted snow and ice. But I can't help a little thrill of wonder at the realisation that almost a week later, there are still bits of white snow clinging onto roofs and pavement corners (and my car!). Snow! It's real!
Writing
This week, I'm exploring my point-of-view character's motivations and the stakes/urgency involved in those. This is always something I find quite tough, so I'm just having a bit of a noodle around, listing possibilities and thinking about what would be implied / where we could go with each one.
Film
Project Christmas Movies continues apace: I have clocked up Arthur Christmas, Die Hard and Gremlins over the past week. Having never seen Gremlins before... I wasn't expecting so much blood and mortal injury! But Gizmo was adorable, and I'm sure I'm not alone in being totally charmed by him. Monday will be Scrooged, and I haven't decided when/whether to cram in Home Alone or Muppets.
Archery
Sad news on this front - my shoulder is hurting in a way I'm pretty sure it shouldn't, so I think I must have been doing something wrong on the draw when I was let loose for the general member shooting sessions. Luckily Christmas makes a good excuse for a good long break; I've been resting and icing it this week, and I'm going to look up some physio exercises to strengthen it. I've also looked up the private club the instructor recommended, and I'm planning to get some individual lessons focusing on form before I go back to general shooting - I don't want to start out poorly and end up doing myself a real injury down the line!
