Now…. This is what I’m doing now:

Life

I’m doing my favorite things: writing, reading, knitting, and learning.

  • Taking courses via Smithsonian Associates
  • Taking writing courses
  • Taking theology courses and
  • Courses at the Theosophical Society
Reading

Books / Plays I Read

Plays

I’ve been reading through August Wilson’s Century Cycle.

  • Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
  • Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
  • Gem of the Ocean
  • The Piano Lesson
  • Fences I’m interested in how he addresses spirit / powers and black women.

About to start Two Trains Running. I’m reading a biography of August Wilson as well.

Fantasy

  • This Poison Heart - Good read. Story of a girl who can influence plants.
  • The SpellShop - an audiobook. I’m not fond of audiobooks, but I’m going to try it.

Miscellaneous

  • Crimes Collide - Volume 2
  • How to Live a Meaningful Life
In Progress
  • Inner Propaganda

Hoopla and Everand are bad habits that allows me borrow books without paying fines

  • Jane Austen, Game Theorist

Comics

  • Hirayasumi
  • Lady Mechanika Vol 1
Exercising

Four Days a Week

My workouts are the same set of exercises I’ve been doing Weights, Bodyweight, Yoga, Spinning, Dancing, Cardio, Qi Gong, Pilates I signed up for a Gym to include workouts with machines and swim in the pool I signed up for Les Mills On Demand. They have great Yoga, Pilates, Core, Dance and Cardio workouts.

Learning

My focus this quarter:

  • I’m trying to improve my Japanese reading
  • I’ve reached LEVEL 14 on Wanikani!!!!
  • Makoto Plus has a monthly mag and an app to help with reading
  • Reading Manga
Socials

Mastodon: @jgodfrey@ohai.social BlueSky: Tryllid Medium: https://medium.com/@jgodfrey Linktree: https://linktr.ee/jgodfrey Instagram/ Threads: @tryllid

Knitting/ Crochet As usual, I have multiple projects going at the same time.

I finished the Boomerang Scarf https://ravel.me/remikit/bb

I found a book that teaches you how to knit socks flat and cast on Tiger Socks using this method. This might be the only way I’ll ever knit socks as I hate using doublepointed needles and I am not fond of trying to use Magic Loop.

I picked up Snazzy Cowl and figured out why I couldn’t get it going a few years ago - and have restarted it.

I am also working on Renew - another super long shawl with the most squishy yarn. A joy to knit. Not sure I’ll ever wear it. I really should stop knitting shawls.

Continuing to work on another sweater - the Bere by Stolen Stitches. Lots of cables…lots of unraveling and reworking rows…

I’ve also started the Galway Blanket. https://www.ravelry.com/projects/remikit/galway-blanket-club# I finished two squares and am working on the third

Writing

My focus this quarter: I have enough stories to put into a collection. Currently suffering through the revision process, but I’ll probably release them each separately first. Study writers I admire Practice writing I’ve published a short story - The Puzzle Box