Friday Five: Socks and Seasons
September 26, 2008
- I’m wearing socks. I hate that I’m wearing socks. It’s still September, and I’ve been clinging desperately to summer and flip-flop season. But today it’s so flippin’ cold (as opposed to flip-floppin’ warm?) that I gave in and put on some socks. Blah.
- OTOH, I read this yesterday: Blessed be the name of God from age to age, for wisdom and power are his. He changes times and seasons…. (Daniel 2:20-21) And I comforted myself with the thought that the changing seasons mean God is still at work in the world. (That’s my belief… I know YMMV*.) So maybe the annual return to sock-wearing will become a spiritual thing for me. Or maybe not, but maybe I’ll at least be okay with it.
- One thing I truly am loving about the changing season is the grey. It’s drizzly and foggy today. (Stay with me on this one, folks.) Running by the ocean this morning, I noticed that the grey sky blended into the grey sea so perfectly that I couldn’t tell where one left off and the other began. That is so cool. And beautiful. I’m still hoping for those gloriously sunny and crisp fall days with red and gold leaves dancing along the sidewalks, and I know we’ll get a bunch of days like that. But I’m more than okay with the grey, too.
- Fall also means conference time for me (yay!). In exactly four weeks I’ll be in Surrey, BC, for the Surrey International Writers’ Conference. I went two years ago, and it was excellent, so I’m pretty excited about going again. (My mom’s a writer, too, so we go together, which I love.)
- Four weeks to conference time means four weeks left to get my manuscript in pitchable condition (pitch as in tell-an-agent-about-it-and-hope-to-pique-their-interest, rather than pitch as in a-monkey-could’ve-written-this-so-drop-it-in-the-trash-where-it-belongs). I’ve still got lots of work to do, but it feels like this story is finally coming together. Time to get back to work!
Have a great fall weekend. 
Peace….
(*YMMV= your mileage may vary, meaning you may think differently and that’s just fine)
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Amy | September 26, 2008 at 10:29 am
I’ll be thinking of you, enviously, while you’re at the SIWC. Have some fun for me, okay?
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Shari | September 26, 2008 at 6:53 pm
Will do, Amy! I’m so excited to be going again.
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tara | September 27, 2008 at 2:09 pm
Hey Shari. Thanks for being my #1 blog fan, LOL. I think you’re the only one who reads it (besides the tattoo searchers) and I always enjoy your comments!
Haven’t gotten my hands on “Food Hates You Too” yet but I can’t wait to check it out of the library next week.
As much as I love summer, I am an Autumn girl at heart. Even my daughter is named Autumn. Crisp apples, pumpkin picking, flame red leaves, brisk hikes, apple pie, pumpkin bread, homemade chicken soup with dumplings…lots of warmth even though the temperature turns colder!
The Surrey Conference sounds excellent. What kind of events/talks/workshops are planned?
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Shari | September 27, 2008 at 6:12 pm
Tara – homemade soup… yummm…. that’s definitely a wonderful part of autumn!
As for the conference, I haven’t even looked at the workshops yet! But there was such a wide selection last time I know there will be plenty I’ll want to take in. I think I’ll go browse the site now.
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Keri Mikulski | September 29, 2008 at 3:13 am
Enjoy the workshops!
I loved your description of the ocean on a foggy, drizzly day.
And running by the sea… Bliss.
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Julia | September 29, 2008 at 3:07 pm
I loved #2! Apparantly my mileage doesn’t vary much from yours! Thats a new saying for me.
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Shari | October 2, 2008 at 7:59 am
Thanks, Keri – I know I’ll love the conference!
Julia, yeah, remembering the big picture – the God and us doing life together picture – always improves my perspective.