I haven’t updated in over a year, but I decided today I might as well give this another go. No one reads this but it is still good practice, right?

I have joined a letter-writing club and two book clubs, as well as a pen pal service. It would seem like I am engaging in activities that don’t rely upon technology, screens, etc. I read books made of paper and I write letters on paper. I collect stationery and Japanese washi tape. I seal my mail with wax. I don’t receive as many letters as I send, which I guess is why I signed up with the Letter Writer’s Alliance — to seek out those who also like to write back.

I am not sure where it’s going but I have thought about it and realized that in the past year or two I have verily come out of my reticence. I am more than willing to get out there and meet people, hustle, take chances, go for it. I’m still working toward something. I have been doing work for actual money lately, that hadn’t happened in almost nine years. I wonder if I can turn my passions into some kind of “business”, not that I need to do that, but it would make me work harder, and that is good for a person.

Reading: “Most Blessed of the Patriarchs” by Annette Gordon-Reed. An interestingly structured bio of Thomas Jefferson, investigating the way his mind worked in every facet and stage of his life. I like it, even though I don’t really like him.

“The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck” by Mark Manson. A manual for living a more simple and less selfish life. That’s a far too short summary. I also just read “The Book of Joy” and found them to be oddly similar in their messages.

Okay that’s it for now! Ta.