We must have a pie. Stress cannot exist in the presence of a pie.
David Mamet, Boston Marriage – Acting Edition
I often say that I know I’ve been an old man my whole life because nothing really makes me feel old. We bump into that all the time at our age it seems. Some mee or another comes up and people will say – oh, man, that makes me feel old. Stuff like having a teenager, or being married for sixteen years, or more mundane things like your favorite media coming out twenty, thirty, maybe even forty years ago. Maybe I’m the odd one out, but none of that really gets to me. That said, I think I’ve finally found my thing. My antagonist of age. Weight.
Do you have any idea how quickly I can stack on 10 lbs? A week, easy. Give me a month or more to burn it and I’ll snatch that back like Smaug hoarding his gold. I’ve never been good with food discipline, that much is obvious, but damn has it been all the more important lately. Thanksgiving about did me in, and Christmas is fast approaching. There’s a lot I have on my plate, but clearly it’s going to have to be less food. Which, let’s be honest, sucks. Winter food is best food. Sweet potato and pumpkin should be in everything forever. Maybe it’s best that’s not the case.
Time to fully engage in the “less is more” mantra and come to terms with the fact that, yes, I am now certainly at the age where it’s going to take a lot to fix my mistakes. Discipline in all things.
Speaking of which, looking at my end of the year goals, I’m going to fall well short. Disappointing? Of course. Discouraging? Certainly not. I did a lot this year, and a lot of great stuff that just wasn’t in the plan. All well and good. We keep plugging away. And to that end, I’ll soon(tm) be needing either repeat or new beta readers for the updated version of Residuum. If you read it before, the center portion is going to be drastically different. If you didn’t, well, this can be your chance for a free story to pass the time with and, if you wouldn’t mind, giving a guy in need a bit of feedback. It’s not there yet, but I’ll keep you all abreast when it is.
Bit of a shorty post today, but it’s late and I’ve got a week to prepare for. Until next.
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