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— I’ve been a bit absent here. I miss it but I have been busy with other things, primarily a recovery process from my illness. That is going VERY well, and it’s amazing to me but I am doing much much better. It has required a lot of space and quiet. I am starting to get restless again, which is a good sign. My doctors have been great, and I feel supported. Like, there’s a PLAN. And I have to just keep up with the plan, and keep working the plan. It’s hard. It has required a total overhaul of what my life looks like, but I’m in a groove with it now. I thank all of the people who have helped me, family, friends, and professionals. <\/p>\n

— I have been reading like a maniac! My new schedule involves reading in bed before I go to sleep. It’s such a nice new ritual (rituals are important right now). I’ve been reading all kinds of books: fiction, short stories, fairy tales, history of this or that genocide (of course: genocides\/war\/horror are a given on any Sheila Reading List), and some film books. It’s been nice to really get back into reading. I have never quite recovered my pace since the 2009 crack-up, and my situation right now, being forced to change my lifestyle, has really given me a lot of breathing space. I’ve filled it with reading. Well, and other things. Cooking, exercising, and thinking. But reading for an hour in my bed before I go to sleep is … it’s so simple, but it’s like this whole new world has opened up by making that time. I can’t quite explain how awesome it is, you’ll just have to take my word for it. <\/p>\n

— My niece and nephew call me “Auntie She She”, and I hope they never stop. I walk in the door, they both look up, and run at me, calling, “She She!!!”<\/p>\n

— I have been going to a lot of movie screenings, some for work, some for pleasure. <\/p>\n

— I’ve had a couple of outings with friends, which is good. I was so out of it from around November to March, and while I always have the support of friends, I was a bit closed to the comfort they provided. I went out for pizza with three good friends the other night – we went to Arturo’s, an awesome pizza joint on Houston. The last time I was there was on a date in … 1998 or some other Ancient History Time. It’s great pizza, with a wonderful warm staff, and we had a lovely time. Much to catch up on. There are other friends I need to re-connect with, David, Maria, Jen, Allison … Now that I am feeling better I can actually be present. <\/p>\n

— There is a bit of stagnant sense in some areas of my career, with two of my projects, and I know I need to escalate my activity. I’ve come too far to just let things go, to just accept the situation as it stands. I feel stronger now. I can get things moving again, I just need to start thinking about the right next steps. I am doing that. <\/p>\n

— I’ve never watched Mad Men<\/i> and I have also been using this recovery time to catch up and watch it on Netflix. I am not caught up yet, I just started season 5, so please, no spoilers!! In the first two seasons, three friends of mine have recurring roles, so it was hysterical watching it. I felt like I was visiting with them. “Hey, Rich, how the hell ya doin’? Good job in that scene there!” “Missy, what’s up!! Great job!!” I love the show, despite some of its uneven qualities. Season 5, we’re now into the Swinging Sixties, and change is blowing through the air. Change is good, but I miss the aesthetic of the early seasons, with its Art Deco old-school glamour. But it’s been fun watching it. The acting is great. I’ll write more about it once I’m caught up. Don’t tell me what happens, I beg you!!<\/p>\n

— Watched Shattered Glass<\/i> again the other day. I had gotten interested (again) in plagiarism controversies. The whole Jonah Lehrer thing was FASCINATING to watch unfold, and of course there’s a whole book written about the Jayson Blair situation (Hard News: Twenty-one Brutal Months at The New York Times and How They Changed the American Media<\/a>\"\"<\/i>). Shattered Glass<\/i> tells the story of how Stephen Glass snowed the entire staff at The New Republic, who published completely fictionalized pieces as fact. Amazing. And it was an online digital site (Forbes Digital) which discovered the story, and published it. Steve Zahn and Rosario Dawson are great as the two people who figure out that Glass had been lying. I’d seen the film before, and admired it very much. It holds up. A great portrait of a smiling shallow sociopath (“Are you mad at me?” he keeps asking: FASCINATING), and the acting is superb. You wouldn’t think a story about a guy making up stories could play out like a grand whodunit thriller, but it does. If you haven’t seen it, I highly recommend it. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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