Thoughts on events, music, books and the whole enchilada of my human experience

  Today's the one-month anniversary of my last blog post. Woo-hoo!

Yes, I've been lazy and unmotivated. I could blame this on a busy work schedule, or other things going on in my life, or maybe even a loss of Internet connectivity. But those wouldn't be valid excuses.

The only thing I can point to is the weather.

You see, I am on a seasonal schedule in terms of creativity. Normally, my energy and excitement towards creativie projects explodes with the new weather of the Spring, is steady through the long, hot Summer, begins to wane in the Fall and then dies in the Winter. Then the cycle starts all over again and it's great again.

What am I finding this Spring, however, is that my Muse is grown not simply by chronology, but also by weather.

Normally, the Spring is a time of bright light and open windows. I feel alive when I can start wearing thinner clothing, get up easier in the morning and go for long, pleasant walks. But this year has been cloudy day after cloudy day, with the temperatures nowhere near as high as they should be. (A coat a week before May Day? C'mon!)

So, my mood hasn't been as high as usual and my creative side is still hibernating.

Let's pray for a change in the weather and soon!

posted by Jon at 1:52 PM