Sabbatical

I opened Wish Jar Journal, one of my favorite blogs, and found out that Keri has been, in her words, "remiss in posting lately." She continues by giving 5 excuses (reasons, I mean) why she has been away from the net:

a. I have been packing up everything I own so that it fits in the car.
b. I've been finishing a book.
c. I'm rebelling a bit.
d. I've been living in the world more.
e. I have not felt the call to work in this medium.
f. I've been hunting in the wilds of the amazon, and was briefly kidnapped by a unidentified tribe of natives.

I myself have been remiss in my postings (more than she has, actually) and can relate to her list. I HAD been packing my things..uhm, a little over a month or two ago... and tried to cram everything in one car. You see, I moved to a new flat closer to the city center. Letter B is also applicable to me: I have been finishing a book. NOT making it, unfortunately... more like READING it. And it's not just one book. My attention span has been shorter of late (more than usual), so I keep jumping from White Teeth (Zadie Smith) to Insomnia (Stephen King) to Anansi Boys (Neil Gaiman) then back to Zadie. Letter C is normal for me; I am always rebelling against something. Letter D, well, is true for me as well. I have been "raketeering" (freelancing for you non-Pinoys), seeing old friends and meeting new ones. And had been going to almost all of the World Cup matches at 3AM. Why is it pay-per-view here?!?! Letter E is definitely me--I have been tinkering with my sewing machine, drawing with my sign pens, and assembling jewelry. I haven't been writing in ages and haven't been feeling good about it. Writing doesn't come easy to me so I get dissuaded easily. And the letter F? Maybe not in the Amazon or by tribes of natives, but something like that is probably happening to me.

So I am back. Now what?

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PS. The illustration above is from my all time fave (comic book/graphic/contemporary) artist, Dave McKean. I don't know how it relates to this entry. I just feel like that. Which reminds me... For all you people out there who live in Manila, is Neil Gaiman really going to be here soon? Like this weekend? I must stalk him.