I am on a writer's retreat down the Great Ocean Road. I am a very lucky woman. This is the view, which I took last night just before sunset.
It's wonderful.
I'm down to work on my novel, this is what I've promised myself to do this weekend, so I'm going to get the weekly questions out of the way early - along with my French lessons, daily haiku (which I'll tell you about next week) so that I have a clear path for writing.
Questions, as always, come from Sunday Stealing.
1. Did you/will you have coffee or some other form of caffeine today?
Yes. But not much of it. I've only recently integrated a bit of it back into my diet. It works well with the Ritalin. I've had a coffee thi morning with a bit of caffeine. I'll be back on the decaf from this time. However, there is a bottle of coke zero in the fridge which will pep me up a bit later.
2. Who did you last have a text conversation with and what was it about?
I had a brief discussion with Jonella over text yesterday afternoon to tee up a time to have a chat on the phone. We were both going to be driving, just had to work out when would be the best time to chat.
I'm also waiting to hear if Lucifer is being nice to Jay. She's feeding him while I'm away.
3. Are there regular trains in and out of your town/city?
We're very lucky in Melbourne. There are suburban, regional and interstate trains that go in and out of the city from a number of large stations. We also have trams that roam around the city and terrorise unsuspecting drivers and pedestrians. Melbourne is pretty good for public transport - particularly if you're in the North and East.
4. Have you ever been hospitalized due to dehydration?
Thankfully, no.
5. Someone texts/IMs you just as you’re about to go to sleep. Do you reply?
It depends on who and what it is. I also have my notifications turned off after 10 pm so that I don't have to interact with people. I like having a clear, peaceful run before I go to sleep.
6. Do you grind your teeth?
No.
7. When you listen to music with headphones, do you keep the volume low enough to hear surrounding noise, or do you blast it?
Ah, I'm a funny one. I use bone conducting headphones, meaning my ears are clear to hear everything going on around me, but I still get a good audio experience. I don't like having things on or over my ears so these headphones are excellent.
8. Are you wearing nail polish?
No. And I don't wear it very often because as soon as it chips I bite it off. I am in desperate need of a pedicure too. My feet are manky.
9. Do you have an ice maker in your refrigerator door?
No. I bought a fridge last weekend, but it's just a normal fridge. I rent. My flat doesn't have the plumbing to have one.
10. Do you have a friend named James?
I have a couple of friends named James. Most are called James, never Jim or Jimmy. Most are lovely.
5 comments:
Hi Pand,
The view looks lovely. I've never been on a writer's retreat. It would be interesting to find out what goes on.
Melbourne sounds like Manchester. That's confirmed by a friend of mine who lives in London but is originally from Melbourne.
I've never tried bone conducting headphones; I would need to try before buying.
:o)
Cheers
PM
I'm a big fan of public transit!
I love the city of Boston because of the T and yet here where we live in NY we don't have subways....only in the City (NYC) which is about 3 hours south of us. We do have a good bus system though and I know many of my fellow suburbanites who use it to get downtown. I prefer driving.
Enjoyed your answers and good luck with the writers retreat!!
I hope you have a wonderful writing retreat! I'm intrigued by your haiku project. I usually write a poem a day during April which is National Poetry month here.
I think it's great that trains helps keep you connected.
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