Emory Rosenow

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  • December 2020 in Meta

    December 2020 in Meta

    Hello friendly friends, it’s now somehow March December 2020, so a quick meta blog update for you here! The tl;dr right up front in case you’re too busy, uh, wrapping presents? Catching up on The Crown? Rehoning your toilet paper buying skills? to read this in full:

    • Still here, still planning posts
    • 2020 Books In Review is forthcoming
    • Brain no work good for writing right now
    • I’m writing this with two cats sitting on me and my tea is just out of reach
    • My toes are cold because no one turned on the fireplace before abandoning me to the cats
    • Knitting takes much less brainpower

    Ok so basically that’s everything, have a nice December!

    Laptop on lap sharing space with two cats, taken December 2020

    Hey more friendly friend still reading, more deets here if you want them. I won (won, I tell you, won) my second NaNoWriMo last month, with none of those 50,000 words going towards this blog! Brain no good for writing is only semi true, really it’s hard to write and knit at the same time, and only the latter has an actual deadline in the time sense of the word (are there other senses of deadline? I feel like there are. Or should be). Not that I’m, ah, rushing to meet that deadline. Nope. Right on time. (What day is today again?)

    I also got shiny new writing software (half off for WINNERS, like me) that I’m really excited about but also there’s a part of my brain that says I can’t start using it until I fully know how to use it (???) so thanks for that, brain. I’ll keep working on learning how to use it (by using it, deal with that, brain) which will hopefully also make my blogging smoother and easier. Because that’s what all shiny new tools do!

    The cat on my lap not named Mr. Butters is the neighborhood cat who comes around to warm her toe beans in the evenings, maybe eat a few kibble if she feels like it. We call her Ms. Marbles. Butters would love to be her friend but she doesn’t quite return the sentiment.

    Anyway now my tea is probably as cold as my toes so I’ll wrap up here. I have a backlog of blog topics that I want to write about, so be on the lookout for those, if you’re interested. I’m also thinking about bringing back more plantiness, so maybe think about rejoicing if you’re in to that. Also at least one more post this year, of my wrap up of books I read in 2020 and thoughts thereof, thereon, therein, so watch out for that too if you like good books! Hope you have as lovely of a December 2020 as any March in 2020 you’ve had.

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  • Thoughts of an Emory Rosenow

    I have to say right at the beginning that this feels like an exercise in vanity, to expect my thoughts to have any audience; on the other hand, I’m not expecting much of an audience. This blog is largely for myself, as a way of giving myself an opportunity to write on a regular and accountable basis, but mostly to organize and clarify whatever jumble is in my head.

    That said, if you’re reading this, WELCOME! I am really happy to share my thoughts and observations and trivia and passions with you, and I hope that you can come away from it having gained something. Whether that is new knowledge, a different perspective, or a fervent desire to never meet me in real life, just the fact that you’ve taken the time to read at all is enough for me.

    So, what is this blog?

    A little bit of everything! My vision includes a variety of topics ranging from music to plants to exercise to life in general, or the blog version of throwing spaghetti at the wall. If some things stick more than others, then I am happy to pursue that. Until then, I’m excited to share with you whatever I feel like sharing!

    I plan on posting at least weekly, so if a current topic doesn’t interest you, check back later to see if the next topic does! There will also be a mix of shorter posts and more long-form entries, so don’t despair if you struggle either with time or focus: the shorter posts can be a good stepping stone to getting used to reading more.

    Why is this blog?

    It’s for thinking: for me, to think about what I’m thinking; and for you, to think about what you’re thinking through a different lens (maybe). Why is this important?

    There is a wealth of literature and articles on the subject of reading. Shockingly, those who read and write love to write about reading. The point is, though, that reading has been linked to all kinds of fun mental and even physical benefits. Mental stimulation from reading can help ward off cognitive decline, reduce stress, and increase creativity.

    So while I won’t claim that this blog will contain great literature or groundbreaking ideas, I do hope it may at least give you a nudge in the right direction.