my so-called midwestern life

I haven't posted to the blog in weeks because I was in a real city and had better things to do. In case you can't read through the sarcasm, I'm feeling sad that I had to return to the midwest from New York (sorry midwesterners; you are really lovely people BUT ... New York is, well, it's New York).
I had a fabulous summer. I got some work done in Columbia's beautiful reading rooms, played A LOT, went to Scotland, saw one of my favorite groups Brazilian Girls, discovered a new live ass group The Cat Empire, reconnected with some fabulous friends, met some new fabulous artists I hope to work with and continue to befriend in the future (shout outs to Kim and Tonya), and ate lots and lots of great food (no I didn't gain any weight; I walked it all off: my motto was actually "What I eat in New York stays in New York" and hey, it worked).

Now I'm getting back to the grind, preparing for fall classes and working on an article. My goal this year is to find the joy in writing again. Really I lost it while writing my diss. It was such a fucking chore, I started to dread writing, which is totally traumatic for a writer! Anyway, I'm trying to remember that I actually like to write and still keep to my deadlines (that I set for myself now).

I'm also giving myself until the end of the week to get out of my funk. I chose to leave NY and come to the midwest for good reasons (I think). And as one of my dear friends (Alison) said to me, New York will always be waiting for me with open arms. For that I am truly grateful.