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Noticed today: green shade. I had forgotten that shade changes colors, that it isn’t always blue or black. As I walked out of the library today, a canopy of new green leaves above me made the shade vibrant and airy. It wasn’t black, cold, dead shade, it was alive and you knew the sun was above you somewhere. It brought back a tinge of childhood memory when this light was normal to us as we crouched under bushes and trees, playing fort, enjoying every sunny day outside.
On the drive up to Bellingham yesterday to visit Jess, I realized that while we may be the Evergreen state, our everlasting green gets dusty and tired, sometimes almost black. The evergreens stand in stark contrast to all the deciduous trees that have all unfurled massive amounts of yellow-green leaves in the last weeks. This is a green we don’t see for long around here – it’s so young and so yellow. By summer it will be different again and by fall, the only green we can rely on is our dark greens that never change.
John and I attended the Open Source Photo photographer’s conference in downtown Seattle this weekend. It was a bit of a stretch for me, but I learned some great stuff. Here is my best photo from one of the shoots we did.
It felt weird yesterday to simply say for the first time, in answer to the question “What do you do?”, “I’m a writer.”
It felt good because it finally felt valid. I’ve spent this entire week labouring on my screenplay which isn’t technically pure writing since it’s an adaptation. It’s the joy of problem-solving and organizing information, the challenge of removing what isn’t needed. I’m finding it fascinating and totally fun.
Instead of saying “someday” or “my career goal” is to be a writer, I’m sitting here actually being one. And it feels right. Although a bit lonely . . . I do think I’ll need extra social interaction, if I’m going to be at home for awhile. If I get a part-time job, shortly, that would probably be perfect.
Blessed are those whose strength is in you,
who have set their hearts on pilgrimage.
As they pass thought the Valley of Baca,
they make it a place of springs;
the autumn rains also cover it with pools.
They go from strength to strength
till each appears before God in Zion.
- Psalm 84:5-7
I’ve done this staying at home thing before (waiting for my work visa when I first moved to the states in 2007) and I know you can go crazy when there’s no one else imposing structure, tasks and deadlines on your life for you.
This time I think I’m more prepared and I’m also terribly excited to have time to pursue the projects that have been dying to get a little of my attention! So I’ll be working on setting up a work schedule for myself and probably having a “team meeting” with John later in the day to see how we can both work on Crozier Photography without killing each other. Apparently I still have to apply for a position though . . . 
These are the projects I’ll be working on:
Screenplay of The Unknown Ajax – I’m participating in Script Frenzy
Plan a seminar on How to Lead a Small Group
Plan/organize a creative non-fiction writing class for the summer
Finish doing my curriculum for our small group
Outline/brainstorm my novel for November
Finish editing my current novel once I get feedback from my readers
Research new health insurance, new jobs, potential classes to take
Talk to church about volunteering – maybe organize 24/7 prayer week
Find other volunteer opportunities – maybe at the art gallery or the internship at Becker&Mayer.
Going for coffee for people more regularly, looking for a mentor and some mentoring opportunities.
I’m so excited to get to work on all these things!
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