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imbecamiel ([personal profile] imbecamiel) wrote2014-09-10 05:30 pm
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Positivity Meme - Day 3

The meme: In order to spread positive thinking, list three positive things of your day for five days in a row, and tag three people to do this meme.

1. Got an email back from an author whose book I've been editing. It needed really extensive work (both on the technical side, and in broader revisions), and I was concerned that she might be discouraged when she saw how much revision she needed to do - especially since she was really hoping to get the book to the printer in the near future for her planned release date. But she was absolutely delighted by my suggestions (to the point of writing in all caps about how much she loved my work), got right down to fixing things, and really wants to work with me again on her future projects. Pretty much made my day. :)

2. And speaking as I did yesterday of it starting to feel like Fall - the current temperature's in the 40s and dropping. Time to break out the tea and start thinking about laying fires in the fireplace! Such cozy writing weather.

3. I've been plugging away off and on at learing to play the Piano Guys' "All of Me" for a while now, and while I've still got a long ways to go to where I want it to be... it's starting to sound quite good. One of those songs that just makes me smile. ^^

[identity profile] cairistiona7.livejournal.com 2014-09-11 12:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Okay, I was expecting John Legend's "All of Me" but this "All of Me" is pretty doggone epic. It can't be easy to learn... kudos on the improvements!

Fall! I'm actually not sad to see it come this year, probably because summer has been kind of a lost cause what with one thing and another and such cool weather we could barely swim. I'm ready for a change, methinks.

[identity profile] imbecamiel.livejournal.com 2014-09-13 11:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Isn't it just a wonderful song? One of the things I love about it is the way that - when it's done right - it sounds so effortless and joyful. But as with most art forms... it takes a lot of hard work to make something sound or look so effortless. XD

I thought I might be more sad to see fall approaching, what with having had such a late spring and a cooler summer than usual... But really, the increased predictability is such a relief, after all this craziness.