januaryness.

is that like the infamous ‘Mondays’? i think so. all the christmasy busyness and cheer has ebbed out, and a new year has washed back in, bringing with it all the usual tasks and schedules. makes one feel a bit blah. okay, so it makes ME feel a bit blah. vancouver’s perpetual grey drizzle never helps. sniff sniff. but, enough with the whinging. i am actually writing this post to try to generate some creative energy and good feeling; not just for me, but for all of you, too.
in that spirit, i’ve composed a little midwinter quiz, based around the ‘Question o’ the Day’ type thing. here it goes:

Midwinter Find-Some-Favourites Quiz

1. If you’re going to escape into a fictional universe, to what genre or author do you most naturally (even shamefully) turn?
2. What is your favourite kind of tea of a winter morning? or evening? or both?
3. If you were going to have friends over for an evening of fun times, what board or video games would you want to make them play?
4. At the same evening, what kind of treat would you want to indulge in? a dip? a bag of candy? ???
5. Describe your ideal scarf. do you currently own it? do you want me to make it for you?
6. what artist or album keeps showing up on your current music player?

there. i could go on, but then all of you would be too daunted to answer at all. i hope that even the mental exercise of these questions gives you some amusement and warm fuzzies. now, i’m off on a bracing walk in the damp air, a very Georgian, but still effective, remedy for all that ails the spirit.