It’s eight days in and my “finish the novel the hell up” month doesn’t seem to be going to plan. In fact, this slow down of the past week and a half is depressing. I can’t get in the rhythm or the mood for it these days. I keep napping. I keep getting easily distracted. I can’t get off my butt and do the things on my to-do list, either, which I ought to be able to do if I’m not writing. At least I’ve been going to the gym. That’s a good thing, I suppose, though I have been snacking a bit too often. Luckily I’ve managed to read three books lately, which is something. They were Sorceress by Lisa Jackson, Conrad’s Fate by Diana Wynne-Jones, and Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs. Even those I read a bit slowly compared to my usual pace.

Lately I’ve been focusing a lot on the news, on politics, on the election coverage, instead of doing what I need to do. In defense of that, the last two or so weeks have been chock full of stuff — two presidential debates and the first and only vice presidential debate of the election. Wow. By and large I agree with the New York Times‘ many — many — editorials on the subjects of John McCain and Sarah Palin and what they’ve been up to, what they’ve been saying, and the frightening reality of a possible McCain-Palin White House. I’ve also been watching the news coverage (mostly on ABC, CNN, and MSNBC) and it’s both interesting and exhausting. At least SNL has made a “comeback” with its sketches involving Tina Fey as Sarah Palin. I usually don’t talk about politics on this blog (the last mention was of the Iowa caucuses, I think) and I don’t mean to take much time on them now. I believe that we’re a great country and we need a great president and great leader — not just an average American, but someone above-average. Our president is someone we should be able to look up to and admire. Politics aside, even, I can’t admire John McCain or Sarah Palin. There are a lot of other reasons why I’ll be voting for Barack Obama, and that’s one of them.

Now, back to work.

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