Starling @Starling@octodon.social

@karolat I'm still here, but it's been a hectic few months and I'm only now getting back into Mastodon again. I've got the notifications, but I didn't get emails to let me know so I'll have to have a look at that and enable them. Sorry about that!

@JubalBarca Aww, bless! Thanks!🤗

Well, it's been *really* busy, but I'm back. Sorry to be away for so long!🤗 🌼

Suffice it to say, real life has been exceptionally hectic since I last logged in, and more often than not I've not had the energy to do much at all. Still, it's a bit better now and I can try and get back into the swing of things here.

Now I just have to face my Notifications column and get caught up!

I think I'm going to take a bit of an online break for the weekend (yep, I'm on a bit early today). I'm going to have a bit of me time.

Well, I'm going to try to, at least.

See you next week.👋🏻

@PatchworkMind Looks like you're a fast reader, too! Nice one on finishing the first book of the year.

Wizard of Earthsea is the first of 5, yes - I just have to make sure I have the fifth book on my shelves somewhere.🙂

@KnotKnormal Thanks.🤗

@JubalBarca That is a seriously cute pic.🙂

And yes, hibernation seems really sensible right about now. *nods*

In spite of everything, my #readingchallenge is going well. I finished the nearly 1000 page The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss earlier today, and it was excellent. I'm willing to wait for the next one, though. After waiting several years at times for #books in the Wheel of Time saga, this shouldn't be nearly as bad.

Next up is The Earthsea Quartet by Ursula K LeGuin. I know it's a reread, but it's been years since I last picked it up.

Book counter: 2

@Zoonie That's very true, and it'll be lovely to see bluebells again.🙂

@generica That's so very true.🤗

I guess they don't call them the January blues for nothing. So far this month, very little has gone right.

Finding motivation to post is a bit hard sometimes. I'm really sorry if I've missed anything.

@Zoonie Oh! I didn't see it, either!

You're not going mad, though. I think it used to be on the other side of the screen, in the Getting Started column. It seems to have switched sides since the instance was upgraded to the latest version.

I think.🙂

@Zoonie Hm? What elephant?

(Sorry - I'm not very bright today.)😶

To make the afternoon a little sweeter, I got treated to some doughnuts earlier.

Which was nice.🙂 🍩

Ah, Saturday. I didn't get the lie-in I wanted, but aside from a minor incident this morning, all is well.🌼

@filkerdave Thanks!🤗

Finally. The weekend.

Please, let me get a lie-in and a bit of a break from stressful situations. Pretty please?🙏🏻

I'm really enjoying The Wise Man's Fear. To the point that I'm actually reading a lot slower than usual.

my #readingchallenge is off to a slow start, but I don't regret it in the least.📚 🙂

#books #reading #fantasy

Right, off I go. I'll try and get caught up more later.

Take care, everyone.🤗

Friday already, and I'm grateful. It seems like things got back to normal fairly fast.

Morning all.🌼