Month in Review: March

Books Read:

Philip Pullman, The Secret Commonwealth

Montaigne, The Essays, Book 1 (rereading)

Sarah Bakewell, How to Live: A Life of Montaigne (rereading)

Project Update:

Due to the pandemic and other factors (long work hours) I haven't made much progress this month. I've switched my focus away from the illustrations to the writing of the text sections, which I've broken up into 4 parts (that I'm calling essays), each being approximately 1500 words. I've written the first of these in draft. I've come to a realization, albeit rather late, that if I don't make concrete daily goals I never make any progress. I am not good at measuring how long it will take to complete each task, but I figure if I at least set aside time each day to work on a project I will be better off than I am now. I hope to spend at least 30 minutes to 1 hour a day doing creative work (writing and drawing) and 30 minutes to 1 hour a day reading. On my days off I should be able to do more, but that will vary depending on the day.

As far as viewing goes, I've still been watching Star Trek Next Generation (about a quarter through season 6), I've rewatched Masaaki Yuasa's Tatami Galaxy (anime tv series) and Lu Over the Wall (anime film). I also finished watching with Lily Edo Oh! Rocket (anime tv series). I started a new podcast, Robert Pogue Harrison's Entitled Opinions, which I think is really good.