Saw a video of myself on Facebook doing some weight lifting. It was a “memory” of this time last year. It reminded me of how I was just starting to do more regular exercise until my new gym suddenly closed down (long story.) So yeah, I have to get started again. If I do nothing, I’ll get nothing done.
Here’s the Instagram version of the vid.
Month: August 2019
August 2019 Update
Wow, I can’t believe it’s August already. Where has the year gone? Time is passing me by so quickly and it made me realise that although I’ve done quite a lot, I have only recorded a tiny snippet.
So, update since the new year? Sadly, my roller derby progress has been seriously scuppered by various illnesses. Along with the usual depression fatigue and regular viral infections, I randomly developed sciatica and spent a large chunk of May on my back. I’ve also recently been diagnosed with Diabetes, which makes my need to lose weight all the more urgent. I have made the effort to eat less sugar and that has resulted in a ½ stone/7 pound weight loss this year. I know it’s not much but considering that I haven’t done that much it’s a victory I’m happy to celebrate.
I’m very active on social media, especially Facebook. I also have a couple of Tumblrs that I regularly post on. One is just general repost stuff like I do on FB. But the other specifically focuses on art. If I have the time, I sometimes create something to post there myself. But it is mostly the work of other artists I follow on DeviantArt.
Music wise, despite promising myself to focus more on roller derby and less on opera I am still attending opera rehearsals because they’ve picked yet another unmissable show to perform. Last time Carmen, this time La Traviata. I suspect that it will always be like this so there’s just no use fighting it. I also create music of my own under various pseudonyms and created a pseudo record label to host them all. So, if you hear anything about or by Athena Queen. That’s me.
I released a synthwave single under the name 808 Metropolis in April and I’m very close to the mixing stage of a follow up single. I’m also currently working on a psytrance remix of some tunes I made under Athena Queen a couple of years ago. The idea is that I will also create original work in the future under the name Celestial Hart.
I’ve done a little bit of design work. I produced the poster for Midland Opera’s spring concerts as well as the song artwork and logo to my 808 Metropolis project. I’m also working on a new Athena Queen logo and website.
So, as you can see I’m pretty damned busy. I also have a full time day job so this could explain why I’m tired all the time! The intention is to do more short but sweet updates from now on. We’ll soon see how that works out.