It's Been A While

I ended up taking another long break from posting here. I feel really bad about that. So I'm here to give a bit of a life update.

*Disclaimer: I try not to do too much personal/private stuff here on my blog. However, I want to be as open as possible despite not delving into too much detail.*

So, what's been going on?

Well, here's the basics:

1. My internship is taking a lot out of my time (in a good way).
2. I have classes and assignments to attend on top of my internship.
3. While I've been in DC since January, I'm still figuring out the whole "being in a new city" feeling (although this isn't as prevalent now).

On top of all that, I haven't been in much of a reading mood. To be more specific, I haven't been in the mood to pick up physical books. I have been listening to plenty of audiobooks - and they are the main reason why I've managed to stay on top of my Goodreads 2022 Reading Challenge. 10 of the 19 books (soon to be 11 of 20) I've read have been audiobooks. I do have 8 physical books with me, 4 of which I've read and 2 of which I'm currently reading.

The first of which, J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, is a family read over Zoom every two weeks. We started it in late November, and we're still in The Fellowship of the Ring, so we definitely won't finish this while I'm in DC. (I am counting LoTR as one read because that's how Tolkien intended it, and that's the copy I have.) The second book is Tolkien's The Silmarillion. This one may also take some time, but I will hopefully finish it by the end of March. (I'm writing this in early March.)