I've now been in Victoria for six full days plus a couple of partial days. I still feel like I'm in a "settling-in" phase, though that phase is now well under way.
I picked up a new jacket with reflective strips so that I'm less likely to get hit by a car while walking at night--added to the reflective patches on my new shoes I should make a fairly obvious target. The jacket is also a nice weight for the conditions here, as my large Gortex coat with hoodie for an under layer was sometimes overheating.
I'm doing laundry for the first time. It's a simple thing to learn a new laundry machine, but it's still good to now know the routine, so it'll be even easier next time. I've similarly gotten a hang of the dishes routine. I've been to the local grocery store on my own a couple of times and downtown a couple of times, so I'm starting to feel mobile too. I'm currently experimenting with cafe's, trying to find the right fit of vibe, busy-ness, and chair-comfortableness to make a good writing haunt (Caffe Fantastico, in the image above, has good coffee and atmosphere but hard chairs that don't encourage long visits).
In the last couple of days, I've begun the process of "turning scribbles to bits", which is procedure of taking notebook scribbles and start sorting it into electronic files for later development into real projects.
Even my sleep is settling into a good routine. I'm up between nine and ten, which is pleasantly late but early enough to still make a good day, and I'm getting between seven and eight-and-a-half hours (with one really short night on Saturday due to cola).
So as unfashionable as it is to tell a story where everyone is doing well, that's my report for the moment.
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