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Day 3,300: Nice Even…

I had the working weekend I needed. Not the one I wanted per se, but the one I needed. And I did want it, I suppose, because I needed it. I’m not quite caught up. I’m about a week behind, still, actually…but I made up enough ground that if I continue to grind away this week, I can do some major, major catchup. Whew.

Niners won. By the skin of their teeth it felt like, but they did it. Warriors lost. We’re…not good this year. It’s frustrating. There’s still technically time for them to turn it...

Day 3,299: Get it

Tonight before bed, Liz and decided to figure out who—of the old, classic age of cinema—could get it. Our list so far is Gregory Peck, Audrey Hepburn and Christopher Plummer. The list will grow, for sure, but that’s where we’re starting from.

Coco should be ready to come home tomorrow. They say she’s progressed to oral meds. She can still pee on her own. She’s eating and drinking. And she’s tolerating being handled. So…home tomorrow we hope.

I also finally got some work done, so real work ...

Day 3,298: Change of Plans

So, because Coco just had back surgery…I’m not going to make it to the writers’ conference that’s about to kick off. I’m really bummed. And really mortified with how much responsibility I’m suddenly shifting onto other people’s shoulders, since I was leading one of the big volunteer teams. They’re going to do great, I know this, but damn. I’m really sorry guys.

Coco is doing well, according to the hospital. She’s eating. She has control of her bladder and her bowels. And she doesn’t appear to...

Day 3,297: Muskrat

Coco’s surgery was successful today. She’s in ICU care, basically, for the next three days (ish). Thank dog.

I was still a basket case today. Did some work, but not much. Tomorrow, however, I’m hoping will be different. We’ll see.

Night night.

Day 3,296: Shadow Ban

Coco is in the hospital tonight.

There is good news: the neurologist thinks that she’s going to be okay. It appears to be the same kind of spinal issue as before, a herniated disc. T-12, this time, specifically, was insanely painful when he palpitated it. Last time he didn’t recommend imaging. He recommended drugs and rest. It worked.

This time…Coco is *much* worse. Today was rough, you guys. Really, really rough. She was in the most pain I think I’ve ever seen anyone, ever. Just writhing ...

Day 3,295: Oh Coco

Coco isn’t doing well.

She woke up this morning in severe pain, howling pain. That’s so hard to hear from your dog. We think it’s her sciatica, which has been present for a couple weeks now, but man, it definitely ratcheted up a giant notch this morning. She was even incontinent for a hot second.

She’s a little better now. I’m hoping she’ll be able to sleep through the night. This morning, she couldn’t even lay down without being in immense pain. Liz had to hold her so that her back legs d...

Day 3,294: Caught Up

Well, damn. I caught up.

The book gets uploaded tomorrow, clean as a whistle. I got to fix everything I wanted to. I’m happy with the fixes. The beta readers enjoyed it, some even raved. I hope the readers enjoy it, too. We’ll find out soon because it publishes NEXT WEEK.

All that’s left is for me to fix a few things the typo hunters found, format it, and we’re done. DONE.

Two books. Two years. Need to close that loop a bit…but it’s progress.

Night night.

Day 3,293: So Handsome

Well…the first reads of the book are rolling in from my co-writer’s insider team, and the returns are good. Whew! Thank god. People are enjoying the book.

It’s a beast. In a good way, I think. I hope. I still have a few tweaks of my own to sneak in there, but it’s just those at the very, very end. It’s going to be done tomorrow. Which is crazy. I think writing this one was even more work than the last. Which is wild, because the last one was colossal. I’d love for writing these things to get ...

Day 3,292: Blue Check

Man, so Twitter is literally doing Elon’s blue checkmark. $8 a month. Pay to play. They rolled it out today, I guess.

So…I think we’re done, right? It’s over? I guess I’ll say this: my line is if they let Trump back on the platform. If that happens, I will delete my account and leave. But, I don’t have to buy a checkmark. So, I won’t. I’ll hang in there until everyone else leaves, or Trump is allowed back.

Great day. The book, you guys…it’s almost there. FINALLY. I fixed some legit shit ov...

Day 3,291: The Stretch Run

Amazing day today.

Ooohhhohoohohhhooo did resistance try to stop me today. SO many times. But I pushed through. Book had to be sent back today to my co-writer. Had to. Proofreaders are waiting for it. We have a pre-order up that almost 500 people are waiting for. Can’t be changed. Book has to be done.

So. I sucked it up. I pushed through and fixed some things. SO MANY THINGS. And there’s still stuff to be fixed. I didn’t quite make it through all 17 of my pages of notes, BUT…I still have o...