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Day 3,026: So Well Written

Long day. Great day!

Got to hang with J. We went to the Skirball, which I’ve never been to before (!) and saw the visiting Star Trek exhibit there which had a TON of really cool props and models and costumes. They even had a mock-up of a jeffries tube that was fun to crawl through.

Work was good. Writing was good. Brainstorming right now on a couple plot threads to unstick my outline. Minor stuck. Not a biggie.

Allergies continue to be fucking intolerable. It’s as bad right now as I can...

Day 3,025: The Final Phase

Entering, finally, the final phase of the project.

It involved lifting things today. I am…tired. Had a little bit of a rough night’s sleep last night, too, but I got up on time and I was surprisingly “up” and ready to go. I wrote. I did my Netflix work. I did my SHIT.

Felt good. Exhausted now. Feeling very…upended. Big changes coming. GREAT changes, without question. Changes I’m looking forward to sharing. But, disruptive of the status quo, for sure. Just need to keep my head down and keep...

Day 3,024: Godmother

Had Godmother sandwiches from Bay Cities Deli today. So, soooo good. So good and filling I didn’t even need a full dinner tonight.

I woke up on time. I was TIRED, but I did my shit! I wrote. I got a few scenes nailed down. More tomorrow! Finding my groove, slowly but surely, even though today was totally helter skelter. Liz had some appointments and stuff that I needed to drop her off and pick her up from (hence being over in Santa Monica to swing by Bay Cities). But, I did good! I did good b...

Day 3,023: Try Again…

As expected, this morning was rough. I was literally falling asleep at the keyboard. But, I got a little bit done, and more importantly, I was up on time.

Same thing tomorrow. But, I can feel it: tomorrow I will get more done. A lot more. I’m not even stuck on my outline! I have the next sequence of scenes already plotted out in rough form before me, I just have to fill it in, “see” it in my head. So…that’s the goal for tomorrow. Just fill those scenes in. Tackle the next bit of unknown the d...

Day 3,022: Enthused

Well, I did it. I got up when my alarm went off. I really, reeeaalllyyy didn’t want to, and I wasn’t all that productive this morning in protest…but I did it. And it’ll probably be worse tomorrow, and maybe even the day after that…but after a few more days, it’ll start getting easier to wake up, and I’ll start being more productive, and it will snowball from there until I have my writing rhythm back.

Have to start somewhere. So, I did. And glad I did.

Warriors won. I rocked my Netflix work...

Day 3,021: Reset

Had kind of a reset day today.

Did laundry. Therapy. Did the finances. Gonna try to do that together every week, now. Every Sunday. Stay on top of our budget. Made the bed. Didn’t go grocery shopping, but I have food for tomorrow, so I can do that then. Only thing I didn’t get to do was take a nap, but whatevs. I wasn’t tired. Helped Liz with an audition.

Pups are tired. I put a fresh blanket on the bed for Coops and he’s all over it. Sweet boy. Coco’s blanket was washed, too. She’s loving...

Day 3,020: Yum Yum

Great work on the project today! Not nearly enough in terms of what I wanted to get done…but it was great progress in a more objective sense. Made a list of everything still to do. It’s…long. But, we shall do it.

Coco was a beast on her last of 10 water treadmill sessions. Very focused. Very proud of her. From here on out, we’ll do once a month for maintenance. Keep up with doing exercises with her at home, which we’ve slacked off on recently, but need to keep doing. She’s getting older, now....

Day 3,019: Pass

It’s LATE. Gotta make this one short.

Productive day! Got my Netflix stuff done early, and then the Ho and I worked on the project. It’s coming along! Close. Hung out with the pups. It was a busy, solid day.

Oh! And tonight, since Liz was over hanging out with Kristen, I watched a movie on my own. The Seventh Seal, the film that made Ingomar Bergman an internationally know “auteur.” It was interesting. I wouldn’t say that it was entirely successful for me—the overt PRESENTATION of that aes...

Day 3,018: Extra

Worked extra today. And last weekend. Wanted to try and clear out some time to work on the project tomorrow, which has NOT happened this week. Blerg. But, tomorrow! Tomorrow we shall vanquish and conquer.

It’s chilly tonight. Pups are bundled up. It’s late. That’s the extra. After midnight now, actually. Oops. But, still planning to get up on time and have a nice writing sesh tomorrow. Still searching for my groove again. I’ll get there. I truly love what I’ve written so far. Or, rather, outl...

Day 3,017: Joythief

Comparison is the thief of joy.

One of the rookie players on my favorite basketball team said that quote last night. And it’s true. Hard to adhere to the lesson it’s getting at, but nonetheless true.

Hard, because in so many ways, we must compare. Comparisons are a huge learning tool. I think it is because comparison is so useful that it can run amok. It can pour itself into places it doesn’t belong.

Not sure exactly why that came to mind as I sat down to write tonight. It wasn’t on my ...