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October 15, 2020
Day 2,542: Stalled
Progress was stalled today.
I’ve turned a corner with the writing itself. I really have. But I’ve yet to turn the corner on consistency and volume of work. Still struggling with that.
Today was more struggle than it was winning. I set that up poorly with staying up so late last night to finished off watching Bly Manor with Liz. Which…was worth it. Sharing it with her, at least. Not so much the show itself. The show was…well, rather dull in the end. Perhaps that’s too harsh. It was fine. Bu...
October 14, 2020
Day 2,541: Au-pair
We finished The Haunting of Bly Manor. It was…
Fine.
Not great. Definitely not great. But it did land a few things here and there. We had fun watching it.
Busy day tomorrow. It’s way past bed time. Going to sleep 
October 13, 2020
Day 2,540: Forward with the trusting
Turning a corner writing-wise.
Things are becoming clearer, more purposeful, more level-headed. I can feel it coming back, the way I used to write, the way I wrote Starstuff. Filled with confidence.
I’m realizing that’s the foundation for me. Confidence. When I have that, the delight and the joy is untainted. It’s unspoiled by doubt, so it’s easier for me to just listen to, to follow, to enjoy. And when I’m enjoying my writing, I know it will translate. It’s something I can craft, then, an...
October 12, 2020
Day 2,539: A Good Day
Brief, since it’s late, but today was a good day. A “normal” day, for the most part.
Still had to do a bunch of work on the ‘project,’ but we were able to get a lot done.
Writing was solid. I was thinking it wasn’t great today, but I just read what I wrote, and it’s solid. Pretty damn good, even, if a little short. But, quality over quantity is the name of the game.
Work was good today, too. Got to listen to a little music, even if I didn’t get to play.
Took a nap.
Did my workouts...
“The Counter-clock Incident” (Star Trek: The Animated Series S2 Ep6)
The LAST episode of the Animated series! It’s also the LAST episode of classic Trek TV that Josh will be watching for the first time, and the second entire show that we’ve watched together for this podcast. And it ends on a great note! The Enterprise travels into a backwards universe where stars cast shadow instead of light, everyone is growing younger, and we do a look back on the series and talk about how much we look forward to Trek...
October 11, 2020
Day 2,538: Back In
Looking to find my consistency again.
And it’s easy to get there, I’ve finally realized. It starts with tomorrow. Well, today, really, but tomorrow being Monday. Start small. Scale back on expectations so the first few wins are easy ones. That gives me momentum. Then I can ratchet things up gradually until I’m back up (or even beyond) where I was.
Going to finish the opening of this book, y’all. I’m so, soooo close.
Looking forward to a “normal” week.
Night.
October 10, 2020
Day 2,537: Sweet Prince
Liz and I watched Midsommar tonight. It was fun! A horror movie of a kind that I’ve never really seen before.
It’s by the same director as Hereditary, and while I didn’t love this movie quite like that one, it’s still very, very interesting. Ari has a way of inviting you into his wonderful, terrible world that I really love. And I do mean that quite literally; his main characters are wholly ignorant of the fantastical and ancient worlds in which they’re entering, and we get to learn about tha...
Day 2,536: Midnight
It’s late, so we’ll keep this one short.
Great day at work. Great night podcasting. It was a great week. A great, exhausting week.
More tomorrow 
October 8, 2020
Day 2,535: Log
Another day totally out of whack. But, damn. Good things are happening.
I definitely feel disconnected from normalcy. That is without a doubt. But, we’re working on something right now that pushes the boundaries in some very good, very exciting ways. It’s just…a lot. And it’s very different. I’m feeling that tonight. Very much out of my element. It is rather exhausting.
The A’s lost today. Their season is over.
We did make progress this year. This team the past two years has played a co...
October 7, 2020
Day 2,534: Worth It
Another long, very long day. Sigh. Good day! Very good day! Want to be clear about that 
