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Day 4,219: D-man

Diego just tried to take my headphones case…with his mouth. lol. Apparently, he’s not really a much of a chewer. He’s more of a thief. He likes to take things, but he doesn’t destroy them. Maybe a nibble or two. He didn’t nibble on my headphones…he just wanted to get my attention. Now he’s down on his bed. Sweet boy.

Work was busy today! I got everything done, though, that I needed to. Got to take a little nap. Had a really nice dinner with mom at a new place on main street called The Boardro...

Day 4,218: Humtown!

What is the oldest thing I wear?

Liz told me to say my skin, but then we realized that skin regenerates constantly, so that’s not right. I said my teeth, which is probably the closest? But, man…the oldest thing I wear?

…some of my hats, maybe? I have a baseball cap thats like ten years old. My wedding ring is almost eleven, so maybe that? But its not like I really have any vintage stuff or any jewelry I wear other than my wedding band, which was new.

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Work was light today, which w...

Day 4,217: Play Time

List my top 5 favorite fruits.

This is fucked. There are WAY TOO MANY incredible fruits to just choose five. Godammit.

Okay…Passion fruit, number one. Truly. I am obsessed with passion fruit. I want it in my smoothies, I want it in my desserts, I want it in my belly.

Second: Apple Bananas. They’re tart. They’re creamy. They’re tiny. GODAMMIT I wish you could get them here in the states. You can find manzano bananas here in LA at the 99 Ranches of the world…but they are not the same as t...

Day 4,216: Deck

Another twelve-pager of a day! Whew. Making up lost time. Feels soooo gooooood. And exhausting. We’re keeping it brief tonight.

Liz had a big win today, which is her win so I won’t share it except to say I’m super proud of her. She worked really hard on something and it came out great. Proud of you, Bear!

Netflix work was gravy, just like the writing.

Figured some more stuff out for adding video to the Film School podcast.

Pups are great. Coops is walking more like an old dog lately,...

Day 4,215: Just Shy

Share a story of someone who had a positive impact on my life,

I’m reading a lot of Shakespeare these days, so I’ve been thinking about him quite a bit…but my Sophomore and Junior-year English teacher, Mr. Stephen Miller. He was loud, bald, wore the most retro-looking coke-bottle square horn-rimmed glasses you’ve ever seen, and he was known as being a motherfucker of a teacher. As in: his classes were HARD. People wore that like a badge of honor, though, which instant perked my interest.

A...

Day 4,214: A Flash

It’s past blogging time already, so it shall be a quick one tonight. Someone I know from High School passed away today, which is rather shocking. I wasn’t super close to them, but I definitely knew them, I definitely cared for them, and it’s very tragic to not have them in this world any more. Rest in peace.

I got another twelve pages done today. Woohoo! On track to hit 100 pages by the end of this week, now, which is rather miraculous. Feels so good to crank through them, you know? Puts me a...

Day 4,213: A Little Bit

What public figure do I disagree with the most?

You know who. I don’t even have to say his name. Dare I say this prompt today is specifically aimed towards him.

And I do disagree. Vociferously. With every ounce of my being. You should too.

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It was a working day today. I got through 12 pages, which was my goal! Pretty easy, too. Same thing tomorrow. Twelve pages. Not exactly an easy-going weekend, but it is the space I need to get back on track, so I’ll take it.

It was triple di...

Day 4,212: Black n White

What is my career plan?

Living it, babyyyyy. Writing-wise: its to get to the point where I’m putting out 3-4 books a year, something that might still happen this year despite the slow start. With Netflix work, it might be to transition soon into more management roles, move up a little bit that way. And eventually, I want to transition into writing full-time. That’s still a ways off, but I am working on it. Little by little.

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It was a scattered day. But, that’s okay. It’s to bed on ti...

Day 4,211: Side Ways

Writing this one late because we podcasted tonight, but damn…Sideways is *such* *a* *good* *movie*. Like…soooo gooood. It punches way above its weight. It should have won more awards. It’s a legit classic. We had a blast watching it, and we even drank a bottle of one of the wines in the movie, a Hitching Post ‘Highliner’ Pinot noir. A blast. Filmed it all, too, but more on that later.

Work was slow today, which I was fine with. I took it pretty easy. Now…sleeeeep. Night night.

Day 4,210: The Truth

What do I do to be involved in the community?

Wow. Great, great question. Right now? Nothing. I am ashamed to admit it, but it’s true. Right now, I do nothing to be involved in my community. At least the one I literally live inside. I’ve talked about getting involved after this latest election, especially since I’m stepping away from social media. I haven’t followed through on that yet. I’ve talked about volunteering at an animal shelter. I haven’t followed through on that yet. There’s so muc...