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October 6, 2020
Day 2,533: My Story Sense
My story sense is coming back.
Goddammit…what a relief. I can feel it. The sense of when something is fun, exciting. The sense that’s unclouded by the critical voice, the editorial voice. The part of me that just loves stories and loves living inside them. It’s such a fucking relief.
If all goes well, and by that I mean that life cooperates and external forces over which I have no control are easy on me…I will finish a novel this year. I want to finish a novel this year. And I can. It’s ve...
October 5, 2020
Day 2,532: One Step Closer
One small…well, big, really, but small in the grand scheme…step closer today on the project. Got accepted for something. Wish us luck.
Writing was good today. I just did it. Gonna carry that into tomorrow, too.
A’s lost. We had a lead, too. It was a wild game. Have to play better tomorrow.
The world is big. I’m just a tiny speck living in it.
“How Sharper than a Serpent’s Tooth?” (Star Trek: The Animated Series S2 Ep5)
100 EPISODES!!! As TG1T crosses the century mark, we’re on the brink of finishing the Animated Series. To commemorate, we try out Red Shirt cologne and discuss its Carpe Diem philosophy, the Enterprise crew encounters the Mayan snake-god of Kukulkan, and we ponder how successful this series has been at balancing its children audience and the larger, real-life themes that are so much a part of all Trek.
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October 4, 2020
Day 2,531: Nothing Existential
It’s been a hard several weeks for me. Definitely hit a wall this weekend, and my psyche suffered because of it.
But…I’m not getting existential with it for once. Those thoughts were there, for sure, but I didn’t indulge them. Much. At the very least, I’m not indulging them now.
The problem has been very practical: I’m overloaded at the moment, and for reasons much beyond my control. It won’t last forever. And in the meantime, I simply need to adapt.
Things like getting to bed on time, ...
October 3, 2020
Day 2,530: Shit Gets Crazy
Liz is out in the kitchen right now listening to the podcast The Scaredy Cats Horror Show. They’re talking about Hereditary, which…man. I loved that movie. It’s one of the only horror, true horror, films that I really, REALLY enjoyed.
Anyway. I actually have to make this entry quick because my iPad is almost out of juice.
I slept most of the day today. I got to bed too late last night and couldn’t fall asleep. I think it almost 4pm when I finally passed out, and then I was up at 8am like n...
Day 2,260: Shit Gets Crazy
Liz is out in the kitchen right now listening to the podcast The Scaredy Cats Horror Show. They’re talking about Hereditary, which…man. I loved that movie. It’s one of the only horror, true horror, films that I really, REALLY enjoyed.
Anyway. I actually have to make this entry quick because my iPad is almost out of juice.
I slept most of the day today. I got to bed too late last night and couldn’t fall asleep. I think it almost 4pm when I finally passed out, and then I was up at 8am like n...
Day 2,529: Not There Yet
Had something with our project fall through today. Le sigh. I’d really wanted this part to go through, but it wasn’t meant to be. Have to let it go and move on.
And, I will. There are many other ways to go with this thing. It wasn’t hingeing on this one thing working out. Thankfully. It merely means the work continues.
I’m sorry I have to be so vague about it. But, I do. It’s private for now. I’ll be able to talk about it publicly when it’s all said and done, and I will. That’s a promise. ...
Day 2,259: Not There Yet
Had something with our project fall through today. Le sigh. I’d really wanted this part to go through, but it wasn’t meant to be. Have to let it go and move on.
And, I will. There are many other ways to go with this thing. It wasn’t hingeing on this one thing working out. Thankfully. It merely means the work continues.
I’m sorry I have to be so vague about it. But, I do. It’s private for now. I’ll be able to talk about it publicly when it’s all said and done, and I will. That’s a promise. ...
October 1, 2020
Day 2,528: A Day
The A’s won a winner-take-all elimination game for the first time in 47 years.
Donald Trump is positive for COVID-19.
Day 2,258: A Day
The A’s won a winner-take-all elimination game for the first time in 47 years.
Donald Trump is positive for COVID-19.
