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Day 2,242: MCR

Home late from a concert with bear. We watched the one-night-only reunion concert for My Chemical Romance. It…rocked.

All packed up and ready to go. It’s time for the holidays, yo!

Day 2,241: This and That

I think I may have figured out a way to do these author info videos in a way that’s not suuuuper hard to memorize and practice. I mean…we will see. Still figuring it out, but I’m optimistic!

Pups went to the doomers today and got shiny clean. Not cut, except around their eyes and their paws. They were dirty, and we CAN’T have them dirty for Christmas, now, CAN we? No.

Spent much of my day working on video stuff, but also took an epic nap, watched most of the movie Excalibur from 1981, and had...

Day 2,240: And It Was Good

And just like that, I had a great writing day. Like, really really good.

This is how I did it:

I got to work on time.

I didn’t do anything once I got to work except take off my jacket, grab my lap desk and headphones, and go to my little spot to sit down and meditate.

I set BrainFM for 60 minutes instead of 30.

And then I spent the first ten minutes or so sketching out in images and relationships what I wanted to accomplish in the scene.

It was wonderful.

I’m going to use that template again....

Day 2,239: Snugs

Coco is snuggled under the covers up against me. Liz is out in the living room watching The Office. And I am in bed, having wrote today.

I wanted to find a ‘switch’ today for the writing. To have it just kind of pour out…but now I remember that’s not how it happens. Not when I don’t already know exactly what I’m going to write.

So…that’s the first task of tomorrow: map that out in my head. Nice and vivid, with at least a thing or two that excites me. See if I can up that word count.

I thought...

Day 2,238: Back To Routine

We watched His Dark Materials tonight. It was…not great. Liz really didn’t like it. I was more ambivalent about it. What it made me want, actually, was to read the books. I remember a long, long time ago reading the very beginning of The Golden Compass. The first few chapters. It’s so, sooo up my alley.

What I also thinking whilst watching the pilot was that it would be so good animated. Like, Anime-style.

There’s still time for this show. Clearly. Pilots are hard. First seasons can be hard....

Day 2,237: I Am the Egg Man

I am the walrus.

Quick one tonight, two things:

1) Watchmen might be the best TV show of the year.

2) I’m going to finish my book this coming year. I have no idea how long it’s going to take, but it’s happening. I actually feel that deep down in my soul this time. Real confidence based on a knowledge of myself and my craft…I am finally going to finish that book.

So…hooray.

It’s late and Coco is under the cover pressed up against my tummy, so, g’night.

Day 2,236: Jingle Jangle

I’m just crazy about horSES!

If y’all don’t know the Ella version of “jingle bells” do yourself a treat and listen to it. Much Christmas.

Went to Jered’s holiday party tonight. It was a blast. We ended up playing the AVN Awards in the background. Very on-brand.

It was a busy day. Therapy. Haircut. Party.

I’m pooped.

Playing tennis tomorrow early so byyyyeeee

Day 2,235: Ooops

Welp! This never posted last night for whatever reason. But here it is now

Day 2,234: A Disney Night

I was eating dinner and kinda futzing around on Disney+ when Liz ended a phone call and came to join me…

And 3+ hours later, we watched the opening and René’s Little Mermaid scenes, all of Beauty and the Beast, all of Aladdin, and the opening of The Lion King.

Y’all…that stretch of 5 or 6 years that Disney had with those four films is, well, crazy. Those movies are SO GOOD. Not all of the gender stuff holds up super well in the first two, but Aladdin is an absolute romp, and we didn’t even...

Day 2,233: Too Long Away

It’s late so I have to keep this entry short, but I wrote words today. Don’t know if I like them or not because the disconnected feeling persists…

I was just thinking about how much that’s been true this year.

Don’t get me wrong, I have definitely made strides. Big ones. But…I’m not there yet. My confidence is still so shaky.

I want to work on that; my confidence. Because I can do this. I will finish this book. I will write better. I will finish more books, and I will feel better about my...