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Day 2,248: An To All A Good Night

Wonderful Christmas Day. Got to spend it with family on both sides. Ho-Westins in the morning, and Heinichen-Virta’s in the evening.

And now I’m tired…which of course has me worried right now that I’m coming down with the sickness that has afflicted this trip. Not yet, though. Right now just feeling tired…

We’ll see in the morning, won’t we?! It’s the fracking flu. It’s not going to stay a mystery for long

Day 2,247: Merry Christmas Eve

One of the clan still sick today, but it all went off without a hitch.

Got to exchange Secret Santa gifts with the Heinichen family in the morning, including Seth and Lena and Henri (plus Lena’s parents!) all the way out in Germany. That was wonderful. I got a lamp for my craft desk! I’m so excited for it. It’s huge!

Day 2,246: All Wrapped Up

Couple main tasks nicely took up pretty much my entire day today: I helped Lin get his new computer all set up, and I went over to Scaddie’s and wrapped my presents for tomorrow.

Yes, indeed, we are doing our secret santa gift exchange tomorrow morning this year instead of actual Christmas Day because of Seth and Lena out in Germany–time difference–which actually works out perfect, because Liz and I will be able to do Christmas morning over here at J and Mike’s house, so it’s nicely split up...

Day 2,245: Christmas Traditions

We have a few Christmas traditions round here…and one of them, unfortunately, is that someone always gets sick

Day 2,243: Portland

We’re in the Land of Port!

It was an EARLY day of travel, considering we went to bed last night at 1 in the morning. Got up at six.

It’s late, so I’m going to make this one short. Travel was pretty smooth. Got in and took a nap. Walked the pups. Watched the Niners beat the Rams. Lin came in, and then J got home. Going to see my family in the AM.

The Holidays have begun!

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....