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Day 4,140: Alfalfa Male

So, we’re watching the Australian version of Alone on Netflix and it’s very satisfying. Love that show! We probably have a season or two of the US version to catch up. And it’s interesting—if you watch enough of that show, you start to be able to pick up on the patterns that will indicate whether or not someone has what it takes to actually stay out there for a while or not.

The absolute biggest is negative thinking. If someone starts talking negative, it’s over. They’re not going to make it....

Day 4,139: Business Casual

Another long day! Not as long as the last one, and much more planned/expected than yesterday which makes a huge difference in terms of my mental load.

Writing was, again, great. Didn’t get a session in the evening, but that was because I decided to take a well-needed nap, and then slightly unexpectedly had some more work to do after walking the pups. Got to watch a little of the Warriors game. We continue to look very very good. If we stay healthy, we should be able to rise up out of the play...

Day 4,138: Long Daze

Whew. Long work day today. Twelve hours, I think. Just shy. Had a project come in that just needed a lot of work and attention right away. Still not quite done, but I think I’m in good shape for tomorrow. As good shape as I could be. And I got my other project due tomorrow done already. Cuz I’m a boss.

Writing this morning was really good. Really good. If I make tangible progress, I feel so much better than when I don’t, lol. Work derailed doing any more writing in the evening, but that’s oka...

Day 4,137: Warm Compress

One of my favorite things is to watch sports in the morning. Baseball in the morning, NFL, there’s something about waking up and having a game to watch that really energizes me. I love it. Lately, it’s been watching Wrexham in the morning that I love, and it’s early, too, 7am, which is oddly even better. Liz is still asleep, it’s that early, and I do the laundry, eat breakfast, and watch the game.

I did that this morning. They won. Thank lord. They were playing a team that’s really struggling...

Day 4,136: Steadily Smaller

The film Sugarcain is a must-see. It’s about a former school for indigenous children up in Canada, and the horrifying truths that are still coming to light as they investigate its past. And I mean horrifying stuff. It is beautifully done. Absolutely stunning. I wouldn’t be surprised if it wins the Oscar for best documentary. I hope it does. The storytelling is perfect, the cinematography is breathtaking at times, and the story is, well…it’s something we should all witness together, for the sake ...

Day 4,135: Marching Band

What is my favorite drink?

You know…I don’t know that I’ve ever had one. I have several that I like and will order with regularity, but I don’t know if I actually have a favorite.

I’ve always liked blonde ales, heffs, cocktails with citrus fruit in them—love me something with punchy acid and sweetness mixed together—and I’ve definitely discovered several wines that I love over the past couple years of diving into the deep end of that ocean.

So…maybe wine? It just feels too broad to say ...

Day 4,134: Blue Eye

I have a little worry that Coopey can’t see out of his blue eye, the one that’s healing. He just saw the doctor for it today, and they were satisfied that he was on the right path—in fact, he gets to be out of his cone now except for right after he eats, which is when he wants to go rubbing his face around, which could irritate his eye…but otherwise he’s free and clear. But…no discussion about whether or not he should be able to see out of it while he’s healing. I don’t know. Maybe it’s too be e...

Day 4,133: My Love

Late. Not feeling so hot all the sudden, though it feels like a stomach thing, came on right after eating my dinner. Hoping it’s not what Liz had that took her out of commission for a few days…also hoping its nothing to do with the thing on my back, though that has been massively improving over the last day-plus. It’s disappearing, in fact. But, still. It was an infection, a pretty good-sized one at that. Not going to take any chances with it, so we’ll see if this feeling goes away by morning. I...

Day 4,132: On A VHS

Struggle writing today, but I put in the hours. Nearly. Just shy. But, still proud of myself. It’s hard breaking a cycle, and that’s what I’m trying to do right now: get this outline done the earliest I ever have, and then change up my whole routine entirely. Not easy, and I know that’s why this outline has been hard. I’m pushing. It’s getting there. And sticking with it, even when my mind is wobbly and focus is hard to come by…I have the spurts of inspiration I so desperately need.

Slow work...

Day 4,131: Dead Zone

Doing a quick entry tonight. My phone wasn’t charging through the night, so it wasn’t on by the time morning rolled around, and apparently that means my alarm wasn’t going to go off, even though I had my apple watch on. Weird. Now that I’m sitting here thinking about it, I might actually want to go and look at the clock app on my phone and make sure the alarm is actually on.

BUT…I rallied. Got a full morning in of writing, and a full evening, too. Writing in the evening was harder…but I did i...