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Day 1,776: Le Quicks

Quick one tonight because I have to sleep so I can get up and WATCH SOME FOOTBALL OH YEAH GO NINERS…we’re gonna lose, but whatever, that’s beside the point…

I had a so so day today. Woke up early unexpectedly, which threw a wrench in my schedule somewhat, but I needed to get some sleep anyway after this past week, and so I did. Slept in after I fell back asleep, and took a nice nap in the evening as well. I cleaned some of the house, more of that tomorrow, watched the A’s win–sweep tomorrow?!...

Day 1,596: Le Quicks

Quick one tonight because I have to sleep so I can get up and WATCH SOME FOOTBALL OH YEAH GO NINERS…we’re gonna lose, but whatever, that’s beside the point…

I had a so so day today. Woke up early unexpectedly, which threw a wrench in my schedule somewhat, but I needed to get some sleep anyway after this past week, and so I did. Slept in after I fell back asleep, and took a nice nap in the evening as well. I cleaned some of the house, more of that tomorrow, watched the A’s win–sweep tomorrow?!...

Day 1,775: What to say?

What to say?

It was a rough week for me this week work-wise. I did almost nothing. Almost no progress on either of my projects, the last major rewrite of book 2, and the novella. It was both my doing, and it wasn’t. Life stuff happened, but I also sat on my couch and watched baseball. I still made choices not to write.

It was a sobering week. It was a reminder of how easy it is to slip into complacency, and to lose focus.

Sigh…

I can do better.

I was listening to music tonight and texting wit...

Day 1,595: What to say?

What to say?

It was a rough week for me this week work-wise. I did almost nothing. Almost no progress on either of my projects, the last major rewrite of book 2, and the novella. It was both my doing, and it wasn’t. Life stuff happened, but I also sat on my couch and watched baseball. I still made choices not to write.

It was a sobering week. It was a reminder of how easy it is to slip into complacency, and to lose focus.

Sigh…

I can do better.

I was listening to music tonight and texting wit...

Day 1,774: Four Years

The wife and I have been married for FOUR YEARS today.

It’s actually not all that mind-blowing, that four year number, given that we’ve been together for fourTEEN. But, still…it’s an amazing day because I couldn’t be happier. We did so much mundane, errand-running shit today, and it was perfection because we got to do it together.

Anyone out there who wants a happy relationship, this is my advice: find someone that you just enjoy doing everything with. There’s nothing I’d rather do alone than...

Day 1,594: Four Years

The wife and I have been married for FOUR YEARS today.

It’s actually not all that mind-blowing, that four year number, given that we’ve been together for fourTEEN. But, still…it’s an amazing day because I couldn’t be happier. We did so much mundane, errand-running shit today, and it was perfection because we got to do it together.

Anyone out there who wants a happy relationship, this is my advice: find someone that you just enjoy doing everything with. There’s nothing I’d rather do alone than...

Day 1,773: Failure

Ugh.

Today was a failure. The anxiety won. Don’t get me wrong, there were many reasons for the anxiety…but I still let it win insofar as I know that I’m capable of better.

One never *defeats* anxiety. It’s is only ever managed to be the best of one’s ability. And ability can be grown, practiced, and improved. Just like any skill or set of tools, it gets sharper with practice and education.

I was not at my best.

I must let that go. I must turn the page and tomorrow, do better.

So, that’s what...

Day 1,593: Failure

Ugh.

Today was a failure. The anxiety won. Don’t get me wrong, there were many reasons for the anxiety…but I still let it win insofar as I know that I’m capable of better.

One never *defeats* anxiety. It’s is only ever managed to be the best of one’s ability. And ability can be grown, practiced, and improved. Just like any skill or set of tools, it gets sharper with practice and education.

I was not at my best.

I must let that go. I must turn the page and tomorrow, do better.

So, that’s what...

Day 1,772: Sea Legs

Don’t quite have my sea legs back up underneath me yet, but I *did* get writing done. Not a ton, but some.

I’m working on the novella for the next couple days because I owe it to my email list. They didn’t get any last month because of email snafus, and because I couldn’t give to them anyway, and I was cranking on Red Tower, I blew it off to this month.

I was hoping I’d be done with this rewrite by this time, and I could just slide right into it…but alas. I must let go of that deadline. It’s...

Day 1,592: Sea Legs

Don’t quite have my sea legs back up underneath me yet, but I *did* get writing done. Not a ton, but some.

I’m working on the novella for the next couple days because I owe it to my email list. They didn’t get any last month because of email snafus, and because I couldn’t give to them anyway, and I was cranking on Red Tower, I blew it off to this month.

I was hoping I’d be done with this rewrite by this time, and I could just slide right into it…but alas. I must let go of that deadline. It’s...