Ira Heinichen's Blog, page 28

Day 4,067: Missing You

What cities do I want to visit?

I’ve never been to so many. Sooooo many. I want to visit Tokyo. London. I’d love to visit Dublin. In the US, I’ve never been to New Orleans, which would be fun. And DC. I’ve done pretty well with the US cities, actually. I’ve been to…most of them? I’ve never actually hung out in Denver, I suppose that one would be cool, or St. Louis…but I’ve done most big cities on the coasts.

But abroad, so many. All the cities! Amsterdam! Prague! The riviera! Florence! Bom...

Day 4,066: What Are You Eating?!

Joy is licking the carpet underneath our bed right now, which is very disturbing. WHY???? Did, like, Cooper puke down there or something? I looked and shined a light and it looked totally normal. Ugh. Probably, like, some crumbs under there from Cooper eating one of his nighttime treats or something, but still! Hate it.

Joy is such a little puppy still in so many ways. She wants to eat almost everything. Or, at least put it in her mouth. She doesn’t eat everything like she used to, thank lord...

Day 4,065: Coooooopey

Cooper is lying in Liz’s place on the bed right now, lol. So happy there. Posted up. Ready to snooze. Where is she supposed to sleep, Coopey? Whatevs. Not my problem, he says.

A lower key day today. Whew. Work was fairly chill—we finally figured out how to do this re-delivery so it wouldn’t mess everything up. And then I went over to Josh’s to podcast. We watched The Family Man, which I can officially say is underrated. Truly. It’s delightful. Very poignant. Nic Cage does a great job and Tea ...

Day 4,064: Here We Go

Have I ever performed on stage or given a speech?

Yes! Omg, countless times. I used to be an actor. I went to acting school for my university degree. This question is easy: yes.

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One of those days today that just kind of disappeared on me. I’m still kind of out of it from the incredibly long couple of work days. But, glad we got everything done, and very grateful today was quiet.

I’m such a spreadsheet guy. As I’ve been reading these books on wine lately, I’ve been adding any wine...

Day 4,063: Angel Sighing

Going to bed at 11 tonight, which is an improvement over last night, lol. Last night was 3:30, actually. Oof. Laaaaaattteeee nights. Still a couple questions about the deliveries we did, little errors that don’t quite make sense, but it’s done for now. They’re all up, which should be in time for launch.

Exhausted. Totally out of my routine. Hopefully I can steal a day or something to recover. I should hit a full weeks’ worth of hours tomorrow, so we’ll see. Big oof.

It was just sleep, eat,...

Day 4,062: Late late late

Ooowheee. Writing this one at 2:30 in the morning because work went suuuuuuper late. Oof. But, it happens. Not very often, but it does. Almost done. About fifteen more minutes or so. Troubleshooting done, everything in a good place. I hope. One last thing I’m waiting for.

Good day. This will definitely blow my day tomorrow writing-wise, but that’s okay. I’ll recover. Got Coops’ new insurance sorted (hopefully). Things are good.

Night night.

Day 4,061: Quali

What’s my favorite cartoon?

Oh man! Liz and I were just talking about this today. It’s either Avatar: The Last Airbender or Batman: The Animated Series. Both of those hold up as adults, which is pretty crazy. Also still love the Disney renaissance…the Pixar stretch is, man, those movies might actually be my favorite for real, Monsters, Nemo, Incredibles, Up, Inside Out…I also love LOVE me some Miyazaki.

I love cartoons. Deeply. And there are some all-timers out there, artwork and story tha...

Day 4,060: Winning

What could I do less of?

Second-guessing. I think I err on the side of waiting and thinking for too long. It’s a double-edged sword, though, because being prepared and thinking things through is also my super-power. That’s why it’s not something I can just get rid of, you know? Finding the balance is where it’s at…and that’s hard. I err on the side of overthinking.

I do less of snacking. For sure. Eat better. More intentionally. I tend to do well when I plan everything out, but that’s not ...

Day 4,059: Forward

So, Succession is, like, really good, isn’t it? Just finished the first season. It’s great. I told Liz we should watch it together, it’s that good. I’ll either rewatch the first season with her, or she can watch it on her own, and then we’ll watch the rest together. Miserable people. Psychopaths, even. Filthy rich. Struggling for power. It’s fun.

We went and ate at All Day Baby today. It’s closing in about a week. It’s all the way over in Silver Lake, which makes it a hike for us, but it’s be...

Day 4,058: Whammie

Do I ever see wild animals?

Yes! Just the other day, I was out in my hut writing in the evening, and two raccoons decided to hang out on the deck and just…watch me write. They started grooming each other, and playing with a stuffed animal toy, too, but mostly they were there to be close to where I was and just watch me. Now, these are not a pair of raccoons I have any sort of rapport with. Strangers, both ways. They just decided they wanted to chill within sight of me. So funny.

We occasio...