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Day 3,668: Last But Not Least

Floating. Disjointed.

I got stuff done today. That felt good. But…I’m still floating. I feel far away. And tired. Going to bed like an hour early tonight, and it feels glorious, I have to say.

We’ve noticed that Coops’ eyes look clearer now that we’re giving him eye drops once a day. We give them to him in the evening, right before bed. He’s great at receiving them. Doesn’t try to pull away, not really. Doesn’t even flinch when we get them in. Such a sweet boy. It helps when I put them up ...

Day 3,667: Room With The Dogs

So, Joy has figured out how to make herself a nest with her blankets, and she’s SO GOOD AT IT. She was completely covered with the blankets and everything. Very proud of her. Now Coops is getting his nighttime sweater. See, we like to keep it COLD in the bedroom. At least the air. And then we’re all snug in our blankets. Comforter is ON THE BED. The most delicious time of year. The most snuggly.

A little less floaty today. I did a few things that grounded me. I got a podcast edited and posted...

Day 3,666: Floating

Floating. It was a floating kind of day. One of those first-day-home days where time doesn’t quite feel real because all the routines are messed up. But, it was a good day. Went grocery shopping. Watched the Warriors lost to the Cavaliers for the second time in a week. (I’m doubting if we have it this year…but it is still early). Got some videos uploaded from the conference. About half of them. Will do the other half tomorrow. Checked on our most recent book release; numbers seem to be pretty go...

Day 3,665: HOME!

Oh, it’s so nice to be home. Another successful conference is under the belt. Lots of changes coming for next year…including that I’ll be stepping aside to let someone else helm the streaming and recording team. The AV Club had a good run under my, Jamie, and Jen’s direction, and now those two get to carry on without me and to add someone else into the mix. There are a TON of good candidates.

It’s funny; it’s not even that I’m burned out. I was last year. Big time. But…not this year. This yea...

Day 3,664: The Deed

Another 20Books conference done. Whew! What a relief. And…the LAST 20Books conference done. This is the last one. Craig is closing up shop on the live events. Well-earned, I think. Going out on a bang. Almost 2,000 in-person attendees. Another 800 virtuals, or something like that.

It was a rousing success. My AV team did an amazing job, thank LORD. People were very, very happy this year with the live streams. They got their questions asked. We didn’t miss a session. We even got (almost) every...

Day 3,663: Oops (wiped)

I…was so wiped out yesterday, I forgot to post an entry. Oops!

It was a good day. Smooth. My team killed it. I’m so happy and proud of them.

Tomorrow (today): one more day. Let’s do it!

Day 3,662: Streams

It wasn’t without bumps…but the first day of the conference today was a resounding success! Whew! Such a relief. And hopefully, it’s even smoother from here on out. It should be. I have faith. I trust my team.

Dry eyes though, good lord. Got some eyedrops. That should help. Some sleep too. Sleeeeep.

Night night.

Day 3,661: Coco

Missing Coco today. I wasn’t able to make the conference last year, last minute, because Coco needed back surgery. I think that’s why she’s been on my mind a lot today. Miss you, baby girl. So much.

Today went…well, my team is amazing. OBS, on the other hand, was giving us some unexpected trouble with our headphone monitoring. NOT happy about that. Especially because it seems to be a bit of a random bug. It’s not there’s one setting buried somewhere that will make it work…it’s been random, mo...

Day 3,660: Veegas

I can’t remember the last time that I used my laptop to write a blog entry for the night. But here I am! In Vegas, too. I only get two devices on the WiFi with my room here, so it’s my laptop and my phone. Ain’t no way I’m paying that extra $15.

The conference starts tomorrow. Excitement is high. It’s going to be a great show, and I know my team is going to do a good job. We’ve trained for this! Literally 🙂 Drive was easy. No traffic. I just beat it, in fact. I heard someone in the elevator w...

Day 3,659: Travel Eve

ALMOST got everything done for Vegas. I still have four more computers to put the finishing touches on, quickly edit and post the next Film School podcast, pack, and then skedaddle.

Decent drive. Five-plus hours. But, I’ve driven it many times before. Looking forward to the show. I feel prepared. Dialed in, and very organized. Thanks to you, Bear, for helping with that tonight. Saved me a ton of time. She’s clutch like that. Labels. Laminated instructions and checklists. It’s all there. WooHo...