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Day 3,484: DRS

I turned a corner today on the outline. Whew. FINALLY. Put a bunch of moving parts into place…and I think they fit. I think, again, I’ve bitten off quite the long book to write…but it’ll be consistent with the first two books in this series. I can switch that up next book. Feels right, actually, to have these first three books kinda match up in terms of length and style.

I hope the readers enjoy this adventure. I’m trying to up my game. Trying to write what excites me, plan out sequences I’m ...

Day 3,483: …okay

An okay day. Got some stuff organized that was stressing me out. But I need a better day tomorrow. A kickass day.

I can do it.

Night night.

Day 3,482: The Kill

I was reminded recently of a band I fell in love with almost ten years ago…and haven’t really listened to since. First Aid Kit. Y’all. They’re SO GOOD. I kinda feel like they’re one of the best groups out there that most people haven’t ever heard of. It’s primarily a pair of Swedish sisters, both who sing and songwrite. Their sound is decidedly 1970s folk—they’ve even styled some of their albums to look like Fleetwood Mac, if that helps. Sometimes they do country, too, or more contemporary-sound...

Day 3,481: These Boyz

Bustin makes me feel good!

So…we’re really enjoying Drive To Survive on Netflix. Neither of us have ever really been into racing, but now I guess we are? It’s so messy! And drama-filled! And mostly…exciting. These extreme/sports docs on Netflix, HBO, etc. have become a new genre that we’re into. It’s really cool to see people out there pushing the limit, doing things that nobody’s ever done before. All because I watched a movie about a bunch of people who died on Everest. Ha!

Mira was cele...

Day 3,480: Lynchian

We finished David Lynch today. So cool – watched every one of his movies in chronological order. The perspective that brings is pretty freaking cool. A little bit of an insight into the filmmaker as opposed to just making an evaluation, analysis or having a reaction to just the film. Gives you a sense of the person behind the film. What they were going through at various points of their life, how they tell stories, what themes they keep returning to. It’s good shit. And David was the perfect per...

Day 3,479: Nugget

Solid day today. Really don’t have a lot on my mind…

Actually wrote for two hours this morning. Figured some shit out. I wish my outlining process didn’t take so long, but here we are. It does. I need to get used to it.

Pups are great. Tommen is visiting. He’s pressed tight up against me right now.

Helped Liz with an audition. Drove Mira to her friend’s house where she hangs out before rehearsals for the teen play she’s in.

Um.

Yeah. That’s about it, yo. Night night.

Day 3,478: Better Days

Okay. Today was a better day. A much better day.

Solid writing session in the morning. Not great, but solid. Got a good night’s sleep. Got up, did the writing. Got my Netflix work done early. Spent the rest of the day getting a few more things for the France trip (cycling stuff this time), did some finances stuff so that Bear can get us the W2s we need to finally file our taxes (we filed an extension, we’re all good there — I just know we’ll be getting some money back, so the sooner we file, ...

Day 3,477: Just Lint?

Man. It was a day of floating anxiety today. Big time. Not exactly floating in that I had no idea what I was anxious about…but more that the things that stress me out were just stressing me out a lot more than usual. It was almost overwhelming.

Almost.

I managed to get stuff done throughout the day, albeit in fits and starts. And then, it was running one small, simple errand, and suddenly…I was feeling better. Things shook loose. The overwhelming anxiety turned down several notches to be s...

Day 3,476: Back At It

Back at it today. Really REALLY want to slip back into rhythm. Didn’t find it today, but I can tomorrow, so it’s to bed on time. Night night.

Day 3,475: On Time!

A long day, but dagnabbit here I am in bed on time. It’s so nice to be home, pups ready for the sleeps, house in a bit of disarray, but nothing too bad and gonna sleep in my own bed. My own sheets. My own blankets. It’s so nice.

That’s all I really got for you. Hoping to get back into the swing of things this week pretty quick, but we’ll see. I have so much work to do on this next book. Sigh.

Night night.