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February 27, 2023
Day 3,406: Home…Almost
At Stephen and Thida’s tonight. The D-Land weekend continues, in a way.
Hung out with Joe, Ashika and Madhuri in the morning. Packed up. Ate. Played a bit with Ashi. Then we loaded up the cars and headed out. Drive back up was quick and easy. Whew!
We tented our house this weekend and fumigated for termites. That all came off right as we were getting close to home, so it was perfect timing. But, we also wanted to do a deep clean tomorrow, so we checking everything out, made sure the house ...
February 26, 2023
Day 3,405: Wiped
It’s late and Ira is wiiiiped. But, we had a wonderful day at the D-Land. We go home tomorrow. Looking forward to getting back to my routine, even if I will miss enjoying Disneyland with Ashi and Joe and Madhuri.
Night night!
February 25, 2023
Day 3,404: So Fun
It was cold today and it was wet today…but we had a blast at Disneyland anyway. The sun even peeked out for a couple hours in the afternoon. Ashika, all things considered, was a freaking trooper, man. She was great. And she was completely sucked in by the whole experience. Captivated. I think her favorite ride might have been It’s A Small World.
We had a great dinner. I had a Pinot Noir that I *really* enjoyed, and then we hung out at the hotel and put Ashi to bed. Her mom and dad are out at ...
February 24, 2023
Day 3,403: D-Land!
It’s Ashika’s birthday weekend bash y’all. She’s turning three.
We’re celebrating in style. For real. I’m sleeping tonight in the Disneyland Hotel. We have a suite, which is really just two adjoining rooms, but it saved us a little money that way. I haven’t stayed in the Disneyland Hotel in 22 years. How crazy is that? Spring of 2001, for a high school business club competition. I was 18.
Just as magical all these decades later. I mean…I’ve been to Disneyland literally dozens of times in t...
February 23, 2023
Day 3,402: Prep!
Lots of prep work today. LOTS of prep work. We’re having work done on the house over the weekend, and there was a tooooon of stuff to do to get ready for it. But…we did it. We got it done.
It’s late, so not a super long one tonight, but the writing is going well. We’re doing a Disneyland trip this weekend for Ashika’s birthday, so things are slightly being disrupted BUT, hopefully not toooo bad. I’m starting to feel a little bit of a groove with the outlining, and I want to ride that shit ove...
February 22, 2023
Day 3,401: So Handsome
A quick entry tonight because it’s late and I still need to get my ass up and write in the morning…but solid, solid day. I got my shit done! Whew. Tomorrow, we have a lot of prep to do for our termite treatment over the weekend, but we should be able to do it all.
Disneyland over the weekend. With Ashika. She’s turning 3. It’s going to be GLORIOUS.
Night night.
February 21, 2023
Day 3,400: Progress
I was productive as fuck today. Truly. Handled all my shit. I have a rough outline for my next book, and I really think I can write it by the time we go on our intense travel. Really do.
It’s past bed time, so I’m just going to leave it at that. Night night.
February 20, 2023
Day 3,399: Better…
I had a solid writing day today. Not spectacular, but not failure either. It was solid. The ideas for the next book are good ones. They’re ideas I want to write.
It’s funny, I kind of randomly picked up the last draft I did of Escape From Red Tower, which is my follow-up book to Starstuff. Funny in that just leafing through that draft—yes, it was printed—I could instantly see/remember what parts of that story work, and which ones don’t. It was a refreshing feeling. Clarity. Confidence. If it’...
February 19, 2023
Day 3,398: So Busy…
I feel like I have so much to do, man. And I do. It’s not just a feeling.
I handled my stuff today, though, at least. I got done everything I needed to get done. Part of it is that I need to be getting my Netflix work done during the actual workweek. I need to stop leaving stuff to finish over the weekend. That’s a big one.
The other part of it is that I need to get my writing done during that same workweek. Have to. I know Coco’s passing really threw me off, and I’m going to give space fo...
February 18, 2023
Day 3,397: Joy’s First Rave
Feeling very grateful for our friends tonight.
The Clements dropped by some goodies and hung out for a few minutes. And we spent the afternoon having a late lunch/early dinner with Liz and Ali. Our dining room table is covered right now with flowers and cards and thoughtful gifts from other family members and friends. All offering their love and condolences for Coco. It’s really…wonderful. It helps, it really does, seeing and feeling that outpouring of support and sympathy. Makes me feel less...
