Fortifying Friday – A Tiny Bit of Breathing Room

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French

If you asked me last week, I would have said it was doubtful I would finish my online French hours in time. I finished my last two hours tonight! The oral exam is this Monday. The written exam is next Monday.

Iaido

Now I can focus on grading Nidan for iaido. I need to reduce how long it’s taking me to do etiquette. It needs to be crisper too. And I need to run through my kata several times, perhaps by picking out numbers from a hat. I don’t know what kata they are going to give me. I’m worried I’ll forget the numbers and then do the wrong ones and fail.

Writing

I can finally work on The Blood Waitress Club. This story now features witch/vampire/insect demons that play roller derby. I’m collecting ideas for who they may play against. Some of my research includes rewatching Buffy the Vampire Slayer as I’m looking for different kinds of demons. I want a ragtag bunch of misfits. I haven’t decided who should win, only what the stakes (or steaks, depending on whose perspective) are. I haven’t quite decided if this will be erotica, though I’m leaning toward it. I think I’ll let the story take me where it will