WIP Wednesday – Oct 4

Hey all, Sam and David here.

Hello and welcome back to another weekly check-in post. We once again have had a bunch of things on our plate, so there’s plenty to talk about. If you’re new around here, this weekly series is called WIP Wednesday, and it’s just a dedicated place for both David and myself to keep track of everything we’ve been reading, watching, playing, and doing each and every week.

It’s actually pretty nice to be able to look at all the things we do on a regular basis, just so we can see what we do manage to accomplish on top of working full-time jobs. Sometimes it’s so easy to think that we don’t do a lot or to think that we’re not accomplishing anything or that we’re being lazy, but a weekly post recapping everything basically debunks those thoughts and shows us that we actually do quite a bit in our day-to-day lives.

All right, let’s get started.

Sam

Reading: I finished the month of September by barreling my way through Mammoths at the Gates by Nghi Vo, Heart of Night and Fire by Nisha J Tuli, and finally finishing my readalong listen of The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan.

I am in the middle of The Hurricane Wars by Thea Guanzon right now, and really hoping to dive into Shield Maiden by Sharon Emmerichs and A River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross. I’m trying to work my way through more of my Spooky Season TBR while also trying to tackle some of my October NetGalley TBR as well. We’ll see how well I do, considering that I’m also juggling a lot of other to-dos as well.

Watching: The WGA strike has concluded with a happy outcome for writers, but SAG-AFTRA is still on strike…so this section will continue to have nothing in it until the actors have also negotiated a successful new contract. The recap that comes after this is all over is going to be a big one. You have been warned, lol.

Writing: I am writing, and editing, and plotting…basically all the things to get ready for NaNoWriMo which is in less than a month. My revising pass for Project Death: Resurrection is still going pretty well. I have made A LOT of notes to myself about things to add to, rewrite entirely, clarify, or shift to a different section. So it’s going to be a lot of work, but that’s okay. I’ve already surpassed my reading goal for the year, and after NaNoWriMo, there’s no real big plans on my plate, so I can buckle down and really get the writing finished.

Other: David and I had a spooky date day yesterday. We went decoration shopping at Menards, Target, and Walmart. We watched some of our favorite fall movies while decorating fake pumpkins (don’t worry, real pumpkins are coming soon), we ate a wonderful fall comfort meal of chicken and noodles over mashed potatoes and tried a delicious apple cider cocktail recipe. Oh, and we made cookies, and of course we started really getting the outdoor decorations up.

Oh, and I also played several hours more of Fae Farm on my Switch. I’m still really enjoying this game…although I’m not having the best time with trying to get through the dungeon in the Fae Realm. It’s a little more difficult than I personally would like from a cozy game, but I’m also a casual gamer and so my opinion is probably in the minority.

David

Crafting: So I’ve been doing a bit of small scale crafts for our spooky season stuff. Sam got a picture of my super awesome scary pumpkin. I am also starting on some of the crafting for some terrain dioramas for my photos with my painted miniatures. I also made one of those plastic bag spiders today and I got to say it definitely did not come out how it looks on the packaging.

Painting: So painting slowed down a little bit this past week but I am about to start up on another project since I am not feeling into the ones I was working on. So for now I am halting the Ultramarines and Slicing Noose Kill Team to paint a bunch of my Nighthaunts. I will probably sell them afterwards since I won’t get a chance to play anytime soon. It might give me money enough to buy and paint some more too which is a win/win situation.

I want to try painting other Warhammer figures as well so if anyone has some suggestions, or even have some they just want painted feel free to hit me up on that lol. I got a lot of miniatures that need painted for Dungeons and Dragons as well so it’s not like I don’t have an abundance of things to paint, mostly a lack of ones I am in the mood to paint.

Reading: I finally read up to Volume 6 of My Dress Up Darling. I really love this series and its mostly how adorable both of the main characters are. Wakana having an obsession with painted japanese dolls had me reeling over and the fact that he took his skills and has been learning to apply them to another craft is really nice. Marin just seems excited to be there and be able to dress up as her favorite characters.

I also started listening to A Plague of Giants by Kevin Hearne. I love the way their special abilities work in this world. The seven kennings each having their own unique takes and uses is fun. I think the bard’s ability is my favorite, being able to be heard even from a league or more is really cool and their are other aspects they reveal of his kenning that get explained a bit later as well.

All right, well that is all from us for today. Thank you so much for stopping by, and we’ll be back soon with more geeky content.