Thurs. Oct. 19, 2023: Vaccine Appointment (Let’s Try This Again)
image courtesy of Arek Socha via pixabay.comThursday, October 19, 2023
Waxing Moon
Saturn, Neptune, Chiron, Uranus, Jupiter Retrograde
Rainy and cool
The latest on the garden is over on Gratitude and Growth.
Today’s serial episode is from Legerdemain:
Episode 130: An Arrest, A Surprise
Birrin begs to be arrested, and Emlyn’s forging skill impresses Shelley.
After I got back from the laundromat and had breakfast, I polished, uploaded, and scheduled the next two weeks’ worth of episodes of Legerdemain. I did all the paperwork surrounding it, and then drafted the next episode. It feels good to be more fully immersed in that world again, and not just scrambling to keep up.
Did another run to the library to pick up books, then picked up a few things at the store, so we are all set, in case the vaccine hits hard.
I wrote and submitted the book review. Asked for my next assignment. Two more and I can invoice (my instructions are to invoice every 5 books reviewed).
I got myself together and walked down to my colleague’s art piece and she wasn’t there. I was where she told me to be, and when, and she wasn’t there. I hung around for a bit, but nothing. And no messages (she said she would text me if anything changed). I walked up and down the block. Nothing. I went into Heart’s Pace, which I’ve never visited before, and had a coffee. They make each cup individually. I ran into someone I know leaving as I entered; there was an older man in the back, knitting; another man writing on his laptop; a meeting going on. In other words, it’s a community meeting place. But my colleague was nowhere to be found.
So I left.
I contacted her later, and she said she gave me the wrong directions, that she was farther up the block, but I’d walked by there. Anyway, somehow the wires got crossed (and it wasn’t even Mercury Retrograde). She said it went pretty well, so that’s a good thing.
Worked on the next four episodes of ANGEL HUNT, some of which needed to be broken down because they were too long, and I wound up with six. That means I wrote one new serial episode (around 1K) and edited/uploaded 10 episodes (about 10K). That’s a big day’s work, and I was kind of cooked.
Got the final feedback from Nightwood on the radio play. They loved it, had great suggestions, and hadn’t figured out the twist from the clues I planted. As soon as I’m back on my feet after the vaccine, I can get back to that and get it finished. I want to send it out sometime in November.
I managed two small script coverages. And then my schedule was clear. While I need to prep something for the middle of next week, the next couple of days are okay for me to take off in case the booster takes me down as hard as it usually does.
There’s plenty I COULD do and plenty I feel I SHOULD do, but nothing I HAVE to do.
Those differences are important.
I didn’t go to tarot circle; I canceled out of this evening’s yoga. A Nor’easter is coming in tomorrow night, so even if we weren’t down with the vaccine, we couldn’t have done a storage run.
I’m nervous about the booster. I’m nervous that something will be messed up with insurance and I won’t get it; I’m nervous that I will have a bad reaction. My arm already hurts in anticipation.
And: Must get coffee filters on the way.
Drinking lots of water this morning, in preparation. Think a good thought for me!
