Wed. Oct. 25, 2023: Feeling Guilty for Needing Rest
image courtesy of Ralf Designs via pixabay.comWednesday, October 25, 2023
Waxing Moon
Saturn, Neptune, Chiron, Uranus, Jupiter Retrograde
Sunny and cool
There are all kinds of stuff for you to read today.
Over on the Process Muse, I talk about the serials, how they evolved, where I think they’re going from here. You can read it here.
We have two episodes releasing today. The first is from ANGEL HUNT:
Episode 79: Gaston is Determined to Join the Hunt
Gaston isn’t going to be left out of this adventure.
The second is DEADLY DRAMATICS:
Episode 29: Observations
Nina learns that Barbara and Jeanne were roommates at Smith – and that Barbara may have more than a passing interest in Roger’s brother.
Yesterday was rocky. I had a decent start – dealing with some admin stuff, looking for the Coventina Circle series notes. Which I did not find. They’re not in the project drawer of the file cabinet, or in the project bags. Which means I have to start looking through boxes. I’m sure it’s up here, and not in storage.
I did the social media rounds for yesterday’s episode of Legerdemain and to promote PLAYING THE ANGLES. I ordered Christmas cards (from Peter Pauper Press). They are the prettiest I’ve seen so far this year, and are reasonably priced. I got an email this morning saying that the cards and the journal books (which I ordered on Monday) will be delivered today. If that’s true, that’s amazing!
I drafted a new episode of Legerdemain. I noodled on the poem for November 6. I know the story I want to tell. But, instead of using the full 3 minutes, I want to see if I can tell it in about 2 minutes in a way that’s both satisfying and leaves the audience wanting more. I played with some notes for an idea where a couple of scenes dropped into my head, and I need to figure out what they are a part of. I’m trying to figure out the punchline on the 5-minute play, so I can finish this draft, and then work on it.
By 11 AM, I felt really awful. Weak and sick. Definitely backslid. I moved some of the ZOOM calls and slowed down a bit.
I polished/uploaded/scheduled the next four ANGEL HUNT episodes. So close to the end of this season, and yet so far (24 or so more episodes – I keep having 8 more days’ worth of episodes to upload, no matter how many episodes I work on). I wanted to upload more, but didn’t have it in me. Turned around a coverage scoring sheet.
I cancelled out of the Wild Oats Annual Meeting. There was no way I could drive, much less be a coherent human amongst others.
Got my next book for review.
I’m having weird food cravings. If I eat what I’m craving, I feel fine. If I don’t, I feel awful. Last night it was mashed potatoes and steamed vegetables.
Slept reasonably well, up at the normal time. Managed to do my morning yoga practice for the first time since the jab, and that felt better. I’m hoping to slowly integrate the evening practice back in, too, ending with some legs up the wall pose before bed.
I had a cancellation on two ZOOM calls for today, which is a relief. All this rescheduling brings on more pressure for the next couple of weeks, but I’ll be in better shape for them when they happen.
On today’s agenda: social media rounds for the serials, The Process Muse, and THE SPIRIT REPOSITORY. Draft another episode of Legerdemain. Upload 4 more episodes of ANGEL HUNT. Write 4 pages on the radio play. Turn around a scoring sheet (and hopefully some other coverage work). Start the book for review. Be on the mark for the remaining ZOOM calls. I’m going to look at a new grant cycle that’s opened, and start thinking about what to pitch for it. I’m noodling on proposals for a couple of other places.
I’d hoped to set up a meeting for a project in Williamstown next year, but I’m not up to it, and I have to be fully prepared before I even request the meeting. That will have to be pushed into November, as I work on the proposal, so that’s viable in a way we can both apply for funding.
I’m woefully behind on some of my emails, and need to get back on track with that, but that might not happen today. I have a long list, and I realize I may have to jettison some of it if I start feeling awful again.
It’s highly unlikely I’ll make it to tarot this afternoon; I have to see how I feel.
Have a good one! At least the weather is pretty. Maybe I can get up to the lake for a jaunt this afternoon.
