Thurs. Aug. 7, 2024: Rain. Lots of Rain.
image courtesy of wal_172619 via pixabay.comWednesday, August 7, 2024
Waxing Moon
Pluto, Saturn, Neptune, Chiron, Mercury Retrograde
Rainy and cooler
Just a reminder that Ink-Dipped Advice is on hiatus for August. It will be back in September.
Wow, I can’t believe how many anti-maskers I had to block on Threads yesterday, who pitched a fit when I mentioned that the local pharmacy staff was masking again. Of course, I haven’t stopped masking in most indoor situations, and don’t intend to change that any time soon. And, as I blocked, I noticed how little information and few followers most of the ranters had. Some were probably bots. Others, who cares? Not my people. I thought I’d removed all the anti-maskers and supporters of the Narcissistic Sociopath and gender police people out of my FB feed, but a few have popped up recently and been removed.
Had a great conversation with the Writers Coffee Club group over on Mastodon about favorite settings we use in our work. The Mastodon interactions have grown slowly, but the conversations are definitely worth it.
Autumn is getting more and more tightly booked, and I have to make sure I don’t overbook. I’ve already had to say no to several things, some of which I asked if we could push them out to winter or spring, so it’s not a hard, forever “no” but a “not right now, please, I can’t fit it into the schedule and do it well, but I am genuinely interested.”
Almost all of yesterday was dedicated to the Llewellyn article, which is due this week. It’s 3K, a good bit of work, and I find nonfiction goes more slowly than fiction. I got a solid draft done, after playing with several things and tossing them. I will go back and polish it today.
I didn’t have any script coverage, so it all worked out; I have one coverage to turn around today, and hope that more comes in for the rest of this week and next.
Delighted by Harris’s VP pick. He’s a good guy with an excellent track record.
I read the next book for review. It’s really, really good. I will write that up this morning, submit it, and ask for the next assignment.
Picked up the CSA box for the week, which is just yummy. The green beans are in. I will use them today; at least some of them.
I did the full two hours of yoga. Gentle yoga was great, and then I stayed for the fitness for yoga class. There were only three of us, and she worked us until we were ready to drop.
This morning, I could barely move! That’s what I get for not doing the class for 4 weeks.
Tessa decided to sleep in the exact middle of the bed in the night, so there was negotiating so I could actually find a way to sleep. Charlotte snuck on at some point. Around 2:30, Tessa left and Charlotte wanted attention. I fell asleep again and woke up just before 5:30, barely getting them all fed and out of the house to the laundromat by the time it opened at 6.
But I did, and I got the laundry through and home by 7. Bea is perplexed because I didn’t go in there for morning meditation.
I don’t know where all this rain is coming from; we’re not supposed to get a smack from Hurricane Debby until Friday. According to the forecast, we won’t see sun until next Wednesday. At least it’s cooler.
Back to work for me. I’m making the big meal for a late lunch, since I have tarot circle, and then have to zip back for a 2-hour A4A workshop. We’ll eat the big meal at lunchtime, and then have something light after the workshop is over.
I’d like to go back to bed, but that’s not an option, unfortunately! Have a good one.
