Thurs. Aug. 8, 2024: More Storms

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Thursday, August 8, 2024

Waxing Moon

Pluto, Saturn, Neptune, Chiron, Mercury Retrograde

Sunny now, but rain expected; cooler

Finally, some weather cool enough to allow function!

You can read the latest on the garden over on Gratitude and Growth.

I’m definitely doing the “slow down” retrograde thing. I was not moving fast yesterday.

I managed to get the laundry back during a pause in the rain. I wrote and submitted the book review and got my next two assignments. I did a revision and polish on my article and sent it to my editor. I started a script coverage, but did not finish it. I will do so today.

I was sore from Tuesday’s fitness class, and got steadily more so as the day progressed.

Because of my schedule, we had our big meal at lunch, using a lot of goods from the CSA.

Headed out to tarot circle, which was good. A friend from tarot and I will make plans to get together outside of circle soon.

Raced back, gave Bea her dinner (the other cats had food in their bowls), and slid into the Zoom for the workshop. It’s another financial sustainability workshop via A4A. Again, there was a little too much compartmentalizing for my taste. I’ve worked hard to have an holistic career, not “day job” and “art practice.” They are integrated. But there were still tools in the workshop I will find useful.

The cats were impossible the entire time. Thank goodness I kept my camera off and was muted. First of all, the fire alarm kept going off, although nothing was wrong. The cats ran around screaming, because they know when it’s real, they are stuffed into carriers and we flee the place.

Once that settled down, Charlotte wanted her ZOOM fix. Tessa blocked her access to me, and to the computer. So they fussed at each other. Meanwhile, Willa kept sneaking up behind Tessa, whacking her on the butt, and running away.

Bea was very glad to be in her own room with a closed door.

We had a snack after the workshop and played with the cats before bedtime. It’s cooler, so they are busy again, instead of just lying down somewhere, miserable due to weather.

Started the night with Tessa on the bed, but there was shift change at some point in the night, and woke up with Charlotte. It was finally good sleeping weather.

The sun peeked out late afternoon yesterday, and we had a little sun this morning, although it’s already clouding over again.

On today’s agenda: proofread “Tumble” and finish the script coverage, do a run to the pharmacy (and probably the grocery store). I’ll see how the day shakes out before deciding what other projects need attention.

I’m percolating the next scene in THE WOMEN ON THE BRIDGE. I know the purpose of the scene, but I need to rebuild the beats so it can fulfill it. And maybe cut/move a few things.

I also need to finish the synopsis of CAST IRON MURDER, so that those submissions can go out in early September (I nearly wrote “February” which shows how disoriented I am). The edges of the last of Hurricane Debby are supposed to do her thing around here tomorrow night into Saturday, but there’s another, smaller storm coming through before.

Have a good one!