Wed. March 26, 2025: When It Feels Like You’re Running in Place
image courtesy of Mohamed Hassan via pixabay.comWednesday, March 26, 2025
Waning Moon
Venus & Mercury Retrograde
Partly sunny and milder
Here we are, at midweek!
I am so ready for these retrogrades to be over. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I need at least one year, here and there without ANY Mercury retrogrades, just to catch up. I know that’s an impossibility, but I still want it. And another eclipse on Saturday is just, can we not already?
Oh, and here’s yet another outstanding article on why it’s not okay for these high profile names to allow themselves to be lured over to Substack. It details additional reasons (as if there weren’t enough already) that are tied to the current problems in journalism in general, especially when run and owned by tech companies. The comments and conversation after the article are also interesting and thoughtful.
Those security leaks are now being called “WhiskiLeaks” and that just had me rolling on the floor with laughter. I mean, the situation is not laughable at all, but some of the satire coming out of it is clever. Every damn federal moron on that unsecured chat needs to lose their job at the least and then be prosecuted. Jeffries finally made a statement calling for accountability. Schumer did his usual namby-pamby stuff and is back in his usual cycle: posturing; a few hours or a day later, throwing up his hands and saying there’s nothing he can do; trying to fundraise. We’re done, Chuckles. Step aside and let a leader take charge.
I wrote and submitted a book review and requested my next assignment. I worked on the class prep. I commented on submitted student work. I worked on the ghostwriting assignment and hit some snags, so I’m nowhere near where I hoped to be. But I asked questions and got answers, so hopefully I’ll make faster progress today.
The theatre’s literary committee meeting was on ZOOM. It was nice to meet other members of the committee and discuss goals and strategies for the coming months. Next month is supposed to be in person. One member is in Williamstown and another in Pittsfield, so we may do some carpooling over the months. I have a feeling that next month, though, I will be driving.
The deadline for a grant I’d decided I couldn’t get together in time has been extended, so I may work on that this weekend.
I got my ticket for Saturday, when I’m going to see a performance piece in Williamstown that 4 cohort members are involved in.
I can finally talk about the anthology! My short story, “Serious Acting” will be included in the CELLULOID CRIMES anthology published by Level Best Publishing this summer. Not sure of the release date yet! It’s a mystery, leaning towards turning some noir tropes inside out, taking place on a Hollywood film set in the 1940’s.
The bulk of today will be spent on the ghostwriting. In the evening, I teach the final session of the workshop for Pioneer Valley. It’s been a good month. Hopefully, the students learned a lot and the handouts give them something to reference going forward.
I have some other unpleasant tasks to deal with today, but such is life. It is stressful, however. I had trouble getting to sleep, woke up a little after 2 AM fretting, dozed off around 4, and then Charlotte and Tessa had a tiff on the bed. Elder care has been somewhat challenging as well this week.
I started reading Theresa Reed’s THE CARDS YOU’RE DEALT, and I really like it. The journal prompts in it are very good, too.
I need to figure out dates to host the cohort – and then dig into the spring cleaning.
I have three, THREE ZOOM calls tomorrow. That’s usually my limit for the week. I already had one Monday, one Tuesday, and am teaching via ZOOM tonight. Six ZOOM meetings this week. Too much. But Charlotte is delighted. Because, you know, ZOOM exists to people all over the world can tell Charlotte she’s pretty. Oh, to have the self-esteem of a housecat!
Let’s hope I can get some things sorted out in various arenas today, so next week isn’t too stressful.
Have a good one!
