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sharonlee_feedThe Long Back Yard
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It’s being a rather difficult day. Went to bed late and unhappy; woke up about 4:30, still unhappy, whereupon the Coon Cats leapt into action — or at least, onto the bed. In less time than it takes to tell it, I had a cat on top of me, a cat to the right of me, and yes! a cat to the left of me. These guys know their job; I went right back to sleep, and didn’t wake until after 8.
It was very nice to sleep and wake up rested, but it has kinda thrown the whole day sideways.
I’ve done a little bit of writing, and will maybe do some more, later, if I don’t just decide to make a blanket fort and read. I did manage to call Dead River to find out when my next oil delivery is, because we’re coming up on another multi-day interruption in the Usual, and my oil tank is down to less than a quarter. It’s a big tank, but I don’t want to test exactly how big. The good news is that my next delivery is!
Tomorrow.
It’s looking some miserable out there in the Real World. There’s water pooled on my driveway, which will this evening become an ice rink, and it would just be better all around, if, once Winter was Declared, we just stuck to snow as our default precipitation.
Well.
I’ve done some writing, one round of PT homework, more or less decided what lunch will be, though I still need to turn on the oven. Still need to do my duty to the cats, which I guess I’ll do while the oven’s warming.
And then? We’ll see. Though honestly, that blanket fort is looking dern good.
How’s everybody doing today?
The cats agree with the blanket fort idea:
notalwaysworking_feedRead The Cups Runneth Over With Common Sense
A couple of years ago, I was attending a music festival where you had to buy tokens in order to exchange them for drinks. They would charge you an additional token for the reusable cup they would serve the drink in, and to encourage people not to throw them. You could bring back the cups to get back money equivalent to one token.
rolanniThe Long Back Yard
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It's being a rather difficult day. Went to bed late and unhappy; woke up about 4:30, still unhappy, whereupon the Coon Cats leapt into action -- or at least, onto the bed. In less time than it takes to tell it, I had a cat on top of me, a cat to the right of me, and yes! a cat to the left of me. These guys know their job; I went right back to sleep, and didn't wake until after 8.
It was very nice to sleep and wake up rested, but it has kinda thrown the whole day sideways.
I've done a little bit of writing, and will maybe do some more, later, if I don't just decide to make a blanket fort and read. I did manage to call Dead River to find out when my next oil delivery is, because we're coming up on another multi-day interruption in the Usual, and my oil tank is down to less than a quarter. It's a big tank, but I don't want to test exactly how big. The good news is that my next delivery is!
Tomorrow.
It's looking some miserable out there in the Real World. There's water pooled on my driveway, which will this evening become an ice rink, and it would just be better all around, if, once Winter was Declared, we just stuck to snow as our default precipitation.
Well.
I've done some writing, one round of PT homework, more or less decided what lunch will be, though I still need to turn on the oven. Still need to do my duty to the cats, which I guess I'll do while the oven's warming.
And then? We'll see. Though honestly, that blanket fort is looking dern good.
How's everybody doing today?
The cats agree with the blanket fort idea:
notalwaysworking_feedRead When The One Checking You In Has Already Checked Out
Check-in took a while because the receptionist was very thorough and just generally engaging in small talk; sauna hours, restaurant locations, breakfast times, where we were from, the whole nine yards. Eventually, we made it to our room, exhausted and ready to collapse.
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lydamorehouselsandersonnotalwaysrelated_feed
Mom: "Can you see her?"
Me: "Mom, we have an all-white cat, and there’s a foot of snow out there."
notalwaysfriendly_feedRead Getting A Leg Up On The Wrestling Match
One of my mom's friends came to visit when I was a toddler; he'd lost his leg years prior in a motorcycle accident and wore a prosthetic. While we were play wrestling, I hit whatever mechanism released it.
Mom's Friend: *Pauses, grabbing his now loose leg.*
notalwayslearning_feed
I'm in a class talking about genetics. The professor gets onto the subject of genetic lineage.
Professor: "…This brings us to the topic of Mitochondrial Eve. She's a woman from whom the whole of the human race can be traced back. Just one woman in Africa!"
mpr_daily_download_feedJohan Svendsen - Symphony No. 1: 1st movement
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Bjarte Engeset, conductor
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johnridleycatherineldfsharonlee_feedFor those interested in the Liaden read-along, commentary on the first two chapters is now live, here.
The intro page is here
Please accept this in the spirit of a first attempt, while we work together toward a format that’s fun for everybody involved.
To be perfectly honest, I’m reading a lot faster than this and I want to read at my usual rate, as if (as close to “as if” as it’s possible for me to be) I’m reading a book for enjoyment. I’m making some notes, but not very detailed ones. So! the chapter-by-chapter approach may not work for me, which ultimately means that it won’t work for you.
I would therefore appreciate input on what would be most fun for participants who are not me.
Thanks for your help — and enjoy!
jsburbidgerolanniPress of business yesterday meant that I forgot to update y'all on the ever-fascinating details of my life. I now make amends. Thank you for your patience.
What went before
SATURDAY
Wakened early by Tali cursing the universe and the gods who had fashioned it.
Got up to find Rookie in the hall with a mouthful of orange fur, and Tali sitting on the edge of the dining room table (yes, yes, where No Cat is allowed, and it's possibly worth noting that Rook did not follow her up there, so at least somebody pays attention to the treaty). Firefly was squinched under the standup desk in my office.
So! I don't know exactly what the disagreement was about. Possibly Tali told Rook he had a stinky butt -- and if so, she was not wrong. So, we did some cat clean up, and then I took a shower to finish waking up and here we are.
Kettle's on, and Happy Lite also.
And how's your morning going?
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It says here that I've been playing Finch for 500 days.
. . .not sure how I feel about that, actually. . .
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Wrote about 800 words, WIP currently weighing in the vicinity of 115,790. Stopping to do PT homework, one's duty the cats, and um. I should eat something. I guess. Maybe a piece of leftover ham onna leftover biscuit. That's lunch, ain't it?
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Do I look healthy to you?
Time to talk to the virtual-visit nurse.
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SUNDAY
The Long Back Yard
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Well. 2:30, hey?
I got Involved. Wrote +/-1,335 words, did some tinking of former words. The WIP entire now weighing in at +/-117,180. I think I have eight more scenes to write.
My Plan is to write those eight scenes, and then put out a call for Beta Readers. NOTE: This is not that call. I'll tell you when.
In between new words, I bought myself some on-sale alpaca socks form a local alpaca farm, and did a couple loads of laundry. I really thought I'd done laundry last week, but -- maybe not. Whatever.
The cats were with me all day -- that would be from 8:15 am until just a couple minutes ago. In fact, they're still in Steve's office, because once you get a good sleeping place primed, you just don't walk away from it.
Though it be late, I have dinner/lunch/whatever on the stove -- leftover chicken in gravy, peas, and mashed potatoes. I may actually have a glass of wine with that, because I am done writing for the day. (Breakfast, for those keeping score was oatmeal with almond butter and chocolate chips mixed in. Yes, again. I'm as baffled as you are.)
What else? Oh. I'm doing an Author Event at the Waterville Library on February 21, so I may start giving some thought as to what I'll be wanting to talk about. I will be reading from Diviner's Bow, and taking questions, along with the talking.
So! How's everybody doing this afternoon?
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