Smallis leaned back in his chair. It had taken a long time to learn the arcane symbols needed to program a video slot machine, but he’d finally done it. He’d created the most powerful summoning program ever created. He was going to be famous. He spun the chair around twice, then clicked to send the app live.
He put his hands behind his head. “Suck it, you archaic dicks.”
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eBay Sales: Vintage Doll, Japanese Music Box, book
Craft Projects Completed: 0. Not even contemplated any
#MilWordy Update: 68,510 words (2,893 words/day to complete)
A nice lazy day today. Took a nap randomly. Had a full brunch. Nice soaking bath. All the de-stressing activities. 🙂
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EBay sales: candy dish
Craft projects completed : insert laughter here
#MilWordy Update: I will catch up with this tomorrow. No significant progress since Friday though.
Things of random notice so far on this trip:
Regularly scheduled madness will resume next week, I think. Right now: sending healing vibes to a friend who has been to the ER and Urgent Care this weekend. Additional positive thoughts would be welcome.
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Traveling today, so I am going to just leave this quote here instead:
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. The true neighbor will risk his position, his prestige, and even his life for the welfare of others. In dangerous valleys and hazardous pathways, he will lift some bruised and beaten brother to a higher and more nobel life.
-Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
eBay sales: cookie cutters
Craft Projects Completed: 0
#MilWordy Update: 67,982 words (2,850 words/day to complete on time)
I am a bear of very little brain tonight. I’ll talk to you tomorrow.
Remember honey is a great anti-bacterial. And it tastes good too.
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eBay Sales: None
Craft Projects Completed: 0
#MilWordy Update: 67,533 words (2843 words/day to complete on time)
I suppose I really ought to start titling these things something more interesting. I just don’t have that many clever titles. Ask anyone who’s been on one of my email lists. Normally it’s “update” or “new submission call” not anything clever. Still, people open those emails and they serve their purpose, so they’re not suffering.
The spam bots and I seem to have hit a creative slump today. They weren’t even trying to copy and paste essays today. It was very sad. I would love to tell you something interesting, but my main accomplishment for the day was getting my email under 300 and typing up meeting minutes. Meeting minutes are the bane of my existence and the equivalent to the weekly journal review you might have to write for your theory classes. Not my favorite subject or even anything I’m particularly interested in.
The problem, not just for me, but for many people, is that we’re rather good at whatever we’re hired to do and people interpret that as being interested or loving the job. No. This is a job. You hired me to do it. I have been trained by my 18 years of schooling to do the assignment I have been given to the best of my ability. The brainwashing is strong. That doesn’t mean I enjoy what I’m doing. Or that I sought it out. I fell into my career when my actual *plans* for a career careened into a health issue and I lost my way for awhile.
It seems to me, that these days, I could probably circle back to some of what I was planning. Even if I just do it on-line and for fun. It’s not as though I’m not competent or actually credentialed on the subject I want to explore. Hmm… You might see something a little more interesting in the future, but I don’t want to 1) spoil the possible surprise or 2) disappoint myself when this new plan smashes up against something else. It would be nice if I could actually find a way to leverage myself into one of the R&D tracks that my old company was doing. I think I still have the cards of some of the folks who were working on it.
I could wax poetic about the Northern Lights that I got to see once when I was shorter than I am today. Or I could blather on about some sort of writing thing. But the reality is, I’ve got a headache and I really just want to sleep. So, goodnight, my someones, goodnight. (Song cue!)
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eBay Sales: book, Disney memorabilia
Craft Projects Completed: 0 (no not even a row)
#MilWordy Update: 64,600 words (2843 words/day to complete on time)
I finished another short story today. #MilWordy has been very successful in getting my word count up and my number of open projects down. *Please insert laughter here* Let’s look at that slightly differently: I have completed 3 short stories and developed a series of at least six books, one of which will probably end up being my NanoWriMo project for the year. Unless I can’t stand it and then, it will be the sequel to To Market. All joking aside, I am actually doing really well at blogging every day. (Almost) Some of those blogs might actually have useful content for someone too.
I have have been working through a series of lectures on writing as well, rather than just spiralling uselessly through YouTube content as is my wont. I’m even considering making another foray into the wild world of journalism. Or at least, into non-fiction. I have a concept, I just have to see if I can write convincingly and happily about it for a few thousand words at a time. I’ll post links here if I decide to do that. And maybe you can tell me what you think of the topics.
To be honest, I started taking a vitamin supplement packet about a week ago. And somehow, even if it’s placebo, it seems to be helping with my stress levels. I’ve been a lot more capable of getting stuff done. Maybe it’s the vitamins, maybe it’s the process of just doing something every day that seems to have gotten me into a better process. Whatever it is, it’s working and I’m not going to question it.
I’ll just keep on keeping on then.
Pumpkins, leaves, and laughter, my loves.
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eBay Sales: mystery mini, Girl Scout Badge, Creepy Baby Doll, book
Craft Projects Completed: 0
#MilWordy Update: 62,513 words (2,850 words/day to complete)
So, I broke my streak yesterday. I found out that a co-worker died over the weekend and I just didn’t have the wherewithal to write anything. Stress does that to me. I just lose my creative edge. I could take this time to consider mortality or maybe meditate on how people are more important to you than you think they are. I wasn’t particularly close to the individual who passed, but it’s still a bit of a hole after you’ve lost a tooth loss rather than full on grief. But I’ve been contemplating mortality since this pandemic began and meditating on personal interactions with co-workers gives me a headache and I just don’t want that right now. For now, I’m going to focus on the future and the good things which are coming.
Vacation is getting closer and I’m starting to do the packing. Or at least the packing lists. I hate the last minute type of packing that means I’ve forgotten my head and everything else. Thus, thinking ahead. And trying to not overpack. It seems that I take less and less with me on trips. This year will be slightly different because we’ll need to take more food with us and more things like disinfectant wipes and hand sanitizer and masks. (I am not forgoing the masks, even if the local we’re headed to has. We’re from VA and the possibility that I’m a carrier is high, even if I’m asymptomatic.
I’ve been listening to the back-catalog of a podcast and they’re just hitting the beginning of the pandemic and the self-isolating phase. It’s strange to think that it was March when that really hit. It’s been so long that I barely think about it. My team at work is all back to full time. I’ve been more than half-time for much longer, so if anyone whines (looking at one person in particular) I’m going to smack them with my rolled up to do list.
Going on vacation means that I have to get all of the things at work set up so that someone else can take over for me. I’ve been single strung for months and trying to get all of that information set down in a way that makes sense is harder than just telling her to call me. However, I do not answer calls from work while I’m on vacation. They can leave a voicemail. Work does not exist when I am on vacation. I refuse.
What are you looking forward to this year?
Love, leaves, and pumpkin spice, cousins.
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