What Are You Doing?

Being stuck on the bus into therapy, which was already late. Plus flurrying snow. All in all, a good fun morning.

 

Going to bed, as I've had enough of this day.

 

IDK, coffee and whatever.

 

Procrastinating writing the synopsis for the book I'm hoping to query this year. Also, stressing about finding beta readers for said book, and the fact my usual writing forum (which has a great writers beware section, and discussions about agents' recent activity/sales) is currently out of commission due to DDOS attacks... Not looking forward to querying without those resources.

 

Trying to build a routine and focus on self-improvement/ implementing good strategies atm. Kinda came to the conclusion I need to slice back most of my projects and just work on me for now. I can add new habitats to the routine after I have it built.

Slow and hard road but hey.

 

Pack extra air, and a roll of duct tape.

 

Have been trying to draw out a scene for my story so I can have a hard copy since it'll be visited often and am going to chill with a cup of tea or remember I have to do something and do that instead.

 

Coffee worship. Also playing a puzzle game with my youngest niece while we wait for her school to open. She's good at these things, but by the grace of Lord Coffee, I cannot be bested.

If she wins, I promised pizza after school....bah, who am I kidding. I'll end up buying it for her anyway.

Today will be a slow day. Reading, writing, little bit of study. Feels good to be outside.

 

I watched the entire first season in one day and I have no regrets. Henry Cavill can get it. Any time. I have no shame. My brother told me they had to keep making him spare prop armor because his muscles kept wearing it out. Like.... Who needs to know anything else in life? I sure don't.

I'll be over here moping. There's no reason for him to be so pretty.

 

Trying to unlock some stuck things.


©Alan Aspie

 

I didn't know that it was a reference to anything.
Though I did finish up the third episode of Star
Trek Picard.

 

But things are not so easy to handle.


©Alan Aspie

 

Where did she go?

 

My Muse hates software which works in a counterintuitive way. And so do I. When I try to use that kind of programs, she leaves me.

It's hard to handle things when tools hate you and you hate your tools and muse walks away.


(That glove was in the ground near a construction site. I put it in the fence like that. I liked the symbolism and visual effect. Canon 6DMk2, Nifty Fifty, f 2.2.)

 

Finished writing up the daily chapter. Having the bare-bones of the entire story in place has made writing a lot easier, I find. More fun, that's for sure.


And now it's lunch time. In the mood for a cheeseburger, but I can't eat meat without getting sick, so I'll probably eat some roasted potatoes. It's a curse, I tell ye, a curse!

 

It`s a Witcher`s reference. Not sure if it`s a direct reference to something in the show (still need to get around to it) or if it`s one to the books. The games take place after both so child Ciri wasn`t really seen. Wild Hunt still did a great job with her though. It`s probably the show though cause that`s the how new thing.

I`m a Witcher nerd sorry.

Impossible burger?

Sitting down after work with just a brownie for dinner because I`m too lazy to do anything else. Routine`s been doing alright found the perfect time to wake up, (6:30 just enough time to do everything with nothing extra) been keeping on a constant sleep schedule, and keeping it good just not sure what to fill the middle bits with. Need to be writing, need to be doing this and that. Just end up tieing myself up into knots. I`m getting there though. Work wearing me out doesn`t help, other people work day jobs and do this and that but I just get word out one hour after clocking in...I don`t get how people do it.

Kept making stupid scatter brained mistakes not sure why. Least I`m off for V day, not that I have a valentine. Gonna be doing a me party. The routine`s kinda centred around work so that'll be a test of it. Gonna pull out my other strategies, though I always feel like I`m not using them or right or at all. Always feeling like a failure.

Idk, I need another brownie.

 

Dripping seriousness after remembering the political climate in the US.
Hearing birds singing outside, getting quite sentimental about the enviroment again, and realizing I need to stop reading Wordsworth (I suspect it won't make any difference...)
Wondering why I like this site so much. Being grateful too.

 

Prepping for a review, and looking at a treasure trove
of behind the scenes cringe and comedy that makes
the rabbit hole all that much more bizarre and intriguing.
Going to change a few things up from the last time I
tried my hand at this rev thing, going to go for a more
podcast style .
(I know my animated ways will be some what lacking.)
And instead of picking parts to read (which would be
far too numerous), will just offer my thoughts, to cut
down on time, and cover the basics. Or in this case
the fundamentals about this thing passing as:

"The greatest story ever written!"--The Author

 

Ya know, I hadn't thought about that. I'll try it today. Hopefully my stomach won't rebel. Will also have to pickup the fries from McDonalds cause Burger Kings fries are sinful.

Seeing as it's Valentines Day, I have to cook something. Going out to some restaurant is a big no-no, especially with flu season being so strong this year. There is also the whole spending too much money thing. Not a fan, personally.

Reading, writing and cooking today.

 

The Impossible Whopper is fantastic, in my opinion. A lot of people say they can't tell a difference between it and regular beef, but I think you can. It's distinctly plant based tasting, with some moments where you do question it. I think that's more to the texture of it than anything else. Also, what did Burger King fries ever do to you, buddy? Huh? HUH?!?! Unless you meant sinful in a good way in the which case ignore me and I'll be over here staring wistfully out the window at the 8 degree outside.

 

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/massive-beefburger-challenge-temple-bar-18731649

 

What I imagine you to be singing on the inside. May you and you're crew survive the love fest. Gonna be fun at the hotel tomorrow playing "Which ones were love nests last night?" with the rooms we have to clean tomorrow. My section is mostly gonna be booked wall to wall by hockey players though so I don`t get a bingo card.

Though the women I`ve seen going in and out of hockey rooms....

that`s a story for another day.

Podcast style sounds interesting, as someone who`s dabbled with video and media things I feel you and the animated ways thing. I`m also excited to see what the new style looks like. Me and @flawed personality will start a fan club.

Let us know how it goes, I`ve been curious about them.

I`m with Moon on this, Burger King has better burgers but Mcdonalds beats them out on fries and nuggets. Don`t even try to shove one of those chicken strips down my throat I want reconsatuated chicken slurry man.

OT: Enjoying my V day off, routines going well, a less pressured version staying on tops of things. May have skipped to the web surfing stage to soon though. Getting lost in folk-punk videos again.

 

Admiring the list of History podcasts that I listen to

Here they are.

A History of the United States by Jamie Redfern
The History of Rome by Mike Duncan
The History of Ancient Greece by Ryan Stitt
The History of Byzantium by thehistoryofbyzantium@gmail.com
Pax Britannica by Samuel Hume
The History of Egypt Podcast by Dominic Perry
The History of China by Chris Stewart
The Russian History Podcast by Gareth Colcombe
The History of the Mongols by Ben Hill

 

Wondering what hooples are.