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A 343-post collection

Tuesday, Crammed For Time

What has two thumbs and got told off for yesterday's story? ::points thumbs at self:: This nerd. Apparently, I was mocking Jesus.

What I said about Jesus: He was "a wise teacher who worked miracles like a divinity. He explained the laws of the faith he followed and gave simpler rules for the people to follow. Chief among those were: don't hoard wealth, and be kind to each other."

I think that's accurate.

The rest of the story is about the followers who did everything but follow those two rules. You know, like everyone who calls themselves one of Jesus' fan-beans and then acted the exact opposite of his teachings. I'm sure some names and faces came to mind when you read that.

I am very careful when I hold up a mirror to real things.

Onwards to other real things. Like an expedition to my genderfuckery doctor's new digs, followed by even more expensive things called "food" and "medicine".

And an anti-bonus, I also managed to give myself Mobile Thumb. So out comes the brace and on goes the unfun times.

I will wrangle what I can while I have the time. Which isn't a lot, to be honest.

Monday, Convoluted PLNs

I got another shopping trip in my schedule today, and a little extra running-around money from Beloved.

It's up in the air as to whether that money will be spent on fuel or equipment. Both are needed. It depends on where I stop first and what's needed most.

Story shall be happening after I get back from that thing. And I shall make a concerted effort to write the Promptcast thing before the day turns.

Wish me luck because I am already

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Tuesday: Vampires, Shopping, and Patreon

I checked the paperwork shortly after leaving the bedchamber this morning, and nothing indicates a fasting test or not. So I'm writing hungy this AM. As soon as I'm done with the vampires, I am GETTING some foods. Official cheat day. I declare it thus.

I'm also doing the Leyland's Tour, allegedly to save petrol. So I will likely be freaking tired when I come back home.

There shall at least be story, but I have no idea when that's happening.

Time,

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Wednesday, Belated Shopping Trip

I have three locations to visit, this week. I'll be shopping with a calculator to make sure I remain under or at budget.

Not helped by the fact that we need to get a printer in order to complete Miss Chaos' red tape completed. At least I have some savings to take care of that part. Enough to cover it and a bit more.

[Not much of a bit, but a bit nonetheless]

I keep forgetting it's Wednesday and not Monday, which

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Tuesday, Physio, Bread, and Locking in

I finished a chapter! Huzzah!

Ten of those fuckers remain before I can take an extended holiday from writing on a professional basis. Well. At least writing an entire freaking BOOK.

I need a holiday for sure.

What I really need is for the stress to go away so I can firkin RELAX for a gorram change.

I have physio today. I have bread in progress and the kids on call for helping with that. I have a little less than 2K

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Monday, Shopping Day

...as well as everything else.

We need eggs and a whole FUCKBUNCH of other stuff, but I had a little set aside that should cover it. Theoretically, all will be well and I know the cheapest source of whatever so I'm technically okay.

Beloved and Adorable are still looking for gainful employ and I need to see what I can do for Miss Chaos about restoring her MyGov account so she can get Disability. Last I checked on Mayhem, he was Pending

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Thursday, Free-roaming Nerd

I have bread in progress and MeMum needs tech support. Fun times ahead.

Here's the PLN:

  • Get myself presentable for public appearance [done]
  • Feed the cats
  • Prep the bread process for the kids to take over
  • Wake kids and notify them of same
  • Make sure I have everything I need
  • Ice my ankle
  • Leave for MeMum's

I shall make certain that all is in place including a full tank.

As is always the case when I'm on an extended Leyland's Tour, there

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Wednesday, Weekly Thing and Medical Intervention

My prescription for the preventer has expired, and I need more preventer. So today includes a visit to the medicos and a subsequent visit to a pharmacy.

It's going to get EXPENSIVE. And it's already been expensive, this week. I needed to stock up.

Keeping track of it all might break my heart, give me headaches, and so on... but it will also help me understand where or when I have economy issues.

Figuring out a decent strategy is key. At least

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Sunday, Stream Stuff and Other Things

The Archive is going. The Promptcast is about to commence. I have starter in the incubator and the kids set for wrangling dough.

I can only hope it all goes well.

I have found a way to supercharge my coffee. The downside being that it should only be taken in the morning.

IDK about making myself iced coffee in the AM but those frozen cubes of coffee are the way to supercharge caffeine.

Might be an idea to stay awake on the

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Monday, Backup Reads, Agendas, and Things Undone

I need to check my footnotes in the anthology. And make sure I have the cover done properly. Get the dingdang thing out before February.

The Archive is having its backup reads real soon now. I have a prompt to consider for the Promptcast.

One thing at a time. I shouldn't have too many footnotes to check this year. I'm just procrastinating like fuck about them.

Story whenever the mood sweeps me to get onto that.

Let's get rattling.

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Monday, Backups and Appointments

I have one eye on my (decaying) phone so that I know when I should take off for the medicos in the middle of Brisbane. Tomorrow, I'm offski for a Physio appointment. At least it's not too far to wander for that.

BUT I also have to wander into the zombie hordes in order to acquire a small something-something for Beloved.

And I need petrol. Bleh.

'Tis the season to be expensive, alas.

We will survive this. It just feels like I

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Tuesday, Mor Bikkies, Patreon, and Technical issues

So... my laptop is dying and I know it. My fam has become aware. Even a friendo on the interwebs knows that when I use a laptop, I have to use an attached keyboard with the loud tikkatakka. And even that has moments of fail.

Meanwhilst... I got logged out of my Auspost account and I can't remember the email I used for it.

I got the second batch of crimbo bikkies going off today. We have some experiments in order today,

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Monday, Backups and Bikkies

The backup reads are on later today, I have collated all the ingredients necessary to make the crimbo ginger bikkies. I just need to wait for a few things. Like for the butter to thaw.

At least there's loads of eggs so I don't need to worry about that for a bit.

I can hope.

They've started into the new bread, so I'm glad I got flour for the next bread. Yay.

I'm waiting for the butter to soften before I start

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Wednesday, Rant Due and Other Errands

Mayhem ran through the eggs in the effort to make mayonnaise with the wrong oil (: So my agenda today includes an emergency shopping trip for even more eggs, some bulk olive oil, and more firkin wholemeal because the fam is definitely powering through my bread supply.

I may be cooking Crimbo bikkies and bread if I'm not careful. I'll see how I go, closer to the teens of the months.

Fingers crossed.

Meanwhile, I am attempting to do the things I need

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