Busy Busy

The Archive didn't have a lot of leftover stories this week. Apparently nine got read on stream. So that makes a total of twelve people writing for the Archive prompts. Kind of ominous for the Archive's future IMHO.

I'm trying not to let that get under my skin. I dunno how well that's working.

On my agenda:

• Shopping
• Cheap undercut trim
• 10 more chapters transferred from ePub to newer version of First Anthology [It's how I stay sane doing this
• One more short adapted for Ingram
• Checking to see if RTFM is accepted by Ingram/if the ISBN has worked
• The daily tale
• Promptcast thing
• MAYBE a few words in a new chapter of ADT

So yeah, my schedule is packed.

Best to get on with it.

There's the backup reads, bills to pay, a Leyland's tour and assignments to fill. All to make the Promptcast a cooler place to be. It's nice to belong to a writer's group that's working on improvements with the community.

I also have to record a video of the issue with my Trezor for the peeps in charge of the thing. Fingers crossed, I have a way to get my account back online. If not, I'll figure out a way to get my

So here's the brief rundown of today's schedule:

• Finish breakfast
• Return sleep study machine to sleep study people
• Chemist Warehouse
• Costco
• Woolies
• Whatever writing I can manage before...
• Shrink time!
• THEN I can settle down to posting everything y'all expect from me.

Whee fun.

I should be able to wrangle it all. I can say that I will at least try.

Fingers crossed that I can get it all and have a chance to chill at the end of the day.

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

Yesterday was a public holiday, so it's today that I'm going on the Leyland's Tour. With Mayhem in tow because need advice on hardware.

I've already posted the Patreon offerings. I'll be working on the Promptcast thing before I set off on the daily tale.

So expect the normal nonsense closer to the evening.

Locking in, now.

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

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,

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

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

...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

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

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

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

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.

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