I have come down with a sickness. Snuffly nose, sore throat, achey head. So... general Lurgi effects.
At least it hasn't settled into my lungs. Yet.
I have soup. I have cough lollies. My best painkillers aren't doing a great lot for me, alas.
It's also Shrink Day today, so part of my PLNs includes a midday nap.
The usual offerings will continue... slowly.
I already posted the Patreon stuff in the wee small hours of the morning. It's all because I went to bed SUPER early last night and woke up somewhere between 10:30 and 11 PM that night.
I worked on a chapter, chatted with a friendo, and then it was just past midnight. Also, because I anticipated helping MeMum with a fuel run.
Which is not necessary after all. Hooray?
Which means I also have time to do other things... potentially.
And
Read more »I have a limit of five chapters to read for Adorable. I am now also tasked with reading previous chapters for a "just in case" future in which we not only release the finished book(s) but also release a "director's cut" audio book.
It's a definite idea since everyone does audiobooks these days and I may not be able to afford a professional reader.
I'm still not worrying too hard about production values all the same. If something needs to be
Read more »I got struck down by a sickness this morning. The guts are feeling better as I type this, but I'm still feeling very weary.
It should plausibly pass by tomorrow.
The family economy is likely going to shit and I shall be finding out what happens when my meds run out if they're going that much to shit.
I can hope not, but I'm waiting for news about that on the topic.
Meanwhile, I get on with my PLNs as if I
Read more »We did parkrun, we did brunch, we came back for a shower and a change, we got our hair did and had dinner.
That's why this post is so late in appearing.
A whole day out and about. And to your eventual benefit, more chapters in A Devil's Tale
Current chapter count: paused for names and profiles in Chapter 306.
There's a limit to the number of times I add TK[Fix] to a WIP because otherwise I will let something slip
Read more »I think five chapters' worth of recording is going to be my limit. And to clear confusion, I am NOT podcasting them. I'm just sending them to Adorable and LATER sharing them with a fairly high tier on the Patreon.
I aim to do that between other things during the day.
Gonna do this blog, clean the catio, cook the Bikkie [this time with olive oil as well as the other stuff, just to see what happens], tidy up the front room,
Read more »I did indeed go offski to cuddle Beloved and spend some time. Lucky for me and my anxiety, Adorable had a busy day and didn't have the time to listen to any chapters.
I aim to get up to 20, and hope to get up to thirty red and recorded for her.
No stress though.
Turns out that Adorable's auditioning podcasts on weekends only, so I don't have to panic about having any stories recorded, edited, and ready to fling at people
Read more »I forgot a few things when shopping yesterday, so I have to do a remedial shop today.
One among our prizes from yesterday was a cow tongue. Which Mayhem and I are going to turn into a very nice soup. He doubts that I've done this before, but I know I firkin did it.
Okay, yes, I did feed the kids pig tongue earlier, and they had zero objections. Miss Chaos even snaffled the tongue skins for snackage.
We need ingredients for
Read more »We shall have money today. Hooray. We need to pay for so much stuff. Boo. We've run out of a lot of things and stocking up is going to be a BITCH.
BUT it also has to be done. I can only hope that we can afford a little more than the minimums because running out of that before payday hurts me in the anxiety.
I'm keeping an eye on our bank account and hoping to all higher powers that the money
Read more »It's going to cost us money we don't have yet before I even get my medication. This sucks.
Why the FUCK do we keep trying to be USA Lite?
Sigh.
I am watching the clock and consider myself ready to launch. I shall be doing the biggest offering of the day in the afternoon.
...at least they aren't making us pay to go into the doctor. Only after we get out. [Don't give them ideas dangit]
I can explain we have money
Read more »My GP in their ultimate wisdom and lack of government funding have had to charge $75 Dollarydoos per visit. Which I cannot afford on the Monday I have scheduled because payday the next day. Whee.
So when I visit, I'll clear the later payment with them and FOR SURE come visit before I go to the nearest petbarn, Food Emporium, and whatever bits-and-piecery we need for the fortnight in order to stock up on necessities.
Not necessarily in that order. I will
Read more »The planned shenanigans had the plan implode so the four of us [Beloved, Adorable, Miss Chaos, and I] zipped off to see Barbie starring Margot Robbie.
My recommend: WATCH. IT.
It's meta and philosophical and heartwarming and hilarious and it doesn't even matter that Will "I was hot shit on Saturday Night Live" Farrel is in it. As a character, he's effectively useless and just is there to draw in the SNL fanboys. Strictly IMHO.
It's also got some very subversive things
Read more »Beloved is beck to work and still mostly fragile. We're having some fun with it anyway.
I've done the Catio, and I shall begin on the bikkie before I get a wriggle on with the day's offerings.
We have just enough to hold out into payday, and that's not a nice place to be for me. I much prefer to have resources at hand in case things go pants.
And things tend to go pants a lot around me.
Yes, it's paranoia,
Read more »We busted our voices singing the Greatest Hits of Queen among other songs, I consumed WAAAAYYY too much sugar. Great bonding experience all around.
For a majority of yesterday, it was Hurry-Up-And-Wait. Followed by Go-Places-And-Do-Things. So I didn't get many of my offerings out yesterday.
Plus, when I am roaming around the place with the security blanket lappy, my brain goes on "Must write book" mode.
Eh, at least I got some extra verbiage done.
Chapter Count: 3/5ths through Chapter 300.
Read more »I should launch soon, but I also need my nebuliser, so I take off after that.
I shall be shaving seconds on this.
Everything is going to hinge on my ability to fill my lungs with medication.
I won't speed. I won't drive dangerously. I'd rather be a little late than dead, on time.
Beloved is seeing experts, so I am chauffeur, escort, and entertainment for the day. And then it shall be dinner and Karaoke for the QPP.
Huzzah.
I shall
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