Pain Hurts

A 474-post collection

Friday, Strategising PLNs

I've been going on drips and dribbles with ADT these last two days. Mostly because the lure of three firkin fanfics are calling me with their siren song. I'm aiming to use my ankle icing time to add a few sentences into one work or another. I successfully added a sentence to three fics so this break will focus on the book first, and then drift off to wherever the muse drags me.

So far, so good.

The bread's done, the story's about to happen, and I've already done the Peertube video thing. Huzzah.

My dumb ankle prevents me from doing parkrun, still, so my weekend is free to do what I whist. Literary or other free time. Beyond the usual offerings, naturally.

I definitely need some chillax time, so I might actually play some BG3.

Meanwhile, one of the fanfics has inspired an artist I admire [it concerns their OC so OFC there's art] so now we're doing the thing where artists and writers throw things at each other until one of us passes out.

It's fun.

Onwards to the daily offerings.

Monday, Backup Reads, Cyclone Headache, and Work Load

My head hurts, my ankle needs to be chilled every two hours, I posted my video, I have finished another chapter.

I have yet to think of what the living fuck I'm doing with the Archive prompt. I have the All Hallows Read idea to work on.

...I have fanfic ideas rattling in my head and clamouring for release...

And there's the usual shenanigans of the daily offerings.

I have no idea how or when it will all be done, but I

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Sunday, Meatspace Mission

Kaity took the resin printer, last night. She just forgot one little thing. Which is why I am writing this so close to the technically-afternoon.

Because every visit to Adorable on a Sunday also includes a breakfast at the Markets. Which is fun and a little expensive.

Gotta indulge now and then. Keeps the mental energy stable.

Or what passes for stable in my case.

I have the story to do, the video to arrange, and the All Hallows Read to wrangle

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Friday, Big Shopping Day

I have my knees on, I have my ankle brace on, I have a long, long journey to several stops ahead. We're out of all kinds of things and my poor little TARDIS car is going to be PACKED.

And I am going to be exhausted.

My story will be happening sometime this afternoon, because all the shops will be opening shortly.

Meanwhile, check my Peertube for one of the archival ones. Read for you by yours truly.

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Thursday, Easing Off

I woke up at 2AM, this morning, but preferred to browse my phone rather than work on ADT. I might get a paragraph or two in, later today. I might not.

Shopping looms, but I can get away with waiting one more day for that achievement. Which also means I'll have more funds to fuel the foods.

I have a storytime video to arrange for tomorrow, the obligatory offerings, and figuring out what the hell I need to do to improve my

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Tuesday, Patreon, Copyright and Bread

I have a loaf in the incubator, Wilson warming up for the next batch of bread, and I've learned that LibGen, a database of stolen works used to train AI, contains my book The Amity Incident.

Fun.

Alas, the information of what to do seems to be behind a paywall and I have no idea what to do about it. Some searching has dug up A lead, but I'm not entirely certain it's the right one.

I've done a few paragraphs in

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Monday, Bread and Business

The fam's on our last loaf, so I'm beginning the process of two batches. Yay. I've published the video for today, so all I need fret about is the daily offerings.

Especially since I got half a chapter in at 1AM.

Insomnia for the win? Maybe?

I think I might prep for Wednesday by taking screencaps of the Murderbot Critters(tm) and attempting to do some armchair xenobiology. Maybe including the more obvious xenofauna as well.

It depends how well I feel

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Sunday, Archive Session, Video Production, etc.

The Archive is going through some good stories and I'm in the queue. Yay.

I have a story to read for Peertube, and the video to arrange about that. I have a story to write for the temple of notes. Following that, I am allegedly a free agent.

Last time that happened, I went to bed at 3PM and wrote some fanfic at 8PM. And somehow woke up relatively late.

So... as per usual, I arrived to the Archive stream after my

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Saturday, Signs of Improvement

I took a shower, this morning. So I had to journey to that destination barefoot. I was waylaid by the cats, and by laundry [remembers to put stuff in the dryer...] and I managed all of that back and forth with only minor twinges in my ankle.

I can wear my heavy shoes without ankle aggravation. I can walk around the house without needing my cane.

I started today without icing my ankle, but I'll be icing it regularly, today, from now

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Friday, Efforts Continueth

I managed half a chapter at 3AM. I fed the cats, my starter, and myself. I already posted the storytime video on Peertube.

Now I just need to focus enough to work on the daily tale.

Today's experiment is: wearing my heavier shoes plus my ankle brace.

Last time I wore my walking shoes, it made my ankle angry. I'll be seeing if it does that today.

I've had a Finger Slip Incident and am working on some fanfic on the side.

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Tuesday, Patreon, Videos, and Further PLNs

I have found a way to watch YouTube without giving them activity. Huzzah.

The process is currently hitting a few snags, but I am firkin DETERMINED to get this done. If it takes me all day, it takes me all day.

So far, since 2AM: I have written half a chapter, fed the cats [the most important part of my day - ask the cats], got my brekkie, took my meds, and posted my Patreon stuff. Huzzah!

Something that includes a fanfic

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Monday, Backup Reads, Work, and Mistakes

My previously-thought brilliant idea to keep track of my favourite YouTubers was not that brilliant after all. It would still give TubeTube all the clicks.

Currently, there is no escape from that machine. Give it time, and there will be somewhere else.

Meanwhile, I might have encouraged an exodus. I can hope. In the meantime, I am sticking as much to my guns as I can. The news I want to get is not available anywhere else.

Bleh.

Part of today's shenanigans,

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Sunday, Enacting PLNs

I have a means to watch my fave TubeTubers without setting off the All Hallowed Algorithm or making it look like I'm still watching YouTube. There's jiggery-pokery involved, of course, but it's better than bowing to the wowsers.

I have written my story for the Archive, and I should at least think about my "leaving YouTube manifesto" and maybe a reply to the "change your PFP to Clippy" thing. I need scripts or I'll ramble. It needs to be brief and snappy.

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Friday, Bread and De-YouTubing

In between bread and icing my ankle, as well as the offerings as per usual, I am removing myself from TubeTube and setting up other things.

I'll be shifting all my TubeTube content to my Peertube. Except for the story videos, as they're already in my Peertube. My miscellany channel will get my music videos and attempt at Minecraft let's plays.

In the end, all that will be left is a (hopefully) brief video explaining why I'm shutting up shop.

I'll be

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Thursday, Bread and Nonsense

We're down to one loaf, so I'm beginning the three day journey to make four more loafs. The good news being that a batch lasts a week. Slightly longer than a week. The dubiously good news being that, because of my grinchy ankle, I can actually be home to do all of it.

What I consider to be the bad news is that the established precedence might not hold.

I'm staying off YouTube today, as protest against the bloody stupid age gating

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