Plague Diary

A 2213-post collection

Wednesday, The Unfucking Continueth

Got the soon-to-be-ex computer room's drifts swept up, had a sneezing attack. Keeping tabs on breathing ease for the meanwhile.

The Dutch Oven is coming good. Less rust happened after the second baking incident. After the first one, the rust had become kind-of... fungal shelf looking growths in the bottom of the pot. BUT applications of steel wool, rust eraser, and coconut oil are improving the situation. It is looking better.

I'll be applying extra layers of oil as the days go by. Fingers crossed, that adds to the rust protection.

I'm pretty certain my desk will be in the garage before next week. If I know ahead of time that it's happening, I can delay everything that needs compy usage until after the move.

Strategy.

I hope to get the Promptcast thing done today. It's fighting me a little. I might come up short. It happens.

Story when I can get to it.

Tuesday, Hocus Pocus, Needs Moar Focus

Skipping the Patreon stuff today in favour of Bread and Unfucking the House. I have boxes to sort and the house has a new skip to fill. Huzzah.

I will get the daily tale sorted, but that will be happening between everything else. Expect it late, if at all.

I have physio this Thursday and there's no sign of my lovelies coming to help unfuck the place. So I shall take command and assign some tasks to the kids. Namely - moving

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Sunday, Mor Stream Shenanigans

The Promptcast is reading stories, today. I'm moderating, of course. And probably working on today's tale during the slow bits.

I have my Dutch Oven in the process of seasoning right now. When that's done, I shall feed my starter, make The Bikkie, and set the dough-making process in motion. Wednesday morning, once the Dutch Oven is cool from all the bread making, I shall season it again. It will take a while to get it properly in order, but I have

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Saturday, Streaming Nonse and Other PLNs

My lovelies are off with Chaos for Parkrun today. Then they're off once more to unfuck their soon-to-be-ex location in Brizvegas. Leaving Chaos here, of course.

I have storage boxes to sort. Mayhem has the job of selling of usable excess to whomever may be interested in that stuff.

Pretty certain that some's going to go for a dollar a piece. Either way, someone's happy, we have a little extra dosh, and Mayhem is interested in that 10% commission.

Chaos has yet

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Friday, Big Unfuckening

I hope to get today's story underway after the fam has decided to take a rest for the evening. Hope. If not, I shall commence piling up the twofers.

I expect to be spending a majority of my day tromping around and moving things. Lifting heavy objects or carting them hither and yon.

I might get a chance to get a few words in when resting my poor sore feet. Time will, of course, tell.

These next four weeks are going to

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Thursday, Technical Difficulties

The servers got hacked and my forum is currently inaccessible. Yay. So I can't address any of the submitted prompts from the lovely people who put them there.

Fortunately, I have the sum total of human knowledge at my fingertips. That includes writing prompts.

I'm sure I can find something truly random and interesting in good time.

And I need to write something for yesterday.

The Archive has spontaneously developed "piss on the poor" reading comprehension. So fuck if I'm doing anything

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Wednesday, Rant and Other Shenanigans

I have a rant entry due and it looks like I'm out of fanfic. It also looks like the editor I use for that could use a good kicking. Huzzah. AND the primary means of communication to my lovelies is also down and out for the count.

Don'cha just firkin LOVE modern technology?

I have a Shrink meeting this afternoon via telehealth, so maybe I can get something done towards my offerings.

Considering it's taking me all day just to write this.

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Tuesday, Patreon, Promptcast, and Assorted Palaver

My new driver's license got lost in the post (: The good news is that a replacement is on the way via registered mail. It'll get here slower, but it will GET here.

I've done the Promptcast thing for next week. I still need to post Patreon stuff, and my lovelies are on their way up here for more unfucking of the house. I have Physio tomorrow, so that's when I'm shopping with Beloved for hardware-associated stuff so I can mend the catio

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Monday, Sounding Board Duty

There were only two stories for the backup reads, so we spent some time sharing other works. Got some input to consider on chapter one.

One hundred and sixteen to go.

Tomorrow, I get the car back. With Beloved and Adorable included within. What happens after that is a huge question mark.

I have PLNs for fixing things up, but I also need to consult with Beloved about said PLNs. But thanks to my lovelies buying a whole bunch of nonsense for

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Sunday, Stream Shenanigans and Changes of PLNs

In order to save on fuel and travel, Beloved and Adorable are coming around Tuesday to Friday to unfuck this house. Which means that I have to make sure all my appointments and shenanigans match those days.

It does also mean I have more Monday to spend on assorted shenanigans and maybe mental degaussing. Better known by daylight as "playing Baldur's Gate 3."

I can hope. That's what I'm good at.

The Promptcast will be reading stories for one day - today,

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Saturday, Streaming and Stuff

The Promptcast is about to launch Bookish Friday. I'll mod whilst I can, but there's no telling what may or may not pull me away.

Today's story will happen when it happens, of course.

And in BIG news, I have put in the last words to A Devil's Tale and am overdue a big rest. Or at least a breather from writing an entire novel... or six of them in one hit.

From January 22nd, 2022 to June 12, 2026. Four years

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Thursday, Progress Ahoy

Beloved and Adorable were unfucking their soon-to-be ex-residence yesterday. They're back here today to focus on unfucking the garage so we can move out the computer room so we can turn it into a bedroom so that people can move in.

I have ventured the idea that the garage can not only be nerd storage, but also space for spare fridges, freezers, and bulk shelf-stable foodstuffs.

We have a PLN.

It's just the other nonsense that tends to get in the way.

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Wednesday, Breathing Easier

Today's discovery - I have been permanently exhausted because I've been having a Clayton's Asthma Attack for some months. Yay.

I should have known when some chunks came up to the outside of me. They were not a nice colour.

So now I'm doing all the things to loosen up the clinker and get some lung capacity back and some clear bronchii to breathe as well.

If I wake up at fuckoff at night, I'm taking a dose on the Nebuliser. During

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Tuesday, Patreon, Rain, and Shenanigans

I don't have a lot to share. Not yet. Life has been getting in my way.

Today, I am seeing the sleep study people to find out what they're saying about my slumber. Amongst many other things.

Patreon. Daily tale. Continuing to try unriddling the house contents, which will include the arrival of a skip into the driveway. All the better to remove the true debris.

And I just got a reminder that I'm due a blood test for the experts. I

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