Eek. This week did not go well. Ok, so in my defense, it was dangerously cold on Monday, and my little Hobonichi Weeks has a very firm warning scribbled all over Monday that says “DO NOT RUN OUTSIDE TODAY” in all caps. Cold weather really screws everything up for me, because I have a transportation … Continue reading “Training Recap: 2019.01.21 – 2019.01.27”
Ship’s Log
On My Mind, January 25th 2019 At 8 In The Morning After Minimal Sleep
I have nothing for you today because I’m busily scribbling away at this mystery novel that I currently believe is the worst book that has ever been written but from experience can tell even at this point is going to turn out really pretty great. Right now it’s less scribbling and more putting the scribbles … Continue reading “On My Mind, January 25th 2019 At 8 In The Morning After Minimal Sleep”
Better Worlds
Awwww! I just found out about The Verge’s Better Worlds series by way of Scalzi’s short story “A Model Dog” ! It’s a cute little story, I liked it for its humor and especially the animation. Do check it out. What this really reminded me of, though, is a Disney movie that apparently only I … Continue reading “Better Worlds”
Training Recap: 2019.01.14 – 2019.01.20
Welcome back to my weekly training blog posts! This week I ended up not getting as many miles in as I would have hoped, but it’s my first real week back so I’m not too worried about it. Much more importantly: for the first time in a long time, my foot wasn’t killing me during … Continue reading “Training Recap: 2019.01.14 – 2019.01.20”
Enjoy some filler content…
I am still scrambling to catch up on some projects (eep) so please spend today reading about and exploring the Ripley Scroll on my behalf. Because that’s what I wish I was doing instead of this bullshit I’m wading through. I saw this at Harry Potter: A History of Magic and I was super excited … Continue reading “Enjoy some filler content…”
Swear Trek
I’m stupidly busy writing and spending a million hours in the gym, so I’d like to take this day to share with you one of my new favorite things, Swear Trek. I think this is actually found footage of my inner monologue from my library days. It’s amazing. I will be communicating exclusively using these … Continue reading “Swear Trek”
ATP: Avalanche of Tedium and Pain
Good lord a year is a long time. The idea of doing anything for a whole year seems just impossible. I know it’s not–I mean, novel writing is kind of an endurance sport–but when I try to think of where I will be in my life in twelve months things start to get blurry. However, … Continue reading “ATP: Avalanche of Tedium and Pain”
The Western Wind
I have a new book review out today of The Western Wind over at The Washington Times. My goal with these reviews is to help books find their readers through intelligent, compassionate criticism, and I had a really hard time with this one. It would be really difficult to know if a reader would like … Continue reading “The Western Wind”
KonMari: Book Wars
So we’re all talking about KonMari now? I’m on board. Quick caveat: I’ve read the book, but I haven’t watched the television show yet. I’m going to, I’m sure, because I am actually really interested in the way that Kondo’s method has created conversations about our relationships with objects, the memories they hold, the ways … Continue reading “KonMari: Book Wars”
Victorian, Ninja, Author, Adult
In my task manager, Omnifocus, I have different folders that I use to organize different zones of responsibility in my life. I’ve been using the same five ones since I was in college: Author, Work, Ninja, Victorian, and Life. I finally managed to condense Author and Work into the same folder, because I’m now a … Continue reading “Victorian, Ninja, Author, Adult”