June 1, 2010
Looks like we might get our first real storms of the season today. We have a tornado watch, but I don't expect it to amount to anything serious.
I'm a bit lost today. I did a final check and change of a couple things on Ada today and now I can't decide where to focus next. I think it should be the short story class. I can do that, if I can just get my brain focused back on it again.
Other than that -- blah. Not much going on at all.
June 2, 2010
Yeah, I forgot to post my entry from yesterday. The truth is that I got so incredibly worn down and hit by a bout of depression that I just didn't feel like doing anything at all.
I'm using that 'I don't want to' feeling today to scrub floors. As long as I don't want to do anything at all, I might as well do the things I like least. Then I'll be much happier to get back to the computer and work on stuff.
There is a kind of logic there. Skewed, but I've gotten the kitchen and part of the living room done, so it works.
June 3, 2010
There are storms north and south of us. I can't tell if anything is going to hit here, but I suspect if it does, it won't be more than a rain. Which is fine. That alert about 2 inch hail and 70mph winds just wasn't the kind of weather I was looking for.
I am rushing to get the newsletter done and posted just in case.
There isn't much else going on around here. Quiet day, really. Russ and I discussed the new project on Skype and that was fun. Things are falling together.
But I better get this posted, along with the newsletter, just in case the weather turns bad!
June 4, 2010
I have been ill almost all day and I don't know why. It's been pretty miserable, though. I hope I'm better tomorrow.
Even so, I'm getting some work done. Just not very happily.
June 5, 2010
I've been thinking about Mesa Verde and Chaco and I realized why. The times we went were almost always on our anniversary (June 22nd). Lovely places. I know we'll get back to them again some day. Maybe even not in June when it's so damned hot (grin). I saw a picture of Chaco in snow. That looked odd. A bit too cold, too.
Despite being very ill yesterday, I still wrote quite a bit before I finally crawled off to bed. So that's good. I hope to get some more today. The weather is better and I feel better, so I think that's going to help.
I'm going to have to finish something soon. They're all starting to pile up on me again!
June 6, 2010
I have worked late and finished one story finally. It's about time. I like most of it, but it will need a lot of work to get it into shape. No matter. First draft done.
Time to sleep now. Thunk.
June 7, 2010
I finished another story tonight. Good. That helps.
But I have been very ill all day. And I'm starting to feel lousy again. Ugh. I hope this clears up soon.
Off to bed soon. Not really much else going on, except that Russ is having a horrible time where he is. Poor guy. And no Internet most of the time. I miss talking to him!
June 8, 2010
I am actually getting things done. Amazing. Two stories done this week and now I'm almost finally done with the short story class as well. At least the first draft. I think it's going to grow a bit more with some examples. I like the ones that I've put in so far.
I also need to do all the video pieces. I have most of the first one done. I need three more. Then I need to do some serious 'assignment' sheets.
So, okay, maybe not so close to done. But still farther along than I had been.
So that's good.
June 9, 2010
Working, working, working. Actually getting a few things done. Working some more.
I just need to get a few things sorted out around here and finish up some projects. Once they are done, I think I can maybe relax a little, think about other things I want to do. I would really like to get some pictures organized this year. Posting on Flickr is helping in some ways, but I have so much I would like to find to post. LOL
Do I know what I'm doing? Absolutely not.
But it's time to get back to it anyway.
June 10, 2010
Done for the day. I think I just finished my 150th newsletter for DAZ!
Also got a lot of note taking done and such. But now I'm pretty much tired out.
Going to post, send emails and just retire!
June 11, 2010
Bad storms last night. Lots of damage over in Sioux City and some of the other areas, but I just had winds and rain. Interesting, but not dangerous. Not even any limbs down.
Another storm blowing in now, but nothing serious. Still, must get this done and up.
June 12, 2010
Tired. Crazed. Work work work.
Going to redo the entire Devlin series. About 10 books. Maybe 800,000 words. Should be... interesting. Working on background and outline for Dancer now. Everything is going to be rewritten from scratch. I wonder how long this will take me?
June 13, 2010
Worked on the Devlin stuff today. Didn't get very far, but it's going okay. It should be interesting to rewrite these. I can see things with them that I didn't notice before. How odd.
Other than that -- life is the same, but with less rain. I can handle that.
June 14, 2010
Did more Dancer work today. Had a hard time getting a pattern I wanted and figuring out which material to change and drop. Wrote out notes for whole new opening -- much better. Much more work to do, but I think I can see a pattern now.
That's about all I did, too. Tonight, I'm going to rest. I think the story is looking good, though!
June 15, 2010
The work on Dancer is going better than I hoped it would. I think I've finally not only got a good idea of what the book needs to cover, but I think I'm getting better insight into the characters. It's interesting, after all these years and books, to take a look back at the first one and see what should have been there from the start, and how they grow and change later.
I wish I could take the time to do nothing but work on it!
June 16, 2010
Since I forgot to upload last night (again!) I'm just going to do today's entry now. It's not like anything is going to get any better later, after all. So far, not a great day. I hope it improves, but I doubt it will. Finally just got work to do for DAZ, several days late. Have to get to it. I want to work on Dancer, but it's going to have to be the 'treat' for getting real work done. (grin)
So, yeah -- time to get to work. Really.
June 17, 2010
Here's a thing to consider.
It doesn't matter how much you type on these pages if you don't remember to upload them.
Not that I've had anything interesting to say for the last couple days. It's just that I would like to get this stuff up and feel like I have a brain left. So I am going t post this right now. I won't have anything more interesting to say later anyway.
Besides, you're all just looking at the pictures, right? The last few days have mostly been past trips to Squaw Creed, which I desperately miss right now in the midst of summer and stuck here again this year. Starting to get bad tempered. Best to get back to work!
June 18, 2010
I am so ill today that I just want to go crawl away and sleep. Not good. June just seems to be a bad time for me. I wonder if there's just something in the air? Could be?
Well, other than the rain and stuff. Not a bad day today, but looks like it's getting worse.
Ugh.
Must go crawl away and die now.
June 19, 2010
Feeling better today, at least. Not great, but well enough to at least upload this before I crawl off to sleep.
Weather is kind of up and down here. Supposed to be stormy, but it's all south of us so far. That's fine.
Writing is going well About 2/3rds of outline done for Dancer. I like it.
But hard to get anything done when feeling lousy. Hope I'm even better tomorrow.
June 20, 2010
Miserable, stupid weather. But I'll survive it. Not getting a lot done, though. Well, except on the Dancer outline, but that's been just kind of -- have to do something to keep from going nuts -- work.
Ugh.
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Storm last night
June 21, 2010
About the time I was thinking about posting, we had bright storm. Loud storm. Lovely to look at, though!
Tonight, I'm trying to get a few things done so I can take tomorrow off for our anniversary, even though Russ won't be here. We hope to have dinner via Skype again, but we'll see. He's not in a good place for a connection, unfortunately.
So, off to get work done tonight!
June 22, 2010
Yes, 31st anniversary. Russ in Maine again this year.
Maybe next year will be better.
I did all the note cards on Dancer. Next I have to type them in. Also looking for some slang for the world, and off terms. But time to go to bed. Back to work on real stuff tomorrow.
June 23, 2010
Just not been feeling well. Trying to get stuff done, though.
Not a great day.
June 24, 2010
So much to do. Feeling awful, but I'm getting there.
I took the time to finish the Dancer outline. I needed a break from work and stress stuff. Glad ot have it done!
Russ is trying to come home about the 8th. That would be nice. We'll see if it works.
I'm still ill, though. Hope this clears up soon.
June 25, 2010
It's hot. Ugh. Too hot all day. I've been doing my best to stay cool, but it's just not happening. Going to be hotter tomorrow. This isn't going to be good.
I finished the Dancer outline last night. Today I'm starting on Autumn Skies (St. Cloud is the current title), though I haven't gotten very far at all. The story needs -- well, what it really needs is a plot.
Should be fun.
If I ever cool down enough to enjoy it.
June 26, 2010
hot hot too hot, make it go away now.
ugh.
June 27, 2010
Better today. But I am just exhausted and nothing to say anyway.
So posting and off to bed. Russ home in less than two weeks! YAY!
June 28, 2010
Weather is better, but I have been fighting a headache all day. Uck. Going to bed early and hoping that I can get more done tomorrow. Did get some Vision stuff done at least. So not all bad!
Off to sleep now. Thunk.
June 29, 2010
How did it get this late in the month already? I'm sure I should have noticed it before now. Yeah, you know -- you see the days passing, but sometimes it doesn't really occur to you until you have 24 hours to get a ton of work done.
Uck.
The writing is slow. Slower because of all the other stuff. I am looking forward to July.
June 30, 2010
It's a bit late. But I've gotten a ton of work done today. FM is updated. Vision is up with a new, lovely design. The county stuff is updated. I have not yet worked much on the DAZ newsletter, so that's going to take most of tomorrow.
And then -- and then I'm finally going to get back to work on the outlines. I've been playing with them a bit, but not enough. I want to write!
Russ will be home in about a week. He'll only be here for three days, but it will be nice to see him!
Okay, back to work. Still a few more things to get done!