June 1, 2011
I must get better control of my life. I've been floating along and focused so much on Ada Nish Pura that I haven't noticed how late in the year it is already. Ack. Stuff to do. Really.
Unfortunately, I still have another six chapters or so of Ada, too. I thought I would go straight into the next book afterwards, but I think I'm going to have to hold back a bit and try to get some other things done before I throw myself into this work again.
I'm also not feeling great. That doesn't help much at all.
Best get some more work done, though.
June 2, 2011
Well. Flooding huh?
Looks like parts of South Sioux are going to be badly hit, but not, it appears, where I am. I am on the 'high' part of the town -- high being relative since this was all once river bottom. I'm about 8 to 10 blocks from the rivers, where there is already some flooding, but I do know I have to walk down a little incline to get to it, so it would have to get far higher to get to me.
Not saying it couldn't happen, but since this flood comes via the release of water from dams up river, I don't think it's something I currently have to worry about. If we get big storms along with this release, it might be another matter.
June 3, 2011
The city is working like mad on getting sandbags into place where the flooding is already coming up. They say they shouldn't have any trouble with the city services -- power and water. I can't be as certain about Internet, but I think they're fine.
So all is well on this end. More or less. It's 91f and I have no ac, but I think it's going to cool down again.
I am behind on stuff. I'm going to get this and yesterday's stuff uploaded and get back to work.
June 4, 2011
Okay, start the countdown over again. Russ will not be coming home in two weeks. Maybe in a month. He's thinking about the 4th of July -- but he's tried for that weekend for the last 3 years and something always goes wrong, so I'm not going to hold out for it. When is the next holiday after that? I'm not even sure -- not that holidays have been good for us.
So we have to hope the flooding, which is supposed to be bad in two weeks, does not reach this far, or that the ground water (which is rising in a some places) is not a problem here, either. Oh and that the computer holds out longer than I planned.
Ugh.
And, of course, this means he won't be home anywhere near our anniversary for the 4th year in a row. Granted, he really hadn't planned to, so the fact it isn't working out doesn't really surprise me. IF he can get the 4th, we'll have a couple more days, at least, which is good. There would be a chance we could actually do something!
In other news -- hot weather coming, but not so much rain, which is good. Not that rain here really matters as much as the weather up north. I've reached the 'if it floods, it floods' stage since there's not going to be anything I can do anyway. Move some stuff up off the floor. Make sure the cats have high ground if we see water coming. If it got to the absolute worse (which won't happen, I'm well out of the trouble zone), I couldn't even get the cats out since I only have one cat carrier. So if trouble comes, we're stuck with each other.
And that's really about it! I'm trying to get Ada done, but I'm starting to lose interest in the work. Only about 4 chapters to go, though. I think I can still do that much!
June 5, 2011
My lack of interest in Ada Nish Pura is really not about the book. It's about disappointment, headaches and heat. I'm working on the chapter today. Only 3 more to go. I can do this.
I did write something funny today though:
http://zette.blogspot.com/2011/06/sample-sunday-new-story.html
Other than that, not a lot going on. Will be hotter tomorrow. Ugh. I'll manage. Right now, though, need to post this before I forget.
June 6, 2011
Hot. miserable. No hope to cool down for a few days. 100f/38c outside, 90f/32c in my office. All afternoon. 9:30pm and finally dropped down to 89f here in my office.
Cats were ill. We are not happy.
June 7, 2011
Another hot miserable day. I couldn't get much work done. Too miserable.
It's going to be cooler tomorrow. We'll be happier.
June 8, 2011
Better weather. Cooler.
Too tired to care.
Thunk.
I am going to bed early tonight.
June 9, 2011
I am down to the last bit of work on the newsletter, which is good. I am still working on Ada Nish Pura. I will have it done soon. I don't know how it's managed to hold out this long.
Other than that, not much to say. The weather is 40 degrees cooler than it was a couple days ago. That's good. It's been rainy. That's bad.
But all in all, at least I can work again.
June 10, 2011
It was downright cold today. Barely into the 60's and below that now. I'm tired, too. I will probably sleep well when I can crawl into bed.
Except I just finished Ada Nish Pura. Finally!
I am so exhausted, though! It's 1:30 am!
June 11, 2011
The book is virtually done. I need to let it sit for a bit and think about anything that I might have done wrong. Overall, though -- I think I got it this time. Really.
Of course there will be mistakes. There are always mistakes. But they won't be from carelessness.
I think I'm going to be happy with this one. I hope others enjoy it. I should release it in the next week or so, I hope.
June 12, 2011
Yesterday, I walked down to the river to see how it looks. It looks like a lake, actually. Today I am paying for that walk with very stiff legs, but it's something I needed to do anyway.
It was reassuring, though, to remember that the river is farther away than I think sometimes.
Other than that, it's calm and quiet. I have Ada done. I am letting it sit for a couple days, then doing the final formats. I'm actually nervous about this release.
June 13, 2011
Into another day of work. Forgot to put the post up yesterday, so I figured I would write something now and put them both up. There is nothing new going on, of course. There won't be for quite a while. Russ might be home around the 4th, but we're not sure yet. It would be nice of course.
I will leave Ada lone for at least a couple more days. I have some other things to handle, but I am, really, very close to done. Yay! I want to finish up a couple other smaller things over the next few days, too. And, of course, I've begun the work on Vision.
June 14, 2011
I feel a little like I'm on hold right now. My brain will not disengage from Ada Nish Pura, but I refuse to pick it back up quite yet. I've been doing some nonfiction work and basically all the things I tell everyone else to do. LOL
We'll see. I hope to have the book completed next week, maybe. One more real read through. That should do it, right?
Gah. I need a break.
June 15, 2011
Not a great day. Just lots of stupid problems and a killer headache to add to everything. Maybe tomorrow will be better. I can always hope.
I am tried an annoyed tonight, so I'm just going to head for bed and hope that I can get some sleep. That's all I really need right at the moment.
June 16, 2011
I'm having one of those days where I keep hitting the wrong buttons on the computer. I've had to restart things far too often. I have to get the Newsletter done (though it's going along pretty well, really). I am looking at changes to the cover of Kat Among the Pigeons. I want to sit down and do the final formatting for Ada Nish Pura. I just don't know if I trust myself to do anything like that right now.
I'm happy to say that things are mostly dry today after my water pipe problem yesterday. My allergic reaction seems to have mostly clearly up too -- I can talk today, at least. I have new bruises on my arm from trying to fix the water problem. I have to say that I'm getting kind of tired of all of this.
Sigh.
I suppose I better get back to work if I want to finish anything tonight.
June 18, 2011
I am late. I'm tired. Just a quick note to say I got Ada Nish Pura published today. I just had to go ahead and do it and hope for the best this time.
Ugh. Then I had to update everything, get links up, get the trailer up, etc.
I'm tired. Night.
June 19, 2011
This has been a really annoying day. Just so you know. I can't think of anything in particular that has gone right, though at least nothing horribly wrong. Just annoying.
I'm working on a book. That seems the best thing to do today. Escape.
June 20, 2011
The book I've chosen to work on next is Summer Storm. It's moving slowly because I'm just not connecting with anything right now. That's okay. I probably should have taken some time off between the novels, but I just want to get more done and out there.
I've been watching Xena episodes, too. Those have been fun. But my brain is not connecting.
June 21, 2011
I have been so ill all day that all I want to do is curl up and not come back out. Unfortunately, I have work that has to be done. So here I am.
Tomorrow is our anniversary. Russ is on the East Coast for the 4th year in a row. Sigh.
Maybe next year.
June 22, 2011
Waiting for Russ to come on Skype. Otherwise, nothing going on. 32nd anniversary today -- that's kind of amazing. I hope that we can celebrate the next one together, though.
So I'm just working on other things today. Getting some Vision work done, mostly. It's very cold and windy today, too, which is just odd for the end of June.
And that's it. I think I am going to get the last bit of work done and then just try to have fun tonight.
June 23, 2011
Work
Work, work, work, work, work.
Ack.
But I am getting somewhere with it, at least. I'm almost done with the newsletter. Then it's back to work on my stuff, right? I can do that.
Maybe watch some shows later, even.
But right now?
Work.
June 24, 2011
For various reasons, I am not in the best mood today.
I have to get in a better mood, though. Russ will be home in about a week for a few days. We'll have a bit of fun despite everything working against us. I wish he would just get a job back here, but that's just not happening. This is getting to be a bit too long, though.
Other than that?
Thunk.
June 25, 2011
No, not in any better mood. Just spent an hour or so trying to access a website by using the wrong password. That will put you in a great mood. Now I'm all headachy and don't want to do the work I was trying to get to the site to do.
I think a short break might be a good idea at this point. I'm too annoyed now to do the work properly.
I must get Vision done. That's the big thing on the list right now. And it shouldn't be that difficult. Really. Just do the work.
I'm going quarterly with Vision. Two less issues a year. Save time and a couple hundred dollars at least.
June 26, 2011
Just a few days and Russ will be home. I hope I feel better by then. I think it's just this damp, miserable weather. Blah. It's taking days for things to dry. Not a lot of help there, you know.
Ugh. Too much to do today, and I'm already worn out.
June 27, 2011
Russ will be home in a few days. Yay. I wish the hot weather would hold off that long, but I'm not going to get so lucky. We'll have the AC in after here's here. But right now I'm stuck with just the fan.
I'll survive a couple more days.
The storm last night was incredible. I guess it was much worse over in Sioux City so we got lucky here. kept me awake, though, long after it was over and I am beat tonight.
Need to get a few things done and then off to sleep!
June 28, 2011
I hurt my hand again. The same one that I hurt about a week ago. This time I pounded it into a door jamb. Last time it was hitting the corner of a desk. It's like I don't track where it is lately.. Hello, hand. Pay attention. Hard to type when you're bruised and swollen.
Running out of time.
June 29, 2011
Summer is going to hit with over 100f temps and high humidity. Why no, I don't have AC yet. Sigh.
I'm trying to get a lot of work done tonight because I don't do well in heat. Of course, it couldn't hold off one more day, right? Russ will be home early Friday and we can get the AC in.
I just need my brain to wake up a bit here. Things to get done!
June 30, 2011
I hate this weather. In fact, there is not much I like about this summer at all. The flooding is awful, and while not an immediate problem here, it has caused such a huge influx in mosquitoes that I can hardly step outside without getting several bites.
However!!!!!!!!
Russ should be on his way home. I haven't heard from him today, so I'm not quite certain where he might be right now. I'm betting somewhere around Chicago. I think I see a storm there, of course. So it will slow him down, of course. But still -- tomorrow morning sometime, he should be here.
Yay!
We can't go to our usual two wildlife refuges because both are under water now. It's way too hot to go to the zoo. But we'll find some fun stuff to do -- besides getting some much needed work done here around the house.
But mostly . . . Russ coming home for a few days! He leaves on Tuesday. It will be good to have him here for a bit!
And yeah, I'll get the AC put in while he's here. (Melting)