A picture book sounds cool. Not sure I would try it. I guess the Goddess Dances could be stripped down to be one. Might be too long as is. 32 pp including pictures doesn't leave much room for text but, of course, the best pictures books don't need much text. 😊

I forgot we had a last post thread here. Ape saunters in LAST.

Beautiful pictures fill art galleries.

Through the Fire and the Flames - Dragonforce

Not fond of either, but probably snow. I can handle trudging through the white stuff but I hate being wet (other than by choice, like a shower or bath).

Skis or snowshoes?

Brownies with ice cream and fudge is my poison. I can hear my glucometer screaming in agony already. But, it's virtual food so I can eat as much as I like. 😊

Good morning. Cooler with some cloud and showers today. All needed so I am not complaining.

Was in real crater last night, depressed and fatigued. It seems to be over now but I went to bed ungodly early so woke up early. Hopefully, I can get that adjusted tonight.

I get the vague ideas thing. I get those a lot. Sometimes start writing them but they usually fizzle out fairly quickly. A vague idea isn't much to hang a story on. Some of the ones that stick with me go into my notebook (I use a free program called Obdsidian for note-taking), though, and might come back someday.

It's actually better here today. Less humid, temps are below 30, there's a breeze. This week is actually looking decent on the weather front. And we had a good rain last night so everything is well watered now.

Hard to choose amongst today's treats. Maybe the chocolate raspberry tarts.

I am working on a story that I come back to from time to time. As it stands, it can't go on here (too much "spice" as the romance crowd would say) but I am not sure what to do with it. If I keep going at the current rate, might end up novella length, which means I could seriously consider self-publishing. And it's basically a billionaire romance that might also head in a fantastical direction, so a billionaire romantasy, both of which are hot genres so might be marketable. Or I could nerf the spice down to R-rated levels for here. We'll see. Story is about a woman with a secret past getting shipwrecked on a playboy tech billionaire's private island and hitting it off with him. Then her past shows up.

Rock and Roll Machine - Triumph

Period marks end of sentence.

Quiet evening at home.

Read a book or watch TV?

Looks very Audrey Hepburn so maybe this:

That cookies and ice cream in a skillet looks wonderful but butter pecan cookies are calling my name.

Hitting 30 here but the humidity has gone down so it's definitely better than the last few times we hit that mark.

Noisy next door. Lots of activity from the kids. I saw people going in with gift bags so I'm thinking there's a birthday party happening.

Elliptical

Watch a livestream or be at the event?

Power of Love - pick one, there's Jennifer Rush's much covered song, Huey Lewis and the News, and some others that have used the title

Watching a livestream of this lady at the Summer Breeze festival right now. Until I heard her for the first time, the idea of combining operatic singing with metal never occurred to me.

Never Can Say Goodbye - Gloria Gaynor

I prefer a window but with the humidity around here, often that just makes things worse. So window if possible.

Exercise outdoors or exercise indoors?

Last Ride of the Day - Nightwish

New album from Finnish Auri came out today. Loving it so far. There's now three members of Nightwish in the band plus Finnish vocalist Johanna Kurkela, who is married to one of them. But it's not metal, more "prog folk" (symphonic folk?) for lack of a better term. Though one track has some fairly heavy rhythm guitar. They are actually touring for the first time. Between most of the members being in another, very popular band and the pandemic, Auri has never really had the opportunity in the past.

Flower in the Attic

Garden would be nice, though with my yard layout, more likely on the deck (which is surrounded by beds and trees).

Ereader/tablet or paper book?

Me no like the heat.

Jumpin' Jack Flash - The Rolling Stones

Yeesh, pecan bars were already fantastic. But adding maple and cinnamon to them? That's kind of like making my perfect dessert. scarfs two

Better today. Still a bit fatigued but that's normal after an attack. And losing a couple hours sleep the other night will be a factor, too. I find losing sleep takes a day or so to really hit me.

Weather is getting better, at least. Supposed to be down to the mid-twenties (24-26) by mid-week next week and even this weekend drops to 27 after one last gasp of the 30s today and tomorrow. All Celsius, of course. Mid-twenties Fahrenheit is a whole other issue and we won't get there until at least December.🙄😊

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I have a jury duty call next week.

My last call was weird. I was going to ask for a deferral (forget why just now) but then it got cancelled. No idea why.

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I may have to act crazy (MORE crazy) so they won't pick me.

So kind of the courtroom version of Max Klinger? 😀

Author's Publish for this week is a roundup of romance publishers (including many of Harlequin's myriad imprints) that take direct submission of manuscripts. It's a perpetually hot (in more ways than one 😉) genre and just seems to keep growing. Right now, for instance, romantasy (romance fantasy) is massive. I don't know if I have a romance novel in me, but I have certainly written stories with romance elements both for here and other sites.

https://authorspublish.com/50-romance-publishers-open-to-direct-submissions/

On a break from work today. Didn't sleep well and have a migraine looming (or so it feels like). We're into the back half of the year an I haven't burned any sick days so I took one.

Oo, those pecan pie bars look lovely. Pecans are one of my favourite nuts and I love them in baking like pies and tarts.

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listen to a range of things, but Chili Peppers have been my favorite for about a decade. I saw them in concert.

My music is all over the map these days, even if I tend to come across as a bit of a metalhead at times. Not really a fan of the Chilis music (listenable but not my first choice), but there's some incredible talent in that band (Flea is one of the best bassists alive).

Dragonslayer (great 80s fantasy film that has kind of been forgotten)