I could do with a McCoffee.
So yesterday began with a very kind rejection slip to a sale I really wanted. The day ended with a rejection (purely form letter) THREE HOURS after I submitted. Bookends of rejection. Writing is hard, man.
Mets fandom is hard as well. I think we are about 20 games out of first place. Sara’s Braves have quite the lead.
Newsletter writing today. Writing about…wait for it…spiders!
McCoffee and a McCookie please.
Good morning everyone. Awesome cookies Sara. Perks up some Costco brews steeping some Harmonious Hedgehog and Tasmanian Devil. Sara’s cookie on a platter
I went for a walk yesterday afternoon, came hom, and found the Mets had traded away SEVEN players. Yikes. Tough to be a Mets fan these days.
Tough to be a writer too. Got a very kind rejection email this morning, but it’s still a rejection. I am becoming disillusioned with this writing thing of late.
Oh well. Enjoy the day all. Peace.
I have blathered elsewhere about all the black widows I encountered this weekend, so I won’t re-recount it here. But I’m not dead! Had a wonderful birthday weekend.
Still working on the Grandpa’s growing tentacles stories. I’ll try to sneak in a walk between the thunderstorms.
Thanks for the setup! A coffee and several cookies please!
You ate an octopus!? For breakfast!?
Hey all. Hope everyone is well. I'm having a good day here - Talia is home today! And it's my birthday (as I hinted broadly earlier in the week). I'll write, and walk, and then do the dinner and presents thing. I predict Mexican food.
We might go see either Barbie or Oppenheimer this weekend - like everyone else. They both look REALLY good, and worth seeing in a theater. Other than that, a pretty calm weekend.
Coffee and a cookie please!
Thanks for the set-up Ape.
Just submitted a story to a comp on another site this morning. I too gave up on mine, but then a new story idea kinda dropped in my lap, thanks to Sonic the Hedgehog!
Hey Sara, the Braves pulled off a TRIPLE PLAY last week! Deeply cool.
Hot today, with an afternoon storm, my favorite kind of day. Starting a new story, the day feels full of possibility! And my birthday is tomorrow!
A coffee and a cookie please.
Good morning all. Thanks for the setup Ape.
Hot and sunny today, though we should get an afternoon shower - my favorite kind of day. I love watching storms roll in over the mountains..
Wrote a comp entry for another site. Going to go over it today and see if I like it. Other than that, I will walk, maybe visit the herbal libations store to prepare for the weekend.
Mets beat the Yankees. They might improve to mediocrity for the remainder of the season. I harbor no playoff aspirations.
A coffee and a cookie please.
All these birthday wishes are premature - it's on Friday. In case you wanted to bake a cake, smiling or otherwise.
Glad to have you back Ape. Iceland sounds like a marvelous adventure! Tell us more when you have time.
Things are unchanging here. The cats and I are trying to get used to No More Talia on weekdays.
But we are coping. Hot af today. Yet I will walk! I kinda enjoy walking in the heart. I make sure and take it nice and slow.
A coffee and a cookie would be swell!
Thanks for the setup James.
Nothing new here. Hot and sunny, write and walk, watch the Mets lose. I grilled salmon chicken and corn last night - we are noshing on that all day. Or rather, I am, Talia is at work. 
Just me and the cats.
It’s my birthday this week!
Enjoy the day everyone.
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In honor of me watching Godzilla (1954) here are some cookies.
A religious movie then: the birth of our savior, Godzilla.
Talia is home today! I won't get used to it, it will become rarer and rarer. But nice for today.
Write, walk, a nice dinner and maybe a movie. Sounds like a plan.
Coffee and a Zilla cookie please!
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Off to Phoenix its gonna be freaking 117°F ... yay for hotel pool and ac
Why would anyone voluntarily go to Phoenix during this heat wave!?!?
It's hot here, bug rain, this afternoon, what else is new?
Ape, I hope that volcano didn't swallow you up. I hope you are able to get close.
I have therapy in 5 minutes, so must wrap this up. A coffee and one of those doggo cookies would hit the spot.
slaps some yummy Costco blend into the perk, steeping up some Languorous Lemur and Bubbly Baboon, serving some delish cookies from Molly and Sara
Warm-to-hot today, and an afternoon of sporadic thunderstorms I will be dodging my way through as I walk. Just finished writing a nasty story about a guy killing his father-in-law (who has more than a little in common with my EX father-in-law). He uses a circular saw.
And on that sunny note, off to nuke up some (not making this up) Costco lasagna up on the microwave.
Coffee and cookie please!
Another hot day. I am lending my car to my daughter, and Talia works at the office now, so I will walk to anything I need. Luckily, most stuff--grocery store, liquor store, pizza place, Taco Bell!--is within walking distance.
Today: finish this story. Take a walk in 95 degree heat. Eat some Dijon chicken with Talia. Watch the game. It's not much, but it works for me. 
I'd love a coffee.
Well, that Costco pizza sure was tasty!
No one's been in here for two days!?!? Better wipe that pizza sauce off my hands and gets to work. Costco coffee is perking, Drowsy Dachshund and Tumultuous Tortie are our very special blends. Plus, cookies!
Mets actually won a game! I expect them to be BIG sellers at the Aug 1 trade deadline. I hope so. This team, as currently configured, is toast.
I'm critiquing stories all day for short critique tonight. Sigh.
A coffee and a cookie!
Thanks for the kitty cookies Molly!
Our trip to Denver got cancelled, a last minute illness, but all is well. Went out for a delish breakfast and then went to…wait for it…Costco! Hanging out at home now, a Costco pizza cooling on the counter. I’ve never had one, but have heard they are yummy.
An iced tea please!
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Good news, my husband and I have agreed that before the winter, we should get two cats. I dearly miss having pets in the home.
Two cats! I am in full agreement!
Costco coffee is perking, the Kitty Zoomies and Siamese Sleepies teas are steeping. Cookies are out. I'm on hold with the government for - checks watch - forever.
Enjoy the weekend! We are off to Denver to hang with friends!
EDIT: I've been on hold for 45 minutes.
