We just blew through all of Archive 81 in a couple days. I really liked it (I love the whole found footage video thing), though I thought the ending was kinda weak. It didn't sink the series, I still really liked it, but they didn't quite nail the landing.
I think we are trying Station Eleven next. Talia is not big into sci-fi, I may need to sell this one. 
I've got like 5 stories to read for the comp. and should hit them tonight.
At the old house most of the day today, most of the day tomorrow. Recarpeting and another dumpster. Jeez! One day I will write again. Actually, I did about 3000 words last week, so I shouldn't be complaining. And yet I am.
And for Sara, ambition-shaped cookies, shaped like books! And a coffee!
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Oh I am so ready for baseball again! Hopefully this year my Red Sox will go farther and just dominate lol 😂 I will always love them even when they are having a horrible season. Though they do know how to frustrate me lol 😂
The weather here is COLD and icy … I wish it was snow and not this ice mess
Me too. I heard an update last night, the spring training will likely be delayed, but the regular season likely will not, as even the myopic millionaires and billionaires will realize it makes them look like spoiled, petulant children. Plus, they'll lose money.
My favorite non-Mets baseball season was the Sox' 2004 run. What a magnificent win over the Yankees in the playoffs. I heart Pedro Martinez.
Snow is melting. Writing the last two days has been like pulling teeth, but I've hit my word count both days. Today has started out a little aggravating, but I hope to hit my count today too. The sun is shining, and the day is warming up.
Coffee and an ambition-shaped cookie, please! Let's go Mets!
Broke a thousand words yesterday! And I plan to do it today! Woo-hoo! Back on the horse!
More comp stories to read too - excellent. VV, the clock is ticking....
The day is sunny, the snow is melting, the weekend is only a day away. Now if I can only keep my neurotic worries about selling the house at bay, it should be a great day!
Coffee and a BASEBALL cookie please!
Good to hear about your peepers, Scott.
I assume many of you are mired down in snow - I hope everyone is safe and warm and sufficiently dug out. It is fun to wake up to.
Snowy and quiet and lovely here. Not leaving the house. I'm planning on a 1000 word day - it used to be my regular daily count, but I haven't done it for well over a week. Let's see how the snow treats me.
A coffee and a cookie, as always.
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Jeff, the snowstorm is coming towards us here in Kansas and on over the Mid-west. I expect over 3 inches here by Thursday morning. If it goes over 2 inches we have a snow removal service for the neighborhood.
I'll have an afternoon cuppa java and a couple of the gingersnaps Sara makes for me. It's always nice to see them waiting for me.
Scott, I had cataract surgery in my right eye about 10 years ago. It went well for me and I now no longer wear glasses except when I am reading. I hope yours has gone just as well for you.
It might be interesting to see a contest with exactly 10 entries. That would surely make the judging easier.
Looking like we're gonna get 4-8 inches, and I think they've upped your snowfall totals as well. Stay safe and warm everyone! It's just starting to fall now.
Lovely day out there now, but that's gonna change - cold weather already creeping in. Snow tonight. Sorry Sara, if my weather makes its way to you.
I'm going to try and write today for the first time in awhile. It's not gonna be easy, and every word I write I am gonna hate. Still, gotta start somewhere. It's like laying railroad tracks, some days.
House painting is coming along. Carpeting next week, then minor repairs.
A coffee and a Pluto cookie please!
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I have an outline and the beginnings written and a clear ending to aim towards, so I hope that this is a good sign that I'll be able to join the dog pile of entries.
I'm saving commenting until I submit something, but I'm loving everything I've read so far. Everyone should be proud of themselves.
Looking forward to seeing what comes out that magic pen, VV!
Ooh, new stories to read!
Good luck with your eyeballs Scott. I've heard it's not big deal, but what do I know. We'll miss your eyes until your return.
Long weekend, and long month to come. The dumpster is full, and painters are here, and I go home every day in need of ibuprophen and weed and tender loving care (all happily provided by Talia). Still, getting a lot done, so I'm not complaining.
I'm not gonna try to write much during all the chaos. I'll get done what I'll get done. This will all be over in late March.
Coffee and cookies please!
Cold and snowy here. Wah.
I keep finding evidence of new fraud attempts by the @sshole who attempted to steal my identity last week. I thought I'd finally found everything, but discovered a Western Union money transfer last night. This guy doesn't quit. I imagine if he'd put that energy into an actual job he'd be the boss. It's amazing I lost no money.
Still messing with selling the house, still struggling with word count. Gonna be a long month. Sigh.
A coffee and a thermometer-shaped cookie please. Feel better Sara!
Started the comp stories last night. They are excellent so far. I think I've read about half.
Sitting in an empty house now, waiting for workers to show up. The next month is gonna be long and frustrating. I'll be spending most of my waking hours in an empty house. Sigh. I'm cutting today's goal in half, and am gonna try to get to 500 words. Trying to be a writer really is like having homework ALL THE TIME.
Okay. Gonna heat up some old pizza for lunch. Coffee and a cookie!!!
Good morning all!
Well, last week was a waste, first the pukiness, then the fraud. Didn't write a lick (though I did submit a bunch of stuff). And while the next two months are gonna be hectic with house stuff, I am gonna get BACK ON THE HORSE today! A week off is enough for me!
Larry, tell Vanessa, I hope she is feeling better. We watched a slow burn horror movie this weekend that reminded me of her - I Trapped the Devil. Very 70s horror movie vibe.
Okay. Time to wake up. Coffee and a cookie would be swell.
Sorry for my absence. My health is okay, I got hacked HARDCORE yesterday: my phone wouldn't work. Talia called it and some guy speaking a foreign language (not Spanish is all we could figure out) answered. They cloned my sim card and then started branching out from there. Ordered 3 iPhones and a bunch of crap from eBay. He's shut down now, and I didn't lose anything. Still, I was on the phone nearly all day tracking all the activity, and I'm still not sure we found everything.
Grr.
Gotta make up for lost time. A coffee and a cookie would rock!
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Introduced the boy to John Wick. I’m surprised how much this series of movies has grown on me.
Also watched Robot Ron or something stupid like that. Bubble Bots. The trappings of social media. Likes. Friends. Peer pressure. Addiction. So very current. Felt too much like a rip off of Big Hero Six, but it was entertaining. As we say in our home, it’s not a true Disney or Disney-wannabe movie unless something or someone dies.
Everyone in my writing group loves those John Wick moviesI tried and couldn’t get into it. Plus, Keanu may be a really nice guy, but he isn’t a very good actor.
Yes, please tell Vanessa I said hi, if anyone talks to her. Miss her.
Still sick. This is annoying. Talia still hasn’t gotten test results back yet. We may go look for over the counter kits today. And by we, I mean her, as I lay in bed.
Still. Getting better. My daughter finally got an apartment (no easy feat with a non-existent credit score), and since she was living at my OLD house, I am now free to paint and carpet and landscape. So it’s nice to see forward motion. Lotsa work though.
I am reading tonight on that YouTube reading thing I do. I was planning on reading a newer story, but with this stupid sickness, I will probably read an older flash.
Coffee and a cookie please!
Still sick, but I think the worst is over. T should get test results back today, but if she has it I am just gonna assume I have it too.
The cold symptoms aren’t bad, it was the puking and feeling cold that was messing up me. A cough and sneezing I can handle. Still hard to sleep - I watched Mystery Science Theater 3000 until the wee hours (Gamers vs, Guirion of course!)
Critique group dug the coyote story. What a good group. I am gonna try to write for the first time since Friday today.
Erg.
A coffee and a Gamers shaped cookie please.
Sorry to hear about all the loss, Aaron and WG and Anna and Gill. I’ve watched three people go through the hospice journey and as heartbreaking as it is, those people are spectacularly good at their job. I hope you all find solace to guide you through the pain.
Psyched you are writing again, Larry.
I’ve been sick as a very sick dog these past few days. Pretty sure it’s Covid - Talia’s results should come back today. I haven’t been tested yet.
Short fiction critique tonight. I have a patient on the table, so to speak. The story about the coyotes!
Anyway. Time to do the Wordle. A coffee and a word shaped cookie please.
Cold and windy here, and a little snow in the mix. AND Talia is awaiting results from her Covid test, but confirms she lost her sense of smell. AANNDD, I overslept for a full hour, which implies to me I might be coming down with something.
So, that's life here at Casa Kaiju. Other than that, things are fine. I suspect we might spend the three day weekend recovering from bugs. Oh well. Everything's pretty much shut down anyway (I HAVE been trying to get T to go see the new Scream). Seems like everyone is sick.
What's up with Raylan? A new Detroit-based adventure for him? That would rock. Elmore Leonard set a TON of his books in Detroit, before he moved his locale to Florida. I've heard nothing of this, and assume Ping got into a bad batch of Limoncello.
A coffee and a phlegm shaped cookie please.
No more No Talia Wednesdays for the foreseeable future. Everything is shutting down as cases soar. It really does feel a little apocalyptic out there, though part of that is my normal frame of mind. I'm disconcerted. Stay safe everyone. Masks and vaccines, even if you don't believe in them. And bury all your money in a hole in the back yard. And keep a gun close by the door. And a flashlight on the roof to signal the aliens.
Sara, I think I attached a pic of the Webb Space Telescope. The round gold thing at the top is the part that would make an excellent cookie.
House bullsh@t went fine yesterday, and I got a lot done though I will be back doing more soon. Still, today I can write.
Seriously, stay safe all. It's a weird world out there.
Larry, sorry about Covid hitting your world so hard. It does seem to be a time of perfect storms. Here there be monsters!
It's like Groundhogs Day here - another cold and sunny day of not being able to write because I have to do a bunch of boring adult crap. I JUST WANNA WRITE! Of course, selling the house will enable to do just that, write with a roof over my head and enough food to eat, so I can't complain. And yet I am.
A coffee and a JWST shaped cookie please.
Morning all!
I have a bunch of boring crap to do today, so no writing (I might get a little editing in toward the end of the day). Making me irritable.
Talia is doing much better, though she still has that Kathleen Turner huskiness thing going on. Fine with me!
Not much else going on. I'm thankful the James Webb Space Telescope unfurled without a hitch. That was kinda cool.
A coffee and a cookie-shaped cookie please!
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For Succession, I didn't see the ending coming in Season one. In Season two, I did see it. Season three was a surprise. It did have some funny moments, mostly with Roman's storyline and his "dysfunctional" issues and Dad's medical problems.
I was happy to see that the third season of After Life is coming. I'm looking forward to the last season of Ozark. Hopefully, it will have the ending such a great show deserves.
I started The Lost Daughter on Netflix. It is Maggie Gylenahll's directorial debut. It stars Olivia Coleman, whom I adore. Not sure if I like it or not yet and have no idea where it is going.
Finished the fourth and final season of The Sinner (on the USA Network). It has a recurring character return each season, Bill Pullman as a retired detective. Each season has a different storyline, mostly a murder mystery. I liked it.
I'm about to finish season two of Succession. Such a strong show. I'm slowing down because I don't want to be all caught up and waiting.
Watched a pretty good Chinese sci-fi on Netflix, The Silent Sea. We also watched The Lost Daughter and enjoyed it greatly.
We watched some Bob Newhart last night. I'd love to go to a costume party as Bob and Emily. I wish the second Newhart show was streaming somewhere.
Back to the salt mines. <insert excellent James Bond moment here>
Writing and dealing with the house today, which will be my tagline for the next couple months. Arg.
Talia has a cold, and has most of the weekend. She's working today, and talking in a husky sexy voice, only slightly betrayed by her hacking up big old chunks of mucus when coughing between statements. (I overstate.)
I am recovering nicely from long fiction critique day. They were tough but supportive. Short fiction critique is next week - that old coyote story is up for review like a pinata hanging on a string. Raise your bats everyone! There's candy inside my story!
I'd love a coffee and an airplane cookie.
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Good luck to everyone and I will sincerely be happy no matter who takes home the big prize. I sincerely mean that. I am putting together a book of my fav scribbles for my son to keep and just happy to have this one to add to it.
Great idea, and a great attitude to have toward the comps!
