by Ira | Jul 11, 2025 | Challenge, Journal
We watched Porco Rosso tonight for the ‘cast. It was…fun. Charming. Some beautiful art…but I think it might actually be Miyazaki’s first ever swing and a miss. It’s hard to figure out what he was going for, actually, like, thematically, which is interesting because...
by Ira | Jul 10, 2025 | Challenge, Journal
Sitting outside right now while Snacks and Joy run around together because they didn’t get to earlier in the evening. They’re so funny. They’re completely at ease with each other. The trust is absolute. They’re family. It’s because they met each other at just the...
by Ira | Jul 9, 2025 | Challenge, Journal
I’m surprised it hasn’t been a struggle this week. I was tired today…but I got my writing done pretty much on automatic. I’m flyin’. Almost 300 pages. I’ll hit that landmark tomorrow. And almost into act three, ie- the last 25% of story, where all the showdowns...
by Ira | Jul 8, 2025 | Challenge, Journal
Another day of crank. God, wasn’t meth called ‘crank’ for a hot minute, there in like the 80s or something? I think it was meth. I do not mean meth. I mean PAGES, baby. Another 12 today. And I got all my Netflix work done, AND significant progress on putting together...
by Ira | Jul 7, 2025 | Challenge, Journal
Got the writing done today. Woot! I have this feeling that this week might be a little bit of a struggle…but that I’m going to get my shit done anyway. Just have that feeling. And then hopefully next week the feeling will be: this week is gonna be a breeze. But right...
