The HBO Rome series is good. I’m enjoying it. I will say this…even though that’s true, man—my takeaway whenever I watch a show like that, even Game of Thrones, is…thank god I don’t live in that world. It’s a fucking stress case. People dying left and right. Oppression...

On day 3,700, twas a late day. A long day. But…a good day. Friday, after all! And Ira is sleeping iiinnn tomorrow. I actually have work to do tomorrow. Stuff I wasn’t quite able to finish today. So, that’s a bummer. But, not the end of the world. I’d rather put in the...

Sigh. This work project continues. I was really hoping to have the last of the really problematic titles done today, but I’m still missing stuff. Stuff I won’t get until tomorrow. We’ll see. I need some plugins, and my company doesn’t have licenses for them. It’s up...

Joy let me brush her tonight. Like, really brush her. And I realized she did because I had my intention right. My energy was in exactly the right place: calm and firm. She didn’t get to say no, but I wasn’t rough with her in any way, or amped up, or stern. Just…firm....

I did it. I actually woke up on time and went out and did my morning writing routine. Aaaaahhhh. It felt so, so good. I’m back. I mean…just in time, basically, to leave town for the holidays, but that’s okay. I’ll take what I have for now and make plans for getting...

K, so I watched the 1977 version of Suspiria tonight. It was…also wild. Very much more in a way of its time, just like the new one is, I suppose. Which is to say, it was much more a slasher film plus. Mostly slasher stuff, but with extras. Extras like a really intense...

So—can confirm: Suspiria does bring an acceptable amount of noise. It’s not perfect. I’d say a good portion of it doesn’t quite work in the end. But enough of it does, particularly for someone who’s fully intending to now go and watch the original version of it…and to...

The Joy; she press so hard up against me at night. It fills me up. Dogs (and cats) are so devoted to us. If you give them love and attention, take care of their needs, you are everything to them. The whole world. It’s so wonderful to be needed like that, and in that...

I really do wish we taught more of the downs of a legendary artist’s career. I understand why we don’t: there’s only so much time, only so long you can hold a student’s attention, and there is probably the most to learn from the works that were successful…but I’m...

Sigh. Been “off” for a few days this week. Neck is sore (but, better today, whew). Almost have the finances all done. In a funk, nonetheless. A bit depressed, I think? Don’t really want to do anything. Watch anything. Go anywhere. I rarely get like that. Part of it,...