In the end, Klute fizzled a bit. Not a ton. Genuinely. But a little bit. Not the punch of The Parallax View, which is obviously a very different film, but I was still expecting a bit more in the end. They started to lose me as they fell in love, to be honest, since...

Apparently Alan J. Pakula is my jam. I’ve seen All The President’s Men a couple times, enjoyed it both times. Watched The Parallax View last week and really enjoyed it, so much so that I figured this week I’d completely the “paranoid trilogy” and watch Klute, which...

Finally, the outlining day I needed. It was really helpful yesterday plotting out (about) how many scenes my books usually have, and using that number to set expectations on how many scenes I needed to outline each day. A concrete goal. The twist? I still have plot...

I’ve mapped out what I need to do. It’s daunting…but I can do it. So, it’s to bed on time tonight and grind tomorrow. Wish me luck. The pups are snuggled. Liz has the World Cup on in the living room. She’s gotten really into it, just like me, which is awesome. High...

The US played a dud of a game tonight to not go 3-0 in the group stage for the first time for the men’s team. Lost at the last second. Looked leaky on defense. We were playing our B-team almost entirely…maybe only McKennie was a regular starter, something like that,...

Joy is snuuuuuggled up into my lap right now. Hardcore. She’s happy I’m home I think. I finished The Parallax View today, just the last fifteen minutes of it…and those last fifteen minutes ended up making me way more of a fan of that movie than I expected. And not...

I’m home. It was a stunning sunset as we flew in, pink puffs everywhere. Joy has cleaned my face, and Cooper too. Snacks meowed his orange head off. Liz made me some bean salad for dinner (or…served it, I guess—she’d made it earlier). It’s good to be home.

Went on an enormous (for me) hike today. 1500ish feet of elevation. Seven-ish miles? i was huffin and puffin. But I handled it 🙂 Not even sore! There were streams and waterfalls the whole way, so I was even able to stay cool, which was nice. Had my sun shirt on to...

Watched Widow’s Bay with my brother and sister in law. That show is SO GOOD. A little spooky. Very funny. Charming. Mysterious. Exciting, especially towards the end. I really, really, really liked it. And it was fun to go back and watch a couple of the early episodes...

Late so it’s a quick one…but half birthday, Kann, Daft Punk ride (plus dance party), 50 Licks root beer float, cold right home…and now sleep.