by Ira | Mar 15, 2024 | Challenge, Journal
Hitch is hitting a stride. Hasn’t all come together yet, for sure, but I know he’s taken a leap in that I’m starting to look forward to watching his movies each week. They’re tipping from intellectual exercise into “movie” territory. They’re becoming entertaining....
by Ira | Mar 14, 2024 | Challenge, Journal
Tired days. The time change is hard, but the new daylight hours are invigorating. I wouldn’t say I’m refreshed or particularly energized, but they do suit me. I wrote. I read. I got Netflix work done. I yoga’d. I went to Costco with Bear and we got the groceries we...
by Ira | Mar 13, 2024 | Challenge, Journal
I lost a week on the front yard project last week, and I nearly lost another this week by not doing anything on it this weekend. I fixed that today. I started moving the big, heavy stuff. There’s several inches of mulch in the front planter-thing, several inches of...
by Ira | Mar 12, 2024 | Challenge, Journal
Joy is NOT moving to let Liz into bed ahahahaha. It was a solid day today. Whew. Got my writing done in the morning, on time, got started on work on time, yoga and lunch like wham-o blam-o, which meant that we got to go over to Nicole and Alex’s and hang with their...
by Ira | Mar 11, 2024 | Challenge, Journal
I watched Barbie. Or, rather, finished it tonight. Really enjoyed it. That could have been such a hollywood movie, y’all. It could have been pink and pretty and that’s it. But it wasn’t. It was thoughtful. It reached for some really, truly deep shit, and more often...
