by Ira | Mar 29, 2025 | Challenge, Journal
Joy is trying so hard to play with me right now, she just tromped all over my keyboard. Toy in her mouth. Growling. I told her no, so she just dove in under the covers, curled up, and snorted. Good god I love her so much. Coops has a little bit of eye irritation. We...
by Ira | Mar 29, 2025 | Challenge, Journal
We’re home from seeing Swimming Paul over in Hollywood. He PACKED the place. Packed. Everyone singing along. He played all the hits plus a lot more. It was dope. Really, really fun. Hot sweaty fun. Nothing like a packed club of happy people and great music to move to....
by Ira | Mar 27, 2025 | Challenge, Journal
Late! My goodness. Not too bad, but almost pillow time so we’ll make this a quick one. Adolescence on Netflix. Watch. It. Heavy, but absolutely spectacular. Looking forward to all the awards it will win, and rightly so. Writing today was solid again. I’m “behind” the...
by Ira | Mar 26, 2025 | Challenge, Journal
The air is perfumed tonight with orange and jasmine blossoms. Cool, too, with low misty clouds and a tiny little breeze. Which is to say: it is gorgeous out there. I wish I could spend more time outside. It is hands-down my favorite month to live in LA, with April...
by Ira | Mar 25, 2025 | Challenge, Journal
How often do I say no to things that would interfere with my goals? This question makes me think of the advice “you have to learn to say no.” Early on, that never made sense to me. I say no to stuff all the time. I’ve never had a particularly hard time saying no. But...
