by Ira | Mar 18, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
Twas a minor miracle today: I got all my work done even though I was a hairbreadth away from doing zero. This close to sleeping all the way in, because I was that tired. But I got up. Made myself sit down with the promise that if I really was that sleepy after doing...
by Ira | Mar 17, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
So…Marty Supreme is really good. Definitely one of the best movies of the year and I think Timothee is very very good in it. It’s…in the end? I think the best Safdi movie I’ve seen? It had much more heart than I was expecting, even from the first half-plus of the...
by Ira | Mar 16, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
So, I read for my writing almost every day. Every weekday is the goal. The first writer I chose to focus on, because it happened to be the first writer on this Dan Simmons’ list for aspiring writers, is William Shakespeare. I’m reading all 36(+2?) of his plays. Twice....
by Ira | Mar 15, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
The crazy work marathon—if all goes well tomorrow for my co-workers—is over. We did what we needed to do. It worked pretty much as smoothly as I could possibly imagine. I hope everyone is happy. Fingers crossed. I am wiiiiiippppeeeedddddd, though. Good lord. So...
by Ira | Mar 14, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
Okay, so I worked so late last night, I actually forgot to post an entry. 5:40am. That’s when I finished work. Last overnight, though. I’m all done with them. Whew. Lewis made podium with Ferrari for the first time—he looks so much better out there, very feisty—and...