by Ira | Sep 4, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
We had delicious hand-pulled noodles tonight with the Ho clan. There was spice. There were dumps. There were french 75 cocktails. Twas delightful. We puzzled afterwards, which was fun. Knocked a full out out. Took an epic nap. Need to try and get a little outlining...
by Ira | Sep 3, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
Liz and I started dating twenty-two years ago. Wild. Time flies when you’re having a good time. Cliche but true. It really does. Our nickname for each other (yes, for both of us) has been “Panda” for literally that entire time, so we call today “pandaversary.” That’s...
by Ira | Sep 2, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
It’s beeeeed time so this will be a fast one: writing was good today! Made good progress. Nearing that finish line. Work was busy but steady and I got my stuff done. Wrexham won 3-0 over a depleted Millwall squad. Liz and the pups are good. Now…sleep.
by Ira | Sep 1, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
Again, not a banner day writing-wise. It’s because family was in town, at least for the morning. Sigh. Not in terms of family being in town, but just in terms of the fact that I always seem to struggle with writing when my routine is bumped even slightly. But I’ll be...
by Ira | Aug 31, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
Not a banner day writing-wise, but I still figured some stuff out. Work was busy. Pups were the best—we watched Diego for the day, which was great. He’s such a sweet pup. All he wanted to do was hang out on the carpet and watch the front door. Mom and dad did their...
by Ira | Aug 30, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
Made tacos with dad tonight. That was fun. We did all the prep together and then he handled heating up the tortillas and putting in the meat. It was delightful. Back at it tomorrow, writing-wise! Night night.