by Ira | Apr 4, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
It’s late so it’ll be a quick on tonight: Project Hail Mary is very good. Go see it. Related: we have a new movie theater! The one down the street that was just renovated is so nice. I’m intensely excited about this. Easter eggs are all prepped for tomorrow. Coops is...
by Ira | Apr 3, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
I’m thinking of Miles from Sideways, tonight, which of course also makes me think of Miles from Star Trek, the best Miles in all of existence…though Sideways Miles is also great. Thinking of how he’s written this book, but it’s overly long, nobody wants to read it, he...
by Ira | Apr 2, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
Fine distinctions are back! We’ve got a good one. Tonight, it’s Porch vs Deck vs Veranda vs Patio. Let’s get into it. A porch is a covered shelter that projects from a building’s front or rear entrance. Covered. I like that distinction. I think maybe if it’s...
by Ira | Apr 1, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
The Artemis II launched into space today. Liz and I watched it live and it was awesome and…surprisingly intense? Like, disaster kept flashing through our heads—were we about to watch four people die? The answer, thank goodness, was no. It seems as though the launch...
by Ira | Mar 31, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
The world is dripping. We have the sliding door to our bedroom open still and the rain has tailed off to just drips, like surround sound, coming from everywhere. It’s one of my favorite sounds, the drip drip drip after a rain. It makes me think of the forest. If the...
by Ira | Mar 30, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
Busy busy day today but I got a lot done! Excavation of the parking space is underway. Pages were written. I got through an hour of proofreading. Got all my Netflix work done. Coops is getting better. Much more pep in his step this evening, and we’ve figured out the...
