by Ira | Dec 20, 2023 | Challenge, Journal
Podcasted tonight. Our last one of the year. We watched A Muppet Christmas Carol, which was delightful, of course. So fun. So silly. And with such a clear message, such a clear character arc and life lesson: Christmas is about giving, not receiving. It’s about the...
by Ira | Dec 19, 2023 | Challenge, Journal
A grey, drizzly day that turned into rain in the evening. Feels like home. Coops and Joy hate it, obviously. Fair weather pups as they are. I enjoy it. For a time. Went on way too long earlier this year. We didn’t have a spring because it rained for so long, and...
by Ira | Dec 18, 2023 | Challenge, Journal
Ooof. Long day. Worked until almost 10pm, a half hour ago. But…got my project into a good place. Whew. AND I have some help this week to get this stuff finished. Whew. That’s it. Just work. Night night.
by Ira | Dec 17, 2023 | Challenge, Journal
So…yeah. Rome is pretty freaking good. Sigh. It’s just good, solid storytelling, that’s why: the wins, the losses, the secrets, the danger, excitement, and generally not knowing what’s actually going to happen to the characters, so you’re genuinely on the edge of your...
by Ira | Dec 16, 2023 | Challenge, Journal
The HBO Rome series is good. I’m enjoying it. I will say this…even though that’s true, man—my takeaway whenever I watch a show like that, even Game of Thrones, is…thank god I don’t live in that world. It’s a fucking stress case. People dying left and right. Oppression...
by Ira | Dec 16, 2023 | Challenge, Journal
On day 3,700, twas a late day. A long day. But…a good day. Friday, after all! And Ira is sleeping iiinnn tomorrow. I actually have work to do tomorrow. Stuff I wasn’t quite able to finish today. So, that’s a bummer. But, not the end of the world. I’d rather put in the...
