by Ira | Mar 23, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
Got aaaallll my writing done, got work done, no reading but that’s okay, work was busy, ate my salad, took care of the pups…a good day. Dampened a little bit by watching one the Warriors players—Moses Moody—go down with a pretty gruesome-looking knee injury. I hope...
by Ira | Mar 22, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
There are two perfect dogs at my feet right now, watching patiently and very very goodly as Liz goes through the nighttime treat drawer getting them their before-bed yums. We, boy…we do A LOT for nighttime routine. First, we take them each out to go potty, sometimes...
by Ira | Mar 21, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
So we did this Thai food stall market thing over in NoHo today, faaaarrrr north NoHo. It was in a Thai temple, over in their parking lot, I think, and it was so fun! Didn’t love my crispy pork, it was too dry, but it was season wonderfully, and Liz’s boat noodles she...
by Ira | Mar 20, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
There’s a new documentary on HBO about the workers inside the Fukushima disaster. Liz and I finished it tonight, and it was so good. It was pretty amazing to hear their stories, and look the people in the eye, so to speak, who put their lives on the line to contain...
by Ira | Mar 19, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
Tonight’s fine distinction iiiisss…Goblin versus Ogre versus Troll. Fun! A goblin is small and devilish. An ogre is big and brutish. A troll is weird and reclusive, the wildest of the bunch. Going further with it, goblins traditionally hung around a person’s home, and...
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...
