by Ira | Dec 3, 2024 | Challenge, Journal
Already bed time, so this one goes out quick: Work: did it. Busy at first, then a slow day. Painting: done! Except for these random spots where the tape pulled up paint and didn’t set a good edge. Ugh. Writing: did it! Four whole ass hours. Not the most scenes, but...
by Ira | Dec 2, 2024 | Challenge, Journal
Am I a morning person or a night person? Naturally, I’ve always been a night person. Never so bad as staying up till 3 in the morning or having a hard time sleeping, but I’ve always been most creative at night, liked staying up, and REALLY loved sleeping in. But...
by Ira | Dec 1, 2024 | Challenge, Journal
So…we have the type of dogs that need their butt glands expressed every now and then. And by ‘expressed,’ I mean that they need to be squeezed empty, lol. It’s not as bad as it sounds. I put a glove on, step into the bathroom where its easily cleanable, then pinch...
by Ira | Nov 30, 2024 | Challenge, Journal
Making it a quick one tonight because I’m tiiiirreeedd…but we went over to Derrick and Gary’s and watched Smile 2. Liz and I have never seen the first one, actually, but it didn’t really matter. It was surprisingly good. Like…that movie brings the noise. Loved it,...
by Ira | Nov 29, 2024 | Challenge, Journal
What technology would I be better off without, and why? Social media. Because it’s a net-negative. A timely question, this, because I’ve been thinking about it ever since the election. For all of social media’s benefits—and there are, objectively, so many! I’ve been...
by Ira | Nov 28, 2024 | Challenge, Journal
What’s the hardest decision I’ve ever had to make? An interesting question for WordPress to feed me on Thanksgiving, but let’s do it: putting down Coco. For a moment, I really didn’t think I could do it. I remember saying that as we walked to the room where they were...