by Ira | Mar 17, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
So…Marty Supreme is really good. Definitely one of the best movies of the year and I think Timothee is very very good in it. It’s…in the end? I think the best Safdi movie I’ve seen? It had much more heart than I was expecting, even from the first half-plus of the...
by Ira | Mar 16, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
So, I read for my writing almost every day. Every weekday is the goal. The first writer I chose to focus on, because it happened to be the first writer on this Dan Simmons’ list for aspiring writers, is William Shakespeare. I’m reading all 36(+2?) of his plays. Twice....
by Ira | Mar 15, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
The crazy work marathon—if all goes well tomorrow for my co-workers—is over. We did what we needed to do. It worked pretty much as smoothly as I could possibly imagine. I hope everyone is happy. Fingers crossed. I am wiiiiiippppeeeedddddd, though. Good lord. So...
by Ira | Mar 14, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
Okay, so I worked so late last night, I actually forgot to post an entry. 5:40am. That’s when I finished work. Last overnight, though. I’m all done with them. Whew. Lewis made podium with Ferrari for the first time—he looks so much better out there, very feisty—and...
by Ira | Mar 13, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
I’m almost done with the craziness. It’s wild that it’s Friday, because it doesn’t feel like Friday. Not yet for me. After a late shift tonight, I have another bonfide all-nighter coming tomorrow. But that’s the last. I then I’m hoping to convince work to give me two...
by Ira | Mar 12, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
Well, last night was a marathon. But we did it! WBC trailers are live. I’m off tonight—which isn’t to say I didn’t work today, because I did—but still staying up because I have two more late shifts on the horizon. Staying up till 2. Might watch a movie. We’ll see....
