by Ira | Jul 14, 2025 | Challenge, Journal
It’s gonna be a short entry tonight, but only because I want to do some reading before the sleeps and its already almost time. Very productive day. Got all my writing done. Got all my Netflix work done, and it was a lot to get done today…but did it within normal...
by Ira | Jul 13, 2025 | Challenge, Journal
A proper day off today. Whew. I needed it. I even got some work done out in the front yard. The hole is finally large enough for the entire parking space. Now, I have to level it, making sure it’s a consistent 4 inches deep everywhere. Then, I put down weed barrier...
by Ira | Jul 12, 2025 | Challenge, Journal
It was…a wonky day off, somehow. I enjoyed it, don’t get me wrong. It was just…floaty, I guess. I did a bunch of random stuff including getting my car washed, buying a hand soil tiller and a pick axe so I can work on the front yard in the morning, I read Shakespeare,...
by Ira | Jul 11, 2025 | Challenge, Journal
We watched Porco Rosso tonight for the ‘cast. It was…fun. Charming. Some beautiful art…but I think it might actually be Miyazaki’s first ever swing and a miss. It’s hard to figure out what he was going for, actually, like, thematically, which is interesting because...
by Ira | Jul 10, 2025 | Challenge, Journal
Sitting outside right now while Snacks and Joy run around together because they didn’t get to earlier in the evening. They’re so funny. They’re completely at ease with each other. The trust is absolute. They’re family. It’s because they met each other at just the...
by Ira | Jul 9, 2025 | Challenge, Journal
I’m surprised it hasn’t been a struggle this week. I was tired today…but I got my writing done pretty much on automatic. I’m flyin’. Almost 300 pages. I’ll hit that landmark tomorrow. And almost into act three, ie- the last 25% of story, where all the showdowns...
