Pain Hurts

A 279-post collection

Thursday, Gradual Unbuggering

I think I forgot to advertise the weekly blog, yesterday. I can get onto that today.

Adapting got the boot yesterday, so now I'm flinging that at another agent before I get a rattle on with other business.

Which apparently includes writing this blog entry.

Nevertheless, Adapting is away again and I am hoping for the best. One more round and I throw it at the writing group to see (a) what it needs, (b) where I could put it, and (3) if it's really worth all the effort to be honest.

I used to have high hopes for this book, but now it's all depressing.

I think my sugar allowance is low. All it took to cheer me up yesterday was two pancakes with homemade dulce de leche. So it may happen to be that I need a certain amount of sugar for quality of life.

I'll find a supply of cheap, individually-wrapped sugar in order to keep me sane and balanced. Not daily sugar. Emotional regulatory sugar. So when I get down, I allow myself to have a sweetie.

I have directed Chaos to a mob that should help her get on the disability pension. I'll be checking on her later. I've explained to Mayhem why extra income is necessary and told him to do what he must to get some.

Further bulletins as events warrant.

BUT - my main compy is unfucked. I had a logjam in my boot sequence which has now been firmly unriddled. The downside is that it means I can't use my art tablet until the drivers are updated.

I'll have to ask Adorable how to check on when that sort of thing will be available again.

Later. I am late for icing my ankle, and I need to make the hydration formula, and I need to put myself on the machine again.

Story sometime soonish.

Wednesday, SNAFU Time

I was planning on a nice peaceful day at home, making posts and writing nonsense. Alas, my main computer [with all the important Patreon stuff on it] decided it was going to deadscreen on me and now I am in a pickle.

I had audio recordings to post on Patreon. I had the Promptcast entry for my sponsors to enjoy. I even had another chapter of A Devil's Tale ready to enthrall.

I can only access some of that via my lappy.

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Tuesday, Physio, Bread, and Locking in

I finished a chapter! Huzzah!

Ten of those fuckers remain before I can take an extended holiday from writing on a professional basis. Well. At least writing an entire freaking BOOK.

I need a holiday for sure.

What I really need is for the stress to go away so I can firkin RELAX for a gorram change.

I have physio today. I have bread in progress and the kids on call for helping with that. I have a little less than 2K

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Monday, Writing Group Therapy, Bread, and Shopping

I'm 1/5th of the way through the word count for the promptcast. I may or may not get any unprompted writing done because I am not feeling it today.

Maybe I need a bitty break from the push.

I have been writing in ADT at least once a day and working on fanfic in between. I have a goal to reach with the Promptcast and another week with the Archive. I have the ability to take a break. And I should

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Sunday, Streaming Stuff and PLNs

It's shopping day tomorrow. It's also the day of the backup writing group and I need to make bread.

It's going to be a busy day.

Today is busy in an entirely different direction because I have been blessed with the power of the Mods and I need to use it responsibly as I monitor the chat for the Promptcast.

I mean, I could start bread today, but that also means double bread tomorrow. And starting it on Tuesday means at least

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Saturday, Shit Sorting Session (Extended)

I got shit sorted this morning! I fed the starter, cleaned my humidifier [I didn't know it needed to be cleaned when fed filtered water whatevs] remembered the catbox in the laundry and helped a friend check over a story they were doing for a thing.

I even remembered to email MeMum. Yay.

This is not a direct result of having a "get outta bed" alarm, but rather my brain misfiring and thinking I had one for today. No! I turned that

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Friday, Maybe Audio Today?

It's not looking good, but I can certainly try. I spent most of this morning already pre-occupied with staff business for the Promptcast. As for yesterday's mystery bitey... it was likely a wasp. With government-outlined medical care, the site has stopped hurting and I'm no longer bothered by the dang thing.

I need to figure out what paperwork we need to get Miss Chaos onto the disability pension. Then hunt down that shit.

I also need to get a wriggle on with

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Thursday, Recording Today?

It's 11AM and I just got around to sitting down to write this, so my PLN to record some chapters for Adorable might well be up in the air.

I'll see how I go.

My PLNs got disrupted at breakfast with a visit from the Council because my sullage system was blinking. Detour to show them where the hell the sullage sprinklers were.

I'm going to have to give my mower guy care instructions.

And to top it all off, while I

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Wednesday, Proceeding Carefully

Among my usual many other things, I plan to help Miss Chaos recover her MyGov account now that I've done the same for mine. It's a pain in the bum, but it can be done. Huzzah.

The rant shall be done, then unriddling Chaos' account, then the daily tale.

Today's good news is that Tumblr undid a massively unpopular change to their platform. The people spoke in a way that made them listen and the staff rolled that the heck back.

Vox

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Tuesday, Patreon and Further PLNs

So much to do, so little organisation. I let time slip away from me because stretches, ankle, breakfast, and attempting to unfuck various shit on my desktop.

Which made MeMum mad at me. My bad. I am very foggy today.

Not helped by the fact that I have been dragging my feet about: Re-pitching Adapting again, recording more chapters for Adorable, and getting on with the business of today. Which also includes unfucking Miss Chaos' MyGov stuff.

Might have to actually phone

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Monday, Backup Reads and Shopping

I have bread in the fridge. I have a limited supply of soup on the cooktop because yesterday was a 24-hour Lurgi... and Chaos has been helping herself to the soup.

Hopefully I don't get another Lurgi whilst out shopping. But I have the payola to lay in a supply of other soups just in case.
Huzzah.

It's a bizarre bug. Beloved, Adorable, and I came down with it within 24 hours of each other and we haven't shared the same air

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Sunday, Stream Stuff and Nonsense

...with bread! I have the third loaf in the incubator and the Dutch Oven getting toasty.

The results of yesterday's experiment - Yes, I still have to ice my stupid ankle every two hours. Trying again next week. On the plus side, I get a bit more written when I take breaks from writing to... do... more... writing.

I just live here. The illogic surpasses me.

I already have stories written for the next Archive prompt, so I'll be theoretically able to

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Saturday, Hopeful of Recovery

I am testing my ankle today. Today, I am not icing it and see how I go. If all goes well, I'll be testing my ability to go shopping without pain.

The test after that is Parkrun again.

I'll see how I go.

Today, after Mandatory Tale, I shall add a bit to ADT until I either run out of ideas or I run out of words.

And maybe add to some fanfictions on the side.

I'll see how I go, because

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Friday, Bread and PLNs

I have bread in progress since the children have left one loaf remaining of our bread stocks. I have a story to write, I'm helping a mentee prep their tale for the Promptcast, and I have been procrastinating on Chapter Two of Beloved's dream-inspired AI-made thing to read.

[I still think it's vaguely insulting to go up to a writer and say, "Hey, read this thing I made with the help of the slop machine." but I still love my wife and

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Thursday, Twiddles and Tweaks

I discovered that I accidentally deleted my Madlib Query letter for Adapting so now I'm working on that today. Tomorrow, the yard may be getting mowed. It might need slashing so that's up in the air for the meanwhile.

...and something's gone amiss with my desktop so I have to reboot. But I'm doing an update first to see if that helps.

If not, I go crying to Adorable about the resulting technical issues.

[wish me luck]

It didn't work :P Mostly

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