The next few days are going to be very busy. Today, we need to clean Shaun’s room (an easy task), clean his bathroom (also an easy task) and close the doors to them so the animals can’t get in and shed. Although Ted’s taking the animals to Cobh tonight anyway, so they don’t have much shedding time left, at least not in this house. We need to clean the kitchen and do laundry. Ted needs to bring bedding to Cobh. We need to, although this will probably not happen today,…
floaty
I am sufficiently tired to feel floaty. Yesterday we drove down to Cork (it was a *beautiful* day, and a wonderful drive) to give the letting agency money and to get the keys. Upon getting to Cork, Ted wasn’t 100% sure of where he was, so he stopped so we could look at the map. At a glance, we couldn’t find a map. I said, “Are you sure you brought it?” He was sure. We scoured the car. No map. I said, “Not to belabor the issue, but are you…
a discussion topic
1. A comic-book reader should be able to follow: a. the entire story, frame by frame, without words b. the gist of the story, frame by frame, without words c. very little of the story, frame by frame, without words 2. The first pages of a first-issue comic book should: a. start with a bang of action and get to the backstory later b. start with the backstory and work up to the bang c. work the bang into the backstory as much as…
writing, riding, other things
I didn’t write yesterday ’cause Little’s batteries were dead, so I charged her up and worked not only earlier in the day, but also on the train on the way in to Dublin. I’m now working on PHOENIX LAW, and despite having *just* finished a book, I’m really quite cheerful about the prospect of working on this one. I know what I’m doing with the next chapter, which is going to be fun, ’cause I’m bringing in somebody which 1. no one will expect and 2. will throw another wrench…
having a small bit of life
Ted and I *talked* all the way into Dublin yesterday. We haven’t had a chance to *talk* about anything for a week! He’s been off house-hunting and I’ve been neck-deep in writing. Talking was a very pleasant experience. :) Casanova was amusing. It’s not well-paced, and the print we saw was bad, but it was cute and as far as I’m concerned the entire movie paid off with one beautiful shot right near the end, so I went away from it quite happy. :) And we paused at a bookstore,…