Going to start with an update on the tooth thing. For those that missed the post, insurance denied the root canal, so I had to get the tooth removed along with the last wisdom tooth that no longer had a purpose. Writing this the day before while my mouth is both numb and really, really itchy. Can’t wait for this to be done and I can eat even though I’m sticking the pudding for a day or two. Fingers are crossed that I’m at least 90% by the time we go to the zoo tomorrow.
Actually, I’m going to pause this post until I feel better. Be back in a few hours:
*Elevator Music*
Let’s try this again. Feeling a little better, but the mouth is still numb and achy. Part of it is because the kid won’t stop asking questions. Anyway, there isn’t much else to report about this week. I’ll do a day-by-day, but you won’t see much.
Monday
Columbus Day had the kid at home. We went to see ‘Storks’, which wasn’t that bad and kept us entertained. The theater was in the same mall as the eyeglass place, so we put in my new prescription. New glasses in a month. One McDonald’s stop later, we ended up at home where we . . . did stuff. Just a lot of playing.
Tuesday
This is when I was fighting with insurance. I did one bit of book writing. Probably 4-5 pages throughout the day due to my mood.
Wednesday
Yom Kippur, so no writing done today. This is the Jewish day of fasting, which means playing Castlevania: Symphony of the Night for the day. Still had to fight insurance at one point and my son joined me with his snack. Nothing helps fasting than repeatedly being asked if you’re hungry by a kid chowing down on pizza-flavored goldfish. I devoured two meatball subs, a package of apple slices, two pop-tarts, and a piece of pumpkin fudge. Was still hungry after that too.
Thursday
Dentist to check the teeth.
Friday
Dentist to remove the teeth.
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You can see that there was very little writing done. I did set up all the posts for November and I’m working on December. Figure I can use my brief bouts of energy, focus, and good mood for that. My goal is to finish writing Path of the Traitors next week since I only have 9 sections to go. Be nice if I get it done by Wednesday, but I won’t hold my breath on that one. Feels like the mouth will take a bit to heal from since it’s two removals instead of one and I’m hitting up the zoo tomorrow. There’s a special post going up tomorrow too that might require some work. So, what’s left on the agenda?
- Finish Path of the Traitors.
- Blurbs for The Spirit Well.
- Outline for The Forgotten Baron.
- Finish December blog posts.
- Special character interview project if I get enough volunteers.
- Get back to biking if I feel up to it.
- Yearly: Write The Forgotten Baron.
- Yearly: Edited Chasing Bedlam. Do I have beta readers for this one?
Hope everyone is having a fun October and gearing up for Halloween. How was everyone else’s week?
Legends of Windemere 
My week was slammed again. I almost don’t know what to do with one slow weekend in the mix. Dental work seems to heal up pretty fast. Hope that’s your experience too.
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Did I see the word “volunteer” in your report on character interviews. I do.
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Yes, but the announcement will be tomorrow. It’s a little more than simply volunteering this time. I’ll be out all day tomorrow though, so I’m hoping it runs smoothly without me.
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*sits back down* Okay I’ll wait.
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I’ll still put you down as third on the list. It’s similar to the Lisa Burton Radio Show, so I want to give Craig first slot. The person who suggested the idea (N.N. Light) should probably get the second. Can only do it on Tuesday though since I don’t want to step on any feet.
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Sounds good.
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Lol, I feel your pain – I just got my wisdom teeth out a few weeks ago, and I’m cool if I never see pudding or mashed potatoes again, lol. Get well soon!
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Wait, a person can get tired of pudding? I guess if you stick to one flavor. This is why I got chocolate, s’mores, butterscotch, caramel, and some lemon thing. 🙂
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Lol, you have a point – butterscotch is amazing! XD
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And so hard to find too. Now I’m hungry.
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Hoping this week’s goals go well for you. And beta reading! I still need to get on that… I’ve been gearing up for a hefty workload in November…minor character backstories, massive poster with *every* named character in my series (short stories included), and 2 writing challenges (one being a 30 day thing, the other being 100 days…but both being crammed into November, as well)…
The insurance clusterfuck sucks immensely, and I hope you’re feeling at least a bit better.
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I’m hoping to get the rest of the year’s big blog posts done this week, which clears me up for the writing. It’s going to be a rough balancing act, especially since I haven’t looked at the final book’s outline in at least 7 years. Figure I won’t be starting the actual writing until November 1st, which might not be a bad thing. I’ve just accepted that my plans fail at some level.
That poster sounds like a real project, but one that you can be majorly proud of once you’re done. Good luck on the writing challenges, especially that 100 day one.
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I sure hope your tooth pain will get better. It’s pretty hard to focus on anything else until then.
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Very true. The meds help and it should be fine in a day or two.
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😦 I suppose the dental work is healed now…hope so anyway. I’ll scroll up to see more posts.
Dave’s been sick this week with some terrible tummy something and we’re in the midst of some major condo maintenance – junk hauling, cleaning/sealing tile flooring, carpet cleaning, vent cleaning…I didn’t think it would be so difficult to schedule alll of this, but it has been. Waiting now for the company to come clean the bathroom fan vent – it’s 4PM.
I’m for the spiked hot chocolate about now.
Ellespeth
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More or less. The hole is still kind of there, so I have to be careful chewing on that side. Hope you get to have a fun weekend with all of that going on.
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