Not really sure what to talk about as far as this past week. I’m looking at my list of goals and I don’t think I did very well. Biking wasn’t as consistent as I wanted. Still need to read over the War of Nytefall: Lost outline instead of a skim. Didn’t even touch Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. Pizza never happened because I tried to put it off for a day with a light dinner and that didn’t happen. No April posts scheduled and no extra sleep gained. The only things that were accomplished was Longbow of Ichabod Brooks outlines getting done and my wife’s car coming back. The latter wasn’t until later in the week because of a small issue and I have to bring it in for an oil change today anyway. So, it isn’t like I get a reprieve from being the only driver.
Speaking of cars, mine isn’t doing too hot. It still gets me from one point to another, but we have a problem with the locks. Specifically, putting in the new door handle resulted in a part of the lock breaking. If we can’t fix it then it means only one door can be opened from the outside. Not to mention the inside of the doors are crumbling due to the car’s early life in Florida. Moisture is always building up in it too. Trade-in is pointless since it’s a 2000 or 2002. Going to have to get a new car somehow. Honestly, I’ve had this one since 2007 and it was used back then. The fact that it doesn’t give me any engine problems and hasn’t needed much work is a miracle. Oh yeah, there’s no way I can afford a new car. Ugh.
Can’t really think of anything else this week because it was all errands, resting, and trying to do the outlines. Doesn’t say much about me, especially since the previous weeks have all been chaos and disaster. Next week, my son has off, so I won’t be doing much in terms of writing. We’re starting with a big zoo trip and then most of the days have been claimed for various outings. Maybe I’ll take whatever free time I get to work on April posts, which will give me a leeway when I start writing the second War of Nytefall book after this coming week. I know I haven’t even published the first, but I need to churn out the first drafts to cover losing the summer. During that time, I can do some editing at night or work on the finale for Dawn Addison. This way, I won’t have to scramble once the fall hits. Besides, it’s fun getting into the new characters and stories.
Actually paused writing this to go over that outline because I wanted to talk about it to some extent. Not to mention I had to go to the bathroom and it’s easier to carry stapled papers than a laptop. One thing I’ve noticed about War of Nytefall: Lost is that it has a lot less Clyde than I expected. In fact, the action really follows this new character who is basically a beacon of chaos. This might be an interesting twist to the series since it demonstrates an unexpected aspect of the Dawn Fangs. Massive amounts of world-building here, so maybe it’s good that Clyde become more of a ‘passenger’ than an ‘influencer’ of events. While he is the main character, part of his story is how he struggles for control and learning to be more of a gang leader. This whole thing definitely throws him into the deep end of civilization leadership.
As far as the first book goes, I’m still on the fence about another editing run. Done two on my own, my wife has done two, and another person read it over. I have about a month or so before release time as long as things go smoothly. Another read through isn’t striking my fancy for some reason. Many would say this is now excuse, but I sense that I’m at a point where an editing run would result in changes for the sake of changes. That always causes messes. Well, I have a week to think about it.
Goals of the week?
- April posts when possible.
- Zoo trip
- Movie day. Thinking ‘Peter Rabbit’
- Lego Batman the Video Game time
- Build a Lego set
- Go over War of Nytefall: Lost outline
- Read more Rurouni Kenshin
- Try to get some extra sleep
(Anybody get their reblog button back? Mine is still gone.)
Legends of Windemere 
No on the reblog button. I used the press this button and except for no photos, it went okay. You really have to have a photo ready before you hit the button. Otherwise, you can’t leave the page to download one so it has to be in your library.
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That lack of photos is a problem. Couldn’t get the thing to work well on my phone. Guess this is the new norm.
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Yeah. Everyone hopes the button will come back. I don’t think so. Think of all the memory all those photos took.
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It’s weird. When I started, you could reblog and not absorb the photos. Why can’t they go back to that?
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I enjoyed learning a bit about your life, Charles. It is the same for all parents, a constant juggle between work and kids.
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The juggling is much harder since he’s heavier. Don’t get nearly enough height on him.
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So… a typically chaotic week then. I sometimes wonder if we write so that *something* in our lives makes sense 😀
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Could be. At the very least, we could write to have control over something and take out our subconscious frustration on our characters. Then again, what if the stories don’t make any sense?
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The it would be a memoir, not fiction.
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Is it a memoir if we’re not in it?
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Hey, maybe our entire life is someone else’s memoir. Wait, who said that?
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Or there’s one person out there who has dreamed the rest of us up to avoid loneliness. Probably an immortal too.
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Sounds about right. Isn’t that the whole basis of Hinduism?
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Not sure. I don’t know much about that path.
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According to Hindu cosmology, there is no absolute start to time, as it is considered infinite and cyclic. Similarly, the space and universe has neither start nor end, rather it is cyclical. The current universe is just the start of a present cycle preceded by an infinite number of universes and to be followed by another infinite number of universes. Each cycle is a dream dreamed up by Brahma.
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Sounds familiar now. Is that why reincarnation is almost like getting a restart?
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A restart with plenty of Karmic baggage, I guess. Philips K. Dick once described it as reincarnation being the easiest way.
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That doesn’t seem fair. I’d rather restart with a clean slate.
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I think slugs get started that way.
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Is that the stage before or after politicians? I mean, slugs have a function.
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Ouch. Burn 😀
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As you said yourself: could have been worse.
Good luck with this week.
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Thanks. We already had to switch stuff around due to weather.
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I’m in take what I can get mode right now. I’ll update my site later, but my day involved being a good husband.
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Good to hear. Best to earn brownie points with the family. Especially if you can trade them in for Kahlua brownies. (I so want chocolate.)
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Never had a Kahlua brownie, but it sounds great.
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My sister made them one year. So, I tend to ask for them as presents if she offers.
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No reblog button here. Frustrating. Your week sounds pretty good, and don’t forget the Olympics!
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Have to admit that I forgot about the Olympics. I tend to use this time to catch up on dvds since the shows are on hiatus.
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It is great!! Hope you can watch some this week. U-S-A!
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I’ll try. Might be tough with the kid around wanting to play.
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Sounds like you had another busy week. I hope next week is a fun one for you with your son.
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I’m hoping it is too. Starting with a zoo trip, which will be fun.
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