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Every damn time.

Perfectly Comfy

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Don't worry, I didn't forget

It’s getting about that time where I usually forget to post on here, but I swear that’s not what happened this time. I’m working on something for someone else and I’ve been editing, so I ran out of time to actually write up a blog post before I left for work. I’m home sick with a cold today, so I went ahead and wrote this up so I don’t forget later. May will be a very quiet month here. Work is…

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No brain. Just Picard.

Exactly what the label says. No brain. Oh wait, heart monitor results came back as “normal,” so now I have an appointment with cardiology.  Now, unless you want spoilers galore for Picard, keep moving. Picard: Okay, fine, the borg were involved, and isn’t it fascinating how they worked that in there. Well done, writers. Doesn’t quite explain why the changeling head thing is involved, but I…

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Vacation's over. Back to work 😭

I think I meant to post something, reminding people that I was going to be on vacation this past week and a half, but there’s been so much going on, I completely forgot. I will not be going into detail about everything, because frankly, this was the worst vacation I’ve ever had. Between all the bad news and then a tornado coming through…let’s just say, I’m ready for another vacation already.…

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Weekend Buddy

Who completely forgot to work on site content and focused on editing this week, instead? Yup. It was me. To be fair though, I kinda had/have a lot going on. First, my mother fell and hit her head, leaving a pretty impressive puddle of blood. Then, I got a heart monitor slapped on me.  Mom is fine. She just busted both of her lips, but because she’s severely anemic, she bled a lot and it mixed…

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Beautiful. Absolutely beautiful. Also, sims.

Woke up yesterday to wonderful political news, so this week is already going quite nicely. Absolutely no story work was done this weekend, I played the new Sims4 pack the entire time. I love love love the new gameplay, but holy hell, did they have to make the infants and newborns so realistic? My poor sims were running on no sleep, while trying to work and take care of a kid, a toddler, and the…

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Editing is hard and I missed Picard.

(oh look, it rhymes!) Just what the title says. I’ve actually started editing. I have a notebook full of notes of crap I need to include or take out and I’ve only just started. I had a long break this week,  but all I got accomplished was listening to music and reading Anne Bishop’s newest book. My roommate was out of town, so we didn’t even get to watch Picard yet. I know they don’t all die,…

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The laptop lives!

Well, the main site overhaul is done. Now, it’s finding time to create content that’s the problem. We had…an incident. At work. I’m not allowed to talk about it (yay, working for corporations!), but it resulted in us being short-staffed. We are struggling. My vacation is on hold and there’s a good chance I’ll be working longer weeks until we get this sorted. I don’t mind the vacation being put on…

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Whirrrrrrr....

I’ve said it before, I’ll probably say it again – every time I start getting on track, something goes wrong. In this case, my laptop is making sounds like something is dying. I thought it was just something caught in the fan, but I vacuumed it, took the casing apart, checked around for anything loose, put it back together…and it’s still making the dying sound. Relatively certain it’s still just…

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I forgot + Picard

I had to run out the door on Tuesday, so I didn’t get a chance to post anything. Not that there’s much to tell you. I finally got the navigation part of the site done, but I did manage to mess up the blog. Only a little. Not enough to worry about though, so I’m not going to take the time to try and fix it.  This week, I start work on the content layout. Figuring out what will go where and how I…

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It begins.

I will be working on the layout in the next coming days/weeks/months/who knows, and I’ve never worked on it like this. It’s through WordPress, but it’s also a separate website/host(?), so I’m not sure how saving changes on it will affect the blog, and I won’t know until I hit “go live’ on the site. So, if you happen to notice the site looking wonky or like a toddler took over website…

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Secret Project!

Open to suggestions!

Navigation links are where they’re supposed to be, the pages have all been updated, the only thing left to do is get the layout sorted out – which I’m sure is going to be a headache and a half – which means… Secret Project! When I was a kid, I used to get into my parents’ book collection, and one of the more interesting items in their personal library was the ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ books.…

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Running out the door...

Running behind today, so no secret project release. Tomorrow, when I have actual time, I will be getting the navigation back up and running right, and then begins the typing up of the announcement. Sorry, everyone! 

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Not yet!

This week was supposed to be when I announced the “super secret” project, but it’s taking longer than expected to get it all ironed out. Hey lookit me though, not just jumping into something only half-baked! Progress! Growth! Who’d’a’thunkit.  I am hard at work on it though. Gathering ideas, information, thinking of how I’m going to be able to implement it without messing up the blog or making…

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No title because no brain.

So much to do, so little time to do it. I’ve been working on the site on my regular work days, trying to treat this as just another part of the job. I think it’s been working out pretty well. It gives me time to do what I love during the work week and my days off. On that note, however… I’m almost done with the big revamps. The novels page is taking longer than expected because there’s just so…

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Block head.

So I just want to take a moment to grumble about WordPress’ site builder nonsense. I mean, could they possibly make it any less user-friendly? The blocks are an improvement, I guess, but they could definitely do with some refinement. Also, moving around pages should not be this difficult. There are plugins that would make things easier, but they all require you to have a business account, and I…

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In the clear, back to work.

So, according to the thyroid doctor, I’m in the clear for now. He doesn’t want to see me again for a year. I still have a whole host of other doctor appointments to get out of the way – my energy levels are low – but it’s good to have one less worry on the mind. Site renovations are taking longer than expected because I simply cannot make up my mind about how I want it organized. I definitely…