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Appointments, Progress, and Planning
Dec. 16th, 2022 09:31 amI got up early this morning for a neurology appointment but when I checked in, all the computers in the doctor's office were down. The receptionist had tried to call me, but my phone was set to Do Not Disturb because I am not a morning person. They have to wait until the computers are back up before they can even reschedule. It's kinda funny to me, because my exams at these appointments are so primitive. It's all "Stick out your tongue, follow my fingers, let's check your reflexes, resist when I push on this" etc. No computers necessary. Except they are, for documentation, I suppose. At any rate, I find myself with some extra time this morning.
My cat has a vet appointment this afternoon. I hope he actually gets to see a doctor.
On Wednesday, I took the day off from my novel. I wrote a book review that I'll post on Patreon today and I went to lunch with friend. After lunch, my friend and I went secondhand shopping. I found some neat sugar skull-themed fabric that I can use for next year's Dia de los Muertos ofrenda. I also got a book titled My Lobotomy, A Memoir by Howard Dully and Charles Fleming. That should be interesting.
Yesterday I put in another 1K words on the novel, and it wasn't painful, probably because I spent some time adding sensory details to previous scenes. Scenes don't feel real to me unless they're filtered through someone's senses. The way this book is coming to me is through dialogue, but that means in the first pass, it's all talking heads. I have to go back and ground the events with details.
We finally got some snow, but just a dusting that swirls, serpentine, when the wind blows. It also makes the pavement slippery, which we discovered last night when J took me to Barnes and Noble so I could pick out a planner for the new year. It's cold enough that I wanted to hurry into the store, but I had to cling to J and move slowly so as not to slip.
As for the planner, I went with the Designworks Ink Standard Issue Agenda weekly planner in grey. It's bigger than my current Carpe Fucking Diem planner but I wanted something more neutral. No more cussing but no inspirational quotes, either. I'll probably spend some time this weekend transferring important dates and such from the old planner to the new. Exciting.
What are your plans for the weekend?
My cat has a vet appointment this afternoon. I hope he actually gets to see a doctor.
On Wednesday, I took the day off from my novel. I wrote a book review that I'll post on Patreon today and I went to lunch with friend. After lunch, my friend and I went secondhand shopping. I found some neat sugar skull-themed fabric that I can use for next year's Dia de los Muertos ofrenda. I also got a book titled My Lobotomy, A Memoir by Howard Dully and Charles Fleming. That should be interesting.
Yesterday I put in another 1K words on the novel, and it wasn't painful, probably because I spent some time adding sensory details to previous scenes. Scenes don't feel real to me unless they're filtered through someone's senses. The way this book is coming to me is through dialogue, but that means in the first pass, it's all talking heads. I have to go back and ground the events with details.
We finally got some snow, but just a dusting that swirls, serpentine, when the wind blows. It also makes the pavement slippery, which we discovered last night when J took me to Barnes and Noble so I could pick out a planner for the new year. It's cold enough that I wanted to hurry into the store, but I had to cling to J and move slowly so as not to slip.
As for the planner, I went with the Designworks Ink Standard Issue Agenda weekly planner in grey. It's bigger than my current Carpe Fucking Diem planner but I wanted something more neutral. No more cussing but no inspirational quotes, either. I'll probably spend some time this weekend transferring important dates and such from the old planner to the new. Exciting.
What are your plans for the weekend?
