Life news this week:
- Saturday I had a nice slow morning, which was relaxing. Then I got most of my blog stuff done and cleaned up in the house a bit, and in the evening, Kari came over for birthday adventures. We went to the art store and browsed/bought like nerds, then went to Tanya & Matt's for ice cream. I gave her presents and then she left, and unfortunately it turned out there was a power outage and I lost the blog stuff I was working on so I had to do it again! I got it done and did my DDR as well. And then I got an offer on my latest short story. Wow!
- Sunday was another chill day. I did my laundry and trash chores, repotted a plant, and worked on my book. I reread an old story and did some reading and reviewed the book when I finished it. Did some Polos for my friends. Finally did my various updates on my voice-over site.
- Monday required me to go back to work, so I did. I actually got the timesheets in on time, which is unusual. People usually procrastinate on sending them to me. I edited a letter and did some data entry. I got my contract for the new short story and processed it to send. Worked on my book and did a Polo for my sister. Took a long midday nap. And did aerobics.
- Tuesday I had a messed up sleep, boo. I finished my data entry and bothered our team partners. Received our results from the District 1 interview: we didn't win. Then I had to go to a meeting about an upcoming proposal in Connecticut, so I got working on that. Had to do a transcript. Then I edited a journal, posted a journal entry, worked on my book, and did a Polo for Meg. And I walked to the post office to mail my story contract and did some reading. And did dishes. Exciting.
- Wednesday I knocked out team partner reminders and a bunch of processing for the proposal. Then I played DDR, put away some laundry, and cleaned up the house. Jeaux came over and we ate at Saki. Also got some dirt at Lowe's and a package came for me in my locker at the post office (which I was too short to reach so I needed Jeaux's help). The package was an ARC for Being Aro, the short story book of aromantic stories, for which I wrote the introduction! We sat around entertaining each other with internet stories and I did not realize I had somehow not met my walking goal! We should have taken a walk instead of sitting on the couch. Kicking myself. Oh well.
- Thursday a lot happened but also not much happened? I got up and went to work. Finally got a response from one of the team partners who hadn't been responsive. Finished the proposal outline and fixed some data entry issues. Entered timesheet data for my boss. Got a single cupcake delivered for my short story announcement. Submitted a query. Did some reading. Wrote my comic storyboard. Practiced some band music. Tried to order Steven Universe merchandise from Canada. Updated my sites regarding short story news. Submitted another short story. Banged my elbow on the wall real bad. Ow.
- Friday I felt real tired in the morning but had to work. I went in and did all my reports plus an invoicing support task for my boss. Argued with some internet people about a jerk man (they are all wrong, period, and the mod sided with me, so there, humph). Worked on my comic and got it done pretty early. Recorded a karaoke song. Watched a cool EPIC: The Musical reaction. Did some aerobics. Updated my collection lists. Ate a potato. I lead an exciting life.
Interviews, Articles, Mentions:
- My involvement with the Being Aro anthology was shared on this Instagram post from the book's co-editor, Rosiee Thor. I wrote the introduction.
Health Plan Update:
- Nutrition stuff: I got my three servings of fruits and veggies every day this week, and met my protein goals four out of seven days. I don't really have a good excuse for a couple of those--I knew I was low at the end of the day but I wasn't hungry so I didn't fix it. I wonder if I can investigate some low-volume high-protein snacks for days like that. I am still taking my vitamins.
- Activity stuff: I'm continuing to do DDR or aerobics every other day. I MISSED my 10,000-step walking goal one day this week for the first time this year. (I made it every other day this week.) Based on my phone's app, my low day was Wednesday at 8,370 steps, and my high day was Thursday at 13,317 steps.
Books Read:
- Finished Reading: The Shadow of Kyoshi by F.C. Yee. Four-star review.
- Currently Reading: The Dawn of Yangchen by F.C. Yee. I'm on page 55.
Stuff drawn:
My weekly fantasy webcomic, Negative One:
Videos Made:
None.
New photos:
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| Ice cream with Kari |
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| Boba at Saki |
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| Sushi at Saki |
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| New copy of Being Aro, for which I wrote the introduction |
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| My cupcake that I got for my short story sale |
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| My cupcake that I got for my short story sale |
Social media counts:
YouTube subscribers: 5,429 for swankivy (no change), 674 for JulieSondra (lost 1), 17 for v & V Vids (no change), 214 for Not-So-Giant Women (no change), 67 for Tides of Time Band (no change). Twitter followers: 743 for swankivy (lost 2), 3,375 for JulieSondra (lost 1). Facebook: 287 friends for swankivy (no change), 624 likes for JulieSondra (lost 2), 78 followers for Negative One (no change), 242 followers for So You Write (lost 1), 101 followers for Not-So-Giant-Women (no change). Tumblr followers: 2,410 (1 new). Instagram followers: 301 (2 new). Threads followers: 85 (no change). Bluesky Social. Bluesky followers: 454 (1 new).
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