Life news this week:
- Saturday was my big Halloween party! I went out before it got too hot and swept my porch down for outdoor loiterers . . . and found a wasp nest had taken up residence under the table. Got rid of it and that was no fun. Also put my outdoor lights back up. I rested a little, printed out my food and drink labels and laid out the party food dishes, and did my blogging. Then I got in the kitchen and got drinks cooling and started making the cider. I was mostly dressed in my Halloween costume when the first guests (Ben and Scott) arrived so I had to finish after they got settled. They helped me put out the rest of the food. Then more people showed up: Meghan, Adam, Dorian, Dare, Cade, Jeaux, Yasmin, Arthur, Michael, and Rachael. We ate a bunch of food, listened to music, talked about politics and nerdy things, and played the card game Joking Hazard. (Jeaux and Michael both brought the same game!) When everyone trickled out with leftovers I cleaned up the kitchen a little and went to bed.
- Sunday I tried to spend part of the day recuperating--it's been a whirlwind month, with a vacation, a hurricane evacuation, and a week of party prep. I made a Polo for my sister, ate leftovers all day, and got some trash out and dishes done. I took several LONG naps and it was nice. Also put away laundry and vacuumed.
- Monday I had to edit and send out FOUR letters (more than usual!) and did a little research. Later I wrote my So You Write webcomic and researched what content I want for my next video. Did some laundry and reading. Took more epic naps. Made a doctor's appointment.
- Tuesday I did some crash research. Drew some comics and filmed/edited/posted a new video. Ate way more leftovers. Did more reading and submitted some stories to magazines.
- Wednesday I went to the foot doctor. I thought they would want to take my toenail off again but they didn't. They're doing a test so we'll see what it says. I walked to the pool store to buy my water system chlorine. Did some teaming invitations when I got back to work. And sent out some more story submissions and queries. Jeaux arrived after work and we ate at 4 Rivers, shopped, caught up on Colbert, took a walk, and finished off the latest season of Heartstopper.
- Thursday I edited a letter and followed up on some team arrangements. Wrote my webcomic and posted my other webcomic. Got some trick-or-treat candy and stickers ready but only got a couple trick-or-treaters. Did a Polo for my sister again and went to game night. Too many people were busy so we didn't have enough to play anything and just spent most of the night talking about politics with three people (four when Steve popped in at the end after rehearsal). I got ALL of my webcomic drawings done during game night! Fell asleep early.
- Friday I had to do timesheets and reports as usual. I later processed my webcomic and posted it. Everything seemed really early. I got my goals and calendars processed and posted them as per usual on the first of the month. Also recorded a karaoke song since I didn't do it on Sunday. I had a lot of time to get my steps in and I also watched some internet videos and ate pie. Got in a Polo to Steve and did some song practice. Played some silly games before bed.
Health Plan Update:
- Weight stuff: I'm not sure how one week of eating party leftovers can suddenly destroy what seems like half of the progress I made here. It doesn't seem like it should be possible. Maybe I'm being dramatic? We'll see if this changes after I go back to my usual routine. I recorded a high of 115.4 and a low of 114.7.
- Nutrition stuff: Most days I still managed to get the fruits and veggies in, but prioritizing eating my party leftovers pretty much exploded any chance I had of a balanced diet. I was very low on protein this week and very high on fat (I mean, can I count pumpkin pie as a fruit? Haha). I am still regularly taking vitamins.
- Activity stuff: I met my walking goal every day this week. My low day was Thursday at 10,109 steps, and my high day was Wednesday at 13,132 steps.
Books Read:
- Finished Reading: Nothing this week.
- Currently Reading: This Night Is Ours by Ronni Davis. I'm on page 218.
This week's karaoke song is "Aqualung" by Jethro Tull.
Stuff drawn:
My weekly fantasy webcomic, Negative One:
#1016: adele #250: to be seen.
Videos Made:
Letters to an Asexual #119 is out. In this video, I share another perspective on ace inclusion in queer spaces and how the historical perspective on inclusion was less friendly, and why it's unhelpful to determine authentic identity and reason for inclusion based only on how much hate we get.
New photos:
Halloween 2024 Album is up so you can check it out in its entirety if you like! But here are a few favorites.
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| My baby Garnet costume! |
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| I even got a red contact lens to go with the costume! |
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| Garnet costume! Check out my Gem. |
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| Dare as the emcee from Cabaret |
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| Scott with food! |
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| Adam as a drunken Scotsman and Meghan as a pirate |
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| Jeaux as GIR in the dog suit |
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| Jeaux as GIR with his robot head |
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| Yasmin's amazing plate |
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| Yasmin as Business Clown |
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| Yasmin YES ON 4 |
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| Friends laughing at card game |
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| Friends playing games! |
Social media counts:
YouTube subscribers: 5,468 for swankivy (7 new), 680 for JulieSondra (no change), 16 for v & V Vids (no change), 207 for Not-So-Giant Women (8 new), 65 for Tides of Time Band (no change). Twitter followers: 829 for swankivy (no change), 3,874 for JulieSondra (lost 2). Facebook: 296 friends for swankivy (1 new--just a friend's new account), 640 likes for JulieSondra (no change), 81 followers for Negative One (no change), 253 followers for So You Write (no change), 98 followers for Not-So-Giant-Women (no change). Tumblr followers: 2,429 (no change). Instagram followers: 277 (no change). Threads followers: 74 (no change).
