Life news this week:
- Saturday I just hung out avoiding people and not doing any holiday stuff 'cause I like it that way. I had my first table read with a voice-over cast I recently joined (I was introduced as supporting cast from the second episode on so some of them already knew each other), and that went well. I worked on my blog and my practice notes for the upcoming performance with my band. Played DDR for my exercise and finished my blogging. Submitted some voice-over auditions until obnoxious neighborhood fireworks made recording not feasible. Responded to some social media messages.
- Sunday I did my chores early (laundry and trash) and sent a Polo to Meggie. Did a bunch of band practice and more voice-over auditions. One of my shows that I did very minor voice work on came out today--check here for more details and hear me play an unnamed concerned family member. I read the beginning of a new book and recorded a karaoke song.
- Monday I completed some forms for an upcoming package due on our shortlisted project at work. Did some data entry for our timesheets too. And attended one preliminary meeting about the shortlisted project. I updated some documents and compiled stuff for the band members to use for rehearsals. Played DDR and sent a Polo to Meg. Put away laundry and talked to my lawn maintenance guy, Tony, about some sad stuff going on. Received the first edits for my accepted short story "Aquarius" and they're going to give me more room to flesh out some stuff (hooray for an expanded word count!). Read through old planners for photo research and practiced music.
- Tuesday I went to a debrief meeting, coordinated with some utilities, and invited some team members to an upcoming effort. Went to my hair appointment to get my pink hair refreshed and a trim. I spent too much money on shampoo. When I got home I attended a long meeting about the shortlisted project. Then I submitted a short story, wrote my webcomic storyboard early, drew a bunch, practiced music, and read more of the book I'm reading.
- Wednesday I dealt with utilities again and updated some stuff on our company website. We had another practice meeting. Then I played DDR and sent a Polo to Meg and got my steps in. And I sent in a couple queries for my YA book. Jeaux and I ate at Nawabi Hyderabad Biryani House and I had saag paneer which was great. We then did our shopping and I got tired early. We still managed to trade silly stories for a while before I went to sleep.
- Thursday involved another interview practice with the office team. Then I practiced more band music and went a little nuts submitting more queries and short stories to places. I'm really antsy and inspired lately. I got another short story idea and dragged myself into starting it even though I was too busy to do much and I don't want to think about creative projects right now. (But when the muse knocks, you answer.) I feel excited and silly. Then I printed some stuff for band and the interview, and read some of a book, and went to game night with my friends. After, I wrote another storyboard for my comic so I could draw in the car during the long ride, planned my interview outfit, and went to bed early.
- Friday I had to get up at 5 AM so I could get picked up by my boss at 6. We picked up my co-worker and drove a long way to check out our project site. We met up with another co-worker when we got there and drove the project, then holed up in a business room at a hotel where the dude helping us was very solicitous and asked me if I was single. We practiced our stuff and got through another practice with an additional subconsultant member of the team, and then we grabbed a snack and went to the actual interview. The questions were substantial and we had to really keep an eye on the time, but we got through it. Then we ate at Cracker Barrel and drove through pouring rain to get home. I didn't get home until close to 8 PM. Then I had to discuss some last-minute small set list changes with my dad, update documents, and get through posting my comic. I went to bed shortly after since I was exhausted.
New Reviews:
- tay gave The Invisible Orientation a three-star review on Goodreads.
Health Plan Update:
- Nutrition stuff: I got my three servings of fruits and veggies every day this week, and I only met my protein goals 6 out of 7 days. Weirdly, it was not the restaurant day this time. Just a random Monday but I only missed it by like a percentage point so I think I did well this week. I am still taking my vitamins.
- Activity stuff: I'm continuing to do DDR or aerobics every other day. I made my 10,000-step walking goal every day this week. Based on my phone's app, my low day was Friday at 10,047 steps, and my high day was Sunday at 14,091 steps.
Books Read:
- Finished Reading: None this week.
- Currently Reading: The Reckoning of Roku by Randy Ribay. I'm on page 58.
Stuff drawn:
My weekly fantasy webcomic, Negative One:
Videos Made:
None.
New photos:
 |
| Please do not eat royalty checks directly |
Social media counts:
YouTube subscribers: 5,435 for swankivy (no change), 674 for JulieSondra (no change), 17 for v & V Vids (no change), 214 for Not-So-Giant Women (no change), 67 for Tides of Time Band (no change) 10 for Vinyl Impact Band (1 new). Twitter followers: 738 for swankivy (no change), 3,337 for JulieSondra (lost 5). Facebook: 285 friends for swankivy (no change), 621 likes for JulieSondra (no change), 78 followers for Negative One (no change), 242 followers for So You Write (no change), 100 followers for Not-So-Giant-Women (no change). Tumblr followers: 2,407 (lost 1). Instagram followers: 314 (lost 1). Threads followers: 90 (no change). Bluesky Social. Bluesky followers: 471 (no change).
No comments:
Post a Comment