time’s-a-wastin

Procrastination methods, as well as complaints about how I’ve been procrastinating. Read at your own risk.

Adventure is Calling

So I got my car. Today I got my GPS system. That’s the one we had in the rental car in Florida. I can set it to speak Australian English. I spent a lot of enjoyable time arguing with “Lee” in Florida. Can’t wait to argue Arizona highway silliness with him. I want to go. […]

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The Never Ending Battle

Not to be confused with the Never Ending Story. That’s something different.* The never-ending battle is the fight to get something, anything, done when all I really have the energy to do is wander around watching cat videos and reading cool science articles. Fellow Turtleducker Siri the Amazing (She works! She knits! She dances, and

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Yummy Thrown-Together Food

Yummy Thrown-Together Food

This is my repository of things I’d like to not forget, so I’ll be putting this here. It’s not really a recipe, but feel free to use it to accomplish food. Saute half a yellow pepper, all an orange pepper, and a Vidalia onion in about a T of olive oil. After, you know, cleaning

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Eight Arms of Protection

I have a tiny octopus protector. He sits on my mouse and keeps me from wandering off (so much). He’s why I got three thousand words yesterday. He’s why I didn’t click off to check on Twitter just now. This attention thing is hard. As I pointed out to my daughter yesterday, she comes by

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I Can’t Wait for Inspiration

I Can't Wait for Inspiration

Many how-to authors will tell you that you can’t wait for inspiration. Never wait for it, make it happen, et cetera and so on. I’ve come to the conclusion over the years that many how-to authors don’t actually have any idea how anyone else works. One of the most prolific writers I know personally only

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Scatterbrained

So apparently vacation scatters my mind. Not a bad thing–I do believe it needed the break. I let it run all over the place for the last twelve days, and I’m sure when it finds its way home, it will be much happier. But now I’m trying to get myself put back together, and I

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Just a Quickie…

Just a Quickie...

To let blog-followers know there’s a new Dream’verse story on Turtleduck Press today. Have you checked out our Call For Submissions? Tell your friends! Now back to prepping to pack, AAAHHH!!! (Did I mention? Due to the incredible kindness of awesome people, WE’RE GOING TO DISNEYWORLD!!! It’s completely awesomesauce, but the only way I can afford

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