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Do not plug the vacuum cleaner into an outlet in the living room if the air conditioner is also plugged into an outlet in the living room.

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Wow! If I sell one more #Junicorn original, I will have sold half of them. This pleases me enormously: http://ellenmillion.dreamwidth.org/1604777.html

Writing continues, slowly but steadily. 579 words today, 538 yesterday. Not-a-book is approaching 35k and I'm still pretty happy with it. My main characters are adrift on the ocean, but rescue is in sight. Then there will be a climactic show-down, a sweet epilogue, and I've got a brilliant idea for a scene (that may become two scenes) that I need to go back and find a good spot for. This is already longer than any of my published books, and I have at least 10k left to add. (I thought it would be done at 40k, but that's not likely now.)

This morning I got my car perma-registered, which entailed a painless trip to the DMV, and then I got the oil in the truck changed and fixed a turn signal. Then Guppy and I went and played at the Children's Museum for a while, then went to the Farmer's Market, and she was happy to take an actual nap when we got home.

I have fabulous writing and arting plans for the weekend, and will be non-communicado starting tomorrow afternoon until Monday. I shall hopefully be back with many grand tales and updates.

I have to go wake Guppy or tonight will be unpleasant, so have another of the Color On! Magazine pieces:


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Former astronaut Julie Payette will be the Queen's new representative in Canada, CBC News has confirmed.

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I keep composing LJ posts in my head but not writing them down.  It's time to try to fix that, again.

- I have a letter (partially) published in the back of Paper Girls issue 14.  It's the one I wrote with my SASE to get my American Newspaper Delivery Guild card, which I received and carry in my wallet, so it wasn't particularly deep or thoughtful.  But I'm still tickled after all of these years reading comic books to see my name in one.

- I tweaked a muscle in my hip a few weeks ago.  After as I was updating my training log and saw how I had jumped my mileage for the week and a half previously I was not surprised - I know better and it was an idiot thing to do.  The hip is better, now the tightness all seems to be at the very top of my hamstring and quad on the right side.  I'm still mostly on the elliptical and walking, though I started back at zumba class this week.  Trying to find the balance between healing and being sedentary.

- Along the same lines I took a workshop at a local yoga studio this past weekend called "heal your psoas".  The psoas is a muscle deep in your core-ish that connects your spine and your femur.  It was interesting, the movement was challenging, and I think it is part of the underlying issue of my right hip/glute having been tight for years.  Sadly one class can't fix that, but hopefully I'm gathering good tools.

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- My cough is almost gone, seven months later.  I really like the pulmonologist I met with, and need to email him (per his request) next to send an update.  I've got a lung stress test scheduled for next week which I'm not certain I still need.  But at least if that all starts again I already have a relationship and won't have to wait through the new patient queue.

- I'm still in Idol which is an honor at this point, especially given how many amazing writers have left.  We get to write two entries this week, due on Monday.  My time is going to be limited because this weekend we have J's 8 yr old nephew and 5 yr old niece in town.  The plan is to take them, and J's mom, camping Sat-Sun which will be fun - but also cuts into my writing time.  I have one vague idea that I like but don't love, and nothing at all for the other topic.   Hrmmm... might be time to take a cup of coffee/tea outside and not come back in until I have an idea.  Surprisingly that's worked at least twice this time around.

After a 7 day stretch, today was supposed to be my "chill and regroup" day.

Yeah...no.  Not going into the details, because writing them out would just sending me spiralling further, but...fuck you, Universe.  Fuck you very much.

I will say that work called, and wanted to know why I wasn't there.  "Er, according to my schedule per Evil Corporate Overlords (tm), I'm off today.  BECAUSE I JUST WORKED THE LAST SEVEN DAYS IN A ROW."

"Well, the schedule I'm looking at says you were supposed to be off yesterday."

Oh.  Yesterday as in when I WAS working and you saw me about a dozen times?  Where was your due diligence then?  And which of the six different schedules floating around are YOU looking at?

Oy.

And I could have stood to get off early/not go in yesterday  I had to do an epic grocery shop, and I generally prefer to do that NOT when every soccer mom in the world is in the store.

(Nothing against soccer moms in general.  I was one once.  But I also knew how to drive a fucking grocery cart and not park myself in the middle of an aisle while chatting on my cellphone)

• Tue, 12:23: 📷 twitterlols: this man… is… a train wreck https://t.co/qTIjcXVsPk
• Tue, 13:10: 📷 quietlyintrospective: quietlyintrospective: Fidgeting:  Healthy Habit or Fad?  While fidgeting may... https://t.co/jr4XP2JkHV
• Tue, 13:56: 📹 littlecluus: Well I guess I can now retire after I’ve made the most ridiculous D6 in existence….😂 lol... https://t.co/ouxnhzVdAV
• Tue, 14:43: 📷 https://t.co/adbAg0HtXC
• Tue, 15:29: 📷 victimsofcomics: The Life of a Statistician https://t.co/8VaYaHm2Ik
• Tue, 16:15: 📷 costumersupportdept: i freaking love penn jillette.  https://t.co/3Nk4PuYOi4
• Tue, 17:02: sucymemebabaran: ah yes the four seasons. wet, hot, halloween, and christmas https://t.co/8vQa0WGgvp
• Tue, 17:48: 📷 lady-feral: fullten: withasmoothroundstone: robstmartin: titleknown: Blogging this tweet because this... https://t.co/SDiMCjjm00
• Tue, 18:35: Dear White People - rad-magick: First and Foremost; you are not, nor ever will be a “g*psy witch” it is a... https://t.co/P4XhNhIKNa
• Tue, 19:21: niconicotrash: mum: hey can I borrow your computer� me: umm sure one sec https://t.co/s4ENy0t4aq

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• Tue, 12:54: RT @ACLU: Trump's sham election commission faces multiple court challenges, including ACLU v. Trump. It's just the beginning. https://t.co/…
• Tue, 12:54: RT @RoguePOTUSStaff: June 2016: DTJ secretly meets w/ Russian agent for anti-Clinton help. July 2016: Candidate Trump publicly asks Russia…
• Tue, 12:54: RT @ACLU: Birthright: A War Story is a must-see documentary about how women are controlled by governments and ideologies. https://t.co/R4Rw…
• Tue, 12:54: RT @peterdaou: I may be in the minority, but I find the behavior of Republican lawmakers more egregious than Trump's. They have abdicated A…
• Tue, 12:55: RT @matthewamiller: The fact that Kushner will show up at the WH w/ his job & security clearance intact tomorrow given what we know is an u…
• Tue, 12:55: RT @MarkWarner: This is black and white: Trump officials at the highest levels knew Russia was working to aid Donald Trump & welcomed Russi…
• Tue, 12:55: RT @actioncookbook: TWITTER, 2009: this is neat, Shaq responds to people and stuff! TWITTER, 2017: the insane president's idiot son is live…
• Tue, 14:26: RT @scalzi: Don't tell that National Review guy, but all five of the top-grossing films of the year so far (domestically) pass the Bechdel…
• Wed, 11:08: RT @CharlesMBlow: America, where black ppl can commit a traffic offense and lose their life, but the first fam can commit treason and not e…
• Wed, 11:09: RT @MaxineWaters: I hear the Senate is staying in session to repeal healthcare. That should give the House enough time to get ready for imp…

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Flying Buffalo Catalyst and The Great City.

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• Tue, 20:43: ///the crunch of hooves in snow broke the winter silence. A few wings rustled overhead as the… https://t.co/1OgOIVlfhk
• Wed, 09:48: "Scully, it's me, Mulder." 👽 Still one of the most brilliant yet frustrating shows, and I love… https://t.co/9r3uliFRX9

• Tue, 14:30: I earned a Fitbit Adjustment of 61 calories. #LoseIt
• Wed, 01:04: My fitbit #Fitstats_en_US for 7/11/2017: 18,289 steps and 8.1 miles traveled. https://t.co/ewZGyO6L7N
• Wed, 08:44: Please sign: Stop Trump's plan to allow drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge https://t.co/scVHVnb2Wx via @CREDOMobile #p2

• Tue, 13:21: Well…I guess that explains @realDonaldTrump. https://t.co/n6zkNj8nIh
• Tue, 18:52: RT @JYSexton: I...worked on this story for a year...and...he just...he tweeted it out.
• Tue, 18:52: RT @JYSexton: Like, so many people out there were trying to track this down. And it just...got delivered on a tweet. What the hell.
• Tue, 18:53: RT @JYSexton: Best quote I've heard all day that summarizes this whole dumb mess: "So...does he...go..to...jail now?"
• Tue, 18:53: RT @JYSexton: I just met you / And this is crazy / If you're interested in collusion / Call me maybe?
• Tue, 18:53: RT @JYSexton: I don't think it ever occurred to journalists to just ask one of the Trump's for proof of collusion. In retrospect that feels…
• Tue, 18:54: RT @JYSexton: Hey, so don't get me wrong. I am incredibly happy that the president's son, um, tweeted out proof of collusion. 1/
• Tue, 18:54: RT @JYSexton: It's just so bizarre. As an independent journalist you work crazy hard hoping something will fall into your lap and...he twee…
• Tue, 18:54: RT @JYSexton: And it's so strange. Last year there were those of us who were all over this story and being called paranoid. And now...this?…
• Tue, 18:54: RT @JYSexton: I mean. He just tweeted it. Like it was nothing. Like, it was just another Tuesday. 4/4

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• Wed, 10:41: RT @TopherSpiro: 🚨 ALERT: VOTE NEXT WEEK. While everyone is focused on Don Jr., McConnell is going to try to ram Trumpcare through 🚨 https:…

• Tue, 15:11: Lucy Liu Directed the Luke Cage Season 2 Premiere, If You Weren't Already Psyched https://t.co/I1Zo8vLuzb via @TheMarySue
• Tue, 15:11: The New Stranger Things Monster Is Not Holding Back in New Season 2 Teaser https://t.co/aOb0iYF01v via @TheMarySue
• Tue, 15:13: Get the New York Times’ “Anti-Tracking Tool of Choice” for $19 https://t.co/bMyAJ8k9aL via @TheMarySue
• Tue, 20:42: Cards Against Humanity For Her Is the Exact Same Game But Pink &#038; It Costs More https://t.co/ju39ottfYJ via @TheMarySue
• Tue, 20:42: Like Marisa Tomei, We Are Also Disappointed This Heroic Aunt May Scene Was Cut from Spider-Man https://t.co/CKqJJlsZU9 via @TheMarySue
• Tue, 20:42: Things We Saw Today: Cameron Esposito and Roxane Gay Both Want to Join The L Word Sequel https://t.co/uJdD48cb0N via @TheMarySue
• Tue, 20:42: The Internet Is Going to Look a Bit Different Tomorrow Because of Net Neutrality https://t.co/zIUwyAicT1 via @TheMarySue
• Wed, 09:12: Let&#8217;s Breakdown the NEW Cast of Freeform&#8217;s Marvel&#8217;s &#8216;New Warriors&#8217; https://t.co/e4qYSOKvQ3 via @All Geek to Me
• Wed, 09:12: Woman's Exchange With Her Boss Goes Viral, Crush the Stigma Around Mental Health Issues https://t.co/nBk3etixRw via @TheMarySue
• Wed, 09:13: Everyone Needs to Watch Andy Serkis Read Donald Trump's Tweets as Gollum https://t.co/LYYhPN2bZF via @TheMarySue

I'm off to the wilds of Jackson, WY!

Working remotely until the end of the month so I can spend time with my girlfriend (who lives there).

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• Tue, 14:28: I spent 56 minutes doing mapmyrun workout. 337 calories burned. #LoseIt
• Tue, 18:02: We tried to upload a video of R feeding ducks. Facebook, our connection, hub's phone, or some combination of all three is being stupid. :P
• Tue, 19:12: I earned a Fitbit Adjustment of 10 calories. #LoseIt
• Tue, 21:35: I spent 9 hours and 25 minutes reaching step goal #1. MADE! (13k). #LoseIt
• Tue, 22:20: I spent 10 hours and 15 minutes reaching step goal #2. MADE! (15k). #LoseIt
• Tue, 22:20: I spent 55 minutes doing mapmyrun workout. 408 calories burned. #LoseIt
• Tue, 23:00: I spent 11 hours and 5 minutes reaching step goal #3. MADE! (17.5k). #LoseIt
• Wed, 01:10: My fitbit #Fitstats_en_US for 7/11/2017: 17,675 steps and 7.8 miles traveled. https://t.co/Rvgnwge7RT

• Tue, 18:46: Have you bought your copy of Gail Martin's new novel, SCOURGE? It's out today! I've got my copy. Undertakers,... https://t.co/vvBAwoew2v
• Tue, 18:54: This story could have been a tragedy, but over a hundred people came together to make sure it wasn't. That... https://t.co/FGJuPlpoRu

• Wed, 08:29: RT @pglynn61: #BringBackObama I miss having a President with a conscience, soul & brain. I miss calm, thoughtful, intelligent, SANE, reason…
• Wed, 09:14: Do people think before they tweet? I've been dying to know since he died in 1979...who would MY father have support… https://t.co/33MeJaaKjv

• Tue, 17:29: Hard not think conscious racism behind this tweet. Easy to mention #GeorgeRRMartin AND #NnediOkorafor in headline. https://t.co/Rj3C2UzFBZ

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