First, the weekly welcome to the free-range insane asylum! All three are writers too, go check ’em out…
- John Xero (he runs like five blogs, so I just linked to his profile)
- AidanF
- Shannon Mayer
Speaking of writing, I’ve not been doing nearly as much as I’d like. M.A.E. is trying to get financial aid to go back to school and improve her job prospects — which would lead to her getting independent and moving out of FAR Manor, so I can’t exactly kick her off my computer. I’ve continued to edit White Pickups offline using my Kindle, but not as much as I’d like. Then there’s the minor detail of the sequel. At least I have nothing pressing to finish… at the moment. I got an idea for a horror story at 5 a.m. this morning while tending to Mason (no, it’s not about him), so I need a chance to finish writing that down.
[UPDATE] I forgot to include this last night. Since we downgraded from the iPhones, I’ve gone back to using my old 5G iPod (aka iPodicus) to keep the tunes coming while I’m at the office. I bought a nice leather and spandex case for it at the same time I got the iPod, but the cover over the screen and click wheel has always been a sore point with me — they obscure the screen and make the wheel a lot less sensitive than it should be. I finally got tired of the wheel cover earlier this week and took Mrs. Fetched’s sewing gear to it. I found the seam ripper was good for breaking the first stitch, then a stout needle let me pull out the rest. Before and after pics…
Mason seems to be going beyond Epic Bed Hair these days. The hair on the back of his head has decided it will play by its own rules and do what it pleases. Usually, it’s pleased to stand straight out from the back of his head. He’s 18 months old now… wow. His checkup went well, and we’ve got him on our insurance now. With spring continuing to bring nicer days, he gets to spend a lot of his weekend outside, either at the park or running around the manor. Mrs. Fetched and I are talking about setting up an enclosed play area for him, which is suddenly feasible now that my yearly bonus has arrived. (I haven’t told her yet, shhhhh!) We’ll probably connect it with the patio/deck project that I’ve been wanting to do as well. I’ve also ordered a few trinkets (things I’ve wanted for a while) from Amazon; maybe they’ll arrive this week. Probably next.
Shannon (see above) has invented the Blog Flog. Anyone following the blog gets to post a comment describing his/her blog, which “obligates” that person to run their own flog. I’m planning mine this weekend, so tidy up and think about what you want to say…
Hey, it’s only 11:30 p.m. Still Wednesday here!
Awesome! Thanks for the link, FAR. =D
ReplyDeleteI forgot about all those blogs still showing on my profile so I've actually reduced it to the three that get updated! ;)
Very interesting to see you using your Kindle like that, do you think you would choose to edit it that way if your PC was still available? (I'm kind of obsessed with the publishing industry, its futures and devices...)
Hi John!
ReplyDeleteIt's actually fairly comfortable editing on the Kindle — move the cursor to the spot in question and type a note on the keypad. I started in January and am now on my 2nd pass through it. I'm sure editing on the laptop would be easier, but I'm not sure I'd catch the same problems there. People have edited on paper forever, even after computers became nearly ubiquitous, for the same reason.