Desiderius Price

omg! What are you gonna do?!

It’s makes me think of Ice King surrounded by all those penguins in Adventure Time.

In this case, I'm going for that derogatory feel against a particular group of individuals in my story...

I hope it’s an awesome one! Dragons! 

It’s mild, just needed something to pull the characters out of what they were about to do (and would later regret if they had followed through).  It also helped me consolidate these two episodes together, it’s stronger by having done so.

It's gone up, which is fine.  Next milestone ... 10k, here we come!  (I'm wondering if it'll be days...weeks...or months.)

The number shall continue to rise! 

Personally, I think “8008” is the more important milestone.

Thank you, Desi

Much luck!

I got about 1kwords today, but then ark survival….

Look at you Mr. Productive. That’s awesome. I think of gaming breaks as training coordination, map reading skills, and problem solving skills. Soooo it’s indirectly aiding your writing stuffs. 

lol.  No, it’s more of a distraction….  I’ll see if I can’t focus more on the writing for the next eight days.  I do want to make progress on this mini-arc of Jefferey episodes.

  They are always a part of us—maybe the best part, I sometimes think.

I wish I could say you’ll miss him less as time goes on, but I’d be lying.  It’s been well over a decade since I had to have my beloved cat, Ginger, put to sleep, and I still miss him as much as ever, even though I’ve had my current cat for ten years.  I was trying to think of a positive way to end this, but I really can’t think of anything.  Hey, at least I’m honest!

It was between college and my first pro job when they came into my life, when I was grateful for a roof over my head.  And you know we were bachelors when we simply thought the Queen to be “getting a bit fat” … several days later, I hear the high pitch distress, and come across her; it took me a moment to realize the small things underneath her were feet.  I think those first feet were my beloved cat; it could’ve been his identical twin, in all, six kittens were had that day, and I eventually kept three.  The one that passed is the one that convinced me to keep them; he’s the one that’s made it clear over the years that I his, he looked up to me; I’ve not been so sure about the other two.  So, having seen him out of life, when he was relatively young, is still weighing on me – I think if this had happened at 20 with some serious illness for a bit, I’d be more at peace with it than I am.  His ashes are here, with me, tucked just underneath the monitor, which is fitting as he used to love sleeping/laying beneath the desk – I miss having to worry about him and my feet.

You had better! Or else! 

(Did that sound badass and threatening, but still supportive? Because that’s what I was going for.)

The issue has been finding the right idea for the episode (and ark survival).

Man, that’s the part I have trouble with. Finding the ‘right’ idea in a sea of good ideas that don’t feel right. Especially when there’s the slightest bit of stress going around. Have you been able to find it yet?

It’s their own damn fault. They’re sending mixed messages with them ball pits. 

@CloverReef Play with them balls

::dies of the giggles::

Good luck on it! Having a plan is an awesome feeling. Which I’ve basically never experienced 

Ooh, good luck for you today?

Awesome!!!!

I tried catching all four digits at 5 and 6, but my luck had me catching the counter right before and right after.  This time, I managed to catch it right on the nose    Certainly, don’t slow down reading/viewing just to accommodate this, I definitely like seeing the dragon prints going upward.

They (the vet) did bring him out right afterwards, I went along with it, so I did spend a few minutes afterwards, he was still fairly warm.  I didn’t know how long to spend, apart from grieving and apologizing, wishing for it to change.  It was tough, because an hour earlier, I was assessing his condition, with some interaction, not realizing that’d be the *last* interaction I’d really have with him.  At least I was trying to save him, even though I didn’t make it fast enough (unfortunately, there’s no pet-ambulance around here).

I know what it's like to grieve a pet. My stepfather's doberman was buried in the back yard after she died. We didn't even get the chance to bring her to the vet. He found her outside already dead. I still miss her a lot. I give my condolences. It's really hard, especially the first few days or weeks after losing them. 

It’s definitely a different format and burnout is a killer fr. On the other hand, I kind of enjoy having a weekly turnover. It’s neat, like running a TV show. 

I did an experiment with the Repair Guy, cutting the chapter lengths down and not fussing so much over perfect prose, as a result, I was pushing out updates every day or two.  I deliberately wanted to keep that fast to write because it was a backstory that, while needed, I didn’t want to dwell on.

YES, trying to strike that balance between expediency and quality, because in my other novel-length stuff, I tend to agonize over drafts for YEARS. I used to do 10k+ chapters, but I’ve cut it down to the 5k – 7k range.

@Avaloyuru  Don’t forget to hug your dogs. 

In this case, the vet did mention that his teeth needed to be cleaned, so I knew that needed attention.  I even managed to get that scheduled for this Tuesday...but then I obviously had to cancel.

Yep!  Hug them all the time!  They are all I have.  My dogs sleep with me at night and when I take naps.  They have medical conditions and the meds are costly, thankfully there are human meds that work just as good and cost half the price.

I love it when it’s a human med.  My vet, actually with this one, at one point recommended that, go to the local store, get it OTC, and cut the pill in half.  But really, the only difference is probably quality and more stringent testing for the human stuff.

Sorry to hear. .  I know the feeling all too well.  .

I’m going to try to focus a bit on writing, see if that helps at all.  I did visit a friend last night on the way home, simply because I knew I couldn’t hold it together.  That did help.  But then, get home, and, well, cat’s no longer here.  I generally don’t cry, rarely get emotional, but this time … it’s a very raw, very real wound

btw, the next Jefferey episode might start off a bit dark….

We have lost a brilliant mind, and a gentle soul. 

We need more like him, not less! A beautiful mind with a great sense of humor.

No.  I hate DST.  

not really but i have monday off to recover the lack of sleep i am going to have sunday!

I decided to have my Saturday dinner an hour early … you know, just to get used to it.