The Memory Librarian by Janelle Monáe
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New Dawn requires only that people conform without exception or face memory erasure and worse. Yet, a minority insists on being individuals.
The Memory Librarian by Janelle Monáe
What went before: Today's writing was tweaking what I wrote yesterday. Maybe, a net gain of 200 words, when all's said and done. Tomorrow! A new scene.
Everybody have a good evening; stay safe; I'll see you tomorrow.
Thursday. Cool and damp and said to be fixin' to rain. Windows open, because? Anybody? Yes? Yes, you there in the orange sleeveless tshirt. Correct! Because cats.
Tuesday night, I got about four hours sleep, mostly due to Trooper needing All The Cuddles, and None of the Cuddles on about a 20 minute rotation. Last night, I collapsed early and was let to sleep for damn near nine hours, and honestly, I could do it again, right now. This not being feasible, I'm taking on caffeine.
Breakfast was tomato and cheese on anadama bread with a side of grapes. Lunch will be fish, because I have once again fallen off the fish wagon. It's been a real eye-opener, how close Steve watched the menu and made sure of the rotation of various foods.
Among yesterday's few accomplishments, I ironed my finished project and put it in the embroidery book, and! I chose my new project, which is pictured below.
Today, aside from the making and eating of lunch, and the various duties that attend a cat parent, I do intend to write. That's is -- one good intention at a time.
Who else has good intentions today?
Today's blog post title brought to you by Stitch
The new project:
Wednesday. Cloudy, and cool, but high humidity. The windows are open, because -- cats.
Breakfast was naan and hummus with a side of grapes. Salad for lunch with my pork chop.
Been to the chiropractor, now home; made myself a mug of iced peppermint tea (which is becoming a go-to), ate a pineapple ring (want another one, but so far holding out against tooth decay), and am fixing to place my completed embroidery project into my book, after which I will need to explore my project box to see if I have any more kits.
Stripped the bed, and the sheets are washing.
Made an appointment for a Monday haircut, which is none too soon. Flipping the coin on leaving it "long" or whacking it all off.
To-Do includes washing the bathroom rugs, so I guess while that's happening I'll steam mop the floor and the kitchen floor, too, why not?
This afternoon, I need to read what I wrote yesterday, and maybe write another few new words.
No, the excitement never stops. You can see why so very many people want to embrace the writing life.
How's Wednesday treating everybody?
I finished my project last night at the needlework meeting:
This is an unlisted video, and I'll probably delete it before long, but if you like babies...
This is my grandson, on the day of his cousin's school sports day.
Oswin (you can see her at the start of the video) won the 1500m, much to her delight. She's useless at sprints, but our family have the legs for long distance.
Theo managed to improve his personal best on the 5m shuffle by a significant margin :)
There is a photoblog of Rookie's Gotcha Day Celebrations here.
Not to overshadow Rookie's Celebrations (which -- everybody wore themselves out and they're napping now. I have been informed by His Gotchaness that there will NOT be fireworks this evening, so -- OK, then)
As I was saying before I got caught in my own parenthetical -- not to overshadow The Celebrations, but! I have finished writing my scene at +/-2,080 words, which brings the WIP entire to!
+/-51,490 words.
And there was MUCH rejoicing. Also ice cream. Because, by damn, I earned ice cream.
Here, have a celebratory snippet:
"Jen Sin!" Catie's voice was sharp from directly overhead. "He has a knife!"
"Well of course he has a knife," Jen Sin said, astonishment sharpening his own voice. "He's not an idiot."
Tuesday, July 8. Rainy and cool.
On this date in 2024, Ellen Richmond kindly gave me a ride to the Tradewinds Market in Clinton, to a meet in the parking lot, where the deal went down, and a black kitten, with wide eyes and a great deal of surprised good humor came home to the Cat Farm. He weighed about 4 pounds on arrival. His name was Rook Thunderpaws.
Today, on the first anniversary of his Gotcha Day, Rookie (as he's called more often than not) weighs a whopping 12.25 pounds, making him the largest cat in the household. The windows have been opened so that he may do a proper inspection, he and Tali have already competed for possession of the spring, and he supervised my taking the trash to the curb from the viewport overlooking the driveway.
I will be updating on festivities a little later, but I woke up knowing where a scene I've had in my head for at least two years goes, and having to do research on: the Tactical Defense Pods; Jen Sin's age; and formal language re Scout issued weapons. I also need to eat breakfast.
Therefore, I'm jumping off the internets for a few hours, to eat breakfast, write my scene, correct my other scene, and do my duty to the cats.
Here's a picture to get you in a celebratory mood: