It’s a madcap whirlwind weekend coming, and I am trying to get some shit done before we go, because there’s little fucking chance of doing anything other than staying barely afloat in the days to come.
I’ve never missed a fucking deadline yet.
And I ain’t gonna start now.
Target: 1400 words
Written: 1982 words, novel: Bad Neighbours
Read: From The Earth To The Moon, Jules Verne
Comics: Brigade v2 20-21, Violator Vs. Badrock 1, Team Youngblood 19
Music: Weezer (White Album), WeezerIt’s all downhill from here, until the stop.
Target: 1400 words
Written: 769 words, novel: Bad Neighbours
Read: From The Earth To The Moon, Jules Verne
Comics: Badrock Annual 1, Bloodstrike 22, Bloodwulf 4, Team Youngblood 18
Music: Weezer (Red Album), Weezer (what don't I love about these guys)The view was stunning, or smashing, if you prefer.
In any case, fucking sideswiped and scrambling.
Target: 1400 words
Written: 696 words, novel: Bad Neighbours
Read: From The Earth To The Moon, Jules Verne
Comics: Badrock 1, Bloodstrike 21, Brigade v2 19, Bloodwulf 3
Music: Weezer (Teal Album), WeezerI’ve been promised stunning cliff views in Portugal.
They better be.
I’ve had enough of other people’s shit.
Target: 1400 words
Written: 2764 words, novel: Bad Neighbours
Read: From The Earth To The Moon, Jules Verne
Comics: Bloodstrike 20, Brigade v2 18, Bloodwulf 2, Chapel 2
Music: TWeezer (Green Album), WeezerPart ordered, weekend clawed back from the brink.
Obligatory post.
Target: 1400 words
Written: 852 words, novel: Bad Neighbours
Read: The Dog Who Wouldn't Be, Farley Mowat
Comics: Brigade v2 17, Bloodwulf 1, Chapel 1, Youngblood Strikefile 11
Music: Weezer (Blue Album), Weezer (the original)I need a new water tank assembly. In order to replace this, I have to empty my refrigerator and essentially, take the whole damn thing apart.
Mother fuck.
FUCK.
So much for the weekend.
Target: 1400 words
Written: 631 words, novel: Bad Neighbours
Read: The Dog Who Wouldn't Be, Farley Mowat
Comics: Prophet 10, Extreme Sacrifice 2, Badrock And Company 6, Bloodstrike 19
Music: Weezer (Black Album), WeezerIf there were like, only a few million people on earth. Enough so you’d have someone to talk to, and stuff to trade, but otherwise, you’re mostly left alone to do the things you want or need to do.
Also, if they could all be cool, that’d be great.
It is an issue, though, this overpopulation. We’re breeding ourselves out, and we’re ignoring it completely.
Target: 1400 words
Written: 2672 words, novel: Bad Neighbours
Read: The Dog Who Wouldn't Be, Farley Mowat
Comics: Bloodstrike 18, New Men 10, Brigade v2 16, Team Youngblood 17
Music: Ween Essentials, Ween (ween ourselves right out)It will never cease to feel strange when you realize that someone who’s been part of your life will nevermore be.
They will exist in memory, but eventually, even those will fade.
Our lives are sparks for the ones that remains behind; inspiration to keep going, to be better, to live.
Sometimes, that’s as a cautionary tale; others, it’s a set example.
I pray mine will be both, and in that, can avoid pillory or pedestal to maintain humanity, even when I’m nothing left but a thought.
Target: 1400 words
Written: 957 words, novel: Bad Neighbours
Read: Magic Kingdom For Sale - Sold!, Terry Brooks
Comics: Bloodstrike 17, Team Youngblood 16, Youngblood 10, Youngblood Strikefile 10
Music: We Were Born In A Flame, Sam Roberts (good Canadian boy)My aunt died. I’ve only got two; this is the one on my dad’s side and the one that lives near us.
We’ve spent a fair amount of time with them over the years, the kids were all close, even if I wasn’t particularly with her.
We had different styles. She was a teacher, very prim and proper; my family torched her family’s house back during the teetotaler’s movement. We were upset (and probably a little drunk) and unhappy about their attempts to ban our firewater.
Obviously, that’s all ancient history, it’s still funny how that kind of attitude filters down, even if her love of red wine was almost as great as my own.
In any case, we’ll miss her, but it’s been a long road for her – post-polio, cancer, all that. She deserves the rest.
We’ll miss you, Jan. I’m sorry you had to to go through all that. I’m sorry my ancestors burned your ancestor’s house down.
Raise a glass of merlot, then. À la santé, and we’ll see you again.
Target: 1400 words
Written: 1397 words, novel: Bad Neighbours
Read: Magic Kingdom For Sale - Sold!, Terry Brooks
Comics: Brigade v2 14, Youngblood Strikefile 9, Badrock And Company 4, Battlestone 2
Music: We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions, Bruce Springsteen (what a rocker)I don’t know what the deal is the last few days, but my girls won’t stop barking.
It’s driving me insane. It’s impossible to read a book or edit a scene with this going on.
I can barely get through a comic.
Five minutes, ladies. All I’m asking for.
Maybe twenty. An hour.
Three hours, tops.
Maybe eight.
Nine?
How about a whole day?
Target: 1400 words
Written: 1797 words, novel: Bad Neighbours
Read: Magic Kingdom For Sale - Sold!, Terry Brooks
Comics: Battlestone 1, Bloodstrike 16, Team Youngblood 15, Youngblood Strikefile 8
Music: We Rebuilt This City, Closet Monster