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shadowkat1. Update on the air purifier from Amazon. It came finally. Around 8 PM. Levoit - which is cheaper than the Conway, but highly rated and effective. I have it in my living room, and another one in my bedroom with my A/C.
I've been some chest congestion lately - and a little hoarse. Small wonder, right? Although did wear a N95 3M brand mask today to work. Yesterday it was the KN95 plus sunglasses.
After about an hour with it on? I already feel the postive effects. I'm less congested.
2. Today was a touch better - it didn't look like we lived on Mars. The sky wasn't orange or dulled brown.
For those who've never been in this situation? The air had an acrid smell - like being stuck in a room with a bunch of people smoking, or the smell of woodsmoke, and maybe an uncleaned grill? It irritated the eyes, nose and throat. I don't know how people wandered about outside yesterday without masks. Canadians were wearing masks.
Youngest Aunt was appalled that they sent me to work during it. (So were my co-workers, who felt we should have been told to stay home or work remotely. Considering they cancelled all outdoor events, and told people to stay home or limit outdoor travel and activities. The trains had lots of people on them, so clearly no one listened.)
People were doing the reverse of what they did during COVID. Putting the mask on outside, taking it off inside. At least most of us still had the masks because of COVID. I bought more.
Air quality today was about 156-184. 156 in my area. 184 at work. I didn't feel the need to complain about work - I have state of the art air purifiers at work. And I'm not near any windows. I'm actually better off there than here. It's just the 20-30 minutes outside during the commute to and from that's problematic. Although a fire fighter from California stated twenty minutes outside without a mask won't kill you. Anything longer than that - yes, wear a mask.
3. COVID
Yes, people are still getting COVID. My niece's trip was delayed because of it. My Aunt got it, along with her son and husband. And about twenty people at my church got it last Sunday - making me think I was smart not to have attended last Sunday after all. They are cancelling the Bingo Night on Saturday and rescheduling for September as a result, yet still doing the Pride parade outdoors on Saturday. (Hopefully we won't get another round of wildfires. According to the news and Twitter - there are over 400 wildfires in Canada. Dear God. Those poor people. I can't be the only one who is worried about the poor Canadians?)
Mother stated that next variant COVID vaccine is becoming available for her community soon. Mother is a trooper. She's had all of the vaccines to date. I've had four, and my brother (and his family) have had four. We've just not had the same four. All mine are Pfizer (including the lates bivalent in October), all his are Moderna, except for one. Mother's are all Moderna, except for one.
I got paid for all of mine. Which was nice. Unexpected, but nice. I would have gotten them anyhow. (Outside of a sore arm? I didn't get any side-effects. I think despite appearances to the contrary, that I have a very strong immune system.)
4. I've decided my friend is nuts. Or horribly naive. She's publishing her books right after she writes them. Doesn't spend much time, if any revising. And is looking to get a television series or film optioned and made. (She really just wants to get into television - at the ripe old age of 56.) Also, she thinks that no one else has down a story from the female perspective during 1500-1600s in India. The woman needs to spend some times with India Cinema and Television. It has a bigger television and film industry than we do.
But I refrained from telling her any of this.
Also the site has issues. It has an entry fee of $50-55. The rewards are $5,000, help putting together a pitch and a television pilot or a film script. And claim to fame is Snow White and the Huntsman (not a great film nor a good script). They specialize in helping people put together synopsis, query, and pitches. Also charge through the nose to review the first 5,000 words, and advise on structure.
It's legitimate, but ...also dicey. I'm admittedly cynical. Gee, I wonder why.
5. I was talking to Mother, and neither of us could really decide if we were actually depressed or floating along?
Me: I don't know if this is depression or not? I just don't care much about anything. I'm not upset about it. I'm kind of ambivalent. And don't feel much at all...except for vague annoyance and times, and some enjoyment.
Mother: That's not depression. You're just getting along. I feel much the same way.
Need to get back to working on my book. I kind of get shut-down, distracted by the whole A03 thing.
Artist's Way reared its head again - Church sent out a survey with options, re-doing the course, meeting monthly in support groups, checking in from time to time, sponsoring an art show. I indicated interest in checking in from time to time when I have time and interest, and the Art Show. I have a lot to show. I just have to get it framed and in a position to show it.
Also need to buy a new printer - that can print off photos, current one doesn't work.
6. Finished Finding Me by Viola Davis - the first part was really good, then it kind of went downhill around the time she met her hubby.
Oh her life took off and all was well in that regard, it's just she kind of goes into the whole - look how great my life is now mode. I got bored. And
she's very religious - she praises God for everything she has and has obtained. She doesn't appear to know how she climbed out of poverty, and praises God for this, and luck.
Not the most self-aware person on the planet. But then again, it is called "Finding Me".
I could have told her how she achieved what she had - she tells us in the first half of the book. She's driven, and focused on getting ahead. I mean she really is - she goes the extra mile. She knew exactly what she wanted and put 100% into it, regardless of what people put in front of her.
It's not that I don't believe in God, or the Universe or a Source. But testimonials about God tend to make me itchy. And the last section of this book reads a lot like a born-again testimonial. I kept expecting to hear a couple of Praise Jesus's after each sentence. She did throw one or two in there. (I like the actress, but the book did not endear her to me as expected.)
I've moved on to the audio book: Burn it Down by Maureen Ryan, read by someone else - so far she's discussed Leslie Moonoves and Scott Rudin. Rudin gets more discussion. And the story she relates for Rudin is about a young man who worked for him - and ended up committing suicide as a result. It's tragic.
Apparently Friday Night Lights was a lovely set to work on. But X-Files had two jerks. (I already knew that.) Mooves, head of CBS, I already knew was a piece of work - Sarah Joy Brown of GH, left a job because he was gaslighting her. He's also the one who enabled Matt Laurer. Scott Rudin, we all kind of know about.
Once I finish Fire Burns Below - Cadence #2 by Rebecca Ross, I'm thinking of starting Witch King. I'm kind of on a fantasy kick at the moment, having burned out on romance novels.
I've been some chest congestion lately - and a little hoarse. Small wonder, right? Although did wear a N95 3M brand mask today to work. Yesterday it was the KN95 plus sunglasses.
After about an hour with it on? I already feel the postive effects. I'm less congested.
2. Today was a touch better - it didn't look like we lived on Mars. The sky wasn't orange or dulled brown.
For those who've never been in this situation? The air had an acrid smell - like being stuck in a room with a bunch of people smoking, or the smell of woodsmoke, and maybe an uncleaned grill? It irritated the eyes, nose and throat. I don't know how people wandered about outside yesterday without masks. Canadians were wearing masks.
Youngest Aunt was appalled that they sent me to work during it. (So were my co-workers, who felt we should have been told to stay home or work remotely. Considering they cancelled all outdoor events, and told people to stay home or limit outdoor travel and activities. The trains had lots of people on them, so clearly no one listened.)
People were doing the reverse of what they did during COVID. Putting the mask on outside, taking it off inside. At least most of us still had the masks because of COVID. I bought more.
Air quality today was about 156-184. 156 in my area. 184 at work. I didn't feel the need to complain about work - I have state of the art air purifiers at work. And I'm not near any windows. I'm actually better off there than here. It's just the 20-30 minutes outside during the commute to and from that's problematic. Although a fire fighter from California stated twenty minutes outside without a mask won't kill you. Anything longer than that - yes, wear a mask.
3. COVID
Yes, people are still getting COVID. My niece's trip was delayed because of it. My Aunt got it, along with her son and husband. And about twenty people at my church got it last Sunday - making me think I was smart not to have attended last Sunday after all. They are cancelling the Bingo Night on Saturday and rescheduling for September as a result, yet still doing the Pride parade outdoors on Saturday. (Hopefully we won't get another round of wildfires. According to the news and Twitter - there are over 400 wildfires in Canada. Dear God. Those poor people. I can't be the only one who is worried about the poor Canadians?)
Mother stated that next variant COVID vaccine is becoming available for her community soon. Mother is a trooper. She's had all of the vaccines to date. I've had four, and my brother (and his family) have had four. We've just not had the same four. All mine are Pfizer (including the lates bivalent in October), all his are Moderna, except for one. Mother's are all Moderna, except for one.
I got paid for all of mine. Which was nice. Unexpected, but nice. I would have gotten them anyhow. (Outside of a sore arm? I didn't get any side-effects. I think despite appearances to the contrary, that I have a very strong immune system.)
4. I've decided my friend is nuts. Or horribly naive. She's publishing her books right after she writes them. Doesn't spend much time, if any revising. And is looking to get a television series or film optioned and made. (She really just wants to get into television - at the ripe old age of 56.) Also, she thinks that no one else has down a story from the female perspective during 1500-1600s in India. The woman needs to spend some times with India Cinema and Television. It has a bigger television and film industry than we do.
But I refrained from telling her any of this.
Also the site has issues. It has an entry fee of $50-55. The rewards are $5,000, help putting together a pitch and a television pilot or a film script. And claim to fame is Snow White and the Huntsman (not a great film nor a good script). They specialize in helping people put together synopsis, query, and pitches. Also charge through the nose to review the first 5,000 words, and advise on structure.
It's legitimate, but ...also dicey. I'm admittedly cynical. Gee, I wonder why.
5. I was talking to Mother, and neither of us could really decide if we were actually depressed or floating along?
Me: I don't know if this is depression or not? I just don't care much about anything. I'm not upset about it. I'm kind of ambivalent. And don't feel much at all...except for vague annoyance and times, and some enjoyment.
Mother: That's not depression. You're just getting along. I feel much the same way.
Need to get back to working on my book. I kind of get shut-down, distracted by the whole A03 thing.
Artist's Way reared its head again - Church sent out a survey with options, re-doing the course, meeting monthly in support groups, checking in from time to time, sponsoring an art show. I indicated interest in checking in from time to time when I have time and interest, and the Art Show. I have a lot to show. I just have to get it framed and in a position to show it.
Also need to buy a new printer - that can print off photos, current one doesn't work.
6. Finished Finding Me by Viola Davis - the first part was really good, then it kind of went downhill around the time she met her hubby.
Oh her life took off and all was well in that regard, it's just she kind of goes into the whole - look how great my life is now mode. I got bored. And
she's very religious - she praises God for everything she has and has obtained. She doesn't appear to know how she climbed out of poverty, and praises God for this, and luck.
Not the most self-aware person on the planet. But then again, it is called "Finding Me".
I could have told her how she achieved what she had - she tells us in the first half of the book. She's driven, and focused on getting ahead. I mean she really is - she goes the extra mile. She knew exactly what she wanted and put 100% into it, regardless of what people put in front of her.
It's not that I don't believe in God, or the Universe or a Source. But testimonials about God tend to make me itchy. And the last section of this book reads a lot like a born-again testimonial. I kept expecting to hear a couple of Praise Jesus's after each sentence. She did throw one or two in there. (I like the actress, but the book did not endear her to me as expected.)
I've moved on to the audio book: Burn it Down by Maureen Ryan, read by someone else - so far she's discussed Leslie Moonoves and Scott Rudin. Rudin gets more discussion. And the story she relates for Rudin is about a young man who worked for him - and ended up committing suicide as a result. It's tragic.
Apparently Friday Night Lights was a lovely set to work on. But X-Files had two jerks. (I already knew that.) Mooves, head of CBS, I already knew was a piece of work - Sarah Joy Brown of GH, left a job because he was gaslighting her. He's also the one who enabled Matt Laurer. Scott Rudin, we all kind of know about.
Once I finish Fire Burns Below - Cadence #2 by Rebecca Ross, I'm thinking of starting Witch King. I'm kind of on a fantasy kick at the moment, having burned out on romance novels.
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Date: 2023-06-09 05:29 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-06-09 12:11 pm (UTC)And it sounds like the sort of thing that I love. I love this:
And it sort of starts RIGHT in the middle - the worldbuilding and explanation of what is going on and who these people are is being revealed slowly with flashbacks to the past as well as "current" chapters.
It's how I write for the most part, and what I prefer - to figure it out with slow reveals. With the mystery being what happened in the past.
Thanks! I'm a fantasy mood at the moment. Also need to read a few to get in the right frame of mine for the fantasy novel I'd been playing with.
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Date: 2023-06-10 12:40 am (UTC)I may also be in the mood for a bad ass main character.
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Date: 2023-06-09 07:17 am (UTC)With autobiography, it can indeed surprising, in various ways, to learn much more about somebody, how they are. Watching interviews with actors can be interesting for me, from that perspective, given how I'm used to seeing them portray somebody else. Also, getting to know people who learned to defensively hide facets of themselves from strangers.
I am not at all a doctor but, for what little it's worth, what you describe sounds to me like a kind of depression. Perhaps relatedly, when I went through my issues some years ago (that had me eventually leave LJ), detachment and anhedonia were among the hallmarks, though I could still imitate normal functioning decently, apart from being more distracted, finding it hard to focus at work.
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Date: 2023-06-09 05:50 pm (UTC)