If you want to know how I'm doing, I used the whisk attachment for the hand mixer (just the attachment, not the mixer) because I didn't want to hand wash a whisk.

It's okay to take a break if you need to.

Shut off a paranormal show after only 10 minutes. -Didn't know the difference between residual/intelligent haunts -Decided a piece of lint was a ghost -Decided murders in the county were the reason for "activity" in a specific house -Zero effort to find rational explanations Do better.

This is your regularly scheduled reminder to FOLLOW 👏 THE 👏 SUBMISSION 👏GUIDELINES 👏 Submit where they tell you to, not where you want. Submit what they represent when they're open to it. Don't get a rejection over not following directions. #querying #writersky

Ahem.

My riding lesson today.

Post your favorite LOTR character. (Wrong answers only.)

*spits on ground, hisses*

Almost just ruined my day when I grabbed the vanilla instead of the sesame oil.

On the list of things I never thought I'd have to say, If your BlueSky account has one post and that post is a GoFundMe link, I'm definitely not clicking the link or following back. You're probably going to get blocked and maybe reported. Jeez Louise.

My spam box is filling up with "book clubs" now. Does this ever stop?

I would rather not write another word for the rest of my life than use generative AI to write the next best seller that would buy me a house.

I think she's tied herself into a knot and I don't think I've seen her this comfortable. #catsofbluesky

The "book club" wants a $100 "ticket fee" for the privilege of being "featured." Got that spam email and a "I'm an author too and would love to chat about your work" email. If only people were actually this interested.

I wish I could be this relaxed. #catsofbluesky

I'm in this club.

I didn't realize he was relevant enough for me to dunk on publicly.

Happy day ending in y.

There are days when masking and filtering are just too much effort, so I make myself scarce.

When the AI bubble collapses, the actual authors who actually write will win the race.

I just sold 30,000 copies of my book. The "book club" said there's no active involvement required from me. I replied and and said in that case their members can purchase the book in physical or digital form at books2read.com/u/3JB1zK I fell off the turnip truck, but it wasn't last night.

Sigh. I finally fell for one of those emails singing the praises of my book. It's a different angle than usual, so I replied. Now we wait.

Not all heroes wear capes.

If I were to go live to do a marathon fundraising drive for Minneapolis, what charity could I or should I raise money for? Where would a few thousand dollars really help right now?

Can you imagine chilling in the ocean in the Cambrian? One day you're just minding you own business and then something eats your neighbor for the first time in the history of life on earth. WTF man? NOT COOL. This late night thought brought to you by anxiety.

I hate the new Chevrolet commercial for so many reasons. And I don't know what the writers on The Rookie *want* me to feel about the whole Bailey/DC thing, but it's mostly excitement that maybe she'll be written off the show.

I have achieved the impossible. My already amazing egg salad is now even better.

Maybe billionaires and multi-billion dollar corporations could pay taxes.

I brought a chicken inside, just for a few days. Until it warms up into double digits overnight. That was over a week ago. She's still in my house.

What is happening here, I wonder?

Uh yeah, no. #writersky

Good riddance to bad rubbish. finance.yahoo.com/news/microso...

I am really good at writing query letters. I'm awesome at writing the synopsis. It's the manuscript I struggle with. 😂

Pro-tip: the only person stopping you from having chocolate for breakfast is you.

It was poor planning that I gave myself two things to stress and be anxious over this week. Oops.

Name a fantasy film that's not Lord of the Rings. Dragon Heart

For anyone wondering about my bread saga, the recipes assume bread flour is being used, and bread flour ≠ all purpose flour. It was a good thing to learn, and I think I have the fundamentals down!

No new pictures. Where are you at mentally?

Ha ha, I get to do this again. Share a preacher, nun, or priest.

No cat has ever been as comfortable as Clover. #catsofbluesky

February is Black History Month, established in 1926 by Black historian Carter G. Woodson, to celebrate the achievements of African Americans and recognize their central role in U.S. history. #blackhistorymonth

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Page finish.

Now that I got "regular" bread working, I'm going to try sourdough again. If only I could progress as well writing. 😂

Apropos of nothing, Android users, If you go to settings> advanced features> side button> double press (or long press, whatevs), you can set your phone to immediately open your camera. If you hit the gear icon for the settings, you can set it to record video, then you just tap record. Stay safe.

It's -11 (not including any wind), so I'm not in a hurry to go out. I'm loafing in bed for a few minutes. Clover is on the other side of the door squeaking at me to get up.

Going to be a cold one today, with wind chills down to about -17. I have heaters for my mittens and heaters for my boots, and the snowpants I thought I'd never use are coming in very handy.

Join the next training on exercising your constitutional right to monitor ICE, CBP, and other federal agencies as they terrorize our communities. If you missed Monday’s call, attend the next one on Thursday. If you caught it, invite two friends to join the next one: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...

Chickie-poo improved so much after her last bath and magnawave, we're doing it again. Kid is giving her a full on bath.

If you're living in a frozen climate right now, post the most summer-y pic in your photo library.