Ornament #3. I have 7 more kits.

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2nd ornament.

Clyde's getting in the way of Mom wrapping presents.

Had to make a new ornament for this year's tree. More may be forthcoming.

Work done for the day/year. It had its hiccups, but we got through. Now I have a month off.

Got my work schedule for January and I'm only working 3 days a week. So I really need to start looking for something in addition to my current job. That's a 2026 problem though.

Hot water has returned to normal levels/warm up time!🎉

And it was a disappointing barely above lukewarm again. So whatever was fixed, didn't fix my issue from the last few weeks.

Hot water is back! I can wash my hair when I get home. 😁

Water was off for a while for boiler repairs today. Was supposed to be back by 5pm. Shortly before then, was notified repairs were taking longer than expected and hot water might not be back tonight. I headed off to work, hopeful. Alas, the hot water is still off so I can't take a shower.

Finished one of my "Universe in Bloom" kits.

A side effect of watching Hallmark Christmas movies is coming up with ideas for Hallmark Christmas movies. Currently noodling on a trope-filled one. #scriptsky

Hmmm... I have a Nielson survey coming my way soon. (And while typing the alt text realized there's a word missing.)

My tree is fully trimmed.

I live in NY. Why did my package head south?

Nuggets of new ideas have appeared. One Christmas (possibly family friendly) the other romance, maybe suited for a book.

I'm reminded I don't have great comps for my scripts other than Celtic Cross.

Not looking forward to being outside on photo the next 3 nights.

My tree is up and lit, ornaments will be on later. Let gravity do some fluffing. Although I might put my tentacle kitty tree toppers on.

I got my Christmas critters out. Some will be coming to work with me.

Clyde. On an afghan he's not supposed to be on. But Mom left it out and unattended.

Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen: 1. Backstreet Boys 2. Constantine Maroulis 3. Christian Kane 4. Lindsey Stirling 5. Halestorm

Thanksgiving cookies are done

Just have to work tomorrow, then off for almost a week. Three more weeks of work then off for a month. My overly ambitious plans include writing, editing, sewing at least 2 ballroom dresses and a paso doble skirt, and preparing query letter templates.

Got to page 50 on my WIP. Still a bit of a murky middle with some scenes missing. Filling those in might get me to 60? 😅 Need to hit at least 70/75 to feel like a first draft of a feature. #scriptsky #ZD30

Since yesterday my brain didn't register WIP, here's today's WIP poster comps.

Celtic Cross is:

Wrote a rough sketch of the ending sequence to my WIP. (I skipped ahead) So many thigs I need to fill in because it's only 47 pages at the moment. 😅 #scriptsky

I keep getting ads/promos for The Magic Flute, specifically showing this one tiny piece of the Night Queen's song and now I kind of want to take voice lessons again to brush up on my opera. I tried it earlier and I could do a decent job at it.

Managed to write a new scene and have my page count tick up 3 pages. Still a ways to go. Might just write the ending next. I have an idea of scenes in the middle, but not entirely sure how to structure said scenes. #scriptsky

Have had a pretty sharp headache for a few hours now. Probably caused by barometric pressure. But the rain isn't supposed to start for over 12 hours. Hopefully I can get some sleep, I have a showcase to perform in.

Was stuck here for 15 minutes before they moved up though I could cut through a parking lot to a side road. Super long rig, 2 accordion buses long, trying to make a left turn to go under a tunnel.

Good thing I have my heavy comforter and lots of crochet blankets because the heats off in my building due to a leak in the system. At least it's mid 40s and not 30s +wind like Monday.

I learned a new word earlier: Dyscalculia. It's the numbers version of dyslexia.

Finish the first draft of Wonderland. Currently have 36 pages. Hoping for 90, but my 1st drafts run short so 70 might be a better goal.

Ballroom dancing, crochet, sewing, cross stitch, collecting craft supplies, singing (still trying to get my full soprano back)

Recently? Not really. Loved The Muppet Christmas Carol and The Care Bear Nutcracker Suite when I was a kid.

Working on a new script with the working title Wonderland. Also have two crochet-a-longs (same pattern 2 different yarns/colorways). And planning my to do list for my winter vacation.

Currently on Cobra from previous job, but I just compared a certain plan on the ACA between last year and this year. Premium goes from 300 to 700 for a silver level plan. Still less than what I'm paying now, but 🙄

I essentially have Thanksgiving week off. (only working Monday). I know I have to make my spritz cookies, and probably need to do some cleaning/organizing of my apartment. But I have a month off mid-December to mid-January where I plan to do a lot of projects I've put off.

Managed 4 pages. Yay! #scriptsky

Wrote a little more, ticked onto a new page. #scriptsky

Trying to write for a few hours now. Got a few things written but mostly being distracted. Not even enough to tick up in page count. Will try crocheting for a bit while the story tumbles in my mind for a bit. #scriptsky

I'm finally eligible. 😁😅

Managed to write 2 pages after midnight. So head start for my writing session after I wake up. Starting to get back my feel for these characters. Now if I could manage to write something beyond act 1 that'd be great for my page count. 😅 #scriptsky

Managed to get a page and a new scene. Going to crochet and let the story tumble in my brain for a bit. I haven't touched this one in a while and I had gotten stuck on the scenes I didn't have firm visuals for. Still kind of stuck on those. #scriptsky

Okay, lunch then writing. I swear I will actually write sentences and not play on my phone/scroll BlueSky. #scriptsky

1st race of the night: 8 horse race, 2 scratched before it started, all but 1 broke into a canter, 1 never stopped cantering. 11 more races to go. 🙃