Here I sit in front of my computer, staring at a blank
screen.
You can’t fix a blank screen, but what do I write?
If you are curious about how last week went for me, I was on
antibiotics, again. The third time this year! At least this time it wasn’t sepsis.
This time it was bronchitis, so not much better. My paycheck is suffering
horribly because of all this sick time, and I was having trouble making ends meet
without missing work!
I’d write about my writing, but all I’ve managed to do is
reread one of my old unfinished stories. This isn’t helpful because it’s so old, most of the characters don’t have cell phones, and all have a
landline. Yeah, updating that one isn’t going to be easy. There were other
issues besides the phones that made it outdated. Ergo, it may never be
finished.
And I had wanted to get to the end of the edits for book one
of my sci-fi before the end of October, I’m running out of time here plus
rereading the Harry Potter series isn’t helping, but when I was sick this last
time, I couldn’t think very clearly, nor did I have the energy to do anything.
I mostly stayed in bed and read or called my neighbors for help a couple of
times.
I needed my humidifier but didn’t have the energy to fill
that up.
And of course, I’m a slow reader, but I also skipped between
HP and my own stuff, so right now I am just past the halfway point on Goblet of
Fire. I have three and a half books to go, but they’re the biggest books of the
series!
Of course, I have no trouble finding time to read, or write.
After all my house is always quiet, for the most part. I do watch TV sometimes
and Patches likes to meow occasionally, but on the whole, my place is quiet.
Which I have mentioned before. Most particularly, the time
Konnie was visiting me, and she put in a video just for the noise. She couldn’t
write without it! I, on the other hand, can’t write at her house, there is too
much going on. And I can’t tell you how many times I woke in the middle of the
night to the sound of paws tapping across the wood floors while visiting her.
But then at home these days, I occasionally get woken up by
a cat landing on top of me. Dogs are noisy; cats are quiet, ergo, I get scared
a couple of nights a week. Patches likes waking me in the middle of the
night.
You would think Konnie and I would be more alike, but when
it comes to noise or the lack thereof, it is what we are used to. I live with
a cat; Konnie still has kids at home and a menagerie of animals, primarily dogs.
I hate being at Konnie’s place when those dogs start
barking. Actually, I hate being on the phone with her when those dogs start
barking. Cats do meow, but they are not that loud!
Though sometimes, it would be nice to have a distraction
around here. Just as long as it’s not me being ill again. I swear, if I have to
take antibiotics again this year, I’m going to scream! Come on, enough already,
isn’t three times more than sufficient?
At any rate, I’m not getting much done around here, and I
still don’t know how I’m going to make my bills this next month.
However, I can at least report my water heater and tub are now
in working order again, thankfully. Now all I need is for my current landlord
to actually sell this place, so I don’t have to deal with him anymore.
At any rate, I have a lot to do and not enough time to do
it, so I’m going to cut this post short.
Happy writing everyone!
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