So what did I manage in 2020, my 52nd year? Um... earned not one penny, finished not one writing project [these are probably connected, but Lesley needed to do her writing to stay sane while keyworking, and I can't write when there's typing going on], fought no tournaments, got no auths, nor got my students any auths of prize plays... in fact moved ( Read more... )

A little late with this, since we're into the second week of the new year, but here's the annual soundtrack listing for my 2018 ( Read more... )

The annual Xmas end of year meme ( Read more... )

So, at 05:24 this morning, The Silver Archive: Sapphire And Steel Vol. 1 was delivered tothe editor

I'd been up 22.5 hours, which included the second of two eye surgeries in the space of 48 hours. So, I feel a weekend off coming on.

It's a week or so later than I'd have preferred, but for those wondering about my review of 2017, here is the OST tracklist for my 2017 score. They all represent something specific, but for the most part only I know what they are. Some are probably reasonable obvious, however, or guessable if you were involved, etc ( Read more... )

Odd, how normally it’s dates you remember, but sometimes it’s days instead, and then sometimes one of those gets connected to the other unexpectedly, and throws you, so you get thrown off-plan not on the one you usually expect ( Read more... )

Separate from the events of the convention, the weekend was interesting test of the state of my health. Not having control what's in the stuff I eat, coupled with a buggering up of routine, and random rather than programmed amounts of activity and stresses meant my blood sugar was all over the place (not into dangerous levels, but inconvenient) - ( Read more... )

Ah, another of those "not a resolution, but a normal thing I've now been restored enough to get back to" that today (being Twelfth Night, and the decorations are down) is appropriate to go back to- the minimum daily word count, put ahead of hobbies and stuff, certain people (who I'm married to, especially) take note. Traditionally it was 2000 words ( Read more... )

I've had many “Happy Birthday” wishes and now it's the Happy New Year time. And... It has been a happy birthday, in that I've had nice noms, got some DVDs and stuff, and fenced in the dark. I'm not sure that just things make me happy, though - I've a huge backlog of DVDs to watch, games to play, and books to read, so mere material things aren't ( Read more... )

As in 2013 and 2015 (somehow I never did it for 2014), rather than a review of my year, I’ve assembled a playlist for the soundtrack score... So, I know what they all refer to; some of you might get what some of them refer to, but all you get is the title, composer, and thing it’s from... But if you dig out the tracks, and play them in order, you’ ( Read more... )