A few of you are now aware that I'm moving back to Texas. It's been a good run here in Phoenix. It's just not turned out the way I thought it would and to make my life what I want it to be requires a big change ( Read more... )

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My dental office was able to get me into a doctor's office about 15 minutes away, with an appointment only 90 minutes after they called to ask for one for me. They got me back before I finished my paperwork since I mentioned I suspected a fever. It was a struggle to speak ( Read more... )

My throat is still sore, enough that it hurts to swallow. Hot liquids like soup hurt like hell to swallow, cold things like fruit smoothies less so. Water hurts no matter the temp. Cough drops aren't comfy to swallow the melting parts, either. And I can feel from the outside that something's going on with my throat - there are very sore spots about ( Read more... )

Fever broke earlier this afternoon. Or was it late morning? Eh, I tried staying in bed, sweating. Seemed to do the trick. My throat doesn't hurt as much and I'm no longer chilled. Now I'm just sweating, but it's almost like the kind I can get when it's not exactly cool here ( Read more... )

About to go out to run some errands, and what do I find but this:


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Okay, I am definitely procrastinating. I could be beta reading, preparing for something major in my life (that may or may not happen, but I have high hopes for), reading, or cleaning. Instead, I'm answering your questions. Wish more had asked questions. Oh, well. Anyway... here's my 15:

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I had several days where I was behind schedule, sometimes significantly. And this non-fiction project was starting to need research to fill out some empty spaces. Including watching lots of Classic Who. But... I did it. I just finished the conclusion and validated my word count. 50,189 was what my word processor said. It validated at 50,195. Gotta ( Read more... )