Unquiet Desperation

My wife and I were reviewing our Poop Management Plan this morning while staring out at the backyard.

We realize now that, by adopting a new dog in the winter, we have somewhat screwed ourselves. The original plan was to train her to go in a particular part of the yard, so that the Shit Storage Zone would be localized, and so that we could enjoy in the backyard without watching for landmines.

If you read my blog, you know that Kris and I are launching a new podcast. It’s been an interesting mental process, putting it together. We want to podcast…just to podcast, really. We’ve made friends with a number of folks out there. We talk to them, and they talk back via email, skype, twitter, etc. [...]

It’s the first morning of my new writing schedule.  And this is the first post, which means it’s going to be disorganized and discombobulated1, but hey, sometimes there’s no helping that.

So…I’m down at the Willoughby Arabica, which is nice, but I wish it was a Phoenix Coffee.  I love the feeling of community they promote [...]

I’ve made three modest goals for myself this year:

Lose 75 lbs by Dec 31, 2008
Write as often and as well as possible
Relax and declutter my life

Most folks I’ve told these to have told me that #1 was the hardest goal. I think it will be #3.  Relaxing, especially when working for a high-profile internet [...]

Coming off of a month of almost no podcasts, RSS feeds, IM, and Twitter gives you an interesting perspective. This online world of messaging is loud. It’s like walking out of a quiet cabin and onto the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Everyone is shouting for your attention. Twitter, popping up [...]

This week at game night, I was discussing the December Info Detox with Kris. While we were prepping for our Savage Worlds campaign, I made a mental list of things that I wanted to do while I was going dark for December. Here’s the complete list:

Clear out who I am following on Twitter, Facebook, Skype, [...]

It’s coming up on that time of year…time to unplug a bit. This is something I started last year, during the vacation I usually take between Christmas Eve and New Years, but this year I’m going to expand it to the whole month.
On the First of December I’ll be shutting down all my IM [...]

A little rant report on how I’m doing at NaNoWriMo this year.
Mentioned:

Playing for Keeps
Nocturnal
7th Son
Metamor City
Kris Johnson
Nanomonkeys

 

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It’s that time of year again…when all your friends who want to be writers attempt the nigh-impossible: write 50,000 words in 30 days.
My wife is going to kill me, but I’m going to try it again this year. I’ve succeeded the last two years, but this year….I’m not as confident. Part of it [...]

Perfect Friday Morning

Originally uploaded by Codeshaman.

Where better to work from than a Phoenix Coffee? *contented sigh*