Monthly Archives: September 2024

Nothing Much to Say

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To quickly summarise this fortnight, I have:

  • Got to sleep at 1:07 AM, on average. This makes about 7 hours, 9 minutes of average sleep.
  • Made 9 things:
    • 3 evenings of progress on my budget. I got sick of the bank view-spending tool and am now writing my own, which is less efficient but much more motivating.
    • 2 evenings on house-ownership-related paperwork,
    • Planned my visit to a convention next month,
    • Wrote a scene of fiction,
    • Prepared some D&D content, and
    • Organised myself to vote in the local election.
  • And I finished ASA’s Guide to Getting Published, by Juliet Rogers. An interesting and enjoyable read, but it was clear I don’t need that advice quite yet. I particularly need to improve my social media savvy first — of which this post is a shining anti-example 🙂

No D&D this fortnight, due to illness and scheduling issues.

A Better Class of Distraction

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This fortnight, I rediscovered Questionable Content, remembered how much I liked it, and re-read a bunch of it. This doesn’t count as a “finished”, however, as I’ve skipped a bit in the middle.

I’m tempted to go back and catch up properly, but reading it on my phone at night wasn’t great for sleep. I may need to shell out for the books instead.

As to the stats, I have:

  • Got to sleep an average of 1 hour 41 minutes after midnight, averaging a touch over 7 hours of sleep.
  • Made only six things:
    • Three evenings of D&D prep,
    • Two pieces of writing (a poem, and a story scene), and
    • One afternoon putting in a garden. Sadly it wasn’t a partridge in a pear tree!
  • I also finished Samantha Shannon’s The Mime Order. This series is keeping me nicely engaged (with a bit less loss of sleep than QC). There were some interesting hints about the magic system in this book, which I’m looking forward to seeing play out.

D&D was actually last Wednesday due to some schedule issues, but it went well. The PCs did nearly burn down the dungeon with all the essential clues still inside, but wiser heads prevailed, so the adventure shall continue.