2479 words in Drops of Gold tonight. I'm averaging about a chapter a night, but this first draft has big first draft energy. I feel like it'll need structural edits mine usually don't. Events: Nina is astonished by a useful prophecy and races off to save a new acquaintance from an old friend.

How Vaccines Work 🧬🧫🧪🔬💉🥽

I've got veggie/bean/smoked turkey leg soup in the crockpot, cheddar bread rising in the oven, and had a telahealth appointment. Responsibilities are handled, now for Halloween costume silliness.

2750 words in Drops of Gold. Events: Doug finds Nina at Everyone Eats to make sure she's okay, & Bernie finds her there to make sure she'll still pay him for sigils. Nina realizes after months without them she can afford her holy Grail of food: CreamyOs*. *Knockoff Oreos so I don't get sued

🎶Making wiiiiings, out of jeeeeeans, Because I have no chiiiiill, About Halloweeeeeen!🎶

Me: If I'm going to get all this Halloween stuff done in time, I'm going to need all humans and dogs to handle themselves for a bit so I can make progress, okay? Dog: *barfs* Me: Glad we had this talk.

I forgot to check the word count again but it was one chapter, so a little over 2k in Drops of Gold. Events: When Nina is injured during a flying lesson she learns something about magic that will pay off *eventually*. Nina finds the holy Grail of lower level apartments: a room with a sink & window.

I got the vest & pants of the Halloween costume to fit. I have to do some hemming on the vest tomorrow then I can start The Nonsense™️. The Nonsense ™️ is always the best part of a project, the nonstructural ridiculousness that makes it something akin to art. Tomorrow will hopefully be wing applique.

The thing about wanting kimchi fried rice is you gotta: 1: Put the kimchi ingredients on the grocery list 2 Wait to do an order. 3 Have time to make it. 4 Wait for it to ferment. 5 Hope you still want it a week later. Good news is I still want kimchi fried rice. Bad news is I'm on step 3.

I've been slowly turning a lot of worn out blue jeans and a too small denim vest into a Halloween costume. Other than the bleaching and dyeing I think seam ripping the old stuff apart is taking the longest. This will eventually be a neon punk, black light reactive dragon.

3385 words in Drops of Gold tonight. I have accidentally introduced two more minor characters. The intro is a lot of fun but we'll see how word count adds up by the end. Events: Nina has trouble finding a new job. She runs into Archie & his human friend Bahati, who says their job is hiring.

No matter what size I make the type in Word the suggested spellings stay the same size: tiny. I simply cannot see them and have to guess if the word I click on is the one I'm trying to spell. I'm wrong about half the time.

Eh, forgot to look at the word count. Probably about 2000 words in Drops of Gold tonight. Events: Nina settles in to stay with Mandy and Midas until she finds a safe job & apartment. She learns Vincent attacked Tinorkk in the city the same time Max was hunting for her.

I finally caught the mouse that has been skittering around the house at night and eating my garden seeds. Don't worry, the cute little thing will be released somewhere safe come morning. As always, the best bait is my Ghirardelli dark chocolate chips. Fancy little bugger.

Moth 🔦 first picture in my October series!

Backrooms ass doctor's office. The whole building is like this. Put up some art. And some signage. Also the elevator door closed on me so I'm extra grouchy about the building.

2687 words in Drops of Gold tonight. 2 more big events & a few time skips & I'll finally be starting the events I thought would be setting up the climax of the last book. Events: While dealing with the emotional aftermath of losing her home to Agents again, Nina decides to trust Mandy & Midas more.

I've been working on my dragon Halloween costume this week, and two nights in a row I've dreamed about turning into a dragon in very different circumstances. Five stars, no notes. Pick a good costume this year in case it's a sign. Become a dragon so you can eat the rich.

I have bought enough people sewing machines who wanted to learn so they could craft with me and had them returned when they realized how much work it is that even with one out of commission needing repairs I still have 2 going with different color threads.

WHY HAS EVERY DOCTOR SUDDENLY SWITCHED ALL THEIR PHONE CALLS TO AI ""ASSISTANTS""?? WHO LOST THEIR JOBS? WHY AM I FORCED TO INTERACT WITH AN ALGORITHM INSTEAD OF A HUMAN WHY I NEED HEALTHCARE? WHY HAVEN'T WE BURNED IT ALL DOWN?

It stops being a paradox once you realize tolerance isn't a virtue, but a non-aggression pact. Violators aren't covered.

2633 words in Drops of Gold tonight. I'm feeling like things might be going a little too smoothly for MC and might need some shaking up in edits. Events: Max comes looking for The Shrouded Legend, Nina's client-given urban legend monkier, at Doug's diner.

I recently dyed a hat very neon pink (it's brighter in person). Now I need more pins. I usually get my pins from antique stores but haven't been able to get out as much lately. I don't want mass produced ones. If you make pins (or clean up & sell antique ones) could you drop a link and/or photos?

They should make a medicine that actually makes headaches go away.

Y'all I was dying my hair and forgot I had writing group. I ended up leaving it for 2 hours longer than my usual 3. I'm about to be bald as a watermelon or you'll be able to see the neon pink glow of my hair from space.

Dyeing learning curve: Left: should have removed the leather label before high temp dyeing. Right: might have overused the bleach a little maybe😅

2443 words in Drops of Gold tonight. Events: Mandy & Midas learn Nina is mapping the city. Nina's meeting with a client turns out to be a riverside encantado kegger with a single semi sober Tinorkk giving her info. When Agent Sanchez comes near Nina distracts her with a bucket of fish from above

Only 429 words in Drops of Gold tonight because I overdid it today and am going to bed. I'm just blathering at this point, I don't need the editing trouble. Events: Nina worries about Klaus's drop off & learns it went fine and is given a half off an appetizer coupon for her troubles.

Since society can't get it's crap together - make it safe for my disabled, chronic pain having, immune compromised self to get a massage, all able bodied people need to chip in and fund me a hot tub. A fraction of a penny you won't miss from everyone & I get a hot tub because money is imaginary.

Today was forbidden soup day. I still have teal to go and some of the purple needs another dip (and hopefully only the purple). Then it will be time to see if I can make a dragon costume almost entirely out of worm out denim.