Author Archives: Ian

Dirty Dungeons

Posted on August 28, 2018 by Ian

I’ve spent a good chunk of the last two days down in a crawlspace underneath a house we’re working on, installing seismic upgrades. Which are steel plates attached to important joints in a house’s construction to stop it from shifting/shearing/falling … Continue reading →

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Weekly Wrap-up: 13 August 2018 – 19 August 2018

Posted on August 19, 2018 by Ian

There’s good music playing at the coffee shop today, and I finished my writing way early this morning (morning pages turned into my 1k words). Sounds like a good time for a weekly wrap-up.

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Writing RAM

Posted on August 14, 2018 by Ian

In the great debate of pantsing versus plotting, I’ve always considered myself a pantser. I like to come up witht he basics of a character, world, or situation, throw it down on paper, and see where it goes. Except that … Continue reading →

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Time Enough At Last

Posted on August 13, 2018 by Ian

I’ve been experiencing a weird thing since starting the new job. It sometimes feels like I have more time in a lot of ways, not less. Even though I’ve gone from being funemployed to working full time. I have a … Continue reading →

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Week(s) Wrap-up: 30 July 2018 – 12 August 2018

Posted on August 12, 2018 by Ian

It’s been two weeks. Whoops! My new job has been making me very tired and scattered after work every day as I get used to the rigor of construction labor and learn how to pace myself (and adjust my daily … Continue reading →

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Week Wrap-up: 23 July 2018 – 29 July 2018

Posted on July 29, 2018 by Ian

It’s a sleepy, grumpy day today. But what else is new? Here’s a breakdown of what happened this week. The Good Got a job! I’m starting work as a construction laborer tomorrow. Finished the rewrite of a section of my … Continue reading →

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Week Wrap-up: 16 July 2018 – 22 July 2018

Posted on July 22, 2018 by Ian

It’s been another week! How? WHY? *ahem* Good Things Had an interview that felt like it went well Went to Snoqualmie Falls with some friends. Report: there is a lot of water. End report. (It’s also very pretty.) Some good … Continue reading →

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Lost

Posted on July 18, 2018 by Ian

Apologies if this post is a little ramble-y. It’s here pretty much as it came out of my brain. I’ve officially been unemployed for too long. The days have started blurring together. I have volunteering, so I’m not completely without … Continue reading →

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Week Wrap-up: 09 July 2018 – 15 July 2018

Posted on July 15, 2018 by Ian

The Good The Dungeon World game I’m playing in continues to kick ass. Playing a fighter is fun, y’all. (And that’s something you don’t normally get to say in a tabletop RPG…) My buddy passed along a copy of Scum … Continue reading →

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Week Wrap-up: 02 July 2018 – 08 July 2018

Posted on July 8, 2018 by Ian

This week’s felt really long, though much of that is probably because I’m tired and suggish as I’m writing this. Still, some cool stuff happened this week: Boyfriend’s birthday! Happy birthday, Peter! Got to play Lifeboat, a card game I … Continue reading →

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