Even if I still counted, seems like a terrible idea.

Did some shopping, got one hair cut, went on a stupid walk for my stupid mental and physical health, was otherwise completely useless. Did go to bed (slightly) before midnight for the first time this year, though.

Watched: Jentry Chau vs the Underworld 7-9: Wow, that character just keeps getting more and more untrustworthy. But the truth is coming out, along with more Underworld lore and more boy trouble.

Read (manga): Peach Boy Riverside vol 11-12 (coolkyousinnjya, Johanne): Those guys are everywhere! Also, what is up that one guy? Oh, not what I thought, but still good. Or bad.

Written: 287. Does any of this make any sense? Probably not.

It’s officially Autumn in this hemisphere. Other things happening today: World Rhino Day, Elephant Appreciation Day (why are they on the same day? Elephino!), World Car-Free Day, and National Ice Cream Cone Day. All excellent things!

I did four errands today and also had a bookstore accident, so I guess that was better than yesterday. The cats are provisioned for a while, anyway.

Read: Teeth (Jim Rossignol, Marsh Davies): It is 1780, and you are a gang of daring criminals who have come to the most grotesque, cursed, and monster-infested place in England to accomplish your secret mission while disguised as freelance monster harvesters. If you overstay your one-year permit, or worse, get any of it on you, you’ll be stuck forever. Forged in the Dark, with bonus rules for occult corruption, monster dissection, and cursed pies, and a lot of extremely questionable people, places, things, and… motile things. Definitely not for the squeamish.

Written: 200 exactly.

 

Today I have been successful, by dint of putting only two items on the to-do list.

I should probably be putting more things on the to-do list, though, since as it turns out I will not be out of town Wed-Sun, and instead have to feed myself at home. However, there might be gaming next Sunday, which would be nice.

Read: Chained Soldier vol 1 (Takahiro, Yohei Takemura): No redeeming social value.

Read: Anastasia At Your Service (Lois Lowry): Anastasia has to deal with people who are simultaneously good and not so great, which is confusing, and gets carried away with some plans.

Written: 396 kitten words.

 

Complete uselessness.

Read: “The Chronologist” (Ian R MacLeod): A village with an uncertain relationship to time, a restless young lad, and a predictable outcome.

Read: “The Tale of Ak and Humanity” (Yefim Zozulya): Early Soviet story, very Russian, much purge, excess government, cynicism. Pretty much all atmosphere.

Read: Summer Frost (Blake Crouch): It’s tempting to blame the viewpoint character, but it’s not like she ever had a chance. She was only human.

Words: FAIL