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Bastards.

“Cooler” front coming in now, finally, and not a moment too soon. Big thunderstorms, wind, rain, the whole deal as the cooler air pushes out the warmer. It might actually get down to 70 degrees tonight. Tomorrow: low 80s. Imagine!

Some tips for Shyamalan: 1) breaking the 4th wall once or twice with a witty line or two can be fun. Doing it blatantly in a too-long scene where you give your movie critic a silly monologue while he’s facing a hell beast, isn’t. 2) don’t cast yourself as a writer or artist, especially a

It’s all about the chicks with swords. I take a lot of delight in writing about a woman who leaps into the fray with “both blades drawn.” I probably take too much delight in it. Ah, that’s right – this is what it’s all about…

Cause I’m in the middle of inputting line edits. Yawn. Your Top Emotional Needs: 1. Need to be appreciated. 7 2. Need to be respected. 6 3. Need for honesty/integrity. 4 4. Need to be alone. 4 Quiz Bah! Emotions! Pff! Still, I must say that’s a pretty accurate list. Though I’d put respected at

I’ve been working on the same screwed up 30% of tDW for nearly two years now, and I’ve reached the point where I’ve decided the entire book is crap and needs to be burnt down to ashes and buried in a big dark hole in the ground in Siberia. The problem with only working on

It’s still bloody fucking hot here!

Sit on the edge of the tub. Run cold water. Rinse feet. Rub with soap. Rinse. Repeat. Look over your slightly numbed toes and footpads for sores, blisters, warts, blemishes. If found, make a note to show these to your doctor during your monthly visit. Rub at foot callouses with pumice stone. Rinse. Rub feet

The air conditioner at work just broke. Note: Today’s real feel temperature for Chicago is 114 degrees.

Trying to wait out the heat, mostly. But stuff is getting done. Slowly. Went to my gym and cancelled my membership (you have to do it 30 days ahead of time), finally. I start back up at my mixed martial arts school (read: boxing!) in September. While I still have my final 30 days at