LnB's Audio Diary

(From the other day.) The way it happened; they do it in stages; somebody broke in; totally oblivious; one cat missing; another broken window; storage shed and shipping containers; they couldn't catch them all; cops came by; dishes, trash; it costs a lot to replace, but you can't get any money for it; that's not stock; possibly teenagers, possibly not; cool lowrider hotrod; issues with security; pictures of the cats; none of this is secret; the lady is crazy; a purely irrational act; and more, in this update!

(From the other day.) Cofftea; beautiful day; "All He Surveys"; cut things, move things, save things; scenes, on their own, don't make a book; volunteers took care of everything; the pickings for turkey are slim this year; coquito recipe concerns; dump run; Ignatz is up to his old tricks; new Stardrifter ship; the new dump guy is nice; a tin can microphone that's not; the legacy of my Soylent experiment; a very confused and confusing explanation on how to make a simple piezo microphone; I'll number them; and more, in this update!

(From yesterday.) It's nice to read; to the old thrift store; down from 130 and that's not bad; standby cages; ultimately, that's what it's for; from ten to two; Mrs Bronx is doing a big job; no one showed up; I did the dishes; something like seventy; different shapes slow things down; some actually like it; you've got to love it; cleaning, cleaning, cleaning; you can never save them all; it can be overwhelming; B.A.R.C., back in Brooklyn; a massively important part; a little difficult to parse; considerations made aren't for the patients; animals are property; it's hard to overstate; people get burned out; she can't go back to that; new doctor is nice; crying need; that's nothing; "All He Surveys"; and more, in this update!

(From the other day); I think it's a Thursday (it's is); volunteers aren't always there; paid employee in the middle of the day; it's somewhere else; proud of myself for doing something very small; it goes without saying; no print-on-demand for "All He Surveys"; yeah, I'll buy a copy; I'll jump right in to the next book; printing just for fun; your novel in print only has two purposes; way past that mentality; no thrill from "Motherload"; mess in the parking lot; quickie review of the Korean romantic comedy "Hometown Chachacha"; the return of gas station food; and more, in this update!

Flu shot; reaction to flu shot; everybody bailed; worse than it used to be; "All He Surveys"; review of the short story collection "The Dubliners" by James Joyce; now reading "The Hide" by Barry Unsworth; I never know how it will turn out; review of the new movie "Dune"; review of the new James Bond film "No Time To Die"; more talk about the "Ghost in the Shell"; cyberpunk hasn't aged well; and more, in this update!

Pretty day; rain and thunder; tornado warning; church destroyed; very rough night; terrified dog; terrible cat; doped-up feline; some thoughts on the first season of "Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045", an animated CGI series from Netflix; up to Chapter 35 of Draft 02 of "All He Surveys"; Stardrifter RPG; secret short story; mercy is in her nature; and more, in this update!

The lady has been exposed; something I feel everyday; fathers and sons; shame; the things I do; didn't need it this morning; no friends locally; local friends; wedding gift; skunk; contradicting myself (but not); Critical Success and Failure; too tired to be any good; some chatter about "Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex"; and more, in this update!

Still all those cats; not even a dent; filling the slow leak; "Tottenberg" newsletter; the Stardrifter RPG; modern day and beyond are complicated; G.U.R.P.S. is as complicated as you want it to be; buckets of money; looking for that sweet spot; Stardrifter is as developed as it ever needs to be; I do mean the Game Master; Stardrifter isn't developed enough, nor will it ever be; the Napoleonic Wars; fewer than there used to be; more of that than anything else; caught between being detailed and less detailed; maybe no Backgrounds; maybe yes Backgrounds; rules about not using rules; and more, in this update!

(I get the day of the week wrong, sorry.) Short list; sunny then not; cleaned up the text of the Stardrifter RPG rulebook; the Stardrifter RPG play-by-post game is rolling along; lots of talk about play-by-mail games; reliability of the mail; what I think the rich family in town should do with their money; lack of electric vehicle charging infrastructure; and more, in this update!

(From yesterday.) Shelter day; late summer afternoon; "Tottenberg" is live,  so subscribe now; Stardrifter role-playing game; major clean-up; could use more artwork; mostly layout; artists can be flaky; professionals expect to get paid; adding information on the universe; "How come I haven't heard about this?"; Mattermost is a good platform for play-by-post; testing out timeshifting; I understand writing better than speech; whiteboard; and more, in this update!