LnB's Audio Diary

Rain; perfect for the cats; the Stardrifter role-playing game; lots and lots of talk about Critical Success and Failure; you're lying to their face; the boss is expecting someone (or not); it will be a sweet chance; combat is just another skill; double or max, whichever is greater; the same either way for a knife; making it sound more complicated than it is; vague and extremely arbitrary; and more, in this update!

Dump run; treatments for all those cats; our own cat lost his teeth; suffering since we've known him; new episode of "Edict Zero: FIS"; a lot of action; messing with the website; the other stuff will age out; Patreon; time for our annual health insurance nonsense; household income has shrunk; more males; and more, in this short update!

(From yesterday.) New building for the shelter; hoarders; big cat rescue operation; barn cats; it's in every town; they would have killed them all; heroes in our communities; I wouldn't last a week; recorded and started on the editing for the short story "Playground"; newsletter talk; "Voice From The Void"; a previous notebook; and more, in this update!

Still no new doctor (or is there?); I've gotten the walk-though; "All He Surveys"; dice tower; "Tottenberg" newsletter; red bar; dead tree "Street Candles" isn't really wanted; not enough people; if I wrote scifi/romance; plans and schemes; another newsletter; reading "The Dubliners"; a quickie review (that's not) of the old film, "Marlowe", which I think I've talked about before; I'm not really into Marvel's "What If...?" series; the era of the TV superhero may be over; you gotta have good people on your team; and more, in this update!

(From yesterday; I say it was Tuesday, but it was actually Monday.) Dry days numbered; a little love and encouragement; "All He Surveys"; chapter engineering; adding five more, maybe; you can sign up for "Tottenberg"; refigure; I don't have a name for it; I'm here for myths and legends; American tall tales; review of "John Henry and the Railroad" (it's 21 minutes, not 15, sorry); a kernel of truth; and more, in this update!

I have dubbed thee such; some might find it interesting; new blog/newsletter thing; the other new newsletter; regarding the written word; "All He Surveys"; I'm happy with the website; I won't belabor marketing (but then I do); the doctor can barely open his hands; a few days at the shelter for Mrs. Bronx; review of the old English period drama, "The Duchess of Duke Street"; and more in this update!

(From yesterday.) Flooding in the area; davidcollinsrivera.com is now working; tweaking continually; "All He Surveys"; worked on the dice tower; basically, my office; self-taught and not well; working steadily; borrowing liberally; definitely an improvement; I did learn a lot; always have to re-learn it; my third iteration; add cookie notice; newsletters; flood damage at the pharmacy; most of them won't be fans; I need a strategy; Smashwords; ebook devices tend to be fragile; review of the animated film "Wreck-It Ralph"; and more, in this update!

(From yesterday.) The electrical problem is fixed; poor people are the best tippers; the very, very end of the line; heat tape; thank you for reminding me; corroded and broken; it could have been a lot of things; brand new smoke alarm; subterranean cavern made of cardboard; no way I could have fixed this; you know I don't know what I'm talking about; there's the right way, and then there's the Lostnbronx way; he knew more than I did, but not by much; a job that appeals to problem-solvers; it would have to be your passion; style guides; fixing a paragraph is pleasurable; writers group; don't read what you write; and more, in this update!

A run to the dump, and then on to some shopping; new little air pump; electrical issues still unresolved; I'm on the schedule; the new website isn't published, except that it is; "Edict Zero: FIS"; talking, basically, nonsense; no idea who I am; room to expand; recording other things; "All He Surveys"; a captivating YouTube channel ; how people are exploited; and more, in this update!

The dreaded return; very stormy weather; partial power outage; circuit breaker boogie; it's the outside outlet (no it's not); an old model; jagged hole; sounds suspicious to me; it's the air conditioner (no it's not); no draw; two bedrooms and the bathroom; dash into town; it's the circuit breaker (Future Me With A Spoiler: no it's not); that's also another story; don't judge me; website is nearly done; almost tastes like chicken; Urandom podcast; formative experience; review of the movie "Black Widow"; review of the film "F9"; but wait, there's more; and more, in this update!