THE DAY
When you’re sick, you’re sick. In my case, I’ve been battling migraines the last few days. I know the reason why and it means some monkeying around with meds, but it also means not sleeping, waking up from what little sleep I get with a crushing migraine, then taking meds and waiting for them to catch up so I can try and get some sleep.
Anyway, my brain’s running on empty today. I did try to work; got maybe 250 words or so, but nothing to crow about. So in between dosing myself with meds, fretting about not working, running on empty, and then trying to read while also making a truly ugly Sunday’s Cake…it wasn’t the best day.
But I did try. This is actually my second cake of the weekend–a Beet and Beer Red Velvet, but there’s nothing remotely red about it save that beet powder which, IMHO, only makes the cake look bloody. Next time, I go back to red dye and maybe red sugar. The batter was really excellent, so I know the cake tastes good. It’s just . . . ugly. And I’m pissed. OTOH, I also have a migraine, so…
The first cake of the weekend was yesterday’s Chocolate Cinnamon Spice with bourbon-orange marmalade glaze and walnuts.
There was still just a touch too much heat in this, though I’d toned it down by a full tablespoon. Next time, I only put in tablespoon of chili and no cayenne. But it was really quite yummy.
WRITING OUT LOUD
Dark Side of the Moon
Day 1: 4326 Day 11: 2500 Day 21: 1800 Day 31: 745
Day 2: 2085 Day 12: 500 Day 22: 0 Day 32: 0
Day 3: 3011 Day 13: 1000 Day 23: 2700 Day 33: 4000
Day 4: 2652. Day 14: 3700 Day 24: 3500 Day 34: 2800
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Day 7: 0 Day 17: 130 Day 27: 0 Day 37: 0
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Day 9: 4580 Day 19: 3000 Day 29: 390 Day 39: 1000
Day 10: 2670 Day 20: 2600 Day 30: 380 Day 40: 2500
Day 41: 2600 Day 51: 1000 Day 63: 4800 Day 73: 1500 (edit)
*Day 42: 830 Day 52: 1600 Day 64: 3300 Day 74: 250 (sick)
Day 43: 3600 Day 53: 2600 Day 65: 2500
Day 44: 5000 Day 54: 3600 Day 66: 1200 (edit)
Day 45: 2600 Day 55: 3200 Day 67: 1000 (edit)
Day 46: 3000 Day 56: 4000 Day 68: 3000 (edit)
Day 47: 2800 Day 57: 1200 Day 69: 1000 (edit)
Day 48: 2500 Day 58-60: 0 Day 70: 1000 (edit)
Day 49: 1000 Day 61: 3500 Day 71: 1500 (edit)
Day 50: 4600 Day 62: 3000 Day 72: 2500 (edit)
Blog Post: 530
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What I’m Watching:
Blacklist. Then I watched a documentary on von Braun, Missile to Moon. Pretty interesting, though I knew most of it. I think the documentary was very even-handed and raised important questions, but I can see why the guy’s revered here. Like all driven people, I’m not so certain that he acted only out of altruism; there was a fair degree of self-interest involved, and he wanted to make Huntsville much more cosmopolitan to attract and keep top engineers. I get that, and like I said, I see why people respect him.
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What I’m Reading:
Home late last night, and too sick today to read. Hard to concentrate, but I’ll try to get something done this evening along the lines of what I have been pursuing. Or I might just have to knock off and read something for pleasure instead of information. I could go back to Pet Sematary, see if I can get past some of the rough patches.
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What I’m Listening to:
Serial, episode 4. Decided to give it another chance. But this season is definitely lackluster.
Okay, I’m going to bed. Hope I actually sleep and don’t wake up with another headache.
