First... Pressing Stuff!The Animal Farm Book Club discussion will be at The Whiskey House in Ankeny on Friday, November 30th! I will be there by 6:30, convo to start at 7:00. A band starts playing at 9, so that will be our cut off for good conversation (but not for drinks and casual chatting!). Please RSVP to me via phone, text, e-mail, or FB by noon on the 30th so I can grab the right sized space. People participating in TV Club: Gargoyles should be closing in on the halfway mark through Season 2 right now. I am behind that--I just finished City of Stone. SO GOOD. SOOOOOO GOOOOOOOD. Get to the end and want to chat? Hit me up! People participating in Comic Club: New Warriors should be cruising towards issue 26 (deadline for that is end of December). I'm through issue 7, so I am definitely behind. Get to the end and want to chat? Hit me up! The next Board Game Club is BATTLESTAR GALACTICA on December 2nd at 1:30. You should come! There's a link to RSVP on the Board Game Club page! IT IS AMAZING. Oh, and let's award a badge... Jawa Badge Alert: Huge thanks to Kelly and Michael for coming to Dinner Club: Django on November 20th! I forgot to get a picture!
The ForumThe Forum never worked out. It had almost 50 posts, but they were all from me, so... the Forum is dead. I have adjusted the Badges and other pages to eliminate references to the Forum, but I may have missed some. I know that this hampers the participative ability of the non-local folks, but in 55 days... I am the only voice in that room, and that just wasn't doing any of us any good. So instead, anything that you might have done on the Forum, you can now do on social media or in my inbox! Drop me a line, a letter, a text, a chat, a call, or a face-to-face meeting and we can talk about ANYTHING! EVERYTHING! Boom. Done. And better. Movie ClubsLosing the Forum was a little sad... but this one here is mega super ultra rough. Movie Clubs have not been going well. Princess Bride had one attendee, and Love, Simon (and y'all know how much Simon means to me) had zero attendees. So... we are reformatting. Fridays are rough, I get that. Instead, I am moving the next two clubs (Whiplash in December and Call Me By Your Name in January) to Wednesday nights. If they get the same general reception, I'll fold the movie clubs up and cancel the rest. It's life. Daily UpdatesNo more daily updates. I am going to try for an update after each Club event and for at least a weekly update either way. We'll see how we do! That's it for changes so far. BD365 is an ever-evolving monstrosity... and I thank you for taking part in it!
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So, it’s been a while. Not sure if daily updates will ever be a thing again, but I’ll keep trying! CONTINUING STUFF: Are you watching Gargoyles? I’m almost to the end of Season 1. When I get there, I’ll let you know, and anyone who wants to have a Gargoyles chat (with food? With a drink? While taking a walk?) will just have to hit me up! Same goes for those of you reading New Warriors... though I a only through issue 7 right now. We won’t be able to chat about this one until the end of the comic book club, so... keep it up! And, of course, Animal Farm is getting closer to the big discussion event at the end of the month. How is your reading coming? I’m behind... PREPARATION: Check out the Hy-Vee Beer, Wine, and Food Expo this weekend (I’ll be there Friday night if you want a Jawa Badge...). We’ll be going to an Iowa Wild game on the 14th! And The RSVPs are still open for the Love, Simon movie event on the 16th. I think I have the drink for that party figured out... Reflection: Day 32 [November 3]It was garage cleaning day! We purged a ton of stuff from our garage, which resulted in some donations, some garbage, and a giant pile of things I now need to list on eBay. The best part was getting to spend the day with Tom as we walked through boxes and bags and totes of memories... and plotted what our next steps and our future might look like. It’s all part of the master plan to build an addition on to the house... but to do that, we need to reduce our stuff. Yes, that seems counter-intuitive. Just roll with it, it makes sense to us! NANOWRIMO Update: Total words up to 2586 Reflection: Day 33 [November 4]
Reflection: Day 34 [November 5]This was a Monday. It had work! It had projects! It had a copious amount of planning for Thanksgiving! Pomegranate Stuffing, yo. Reflection: Day 35 [November 6] So, this was Election Day. I worked a long day, then we walked down to vote. The results of the night were mixed, nationally and especially locally, but I am glad to see so much engagement in the process. I want everyone’s voice to be heard... even when I don’t like what their voices say. I believe the way forward exists, and I believe that people will come together and take care of one another in time. Politics doesn’t change those beliefs... but sometimes I have to make myself remember that. Also note that NANOWRIMO has not been happening properly for most of these reflections. It’s a problem. I’m working on it. Reflection: Day 36 [November 7]I vacuumed up a bunch of leaves from our back yard! To reward us (Tom did this a few days ago as well), we went out for dinner to the Whiskey House, which I have mentioned before as being a place that I love. It’s Old Fashioned Week... and i have definitively learned that I like Old Fashioneds better than I like Manhattans. Now we know! :)
I also started a strange project last night called “No More Clothes on the Floor” and I will let you know how that goes. It doesn’t SOUND like a hard thing to do, but... yeah. It is. For me, anyway. And I watched some Gargoyles while I was folding clothes. The Edge is a GREAT episode. I forget how much I like what Matt adds to the show... and teh Red Steel Clan Robot (no spoilers) is one of my favorite things in all of Gargoyles. What can I say... I loves me the bad guys. Today is the BEST DAY EVER to RSVP for tomorrow’s Arkham Horror board game event in Ankeny! November 4th! My house! 1:30 pm! Come play an amazing game of mystery and madness! CONTINUING STUFF: Gargoyles. New Warriors. Animal Farm. Heck, go post about them on the FORUM, while it still exists! (What’s that? Stay tuned for an announcement about the Forum...) Not a Club: I get to organize and purge the garage today! That means I may be adding some stuff to eBay in the near future! PREPARATION: Arkham Horror Board Game Club TOMORROW. There’s still room, but you better act now! There’s an election on the 6th in America, so if you haven’t voted yet, DO THAT ON TUESDAY. There’s also an EXTRA CLUB opportunity... Hy-Vee Beer, Wine, and Food Expo on Friday night, November 9th! And an Iowa Wild Game EXTRA CLUB on the 14th! AND THE LOVE, SIMON MOVIE CLUB ON THE 16TH THAT YOU SIMPLY MUST COME TO! That’s a lot of stuff... I should update the calendar! Reflection: Day 30 [November 1]Confession: I am NOT half-way through Animal Farm. I’m actually a bit behind on a lot of things. But I did have a great night of training at work (I take joy in odd places, leave me alone)! Then, when I got home, I got to see Jeremy open his new-to-him Hero Quest game... always a delight. And after that, we played Brave New World. It was just a little introductory adventure to get the party together and to test out the mechanics, but it was SO MUCH FUN. I can’t wait for the next game! NANOWRIMO: I wrote about 600 words in Next Alliance 4! Reflection: Day 31 [November 2]
Reflection: Day 29Yesterday, I worked hard to get caught up on a bunch of projects that have to do with my author life. It was a great chance to spread the word about my novels, to work with my many creative partners, and to get the ball rolling on some future stuff that will be announced soon!
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