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Hi everyone--welcome to another exciting edition of the Tarot Blog Hop. The theme for this hop is "The Sun Harvest -- What end of summer harvest do you want to bring in before fall?"
*falls on floor laughing*
Hey kids, do you know what time it is?
Hi everyone--welcome to another exciting edition of the Tarot Blog Hop. The theme for this hop is "The Sun Harvest -- What end of summer harvest do you want to bring in before fall?"
*falls on floor laughing*
Hey kids, do you know what time it is?
"Howdy Doody Time?"
"Tool Time?"
"Dinner time?"
"Time for ice cream?"
"Oh, no--he is going to talk about his yard again, isn't he?"
"Again and again and again..."
Yes, that is right. I am going to talk about my yard again.
But first, a slight sidetrack.
Let me tell you about my July. And my original summer harvest goal...
So my wife was out of town for an entire month. She went to Costa Rica for language immersion--she teaches ESL. And I would be left in peace and quiet.
I figured that I would work on my summer goal of having a novel (an entire novel--50,000 words) done by September 1st.
I failed to realize that I was not actually going to get peace and quiet while she was gone. What I got was a bunch of garden remodeling contractors interrupting my schedule--both sleep and work. In the end, I got just a few good writing days out of the month.
Hence, I am not going to have either "Axe Murderer of Titan" or "Heartbreaker" done in time to meet my original goal. Or at least, I am not holding my breath at this point.
And in all honesty, it may have been too optimistic for me to aim for that goal in the first place.
Why did I chose September 1st as a goal for my next release date?
Well, it was the garden remodeling.
"See, I told you that he was going to talk about his garden remodel again. And again. And again."
When my wife decided that she was going to spend her inheritance on remodeling the garden, she thought that it was all going to be done by the first of June.
I laughed.
My father used to do remodeling and construction. I spent many summers and Christmas vacations on various job sites as my father tried to get me interested in the exciting and profitable world of construction and remodeling. I was not interested in that type of construction (don't get me started on the task of Fictional World Building--we will be here all day). [I was also not interested in farming and auto mechanics, just in case you are curious.]
Therefore, I had experience. I knew better. I did not need to pull out my Tarot cards to know that she was wrong. I saw her June first, and raised her a bet of September first.
And given that I am in the midst of a rebranding and relaunch of my career as a writer, what better way to celebrate than to release a book in one of the two new series I was working on?
(Axe Murderer of Titan--science fiction--pilot book of Icarus Above a Dark Earth.)
(Heartbreaker--urban fantasy--book one of Queen's Huntsman.)
But as I said, I don't think that I am going to make it.
I am still going to try.
After all, I still would like to have a book releasing near the date of my first Dark Arts and Crafts BBQ Party With Optional Drumming.
We will just have to see what happens.
So what am I actually going to harvest this summer?
A sidewalk that does not kill people.
I kid you not--the sidewalk that they just dug out was that bad.
And a fence.
Because I like to pretend that I am not that neighbor.
You know--the neighbor that might be an evil Tarot reading witch who meets clients at his house.
Plus my storage sheds and the house trim got repaired and painted.
Basically, it is the yard and garden that I always wanted. The type of yard that one expects to find strange musicians, pot smoking artists, writers of the odd and wonderful, evil witches, and wise Tarot readers in. You know--my type of party.
And yes. it will be a monthly thing with BBQ and drumming. (Well, after my wife finishes her second Master degree work.)
Here is a video showing the current state of the yard...sort of...it devolved into a game of How Many Complaining Cats Can You Count?
[Mad Uncle Morgan shows off his yard.]
{For some reason, Blogger is not letting me embed the video.}
Oh about that September first estimate on mine? Well, we were informed just yesterday that the back gate we want will take a month to get the custom order done.
Damn good fortune telling considering that I never pulled out my Tarot deck for this one.
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"Tool Time?"
"Dinner time?"
"Time for ice cream?"
"Oh, no--he is going to talk about his yard again, isn't he?"
"Again and again and again..."
Yes, that is right. I am going to talk about my yard again.
But first, a slight sidetrack.
Let me tell you about my July. And my original summer harvest goal...
So my wife was out of town for an entire month. She went to Costa Rica for language immersion--she teaches ESL. And I would be left in peace and quiet.
I figured that I would work on my summer goal of having a novel (an entire novel--50,000 words) done by September 1st.
I failed to realize that I was not actually going to get peace and quiet while she was gone. What I got was a bunch of garden remodeling contractors interrupting my schedule--both sleep and work. In the end, I got just a few good writing days out of the month.
Hence, I am not going to have either "Axe Murderer of Titan" or "Heartbreaker" done in time to meet my original goal. Or at least, I am not holding my breath at this point.
And in all honesty, it may have been too optimistic for me to aim for that goal in the first place.
Why did I chose September 1st as a goal for my next release date?
Well, it was the garden remodeling.
"See, I told you that he was going to talk about his garden remodel again. And again. And again."
When my wife decided that she was going to spend her inheritance on remodeling the garden, she thought that it was all going to be done by the first of June.
I laughed.
My father used to do remodeling and construction. I spent many summers and Christmas vacations on various job sites as my father tried to get me interested in the exciting and profitable world of construction and remodeling. I was not interested in that type of construction (don't get me started on the task of Fictional World Building--we will be here all day). [I was also not interested in farming and auto mechanics, just in case you are curious.]
Therefore, I had experience. I knew better. I did not need to pull out my Tarot cards to know that she was wrong. I saw her June first, and raised her a bet of September first.
And given that I am in the midst of a rebranding and relaunch of my career as a writer, what better way to celebrate than to release a book in one of the two new series I was working on?
(Axe Murderer of Titan--science fiction--pilot book of Icarus Above a Dark Earth.)
(Heartbreaker--urban fantasy--book one of Queen's Huntsman.)
But as I said, I don't think that I am going to make it.
I am still going to try.
After all, I still would like to have a book releasing near the date of my first Dark Arts and Crafts BBQ Party With Optional Drumming.
We will just have to see what happens.
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| The Sun--from the unfinished Monkey Tarot. |
A sidewalk that does not kill people.
I kid you not--the sidewalk that they just dug out was that bad.
And a fence.
Because I like to pretend that I am not that neighbor.
You know--the neighbor that might be an evil Tarot reading witch who meets clients at his house.
Plus my storage sheds and the house trim got repaired and painted.
Basically, it is the yard and garden that I always wanted. The type of yard that one expects to find strange musicians, pot smoking artists, writers of the odd and wonderful, evil witches, and wise Tarot readers in. You know--my type of party.
And yes. it will be a monthly thing with BBQ and drumming. (Well, after my wife finishes her second Master degree work.)
Here is a video showing the current state of the yard...sort of...it devolved into a game of How Many Complaining Cats Can You Count?
[Mad Uncle Morgan shows off his yard.]
{For some reason, Blogger is not letting me embed the video.}
Oh about that September first estimate on mine? Well, we were informed just yesterday that the back gate we want will take a month to get the custom order done.
Damn good fortune telling considering that I never pulled out my Tarot deck for this one.
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3 comments:
hahahaha I so needed this today, Morgan. Thank you. Thank you so much. And MONKEYS!!!
Thank-you for the tour of your garden. . .will be a fabulous place for parties!
Your two series sound awesome. Put a "Speak to the Cat" sign on the door and hole up and write! Let the cats outside to supervise the contractors and YOU can be indoor only. :-) (yes, I'd love to see the resulting yard! haha)
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