Spirk (with a small dose of Pinto)

Ramblings 02/04/2020

If you aren’t bored with my stupid updates, here’s another! LOL

Did I tell you that we had a film crew on our premises on Friday? We have a shaped lawn outside our building and they wanted to film there. So we had a ton of crew and stuff all day Friday. They also set up their catering trucks, etc. Alas it was not for a movie starring Chris Pine or Tom Hanks or anyone. It was a lawnmower commercial. Still it was pretty cool to watch them.

I have finished all flashes for March now. Lucky you, you are getting Wednesdays and Fridays in March as well. Not sure about April yet. I do have a flash in mind for April 01, which is a Wednesday, and I may just go ahead and get that written and scheduled too. Keep in mind many of these are necessarily short for sanity’s sake.

Still need to do the Leap story.

After that’s finished, my plan is to get an update done for one of the two stories I have left that hasn’t been updated since November 2019, then I will fully immerse myself in the Bang story.

Right this minute I have no concrete plans for this coming weekend, so I hope that is a good thing for me. I could stand some writing time.

Tomorrow is the first February flash.

I preliminarily did my taxes and am getting about $900 back. That will be gone in a flash on bills, etc. And I haven’t yet filed, but wanted to see what I could expect.

In other news they have decided to replace the third person at my job who does it, so that was good news. No one has been hired, yet, as they just got approval, but it’s nice to know we will get that relief eventually.

February 4, 2020

Rambles 02/03/2020

Well…my weekend didn’t go quite as I hoped as we had a friend over Sunday who basically took up the entire day. And Saturday we had errands. I should have done so much more than I did. I also way over ate. Sigh.

Got nothing done writing-wise of which I am quite ashamed. Nothing productive at all really. Double sigh.

I have two more stories that need to be updated and taken into 2020 and that’s The Mysterious One and The Fling. I will do my best to get them updated soon. But I am also trying to get March flashes done, Every Four Years Later, and actually get a good start on my T’hy’la Bang story and in all honesty I’m a little stressed about it all. Plus work…so, wish me luck.

I’ll get stuff done for you guys to read, promise. At least here if no where else.

February 3, 2020

Ramblings, February 01, 2020

I’m not a fan of February. Over the years there have been many times that something not so great has happened in this month, and so, I am relieved when most years it’s a mere 28 days. It’s fine to kiss it goodbye then.

Anyway, here we are in the leap year and we get 29 days. As you know that means Every Four Years Later will appear on the archive on that day, provided, of course, I cease to procrastinate over it.

Fat Tuesday and Ash Wednesday are later in the month this year too. I seem to recall Easter is like April 14th. Growing up I dreaded lent. Not because of fish on Fridays (I’ve always loved fish with a passion) but because as Catholics we were supposed to give up something important to us for 40 days. I usually gave up candy or something like that. When you are a child believe me that’s torture! ha ha

Anyway, for February you get your Wednesday and Friday flashes back. Including a few TOS choices. There’s two for Valentine’s Day too. One for TOS on the 12th and the other on the 14th for AOS.

I have written and scheduled the first flash for March so we will see where we go with that.

I survived the birthday party at the winery last night (with only a slight headache which I consider a win).

Have a good week.

February 1, 2020

Doing Better, Thank You

And back to work tomorrow. I always feel vaguely guilty being out sick as I have a ton of work, but, that’s the way it goes.

Found these wild flowers on a walk the other day and thought I’d share their pictures. Nature has more beautiful colors than any manufacturer can come up for their products, I think.

I got Cadet Ashayam updated so that’s a load off my mind. I am working on Every Four Years Later to appear on February 29th on the Archive rather than the blog. I did finish all my flashes for February already so yay me.

I don’t know what I’m going to do for March yet as far as Flashes because of the T’hy’la Bang story. I have started it. I am not allowed to tell you anything about it, not even the title, which I do have (it’s a song title, I think I can tell you THAT much). You may only get sporadic flashes, it’s really going to depend how confident I feel about the Bang story as I get through February.

PLUS I still have my regular stories to update. I think next up is My Heart Wants to Sigh, but let’s not get ahead of ourselves!

Meanwhile, Friday I have a birthday party to go to after work. Yippee…not.

Er…pretty sure that’s enough to ramble about for now. It’s warm this week here. Don’t need the groundhog to tell us Spring is here!

Oh…PS. I watched a couple of episodes of DS9 while sick and I just have to say that their theme music is just absolutely gorgeous.

January 28, 2020

Not Doing So Great

Yeah, so…everything is a bit delayed. Sorry. I’m sick. Spent all last night with a fever and I’m likely not going in tomorrow either. Head is killing me. I’ve spent the day in my pajamas.

January 27, 2020

Flash Fic, 01/24/2020

A prequel…

Jim couldn’t remember feeling this bad ever. Mommy must have been worried too, because despite the fact Mommy’s new boyfriend, Frank, didn’t want to be bothered taking Jim to the hospital, because he told Jim’s mommy that Jim was just faking it for attention. That Jim didn’t want Mommy going out with Frank.

“If you had waited too much longer, I’m not sure he would have made it,” the nice doctor said to Mommy. Jim heard them talking near his bed, trying to be quiet. “He’s very sick.”

They left him alone then, to go talk some more, Jim guessed.

But then a man stood over his bed. One Jim didn’t know. But he was not human, Jim knew. He had pointy ears and dark eyes, that were kind when Jim looked at him.

“Are you a Vulcan?” Jim asked, weakly

“Shh. It is okay. Do not speak.” The Vulcan put his hand on Jim’s face. “You have a fever.”

“Mommy says I’m very sick.”

“You are, Jim. But I am here to help you.”

“Are you a doctor?”

“Something like that.” His finger spread out across Jim’s cheek. “Go to sleep, Jim. When you wake up, you will feel better.”

“But…”

The Vulcan smiled very slightly. “All will be well.”

Jim felt a warmth in cheek that flowed from his skin and seemed to envelope him. And his eyes felt so heavy. The fingers moved from his face as he fell into a deep sleep.

January 24, 2020