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It’s been some time since I’ve posted on the regular. It’s been painful being unable to write reliably. Dealing with a wide range of issues like deteriorating joint pain and long Covid featuring intense tinnitus, brain fog, and exhaustion, among other issues, has made writing anything a significant challenge. It cycles in and out, sometimes over months, and I now seem to be in a place where I can start posting again.
I don’t know how long it will last.
For some time I posted what I was listening to. The only reason I stopped is because the only thing I’ve been able to listen to that would calm my tinnitus is Big Wreck. Great band, for sure, but likely not attractive for others to just see repeat plays from one band with nine albums and four EPs week after week. So, I simply stopped posting #NowPlaying @ Nothing Manor toots.
I’m going to be attempting to post on a more regular basis for as long as I can. Aside from this note I’ve posted three items on #animation and #comics just today. And yet, even typing this out has taken over an hour to complete. For those still following me, I appreciate you and thank you for continuing to recognize my existence :)
More to come… (whenever I can get more out of my addled mind). #TMI #personal #health
I’ve been having a lot of bad days of late dealing with a wide range of pains, brain fog, an accursed tinnitus that averages an 8 out of 10 on the loudness scale, unending exhaustion, and other issues. As a writer by trade, these are all crushing, but I keep trying to post.
What I need is to write something substantial, but for the past year or so I’ve been unable to do much. I haven’t blogged in weeks and filling my days with playing video games, watching YouTube, and drowning out the ringing in my head with music sessions in my AirPods is entirely unproductive.
In the middle of July I shall turn 57 and I’m nowhere near done yet, but the ongoing issues stemming from Long Covid, a bad motorcycle accident in 1990, degenerative disc disease, and arthritis have erected blockades that make it nearly impossible for me to engage in the one thing at which I’m actually decent.
Just ugh. #health #mentalhealth #writing #chronicpain
You know, I might just go back to #Apple #Notes if this rumor is true. Fortunately we’ll find out soon. I’d love to be able to write up notes and short stories on a whim, then export them as #markdown to drop straight into #Microblog. #apps #writing #WWDC2025 daringfireball.net/linked/20…
IAPWE won't leave us alone!
We are being harassed by the International Association of Professional Writers and Editors, also known as IAPWE. We signed up for memberships a few years ago, then cancelled after our first year. We found no benefit to the membership. Now, despite cancelling everything we could find on PayPal, speaking with the credit card servicer who can do nothing, and emailing IAPWE over and over and over again, they continue to charge us.
We both subscribed using PayPal, and we’ve no clue how they got our card details to charge us directly! I’m going to assume they can see all those details in the PayPal dashboard, which is frightening. The image above is a receipt from earlier this year, but the charges have not stopped.
This has been going on for over a year now, and we can’t stop it. We’ve considered cancelling the card, which is provided to my wife by her professional union, if this continues. Our emails to them used to get professional responses claiming they would stop, but now they don’t even bother to respond, even to threats of legal action. At least cancelling the PayPal accounts has stopped that vector.
I am posting this as both a warning against considering membership with IAPWE as well as a reminder of the almost complete lack of control we have over our money. It’s utterly maddening. Be careful, please. It’s not the amount they’re trying to take, but the principal. If they do this to enough unsuspecting people, they could be making a lot of free money if it turns out they are indeed a scam operation. #capitalism #PSA #moneymatters #personalfinance #writing #writers
In Merlin’s latest video he discusses Harlan Ellison’s short story “I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream” which, at it’s core, is about the ultimate worst and most selfless aspects of humanity. It’s worth a watch. #writing #scifi #books www.youtube.com/watch
A friend just let me know that Danny Peart, Neil’s brother, has passed away from the same Glioblastoma brain cancer that Neil lost his battle with in 2020. Neil’s passing broke me for months. Rush is a critical part of who I am. #music #news #writing #FuckCancer #Rush faroutmagazine.co.uk/neil-pear…
I recently came across a #YouTube channel called “merlin” where the creator summarizes stories and analyzes them, something like a Cliff’s Notes. Today’s episode is particularly chilling and, sadly, is even more salient now. We never learn. #books #society #humanity www.youtube.com/watch
In his short story “The Last Question”, #IsaacAsimov asked if it was possible to reverse entropy and prevent the end of all things. Check out Merlin’s video summary and analysis of this interesting #scifi thought exercise and its surprising conclusion. #writing #philosophy www.youtube.com/watch
The best typo in 2025, and we’re barely into February! Top notch, my peep! TOP NOTCH!!! #typos #fail #oops #internet #funny
The Authors Guild has launched a new program that allows HUMAN authors to certify that their works are HUMAN-MADE, and NOT written by #AI. The process is currently only available to books authored by one writer who are guild members, but expansion will come. #writing www.theverge.com/news/6029…