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Thursday Night: Nasty outside. Rainy and cold.

Spent most the day with the WIP, entering correx, writing scenes, removing scenes, fine-tuning. Ate a late lunch, because class isn't over until 8:30, so -- late dinner. And I need to get up earlyish tomorrow to pick up for Sarah, who'll be by around 9ish.

I know, I know -- the excitement.

In a bit I'll get myself together to go to class. Trying to think good thoughts about my art. I have learned a bunch of stuff, so there's that. And I do have a soldering iron and wire and flux, so maybe if I can master -- for values of "master" -- the basics, I can be let loose to finish whatever's left at home. And honestly, I have no idea how long soldering will actually take. I've been watching videos, but they're by people who know what they're doing, which would not be me.

I clipped Rook's claws the other day while he just laid there and purred. Today, I got Firefly -- who is NEVER going to SPEAK to me AGAIN for this violation of her innocent kitten trust -- and most of Tali's. Tali used to hang out with a Siamese, which I think is where she learned Those Words.

I'll just bid everyone good-night now.

Stay safe.
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Hokay. Glass class. After some frustration, a pep talk, and a tutorial by the instructor, I did re-burnish my foil (I had not used a firm enough touch, first time), and soldered the front of the piece. It's like magic! It's now A Thing, and not a scramble of little pieces that won't stay where I put them. Take that! scrambly little pieces!

My homework is to solder the back, and on Sunday another student and I will meet the instructor at her house to finish up.

So, the Plan is that I'll work on soldering after Sarah leaves, and finish up after the Guy from Fidium, assuming that there IS a Guy from Fidium, leaves. Saturday will be devoted to writing. Sunday, a little writing in the morning, then out for glass project finish-up.

In service of the Plan, I have turned on the heat and the lights in Foosball Studios.

I was asked last night, semi-officially, if I'd like to teach Adult Ed writing, which -- I'm thinking about it. I need to poke around and see how much of my teaching stuff I still have, and how much of it is still relevant.

In coon cat news, apparently Tali informed Rook that his mama wears snowshoes -- which would not be inaccurate -- an assertion to which he took immediate and violent exception, and the back hall was briefly filled with -- y'all remember the rolling, cursing Tumbleweed Of Violence from, oh, Tom and Jerry, or The Roadrunner -- yeah? One of those. Tali's now having a wee dram of cat food and Firefly has discovered that I have picked up the cat toys, and is thinking about this.

Rook is cleaning orange fur out of his mouth.

I think that catches us all up, pre-breakfast.

How's everybody doing?

Below, the State of the Project: Front side left, back side right