![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
- Wed, 21:48: Think I’mma crash early tonight. G’nite world, and have an awesome tomorrow.
- Thu, 08:52: RT @ASLuhn: "Why do GOP Presidents get to go Hard Right, and Dems are just GOP Lite?" To the heart of Democrat wimpiness crisis https://t.…
- Thu, 08:56: RT @mishellbaker: If you live in NC and aren't cool with state law being randomly rewritten to favor one party, now would be a great time t…
- Thu, 08:58: RT @ijeomaumebinyuo: 1. Remember your triggers. 2. Practice mindfulness. 3. Not everything deserves a response. 4.First, swim. Then, save…
- Thu, 09:18: I am Froot https://t.co/aApAcHIUOx
- Thu, 09:26: RT @Shattered_Earth: "Do not pet wild animals" Ok but-- https://t.co/DHjigCJJg2
- Thu, 09:28: RT @jhowellharris: The term "loosey-goosey" is derived from the biblical figure Lucifer Goosifer—a waterfowl believed to be Satan by a smal…
- Thu, 09:54: Had someone ask me on FA if I still followed my Yahoo group. Answer is, no, and actually my account is scheduled fo… https://t.co/nJTaBMNqTn
- Thu, 09:55: I love you, fans on Yahoo! But Yahoo is too risky a platform.
- Thu, 09:55: Gnome Ann gets me. https://t.co/smS38XI78y https://t.co/wLnvaEErga
Dec. 15th, 2016
Every Lion (and Otter) Has His Day
Dec. 15th, 2016 05:11 pm
One of the purposes of identifying the three lions and an otter was they made handy touchstones for the tasks I need to get through with my writing and illustration. My plan was (and still pretty much is) that each of them would get a certain day (or days) during the week for their thing, to help me keep focused and on task.
Of the four of them, Content Guy requires the most time, because he’s the one who actually does the writing and drawing. On the other hand, Business Guy’s stuff doesn’t take as long, but it’s such a struggle for him that it feels like it takes forever. Fandom Guy loves what he does and is always having fun, but he has to focus his efforts on the days when people are most likely to be listening.
Muse never does anything directly. So she has no day… or it might be said she has every day.
Thus, assuming a five-day work week (which may or may not be a valid assumption), the week breaks down like so:
- Monday: Fandom Guy! I haven’t looked into it recently, but for a long time the stats of websites made it very clear that Monday was the day people were most likely to check out links and want to be distracted from their day. So if Fandom Guy wants attention, this is the day to go for it. That’s why Suburban Jungle goes up on Mondays, and so when Fandom Guy has something to say, that’s the day you can expect to hear from him.
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: Content Guy. Assuming nothing else gets in the way, these are the days our hard-working lion spends down in the pixel mines. Of course, this can also include work for Fandom Guy in the case of things like streaming sessions or posting commissions and the like. But these days are mostly for just getting the work done.
- Friday: Business Guy. Last but not least, our frazzled number cruncher does his thing on Fridays, whether it’s paying the bills, keeping URLs up to date, booking convention hotels/travel, hunting down markets/editors to submit to, or updating merchandise availability. Why does he get Friday? So that at the end of a long day doing things for which he has little talent and less patience, he can kick back and have the weekend. 😉 He earns it!
Now given that the average page of Suburban Jungle takes me two days to draw, this means that Content Guy only has one day dedicated to business writing gigs, commissions, book writing and whatever else. But the sneaky trick here is that Fandom Guy and Business Guy rarely need a whole day each week, so Content Guy gets whatever they don’t use. Also, well, weekends are a thing. As the old saying goes, “Find a job you like and you’ll never work another day of your life.” I write and draw because that’s what I enjoy doing (and because I kinda can’t not do them), so as long as I have some time to spend with Mrs. Gneech and the kitties, “working” on the weekend is the opposite of a problem.
And on that note, I’ve got commissions to work on! Catcha later.
-The Gneech
There are a wide variety of people who I've been in the same room with a lot but never really spent much time with, and ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
jamesbarrett's sister Kim ("Kimmie" in the local parlance) is such a person. I met her in high school, something like 1983-1984, but our circles never really intersected much, and my memories of her over the years are mostly vague impressions.
Fast forward to the present, where she's been staying in an extended visit with Jamie andhantamouse for the past few months but again, when lythandra and I were there as more of a ghost that we heard about than anything else. But that changed tonight, when Laurie and I finally got over there to visit at a time when Kimmie was also home. We hung out, we played cards, we chatted about this, that, and the other thing.
It was cool. I think Kim and I spoke more in this one evening than we had over the previous 30 years combined, and I finally have a person to connect with the name. She told us that she was a psychic medium (something I was not aware of until now) doing what she called "energy work." She also informed me that I have an indigo aura.
...Works for me!
We also chatted a little about reincarnation and law of attraction stuff, and in the midst of conversation Laurie pegged her as an INFP, the two of them recognizing kindred spirits in each other.
Like I say, it was cool. We exchanged e-mails and I'm hoping we can keep in touch in the future. It's nice, after all these years, to finally feel like I know this mysterious figure who's been lurking in the wings, at least a little.
-The Gneech
jamesbarrett's sister Kim ("Kimmie" in the local parlance) is such a person. I met her in high school, something like 1983-1984, but our circles never really intersected much, and my memories of her over the years are mostly vague impressions.Fast forward to the present, where she's been staying in an extended visit with Jamie and
hantamouse for the past few months but again, when lythandra and I were there as more of a ghost that we heard about than anything else. But that changed tonight, when Laurie and I finally got over there to visit at a time when Kimmie was also home. We hung out, we played cards, we chatted about this, that, and the other thing.It was cool. I think Kim and I spoke more in this one evening than we had over the previous 30 years combined, and I finally have a person to connect with the name. She told us that she was a psychic medium (something I was not aware of until now) doing what she called "energy work." She also informed me that I have an indigo aura.
Indigo aura personalities are creative individuals who inspire awareness, sensibility and integrity. Indigos are deeply influenced by their inner knowing. They are dynamic souls who assert their morality to promote teaching respect for all life.
...Works for me!
We also chatted a little about reincarnation and law of attraction stuff, and in the midst of conversation Laurie pegged her as an INFP, the two of them recognizing kindred spirits in each other.
Like I say, it was cool. We exchanged e-mails and I'm hoping we can keep in touch in the future. It's nice, after all these years, to finally feel like I know this mysterious figure who's been lurking in the wings, at least a little.
-The Gneech
