On the DEWLine 2.0: Dwight Williams

Chores.

That's my word for today.

Bedding-laundry, shopping, computer-mouse replacement, new colour-pencils for Mom, and if I can push myself the rest of the way, new storage bins to keep the basement reorg process going. Not sure that last item is going to be doable with today's local weather. Hot and humid.

Talked with the writer of San Francisco 2161 last night about proposed maps for his now-finished Trek-inspired fanfic project about the negotiations to co-found the Federation. What maps should there be attached, what forms they should take, that sort of thing.

I'm also toying with an idea for a prose fanfic project of my own centred on one of the participants in that story and a prequel, In the Raptor's Claws about the Coaltion-Romulan War that preceded the Federation. Specifically Nathan Samuels, whom Enterprise-watchers may remember as portrayed by Harry Groener. Not sure if this is going to go anywhere beyond maybe a couple of paragraphs before getting derailed by a job offer or loss of housing or whatever.

We'll see.

Quiet grey day here this afternoon. I got some laundry chores and some shopping done. Not much else to share right now.

Today was mostly quiet. Groceries, backyard care, some internet stuff. Nothing spectacular.

Might travel a little tomorrow. Not sure yet.

It was a good day. Went downtown, got my newspapers and went home again. Chores got done, Cross-Country Checkup was listened to, and I disposed of some leftovers for supper.

Week three starts tomorrow, and I don't expect to lose any paid time to dental appointments this week. More later.

1. I'm feeling a need for a haircut, for a shower, for shopping...and I look at today's forecast of 60 % chance of rain, possibly thundershowers. Today is going to be a conflicted day at the start of what's locally a long weekend at the top of August.

2. There's a gathering of reich-wingers in Sydney, Australia this weekend. Their big question is "How do we make sure that no one can avoid being misruled by our Doctrine?" Fair warning: images of evildoers such as Farage - the man who ought to be made to wear DCU Joker makeup everywhere he goes - included with the SBS article.

3. Some good news to give the attendees of the conference cited in item # 2 some pain: Australia's about to achieve 35 % of energy sourced from renewables, within two years.

4. Isn't a large part of Putin's clout oil-based? He might want to reconsider that course of action.

More later...

...and about to head out the door. 90 minutes by bus to get from A to B, where "A" is eastern Ottawa and "B" is the corner of Woodroffe and Tallwood. So I'd best be getting ready.

Apologies to Neko Case.

There are days like that first line from "Night Still Comes". This isn't one of those days, I think. The job search continues, but I'm pausing it because Victoria Day Long Weekend.

Two episodes in, and Agents of SHIELD Season 6 has been fun, splitting its attention between interstellar space and the wider multiverse as it seems to be doing.

I think I had a good day today. I didn't catch up on my TV-watching as I'd hoped and planned to, but that's okay. That's part of what PVRs are for, right?

Now, will that lingering cough go away, please.

I'll be attending Can-Con this weekend.

https://can-con.org/

Not sitting on any panels, if you're wondering. Just one more member of the audiences wandering between panel rooms and the dealers' room and the consuite. Just the way I started, back when I first got to town and attended Maplecon 7 back in the 20th Century.

That's okay.

Another long weekend over and done.

Didn't get a lot done to be honest. Some shopping errands, some photography, checking in with several friends...oh, and saw Atomic Blonde at the advice of several of you on Saturday night. Not a bad show.