Yep. My place is overdue for a good clean, but my research and outline are done and I'm about to write the strongest pilot of my career.

This editor concurs

Spot on. I think the strongest female gaze series of recent years has been Outlander. There are others that don't come to mind right now, but they are NOT Wolverine and wotshisname... ummm Jack Reacher

If you ever see her in 'Under The Banner of Heaven', where she plays a Mormon wife trying to leave her abusive husband, you'll be stunned its the same actor

Well, it has certainly been noticed up here. Happy Election Day!

Shingles is excructiating. & you can get it on the head, which is what happened to me 2 years ago. Rare but I spent 4 days as a day patient in emergency as they tried to figure out what it was. I recovered & had to go to an eye specialist to make sure they were OK. They were.
Get the vaccine.

I'm reading a lot of non-fiction authoritarian analysis writing at the moment. Hannah Arendt, Tom Snyder, and I think I flagged a book for you earlier by George Monbiot

Yes, I get that. I think that was fan service that allowed all the films to be made, but I also think that it is an outstanding story/characters/world buildng as a franchise.

She writes the books so cleanly, great style. It has been a while -- I need to take them off the shelf

I literally watched The Hunger Games today for about the 20th time.

Can I recommend this book by a former colleague.
www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/771930...

He's in for a bit of a shock. Journalism-wise, I've been writing about the impact of tariffs here in Canada for the past six weeks.
As for coal... I write energy journalism and I doubt I'd be able to convince him. It has nothing to do with the virtues of coal

I completely agree. It does take off in my head sometimes, though.
I'm used to it. But since I started working with my partner she's been great help

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Imzk...

I live near Vancouver and suddenly I'm awake...