Tesla wants to buy Solar City. That web site is a bit of a rag, so you don't have to read more than the headline, if you don't want to. I only skimmed it myself. I like Tesla. I wish I had one. I don't like this deal. Solar City has been in trouble for a while. Tesla hasn't made a profit yet. A company that can't make a profit buying a company that's sinking doesn't look like a winning move. I guess we'll have to wait and see. Maybe the shareholders will vote no.
Something I've noticed is older preachers bragging about not having a retirement age. They brag about how they'll keep going until God calls them home, because God didn't call them retire or quit or some such thing of that nature. Maybe they haven't read this passage:
Numbers 8:23-26 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, This is it that belongeth unto the Levites: from twenty and five years old and upward they shall go in to wait upon the service of the tabernacle of the congregation: And from the age of fifty years they shall cease waiting upon the service thereof, and shall serve no more: But shall minister with their brethren in the tabernacle of the congregation, to keep the charge, and shall do no service. Thus shalt thou do unto the Levites touching their charge.
Hmm, the Levites retired at 50. It sounds like a retirement age to me. Technically, the cohanim didn't have a retirement age, and Christians are priests like that, but the Levites were priests, too. A good argument could be made that the retirement age for ministry is 50.
The cool front never really materialized this week. It was cooler for a few days, but the humidity was still too high. I really looked forward to it, too. The temperatures are back up. This is the part of summer where it's a grind to get to autumn.
It's been a slow week on the book front. I've been plodding along.
Friday, August 26, 2016
Friday, August 19, 2016
Minor Update. En Train De
This week I took a bit of a break. I got a little done on Book2. Whatever is its title? I wish I knew. I got some work done on Book3, whatever it's going to be called. The rough draft is over 5% complete. I still need to check the outline and see how the things that changed in Book2 will affect it. It seems to be easier going than Book2.
It's been another wetter, cooler summer. The humidity's been awful. 100% one day. 97% another. Bust mostly in the 80s the times I've checked it. Even with it being cooler than normal, it's still hot. However, some relief is in sight. Around Monday we're supposed to get a cool front with very dry air and lower temperatures. I can't express how terrible August is in the south and how much I look forward to September and the lower humidity.
I don't mention it much, but I've still been doing my French reading and listening. A while back I started Alice in Wonderland, but I got tired of looking up words and read some other things. Lately, I've looked at it again. It's a lot easier now. I'm going to make it through. Maybe 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea will be easier, too. I tried it at the same time as Alice. Learning the word navire was extremely helpful in a lot of things. But anyway.
I think I've mentioned the reading and listening breakthroughs I had a while back where suddenly it was easier to read text and hear spoken French. Lately, I've noticed something else. Sometimes a French word will pop into my head as I'm talking as the next word I'm going to say. Of course, I don't say it out loud. :) I had one of those moments this week that stood out. There's an expression I've run into a lot in reading. Être en train de That's a link instead of an explanation, since there's not a concrete English way of saying it, and I think that's why it sprang to mind. It was easier for my brain than sorting through the several English ways of saying it. French is generally bulkier than English, but that's one phrase that's compact and says it all. I was with somebody who made some comment that we should do such and such, and I starting replying while the sentence popped into my head that we were en train de doing it right now! Of course, I didn't say it out loud. :) There's no sense looking weird, right? That person knew we were getting it done. It was a frustration comment.
I've got run. Have a good weekend.
It's been another wetter, cooler summer. The humidity's been awful. 100% one day. 97% another. Bust mostly in the 80s the times I've checked it. Even with it being cooler than normal, it's still hot. However, some relief is in sight. Around Monday we're supposed to get a cool front with very dry air and lower temperatures. I can't express how terrible August is in the south and how much I look forward to September and the lower humidity.
I don't mention it much, but I've still been doing my French reading and listening. A while back I started Alice in Wonderland, but I got tired of looking up words and read some other things. Lately, I've looked at it again. It's a lot easier now. I'm going to make it through. Maybe 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea will be easier, too. I tried it at the same time as Alice. Learning the word navire was extremely helpful in a lot of things. But anyway.
I think I've mentioned the reading and listening breakthroughs I had a while back where suddenly it was easier to read text and hear spoken French. Lately, I've noticed something else. Sometimes a French word will pop into my head as I'm talking as the next word I'm going to say. Of course, I don't say it out loud. :) I had one of those moments this week that stood out. There's an expression I've run into a lot in reading. Être en train de That's a link instead of an explanation, since there's not a concrete English way of saying it, and I think that's why it sprang to mind. It was easier for my brain than sorting through the several English ways of saying it. French is generally bulkier than English, but that's one phrase that's compact and says it all. I was with somebody who made some comment that we should do such and such, and I starting replying while the sentence popped into my head that we were en train de doing it right now! Of course, I didn't say it out loud. :) There's no sense looking weird, right? That person knew we were getting it done. It was a frustration comment.
I've got run. Have a good weekend.
Friday, August 12, 2016
Is Book 2 Done Yet?
I had some distractions this week, but the rough draft for Book 2 is done. I still don't have a firm title, though I may stick with the Aethan Lightbringer theme. If you've followed blogs about some of the other books, you know what comes next. I need to go through the whole thing fixing and polishing. After that it needs to rest a month. Once it's rested, I'll need to go through it again looking for things I couldn't see when it was too fresh and have it test read. Then it will be out the door. Yay!
During the rest phase, I need to figure out something about the cover. I also need to go through the YA book, get it test read and get it out the door. It would already be out, but I couldn't take time away from Book 2 and delay it even more. People are waiting on 2. The YA is virtually unknown.
Something I want to do during the rest phase is get some work done on Book 3. I had an outline for 2 and 3 before touching 2. I stuck mostly with it, but some things changed. I'll need to think about how that will affect 3. It won't be drastic. I'm thinking about a limited daily word count that would give me enough time for the other things but still be progress.
YouTube
About 8 weeks ago I was talking about a YouTube series and how the software I needed for it was delayed 7 weeks. It was supposed to be out the 9th. It was delayed again until today. I'm downloading it. One of the distractions this week was researching how it works. I feel confident about getting up to speed quickly.
During the rest phase, I need to figure out something about the cover. I also need to go through the YA book, get it test read and get it out the door. It would already be out, but I couldn't take time away from Book 2 and delay it even more. People are waiting on 2. The YA is virtually unknown.
Something I want to do during the rest phase is get some work done on Book 3. I had an outline for 2 and 3 before touching 2. I stuck mostly with it, but some things changed. I'll need to think about how that will affect 3. It won't be drastic. I'm thinking about a limited daily word count that would give me enough time for the other things but still be progress.
YouTube
About 8 weeks ago I was talking about a YouTube series and how the software I needed for it was delayed 7 weeks. It was supposed to be out the 9th. It was delayed again until today. I'm downloading it. One of the distractions this week was researching how it works. I feel confident about getting up to speed quickly.
Friday, August 5, 2016
Book 2 Winding Down
It was another decent week on Book 2. The best day was over 2,000 words. The worst was 11+ to 12 hundred. It wasn't a spectacular week, but it was good. I can now see the end in sight. I imagine there's going to be more work than usual once the rough draft is finished. I'll have more info on that, once it actually is finished.
I looked at a couple of cheap video cameras for the YouTube channels. The one I have now was bought in March 2010. The battery lasts around 20 minutes. I have three or four of them, which will help but would be inconvenient to work with. The two I looked at this week have batteries that last about 2 hours. They won't work for what I want to do, but they're a starting point. I'm going to try to get by on what I have while doing research over time.
The other day I ran across a special offer for Popular Photography of 2 years for $14. I ordered it. I figured it would help me with YouTube, and the price was amazing. The articles are more interesting than I would have thought. Except things I can't understand, because they're very technical. I'll have to pick it up over time.
I ordered a vest for a second "costume". It arrived today. I want the writing videos to be separate from the others. The writing costume is too outrageous for anything but that. I kind of have no more excuses not to make a video, although I really need a third outfit. I'm still trying to figure out the look I want for each category.
I have to go help some, so I'm out of time.
I looked at a couple of cheap video cameras for the YouTube channels. The one I have now was bought in March 2010. The battery lasts around 20 minutes. I have three or four of them, which will help but would be inconvenient to work with. The two I looked at this week have batteries that last about 2 hours. They won't work for what I want to do, but they're a starting point. I'm going to try to get by on what I have while doing research over time.
The other day I ran across a special offer for Popular Photography of 2 years for $14. I ordered it. I figured it would help me with YouTube, and the price was amazing. The articles are more interesting than I would have thought. Except things I can't understand, because they're very technical. I'll have to pick it up over time.
I ordered a vest for a second "costume". It arrived today. I want the writing videos to be separate from the others. The writing costume is too outrageous for anything but that. I kind of have no more excuses not to make a video, although I really need a third outfit. I'm still trying to figure out the look I want for each category.
I have to go help some, so I'm out of time.
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