Whew. The week flew
by. I'm in a weird place where I'm getting a lot accomplished but feel like I'm
spinning my wheels. So bizarre. Felt the same way last week.
We've had chilly,
cool weather with rain. And the week ahead looked like it might be soggy also
but is now showing no rain in the forecast. Strange.
Had a pretty okay
work week. I have a project I thought completed but apparently it hasn't. The
author is wordsmithing and making more changes. Something that isn't fun to do once
we're in the design proofread stage. That stuff should happen during the copy
edit. I'm making good headway on a science book proofread, which is actually
great because the science is way over my head. Really interesting book, though.
Started a new copy edit on a mystery thriller and it's going to be a twisty
turny ride. Also have a developmental edit I need to get back to. Oh, and
possibly a new author signing on for a fun project. Excited to see where that
goes.
Pretty good viewing
week also. I ended up making it through the whole slate of shows and got a few
extras in. Not bad!
Started with Foyle's
War and watched the first half of the episode. It's truly remarkable how
eerily history repeats itself. This show is twenty-years old, and the themes are
as relevant today as they were when the show filmed and the history this show
is portraying. Uncanny.
Caught another
episode of Brokenwood Mysteries. Honestly, I love this show so much. There's
always a new twist around the corner. And the main cast and recurring characters
are so solid.
Watched another
episode of Death in Paradise. Very pleased to see the commissioner
working hard to regain the trust of the island. Also love seeing Naomi stepping
up. It would be so great to see her take on the role of DI … if the show could
alter its course a little.
Enjoyed another episode
of Poirot. Nice to see Hastings kind of called out over his advice when
his wife asked that he take a holiday. I like these later seasons of the show.
Elementary ended up being interesting. Felt bad for Shinwell.
But also enjoyed seeing him strive to be better. Sherlock and Joan also had a
twisty case, which ended up going in a direction I didn't expect.
Caught another
episode of Young Justice and I really enjoy seeing the team come
together. Looks like we'll get to see Artemis in the next episode.
Truly enjoyed an episode
of Star Trek Lower Decks. Loved the whole vibe with Mariner and Jack.
Also loved Rutherford getting his promotion. Looking forward to seeing what the
cold open is about later in the season.
Watched another
episode of Peak Practice. Gotta say, I didn't expect to be rather sad
during the whole episode, but I ended up grabbing tissues before it was over.
Also used some
Kanopy tickets and watched The Thin Man, one of my favorite classic
films. I really, really wish the other films were available for streaming.
That's pretty much
it for the life update. Tonight's post is from Sentinel's Watch, the
follow-up to A Capsized Buccaneer.
Here's the
miniblurb:
After gaining some unique super powers and being rescued
from a not-so-deserted island, Kallen Bond and Zeb Bertelli go their separate
ways because Zeb cut a deal with his family to leave Kallen alone. But the deal
can't last long, because the Bertellis plan to kidnap Kallen so more highly
profitable experiments can be done on her and Zeb won't stand for their
interference.
And a preview snippet…
Kallen briskly walked up five
blocks to an old fire station and let herself in the back door. "Can't
believe how much space I have here." Or that she'd bought the building
outright.
And the place had two stories—a
bonus that didn't happen often.
She tossed her keys on the old
communication panel and started her workout routine. Running up the steps that
started next to the back door, she followed along the top perimeter past the
office on the concrete landing around the corner and down to the supply area
where the turnout gear and other equipment used to be stored. She blew past
that and made another corner turn and flew past the sleeping quarters. A
tarnished pole that had seen a lot of use back in the day ran through the floor
down to the main level. Her lips quirked because the realtor informed her
they'd remove the long apparatus before she closed on the sale, and Kallen
threatened to walk away from the deal if they even tried.
She laughed. "What's the point
of having an old fire station if there isn't a pole?" Not that she'd used
it yet, but she'd figure out a way to incorporate it into her workouts.
She finished the circuit,
increasing her speed with each turn around the upper level. She stopped when
everything blurred in her vision and the lingering dust formed into a whirling
tornado. Trying a suggestion from Doc Marcus, she sped down the front stairs
and hit the button for the large bay door. The spinning vortex of dust escaped
through the opening in a whoosh before collapsing in a pile on the apron.
Kallen closed the door and grinned.
"I can't believe that worked." She'd update the doc when she stopped
by his office later this morning.
She always made her visits during
his off hours. "The fewer people who know about me the better." He'd
already put his neck on the line by falsifying her medical records, giving her
the out she needed to be released from her contract. "But he'll be
thrilled with this new information."
She owed the man a lot, considering
she had no one else to talk to about her superpowers. And she struggled with
the inactivity and lack of being in an arena. Having Doc Marcus give her new
challenges every week helped keep her from going mad.
As did the sporadic news he
provided about Zeb. Man, I weirdly miss him. Strange, because they
hadn't been together long. But she finally met a guy that didn't suck and now
she couldn't be with him. Because his family is complete shit.
It pissed her off, even if she got
why he put a pin in the relationship before it really got started. They each
had a new reality to deal with and cover stories to maintain. Her coach wanted
her to transition to training and scouting, and she might test the waters at
some point. But she needed to make absolutely certain she couldn't hurt anyone
if she did. So … she put her art degree to use and planned to start creating
large sculptures in the smaller bay area of the fire department.
Which she would get to after
another hour of testing her physical boundaries.
She snorted. "Not like I need
more than four hours of sleep to function anymore." A side effect of her
ability.
Heading for the climbing net, she
decided to use nothing but her hands to hoist herself up to the second floor.
She put everything else out of her mind. Zeb. Her former coach. What the hell
to actually do about the weird limbo she currently existed in.
If she started thinking about anything
too deeply, she'd spiral out of control.
Huffing out a breath, she dropped
down to the main floor. "And nobody wants to see what'll happen if I do
that."
I like how this
story is coming together and it might spur an idea of two for more books.
That's it for this
week.
Cheers!
Skye
