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I am stuck on a work issue. The upgrade from the old system to the new means that some things that worked in the old system don't quite seem to work in the new. It's really frustrating and I've been working on this for weeks.
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Lockdown is going okay for me. I'm a bit tired and a bit restless, but it feels...familiar? I'm not sure if that's because This Is My Life or because we did this a year ago and more.
We hit three digits in cases; that's big for Sydney. And already we're seeing signs of spread to other places outside Sydney and NSW. And that's bad.
There's economic relief for some people in the form of government assistance. Well, the conservatives needed to do something in Sydney, because the entirety of the northside is conservative seats, and the Prime Minister's seat is in the south of the city, and it looks like assorted independents are going to try to oust the Liberals in a number of key seats at the next election.
So, yeah, they had to do something. Also, if Sydney and NSW goes bust, then things are going to look pretty dire for the rest of the country. We contribute a rather large chunk to the federal tax system because the majority of our industries are taxed (as compared with mining, which isn't - or, at least, not in any way worth comparing), and the complaint is always that NSW puts in way more to the tax pot than the other states, and gets less out of it.
There are signs that it's not supposed to help the really poor, of course. They said that if you'd lost 20 hours a week, then you could get a government payment. But I wonder how many people weren't at the 20 hour mark anyway. They can't get flat-out welfare, because they're still earning (1 hour a week is 'employed' according to government statistics: it's how they manipulate the data to look good for people like me who work 40 hours a week, but unlike me don't know how the politicians spruik the system in crooked ways), but they can't get this payment because they haven't lost 20 hours/week or more.
So frustrating. SO. FRUSTRATING.
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We are probably going to need a new fridge soon. The old one has been making ominous noises, gurgling and wheezing a little. B1 won't let me get a new one until this one is completely done, though. She really does have object permanence issues.
I need to start putting money away for things like cat vet bills and appliance fail. We should have a fund for that - even if it's only $10 a month. We need to look at the tiles on the roof - I'm pretty sure there are some slow leaks there, and I want to get the house insulated...and extended. But that takes money and organisation and I don't even know where to start with that. *sigh*
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I am once again stuck in the 'quiet part' of this book. Lots of little bits coming together. And the urge to rewrite it over and over again. Must resist.
Also, I have realised that I am not writing a KU self-publishing kind of book: the one that you write easy and read easy. I am writing an EPIC FANTASY NOVEL kind of thing. In the realm of 100K words if not more. Which...is not really surprising. Just a little frustrating.
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Got my AU Exchange assignment. The recip isn't unexpected, but at least it's something I can write. Now to see if I can write something that doesn't go epic...
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Lockdown is going okay for me. I'm a bit tired and a bit restless, but it feels...familiar? I'm not sure if that's because This Is My Life or because we did this a year ago and more.
We hit three digits in cases; that's big for Sydney. And already we're seeing signs of spread to other places outside Sydney and NSW. And that's bad.
There's economic relief for some people in the form of government assistance. Well, the conservatives needed to do something in Sydney, because the entirety of the northside is conservative seats, and the Prime Minister's seat is in the south of the city, and it looks like assorted independents are going to try to oust the Liberals in a number of key seats at the next election.
So, yeah, they had to do something. Also, if Sydney and NSW goes bust, then things are going to look pretty dire for the rest of the country. We contribute a rather large chunk to the federal tax system because the majority of our industries are taxed (as compared with mining, which isn't - or, at least, not in any way worth comparing), and the complaint is always that NSW puts in way more to the tax pot than the other states, and gets less out of it.
There are signs that it's not supposed to help the really poor, of course. They said that if you'd lost 20 hours a week, then you could get a government payment. But I wonder how many people weren't at the 20 hour mark anyway. They can't get flat-out welfare, because they're still earning (1 hour a week is 'employed' according to government statistics: it's how they manipulate the data to look good for people like me who work 40 hours a week, but unlike me don't know how the politicians spruik the system in crooked ways), but they can't get this payment because they haven't lost 20 hours/week or more.
So frustrating. SO. FRUSTRATING.
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We are probably going to need a new fridge soon. The old one has been making ominous noises, gurgling and wheezing a little. B1 won't let me get a new one until this one is completely done, though. She really does have object permanence issues.
I need to start putting money away for things like cat vet bills and appliance fail. We should have a fund for that - even if it's only $10 a month. We need to look at the tiles on the roof - I'm pretty sure there are some slow leaks there, and I want to get the house insulated...and extended. But that takes money and organisation and I don't even know where to start with that. *sigh*
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I am once again stuck in the 'quiet part' of this book. Lots of little bits coming together. And the urge to rewrite it over and over again. Must resist.
Also, I have realised that I am not writing a KU self-publishing kind of book: the one that you write easy and read easy. I am writing an EPIC FANTASY NOVEL kind of thing. In the realm of 100K words if not more. Which...is not really surprising. Just a little frustrating.
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Got my AU Exchange assignment. The recip isn't unexpected, but at least it's something I can write. Now to see if I can write something that doesn't go epic...
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Do not rewrite while you're writing the first draft! That will drive you crazy and make it easy to never finish. Get your first draft done and then rewrite.
It took me 8 years to finish my first novel. Of course, that's not my record. I spent 10 years on one play. (grin)
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And yes, I'm trying to write my through the first draft but it's so awful and holey! It's really difficult for me to leave it. But I guess I gotta.
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Good luck on the novel-writing front.