State of the Dread: Quit Being Fat Edition

Throwback to 30 year-old Graham doing this, thinking of 50 year-old Graham doing another one with his boys.

WRITING

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A little bit of editing, but really I pulled 60 hours at work, I didn’t have time for writing. Not with the other priorities.

READING

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Low-volume, but a good week for reading. I know I said I would finish TOWER OF SILENCE and lo, I have not. I finished half of SHOGUN and another book called KRAKEN RIDER Z. I’m now 11 chapters in on TOWER and I’ll finish it Monday.

The real cool thing is that while I lost some time at work due to Dumb Work Things, I had my paperback of THE SILMARILLION with me, and I put a dent in my reading there for an August project. Really need to make progress there, and with the summer coming up, it should be doable.

DRAWING

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Finished multiple pieces, I’m so close I can TASTE IT on this. I have 3 simple interiors left, 1 very elaborate two-page spread, and the cover (front and back). This art will be done by my birthday in July.

VIDEO

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Several this week, and the most successful by far was this one.

FITNESS

The weight loss has gotten harder, while the lifting has gotten…also harder, because I’m lifting heavier. That said, I’ve only been back in the gym for a month and I’m seeing results that I like. I’ll have some really good before-and-afters when this is all done. I WILL be under 200lbs by my birthday.

Get back to work.