Afternoon, Saturday, December 28, 2024, Miami, Florida
Wow. Here I am, on a cloudy Saturday afternoon in Miami, Florida, December 28, 2024, with my blinds drawn closed. It’s nearly 2 PM, and half of my Saturday has slipped away, all thanks to my late-night escapades that led to a lazy morning. Now I’m feeling a bit groggy, slightly cranky, and battling a minor headache.
Thank goodness it’s the weekend! Today, my only writing task is this blog post. This week has been a whirlwind of festivities and relaxation, which means my progress on Reunion: Coda has taken a back seat. I consciously decided to take December 24 and 25 off, not out of religious observance, but simply to recharge. After all, 2024 has been a rollercoaster of emotions and stress.
The past two years have been particularly draining, juggling my novel-writing adventures with the chaos of two interstate moves—each one unplanned and involuntary. Adding to the mix, the anxiety of another four unpredictable years with Donald Trump as President has been looming large. It’s been a lot to handle, to say the least. But hey, here’s to savoring the small pleasures of a Saturday in cozy Miami!
I don’t have any plans for the day beyond relaxing. Maybe I’ll read or listen to some music for a while. Unfortunately, I haven’t set up my TV or Blu-ray player yet, so I can’t watch any of my physical movies. Though I do have 72 titles with digital copies I could stream, it’s not my favorite way to enjoy films. Streaming forces me to stay at my desk since my TV isn’t connected, even though it was one of the first items I brought in over two months ago when I moved in.
I might also dive back into Desert Spear, a challenging and exhilarating scenario in Sea Power: Naval Combat in the Missile Age. This mission, set in the summer of 1990 just before Saddam Hussein’s Iraq invaded Kuwait, simulates the first day of a hypothetical war between the United States and Iraq. Although I’ve attempted this mission a few times, the lack of a “Save/Load Game” feature—since Sea Power is still in Early Access—requires a daunting, uninterrupted three to four hours of gameplay. As much as I enjoy it, committing to such a long stretch without breaks is a tough call. However, restlessness often gets the better of me, so who knows? I might just change my mind and plunge into the naval battles once more.
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