I got my proofs for the stickers I ordered. They’re gonna have this design on them…
I should’ve ordered the next size up for an extra $10 because they’re not actually as big as the full sticker due to the dimensions. I can’t tell how high quality they’re gonna be either, but they’re only a couple inches wide… Still, they’re kind of cool and should get the job done for far less money than the other sticker places I looked into.
I also got my printer working. I had a pretty good start to my day but got some news that worried me with someone I love in the hospital and there was nothing I could do about it. I thought I’d try to make myself feel better by putting together the new ink and getting the printer going again, but it wouldn’t accept my new ink because the old ink wasn’t done, but the old ink was dry and not printing after a year of not using it. Of course that sent me into an extreme panic state because I was already upset about the person I love being in the ER and thought fixing the printer would make me feel better, but of course instead made me feel worse when it didn’t work. I had to work hard to calm myself down. I felt like I wouldn’t feel better until I fixed the printer, but I didn’t think I’d be able to, so I was buggin’.
I googled how to fix it but the info I got was for another printer model that didn’t apply, but it mentioned trying to unclog the passageway in the old ink cartridge where the ink came out, and so I did that with my finger and it worked, but now I’m covered in ink.
I printed one copy of my press release and realized I wanna change it from third person to first person POV. I wrote it in 3rd person as that’s something I’ve been taught to do for artist statements as well as the occasional agent I send a query will ask for my bio to be in 3rd person, so I thought the press release maybe should be, but after reading it, I decided to put it in first. As far as the person I’m worried about, they’re okay from what I can tell and being cared for, so hopefully everything will be okay.
I spent tonight kind of taking it easy. I had to make three trips downstairs after several days of rain and pain and I decided to put off my laundry because I could tell it would be too much for me. I still have a few clean things left and don’t have anywhere I really need to be.
I talked to my new worker today and there’s a possibility I may meet her next week, but I’m not sure yet. I need someone to deliver my meds and so I figured I’d see if she wanted to do so on the day we’re supposed to talk next.
I spent a lot of time going through my Facebook friends list tonight… Now that I have 1100 friends it’s a lot to go through them all, but I did, and I wrote down all the names of people I’ve met in the last year who I’ve either become good friends with or at least talked to a few times and feel like I can set them apart from the others in some way… and also, only if I think they’ll like the book. I found about 65 people that I’m gonna reach out to and ask for their mailing address to send free stickers, my business card, and 1 page about my upcoming book. I also already have about 100 addresses from when I sent out press kits for The Godchild, but I went through that list and eliminated people who showed no interest last time, and cut the list down to about 42 people from before, so I have just over 100 people again, and a lot of these people are better candidates for taking an interest in the subject matter, so hopefully it’ll all be worth the time and effort again. I’ve already printed 20 copies. All I have to buy now is a couple sheets of stamps and then I need to make stickers too. I think I’m gonna make a few tonight before bed.
Here’s a song from the record I listened to tonight, “Dead Serious” by Das Efx from 1992. This is “They Want EFX”
