sunday snippet
Mar. 29th, 2020 07:40 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rlyqueerWriting is still a struggle, but I'm still trying, so that counts for something! Work has slowed down (briefly), but I've been pretty busy these last few days. My poor dog Wally had a scary bout of mysterious allergies, and it got so bad at one point that I searched for the nearest animal hospital ready to jump in the car. But somehow, I got it under control—or I just got very lucky—and he finally started recovering yesterday. We got our first full night of sleep last night in a small while, and he's fully recovered today thank goodness.
It resulted in me doing a ton of laundry, because I wasn't sure if something got something contaminated and so everything went into the wash. I'm still sore because the laundry room is on the fourth floor, and I live on the first lol. But we got through it and now everything is fresh and clean, and I also baked banana muffins from scratch which was a nice and grounding exercise. Here's the recipe if anyone is interested. They're super delicious.
Meanwhile today, I painted my nails and got some rewrites done on a few things that just weren't working. I'm feeling a lot better about two of my WIPs and hope to finish them soon! So here's a fresh little snippet from Telling Tails:
Ignoring him, Zhu Hong takes her chopsticks in hand and delicately plucks a thin slice of raw beef from the ochre-glazed plate that sits in front of her. “You owe me for hearing you out while you’re drinking my booze,” she says, and looks him in the eye while taking a generous bite.
It’s cute, and Zhao Yunlan hides his smile by picking up his drink to finish it off. “Of course, I intend to repay you for your wonderful hospitality!” he chirps after smacking his lips and setting down his cup. When he reaches for the bottle again, Zhu Hong moves to snatch it from him with a fierce glare, but he bats her hand away and refills her cup before setting it back down.
“Really, Hong-jie,” he chides, “Trust in your old boss a little more. Dinner’s on me next time, I promise!”
It resulted in me doing a ton of laundry, because I wasn't sure if something got something contaminated and so everything went into the wash. I'm still sore because the laundry room is on the fourth floor, and I live on the first lol. But we got through it and now everything is fresh and clean, and I also baked banana muffins from scratch which was a nice and grounding exercise. Here's the recipe if anyone is interested. They're super delicious.
Meanwhile today, I painted my nails and got some rewrites done on a few things that just weren't working. I'm feeling a lot better about two of my WIPs and hope to finish them soon! So here's a fresh little snippet from Telling Tails:
Ignoring him, Zhu Hong takes her chopsticks in hand and delicately plucks a thin slice of raw beef from the ochre-glazed plate that sits in front of her. “You owe me for hearing you out while you’re drinking my booze,” she says, and looks him in the eye while taking a generous bite.
It’s cute, and Zhao Yunlan hides his smile by picking up his drink to finish it off. “Of course, I intend to repay you for your wonderful hospitality!” he chirps after smacking his lips and setting down his cup. When he reaches for the bottle again, Zhu Hong moves to snatch it from him with a fierce glare, but he bats her hand away and refills her cup before setting it back down.
“Really, Hong-jie,” he chides, “Trust in your old boss a little more. Dinner’s on me next time, I promise!”
