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I was looking for something and came across this post from 2009. Literally nothing has changed. I am slightly shocked.

2009

Okay.

I am going to open the document, use my supreme mental powers, and the book will write itself.

Me – knitting.

The book – writing itself.

We’re all clear on everything, right?  Everybody knows what they have to do.

::opens document::

Any time.  Aaaaaaany time now.

Any time.

2020:

I am having the devil of a time getting into RUBY FEVER. I just don’t want to work on it. I don’t want to work on anything right now, period. Also I just started knitting a new crop top for the kids. Not sure who will claim it.

2009

Gordon demanded a hair cut.  Because you know, 1/2 inch of hair is too much.  So now I cut it all off, and he has a high-and-tight.

2020

This morning, only a few minutes ago:

Gordon: I need a haircut.

Me eyeing the 1/2 inch of hair on his head.

Gordon: It’s time to cut it all off.

2009

Jeaniene sent me GODIVA chocolate.  I just want it to be known that I am getting chocolate, yarn, and Book Nook for Christmas.  Clearly, I will be losing no weight the following year.

2020

My life is a loop. O_O

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  2. You need to decompress. No vacation makes you gloomy. Take the holidays. Think of family and yourself. Then try getting back to work after the new year.

    After all you banged out Julie’s story pretty fast. Catch your breath.

  3. That means you have a happy comfortable life that you enjoy. Nothing wrong with that ????. Enjoy the chocolates!

  5. Hard to get away from “the same old thing” these days. Take some time off for something good! The sun just came out here, after three days of gloom; it’s hard to sit inside and work.

    By the way, it’s not writers block until drops of blood start to form on your forehead. (Robert Heinlein)

  6. Clearly your mental powers didn’t fail you, they just transcended the space-time continuum.
    Also, mmm Godiva.

  9. This year we need to have some stability.Traditions are comforting.
    Sending out Christmas cards, making cookies, bringing out the old Christmas ornament make me smile.
    I read certain books over and over again. I know when I read your books, they will relax me and make me happy.
    We all need happy.
    Blood heir is a book I am purchasing.
    Looking forward to the next chapter of Kate Daniels universe. It will be awesome.
    I can’t wait!!
    Happy holidays everyone.

  10. Monastery Candy is made the Trapistine Nuns of Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbey. It is how they help support the Abbey. They have a website and Facebook page.
    They make my favorite chocolate covered caramels. The chocolates are unbelievably delicious!

    • I love the nun candy! (Perhaps irreverent, but that’s what we call it.) Plus, you know it’s good to help support them. Yeah, totally only buying for support, not to eat all the deliciousness that they make……. Mmmmmm……. ????

      Have you tried their caramel or chocolate sauce? I really want to, but it wasn’t available last time I ordered.

  11. Sounds pretty good to me. Especially the chocolate part. Obviously you need more chocolate, possibly more tea. Don’t worry about the resistance to getting stuck in and doing things. This is a worldwide reaction to overload of stress ( more chocolate right now!) I’m not kidding. My circle of contact is not as wide as yours, but everyone is having a devil of a time making themselves do the things they need to do. Or even the things they’ve always enjoyed doing. And those are the folks who haven’t upped their intake of anti depressants or really, really, need to do so.The whole world needs more chocolate and a big sigh of relief about now. I’m sure you’ll have the chocolate and we will all hope very hard for the sigh of relief.

  12. This is hilarious. We are living in a time warp. I’m just hoping this doesn’t mean we’ll be repeating the year of quarantine and COVID a few years from now!

    • Beat me to it!

      If you can’t find a groundhog, tell Gordon to grab a raccoon and he and the coon can take the Alfa out for its yearly jaunt so he can justify keeping it. (The Alfa, that is, unless you really want a raccoon, Gordon.)

  14. If no time has passed then you must have figured out the secret to eternal life. It will be interesting to see what your blog says in 2031. ????
    I’m going to go knit now.
    Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours!

  15. I just told a friend I’m not talking about weight for the next 2 weeks. But it’s going to be an ongoing conversation for the next 6 months after that… 2021 is going to be a year… But hopefully not a Covid year.

  17. I can relate to this. 2020 is a crazy and loopy year. I can’t say “was a crazy year” since we have a little over a week to go.

    I hope you, Gordon, and the rest of your family have a great holiday season. Hopefully 2021 will break the time warp. 😀

    • Now I have “Let’s do the time warp again” from the Rocky Horror Picture Show in my head. :p

      My answer: Nooooooo!

    • Oh, man, I can get behind that idea! +1000! Surely it’s time to check back with Dina and Sean? Hee hee.

  20. That is hilarious. I especially love the thought of you knitting a crop top and hoping someone claims it.

    I have given up on losing weight during Covid, and upped my exercise routine. It doesn’t make my clothes fit better but I do feel stronger and more balance. So gone is chocolate guilt.

  21. You need a vacation. Everyone else gets one (except my DH who is working Christmas day) so why shouldn’t you?

    I vote shelve Ruby Fever until Jan 2. You will be refreshed & revived & inspired.

    Best wishes for lots of chocolate, knitting, & tea.

    Have you tried Silent Night from Smith Teamaker?

  22. Too funny! I’ve tried the “writes itself while I’m knitting many times.” Sadly, it doesn’t work for me either. But, attending a meeting while knitting below the zoom camera? Totally works.

    There. All that unproductive meeting time redeemed.

    Merry Christmas! I won’t say happy New Year yet. I’m sure I’ll need my IA blog fix before then.????

    • I’m old enough that I learned shorthand while getting my legal certificate. I kept up with it. During meetings, I would be diligently writing in shorthand. People assumed I was making notes. Instead I was doing my shopping list or if the meeting was bad enough, writing down honest comments on my co-workers or the incredibly bad ideas. Especially talking about whether it would be cost effective to ignore regulations in front of the compliance manager, i.e. me. Fortunately, the fines were usually high enough for them to decide to obey the law. Also great for writing out my passwords and posting them in plain sight.

  26. I guess you could refuse to think about “Ruby Fever”. No, not touching it. Not thinking about it. Every time it comes up, change the subject.
    The harder you work to avoid it, the harder it will be to avoid. (If you try not to think about the large elephant in the room, you will be able to think of nothing else?)
    It might be worth a try.

    The more thing change, the more they stay the same? (Sorry, I can’t do it in the original French – and I’m not sure how exact my memory of the translation is.)
    I am quite amused that you have already had this Christmas. I hope you got good presents (in addition to J F’s chocolate) in 2009.
    I also hope you are safe and sane this year, no matter what went on the last go-round.
    Take care, and have fun!

  28. Clearly the problem is the book TITLE … rename it “Chocolate Haircut” and you’ll have it done in no time! 🙂

  30. Any loop that contains Godiva chocolate is a good one.

    This year the big ‘change’ is Hubby made me a gluten free fruit cake and soaked it in booze. Had one slice last night, having another tonight to celebrate the Solstice and our hopes for a better year ahead.

    I’d add chocolate to that, but it sounds weird with fruitcake.

    Several of our long distance friends have asked that we celebrate new beginnings with them as best we can over the net from now until the end of the first week of January. Kind of a mutual ‘hang in there’ sharing art and funny memes and whatever we can find.

    I think it’s a great idea. Here’s a painting I just finished from a Skillshare class. A Scottish Lake. (oops! It’s too big. I’ll try again later.)

  31. Omg that’s too funny! I’ve frequently had those deja vous moments, but haven’t been able to catalog them since I don’t keep a journal. Or blog, in your case.

    My unsolicited suggestion, take a day off and do something fun while the weather is decent!

    Best wishes for a wonderful holiday season to you both and all the family! Same to all the BDH, too!

  32. Funny. And Yay for chocolates! I read in your 2009 Christmas list “book nook”.
    This is the first I have heard of a “book nook”!? I googled it and they are so cool! What kind did you get? Merry Christmas☺

  33. Not a bad loop to be in. At least your chocolates arrived, my packages took off to parts unknown. They may show up in the Spring.

    It’s as close to traveling I can get…

  35. Thank you, Ilona Andrews for the post.

    I will trade you a day. The dynamic duo went walk about last night. I awakened at 4 am to a horrid dead thing stench. The mighty hunters had stolen a well marinated aka very dead rabbit from a coyote stash and had brought it home to share with their sleeping human (me).

    Titan is still pouting about his prize being taken away. The cat…. well, cats are more devious about revenge. You know when inside house in toilet papered and dog can not reach toilet paper storage cabinet….

    But chocolate sounds really good any day.

  40. It sounds like you should learn how to write by knitting!

    Like the knitting lady from The Tale of Two Cities. But not through weaving, like that crazy weavers guild assassins movie from a while back (Wanted, I think). Apparently, textiles are pretty bloodthirsty. Might work for a book with ruby in the name.

    Or maybe not. Getting it edited could be a nightmare. (Plus the whole don’t let your hobbies become obligations thing.) But the thought amused me, hopefully you’re slightly entertained.

  42. « My life is a loop. O_O » Which brings us to the logical question: How was your year 2010? This way we will know what to expect in 2021. 😉

  43. Darn! I was just putting Lindt chocolate into my kids’ stockings (they’re 26, 20 and almost 17, so it’s fine to do it early), and congratulating myself that I was resisting eating any of it. Now, I’m wavering. :o(

  44. You need to relax,recharge and have Gordon get you Neuhaus Belgian chocolate:)

    On the other hand, if things never change, you will cut Gordon’s hair, eat some chocolate, knit some sword covers, then will write a kick ass book.

    Wait until after tonight, observe Jupiter and Saturn having an affair in the sky,then it will flow:)

  48. Héhéhé ????
    PS: don’t tell anybody but I think we’re all the same ????????

    Take care ????????!

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