03/21/2024 “Professional” Nerd

It’s been a busy time, folks. That, and I’ve been working on things.

Spring-cleaning this property has taken over a great deal of my attention, especially since things keep cropping up. A good example: carpenter ants infesting a shed at the far end of the property and making the thing collapse.

This was an ‘oh shit’ moment and way louder than you’d expect.

Watching your old tin shed start to cave in for absolutely no reason is a moment of concern, to put it lightly. After looking through the building (and battling a nest of wasps), I decided it was time to take the thing down and recycle the metals.

I’m not sure why there’s an old pit in there, to be honest.

Most of the lumber used for the shed was riddled with carpenter ant tunnels, which I learned about in the worst way possible and had to scramble to get my gloves removed. Fighting a nest of homicidal wannabe termites was not on my “To Do” list, but here we are. The tin is still good, though, so it’ll be reshaped for a smaller shed and used to keep the lawn mower out of the weather.

Following that, we’re getting back into the swing of things concerning the campaigns! Back-to-back sessions! Q&A discussions! Seeing 5 different players in my Discord messages with queries and RP notes!

Sigh…if management knew that I actually do handle multiple conversations and can be coherent (mostly) throughout the talks, they would try to make me a supervisor.

Not happening.

Of course, now that the flurry of activity is handled, I’m taking advantage of the day off and necessity to stay in town (doctor’s appointment) in order to write and post!

Cue the executive dysfunction…

It’ll be a struggle, but there’s determination! Also a self-imposed deadline, which will hopefully spur me on to reach a goal.

We’re working on the Star Wars novel today, but I’ve been to also add to the Campaign pages for a while. My players are making great strides in developing their homebrew concepts, and several have been play-tested and implemented. Getting them put on this thing gets a tad difficult (I think the layout might need restructuring and I just don’t wanna), but we’ll figure it out.

With that, I’ve finished rambling and procrastinating. For everyone that’s been patient with me, here’s Korra being the water-wolf that she is.

She keeps taking Jojo’s bed…

Stay safe out there, folks!

-JB Swift

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Author: Jacob Swift

Swift is a US Postman, writer, RPG player, husband, and father, based in a small town in Louisiana. After ten years of not seeking publication, he’s decided to try again. In the meantime, he works a manual labor job and cares for his family. This blog site is a spot for him to put his notes and thoughts down, as well as brag about his family’s accomplishments.

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