Joseph R. Lallo
@bookofdeacon.com
Used to be an author. Kind of still am.
he/him
he/him
UK Parent: Did you learn your maths?
UK Student: No, we're starting slow, I just learned a math.
UK Student: No, we're starting slow, I just learned a math.
November 19, 2025 at 10:44 PM
UK Parent: Did you learn your maths?
UK Student: No, we're starting slow, I just learned a math.
UK Student: No, we're starting slow, I just learned a math.
Hmmm... Closest I've got is an enchanted glade that has manifested a will and mind. But now you've got me thinking...
November 19, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Hmmm... Closest I've got is an enchanted glade that has manifested a will and mind. But now you've got me thinking...
Why am I saying all of this now? Probably because I'm at that magic point in a writing project where I'm convinced it was a waste of time. (It comes about 60% of the way through every project). But it was on my mind.
Anyhoo, back to it.
Anyhoo, back to it.
November 18, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Why am I saying all of this now? Probably because I'm at that magic point in a writing project where I'm convinced it was a waste of time. (It comes about 60% of the way through every project). But it was on my mind.
Anyhoo, back to it.
Anyhoo, back to it.
I have had my share of success, and looking back on it brings me joy, but it's bittersweet because it's more a part of my past than my present. Maybe it'll be a part of my future again, but there's no certainty. I can only be sure of what I've lost, not what I might gain in the future.
November 18, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I have had my share of success, and looking back on it brings me joy, but it's bittersweet because it's more a part of my past than my present. Maybe it'll be a part of my future again, but there's no certainty. I can only be sure of what I've lost, not what I might gain in the future.
It undermines my ability to even watch/read/see their stuff sometimes, because I know it'll trigger those thoughts. I'm working on addressing this, but it feels like I'm trying to overcome a food allergy through sheer force of will. It's a dyed-in-the-wool part of my mental framework.
November 18, 2025 at 11:42 PM
It undermines my ability to even watch/read/see their stuff sometimes, because I know it'll trigger those thoughts. I'm working on addressing this, but it feels like I'm trying to overcome a food allergy through sheer force of will. It's a dyed-in-the-wool part of my mental framework.
But as I see them put in the work and reap the rewards, a voice in the back of my head whispers to me. "If you could work as hard as them, you'd be there, too. But you don't care enough. You can't work hard enough. You can't focus. Not anymore."
November 18, 2025 at 11:42 PM
But as I see them put in the work and reap the rewards, a voice in the back of my head whispers to me. "If you could work as hard as them, you'd be there, too. But you don't care enough. You can't work hard enough. You can't focus. Not anymore."
I won't tag them or name names, because I don't want them to feel responsible in any way for what I'm about to describe, but I've watched many of the people I've worked with climb to wondrous heights in their fields. I'm so proud of all of them it makes my heart ache, and it's all well deserved.
November 18, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I won't tag them or name names, because I don't want them to feel responsible in any way for what I'm about to describe, but I've watched many of the people I've worked with climb to wondrous heights in their fields. I'm so proud of all of them it makes my heart ache, and it's all well deserved.
Oh what glorious sentences 2025 has brought us.
November 12, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Oh what glorious sentences 2025 has brought us.
My brain as at least twice interpreted a deer as "what's with that really tall dog?"
November 11, 2025 at 5:46 PM
My brain as at least twice interpreted a deer as "what's with that really tall dog?"
Yesterday I did 10,004 words for a total of 46,092 words for the book.
I believe this is my highest official word count for a day.
I believe this is my highest official word count for a day.
November 10, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Yesterday I did 10,004 words for a total of 46,092 words for the book.
I believe this is my highest official word count for a day.
I believe this is my highest official word count for a day.
No words yesterday, I took a day off.
November 9, 2025 at 2:28 PM
No words yesterday, I took a day off.
Yesterday I did 5,001 words for a total of 36,088 words for the book. (Can you tell I'm working toward a 5,000 word quota?)
November 8, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Yesterday I did 5,001 words for a total of 36,088 words for the book. (Can you tell I'm working toward a 5,000 word quota?)
Yesterday I did 5,016 words for a total of 31,087 words in the book so far.
November 8, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Yesterday I did 5,016 words for a total of 31,087 words in the book so far.
Ah yes, the rare "walnut of knowledge."
November 7, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Ah yes, the rare "walnut of knowledge."
That's her! I'm pleased I'm not the only one who remembers that show.
November 7, 2025 at 8:04 PM
That's her! I'm pleased I'm not the only one who remembers that show.