February 16, 2020
Ugh. What a rough
week. I've been battling some wicked-bad insomnia lately and I hate walking
around like a zombie and trying to catch some much-needed rest whenever I can.
Not a fun time.
I did have a
wonderful revelation on Thursday, which was my youngest's eighteenth birthday.
To date, the husband and I have successfully raised three offspring to
adulthood. Now to get her through prom and graduation then off to college. LOL
Slow week for
television, mainly due to the insomnia. I caught a full arc of Classic Who and had a thought… the
Daleks have been around for a long, long time. Just saying.
Got back into Gargoyles and watched a couple of
episodes. The second season is super long and it'll be a while before I get
through all of the various stories.
Watched a few
episodes of Danger Man. This is
pretty much a rewatch of the series for me, but it's nice to have a
thirty-minute show to sink into while I'm doing dishes or cooking dinner.
Caught an episode of
Murdoch Mysteries and finally
discovered what would happen with the neighbors. I'd forgotten about the hotel
detective and his mad vendetta against Murdoch. All in all, a satisfying
wrap-up to the storyline. Sadly, the widow might end up rearing her vengeful head
at some point in the series. That should be interesting.
I watched another
episode of Arrow and I can honestly
say I'm impressed with Stephen's performance. He brings the emotional element
to the screen every episode. That said, he mentioned in an interview that
Emily's decision to not be involved in most of season eight made the show feel
kind of wrong (absolutely paraphrasing here) because Felicity is the heart of
the show and no Felicity means no heart. I totally get that. But… it's kind of
cool to see the reunions Oliver is having with people from his past. Talia and
Thea teaming up could be a show on its own, especially if Nyssa got involved at
some point. Just saying. Also really interesting to see what's going on in the
futurescape, especially with the twist at the end of the episode.
Getting ready to
start an episode of Riverdale and
watch the premiere episode of Strike
Back's final season. I also plan to watch the Passionflix original, The Will sometime this week. Looking
forward to some great screentime.
That's it for
television this week. Tonight's post is from Cupid's Folly, a novella that got a start with a brainstorming
session with a fellow author.
Here's the
mini-blurb:
Jinx Jersey just
signed on as the XO of the Cupid's Folly,
captained by Alrick Cates and he's given her fair warning she picked the worst
time to start her new post and develop an attraction for him. The pleasure ship
is booked solid for the Valentine holiday and they don't have time for romance.
And a sneaky peek…
Captain Alrick Cates read through
the pre-flight memos concerning the Cupid's
Folly.
He lamented this run. "Gah,
I hate the couples' cruises." Actually, he disliked pleasure cruises in
general.
He longed to be back on a
military ship. Missed the rank and structure, the precise need for people to be
in a specific location doing important work. Civilian passengers could be fun
sometimes but often they were nothing more than a huge pain in the ass.
He picked up the last document
and growled. "What the hell?" The civilian board assigned him a new
member of staff for a couples' cruise. "And not just any new member… but
an acting XO. Oh, no way." His XO picked now to have surgery?
Okay, an operation the man had
been putting off for several months, but the damned timing had been on purpose.
Paton Barrick abhorred couples' cruises worse than Alrick. Setting the notation
aside, he dug down and pulled out the personnel file.
Quickly reading the information
on his new second in command, Alrick slammed the folder shut. "Brand
fucking new. They're sending me a barely graduated newb to act as my XO." Is the civilian board trying to send me over
the brink?
Alrick got up and paced back and
forth. He could call and demand someone with experience. Someone who could
weather a shitstorm of on-the-prowl men and women with a sole purpose of
finding true love in five ports or less.
Sitting back down, he grabbed the
handset. "No way am I dealing with a green officer who has zero
experience." He grabbed the file again and propped it open.
The name caught his attention
first. Jinx Jersey. The rating hit him next. She'd graduated at the top of her
class with off the chart marks. Frowning, he hung the receiver back in the
cradle. He needed to dig into her credentials—
A rapid series of knocks sounded
on the hatch.
Alrick closed the folder again.
"Enter." Meeting with this Jinx Jersey couldn't hurt, right?
I'm enjoying this
story. I might end up shifting this away from a Valentine romance, but the main
thrust of the plot won't change much if I do. Alrick is still going to be cranky
about having a new XO on one of the toughest cruises to get through.
That's it for this
week. Catch everyone on the flipside.
ML Skye
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