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I am now officially closing the pool for ysabetwordsmith's holiday half-price sale. If you still want to shop, the sale is open until end of day today (Friday December 19). I am off to make a paypal donation and write out a truly epic poem list, so keep your eyes peeled for new poetry! :D

Hello everyone! The pool for ysabetwordsmith's half-price sale is still going on, if anyone wants to jump in. :D I also had more time to look at the list of poems for sale so I thought I would make a more detailed list of my targets in case that is helpful for anyone.

Currently, I'm looking at purchasing all non-Polychrome Heroics poems except for Coracle Shores and Crystal Woods. I'm more than okay with purchasing those poems if s9meone is interested, but for now, they are not on my list. I had Ysabet mark the Arts and Crafts America and Peculiar Obligations threads for the pool, but I'm leaving the rest open for now, in case people have their eyes on the cheap poems.

I have also marked "The Most Dangerous Animal in the Zoo," from the Iron Horses thread and "Shopping for College," and "Each Diverse Human Gift" from the Shiv thread for pool purchase. If there is enough interest, I will also aim for "The Bones of Chihuly," but that one is currently out of price range.

Many of the Polychrome threads with only one poem are on my radar, as well as a few The Big One and Rutledge poems. If you have any questions about targets, just let me know and I will provide more details. Happy shopping!

This is a little early, but I figured early is better than late. XD This week, I'm running a pool for ysabetwordsmith's half-price sale. If you'd like to join in, there is still plenty of time. Currently, my targets are the Finn Family thread and the Big One thread. I don't have any specific targets for the Big One at this time, so it's the perfect opportunity to pick the poem you'd like to read the most, if you are interested in that thread. Without any input, my selection process will likely be whatever fits in the budget after the Finn Family thread is taken care of.

In regular news, my goals have been progressing okay. Duolingo is still going strong, yoga is doing okay, I seem to be on track for my book goal, and most of my other ones are decent. I do have a few goals that fell off the face of the earth, but I'm not too upset about them. I definitely think I'm going to restructure my goals for next year though, so that should be an adventure.

Coming up, I want to make sure I hit my reading goal, take care of the leaves on the driveway and lawn, and stay on top of holiday preparations. Everything has been going pretty decently, so it should be okay, but life likes to throw curveballs. Lol

I hope you all are doing well and you have a good ending to the year! See you again soon! 😁

This week, ysabetwordsmith is having a half-price sale in Polychrome Heroics. My main targets this time are the Shiv thread poems that are not mega-epics (alas for a limited budget), although I was also looking at the Finn Family thread as well, if more people are interested in that one.

Everything is half-price, though if you join the pool, you can activate the quarter-price bonus. Anyone who wishes to contribute can pick one of the targets below, or choose one of their own. If there is a poem you would like, but still can't afford, even with the discount, the pool will be able to help cover the rest.

I will leave the pool open until the night before the sale closes, so I have time to collect all the money and send it to Ysabetwordsmith. If you are interested in the pool, leave a comment below, and I will provide my paypal details for anyone who needs them. Let's buy some poetry!

"Thresh Through the Complexity of Life"
Summary: Shiv overhears Ambrose dealing with Family Services.
141 lines, was $71, sale price $35.50

"Finding the Gold of the Spirit"
Summary: Shiv grudgingly attends a group therapy session to talk about the chayne incident.
410 lines, was $205, sale price $103.50

"The First Swath Cut by the Scythe"
Summary: Tolli teaches Shiv how to use a scythe.
426 lines, was $213, sale price $106.50

"The Strange Transformations of the Moth"
Story Date: Tuesday, July 5, 2016
Summary: Shiv attends an art session about moths and mothmen. He has Very Interesting Ideas on this topic.
247 lines, was $124, sale price $62

"Cause a Riot of Color"
Story Date: Evening of Wednesday, September 14, 2016
Summary: Shiv welcomes Creamjeans and Bo-Art to Omaha.
263 lines, was $132, sale price $66

"Knitting Is a Therapeutic Activity"
Story Date: Wednesday, October 5, 2016
Summary: When Shiv is frazzled by college, Mabel invites him to Yarn Therapy.
555 lines, was $278, sale price $139

The pool is still open, and we've had 3 donors so far, so a few more poems are within reach now! If anyone else is interested in joining, let me know, as there is still time to contribute if you are interested.

Things are shaping up for the holiday season, and I should be able to relax soon. I had the day off work today which was very nice and did help me accomplish a few things. I'm almost done with my blanket, but it's going to be tight to finish it in time for Christmas. I'm looking forward to taking a break from this project, even though I'm happy with how this is shaping up.

Have a good weekend everyone!

ysabetwordsmith is having a half-price sale in Polychrome Heroics this week. I'll be running a pool if anyone is interested in joining me. My targets this time are going to be the remaining Finn Family poem, "The Best Gifts Come from the Heart," and the three Shiv poems. If you're interested, just let me know. And if anyone has something else they want to target, feel free to suggest that and I'll see what I can do. :) Let's buy some poems!

I'm running a pool for this week's half price sale in Polychrome Heroics. Ng_moonmoth has joined me, and we have 4 targets we'd like to get; the first two poems in the Trichromatic Attachments thread, and the two Mercedes poems. If anyone wants to join in, every little bit helps, and you can comment here or message me if you have any questions.

This week has been okay. I've been feeling a lot better, I managed to get back on track (mostly) with my new year's goals, and I finished my downstairs puzzle, so I have one goal fully finished! I'm hoping to continue this into next week and keep the momentum going. I've been doing snowflake as well, and I'm only two challenges behind, which I should be able to catch up with very soon. Over this weekend, I'm going to look for crowdfunding projects to nominate for the Rose & Bay Awards. Check out the crowdfunding community for more details and to nominate your own favourite projects!

Work sucked today. I had to change over a machine that I'm not comfortable with with very little training. I have never learned well this way; I need step by step instructions, with explanations and demonstrations, and then probably watching and assisting 2 - 10 times to build up my comfort and confidence before doing it myself. What happened today, it just frustrates and upsets and overwhelms me, and then I spend the whole time trting not to snap at someone or break down crying. I *hate* having to learn as I go, and it's a very stressful way for me to learn. The only exception to this is if I have all the time in the world, can make as many mistakes or trials as I want, it's something I want to learn or try, and where it doesn't matter if I succeed or fail or if the results are less than perfect. None of that applies at work, so it's miserable for me, and probably doesn't yield the best results; it sure as hell doesn't yield *fast* results.

Thank you to everyone who joined the pool this time and donated funds! We have an absolutely stack of poems coming our way and that wouldn't have happened without all of you chipping in, so again, thank you all! The pool is now officially closed and I will be sending the funds off to ysabetwordsmith as soon as I double check the target list and the math. Poetry will be incoming soon!

Sorry for the short notice again, but there is a poem from Ysabetwordsmith's most recent Fishbowl, "Well Served by a Cosmopolitan Attitude" ($162), that would benefit from being sponsored. It is the first of two Boss Finn poems, and the second has already been sponsored. If anyone is interested, let me know, amd mayne we can get this posted!

(Collection date will probably be Sunday 8th, so that the contribution counts towards the fishbowl total.)

For those of you interested in Polychrome Heroics, there is still time left to join the pool! Here's a tun down of where we're at.

Poems currently sponsored:
Strange and Twisted Creatures
Without Diversity
Alstroemeria
The Making of a Wonderful Sculpture
Quality, Convenience, and Tech Experience

Next poems on the list if there is more interest:
When Life Throws You Some Curves $49 --> $24.50
Watching The Water Department $65.50 --> $32.75
One of ng_moonmoth's additional targets

The stretch goal if there is a bunch more interest or someone really into Shiv:
Survive the Recovery $207 --> $103.50

If anyone else is interested, let me know. The pool will close Saturday and I'd lime to have all the funds by late Saturday night. This will allow me to send everything to ysabetwordsmith Sunday morning, so she can start posting the lovely poems. There's still time to get something you, so come on in, the water's fine!