The Patent Dragon's Zone of Soul Retraction

In Today's Episode... The Last Ride of House Glitterthorn approaches its conclusion, as House Glitterthorn and their mysterious ally stage the kind of rescue mission to make the gods tremble...

Later today, the final conclusion (which I may just sit up and complete)!

Development News... Yes - Chapter 3 of The Last Ride Of House Glitterthorn is well underway, and at this pace, should be done in plenty of time for its scheduled posting slot. If I don't have to spend valuable time on more mundane duties...

Meanwhile... Finally got to see all of Despicable Me, as today's shopping for essentials brought me the opportunity to grab a cheap DVD copy. Pity no BluRays were similarly reduced in price, but hey, you get what you can get.

In The News... The Russians have successfully launched a Soyuz mission, after several screw-ups recently. They really need to get their act together, 'cause we may just lose the International Space Station if the Russian space program - the only means of recrewing and resupplying the station - grinds to a halt. It'd be even worse if we leave crewmen up there to die, as that would pretty much kill manned space-flight.

In Today's Episode... The Last Ride of House Glitterthorn begins, and the team reassembles, perhaps for the last time. Some business remains unresolved, and the legacy of Overlord Glitterthorn cannot be laid to rest until one lost little bird is brought home...

Release Notes... This story is now OFFICIALLY posting on a 25-12/31-12/01-01 schedule, posting at The Secret Adventures of Mane-of-Night.

Elsewhat... The day is winding down, and all has been going just fine. I'm about to power down,and sit back to watch the rest of Armageddon. Chapter 2 of the Christmas Special will be a major focus of attention tomorrow, situation allowing - and I may just squeeze in a Doctor Who review (what, no teasers?)...

And to all, a good night...

Yay! Off work 'til next year! meanwhile, there's important business to deal with. First up...

Development News... I'm revising the posting schedule for The Last Ride Of House Glitterthorn. Chapter 1 looks set to be going live on Christmas Day, Chapter 2 on Boxing Day, and Chapter 3 on New Year's Day, unless there are any more complications, in which case Chapter 2 may slip a little. I hope to avoid that, but not a whole bunch of stuff is in my hands - tomorrow has family lunch, and a bunch of Big Day prep...

Let's see if I can get some "down time" in before the chaos starts. Or I would, if I didn't have present tags to write...

Story development continues for The Last Ride Of House Glitterthorn, with all the latest writings typed up, and set into some semblance of proper order. Pieces of the story are starting to emerge by themselves (or so it seems), and I should be able to make the deadline for completing this story in time for its festive posting schedule. Tomorrow is the posting day for the last part of TDD-704, leaving everything clear for the Christmas Special's completion.

Right now, however, I'm checking out the start of BBC Radio 4 Extra's production of Lovecraft's epic At The Mountains Of Madness. Thankfully, we're not enduring Antarctic weather at the moment - if anything, it's turning warmer. Write off any White Christmas this year...

Elsewhat... I'm thinking that Christmas shopping can be all but declared completed, at least online. Last-minute delivery options seem to have expired, and local outlets appear to have sold out of anything desireable. I am adding to my "Christmas stocking", however, and "perishable" presents are on my list for the end of the working week, at which time I will be getting some much anticipated time off over the festive period. I'm not entirely certain whether I should "push the boat out", stocks allowing...

Every Silver Lining... begins - and the rest of the universe starts to take notice of what's happening at Tol'Celpres. A major operation is taking shape, but if Brighthawk and her companions are right, none of it may (they hope) be necessary.

Release Notes... Here we go - the final part of the "MDI Trilogy" begins, in the run-up to Christmas. If things stay on course, the final chapter will air on the 20th - nicely in time for the launch of The Christmas Special...

Meanwhile... That's a big slice of Christmas shopping done - and what a difference a year makes. Amazon sent out two key presents within 36 hours, so I guess they're pushing the boat out to regain whatever ground they lost when parcels got delayed by "Big Freeze 2010" - uh oh, better not mention that in case I jinx it...

Bloody hell, I'm cold. End of that subject, because whining about it just wears the shine off my post-Patent Saturday good mood. My monthly Mission 101 report will have to wait a while longer, after some technical issues (I wasted about an hour retrieving prop-related videos from a buggy computer only to find they're right here on the net book...). Grrrr...

Whine whine, gripe gripe. Hard to believe I've not long come back from the best time I've had since New York. I have a number of "cash dumps", spare change (and some) intended for various purposes, and I'm thinking of consolidating it all and putting it towards Operation Funplex II. That, or some more wardrobe options - I really could do with another skirt like my craft project, which was such a success.

I'm not going to hang about trying to pad this post out. I have a "Christmas Special" to work on, with some more type-up still to do from Friday. Oh, and maybe a post-script to the epilogue for TDD-704 Every Silver Lining.... Something else may just need to be said...

Posting begins on TDD-704 next Saturday.