Older, but I don’t feel like I’m getting any wiser. Little Dog was the last puppy left that needed a home. We kept her too long, I got attached of course. But you get to know a dog better when it’s the only one left and her personality starts to bloom as she gets older. I gave her some peanut butter and she started to do this chomping, flicking her tongue out thing even when she didn’t have peanut butter. I was getting her to copy me when I tried to mimic her. She was shaping up to be a smart, very good dog. She didn’t pout like her dad when she got scolded and she didn’t have an irrational fear of the kitchen/sometimes whole house like her mom. There were also times where she smelled like my first dog. I did not want three dogs though, so it’d be either her or her parents. I know this makes me sound like a bad person, but I really wanted to give up the parents and just keep her, but how could I? No matter how much her parents have been getting on my nerves, I did buy them and to me that’s a commitment. And I did feel guilt over wanting to keep their daughter over them. I underestimated how upset I’d be when she got a home. The hormones probably didn’t help. I texted the woman to let her know that if it didn’t work out–she has three other dogs–she’s more than welcome to bring her back, with a refund of course. The lady promised she would never ever give her up! she’s such a good, cuddly dog. Yeah, I know, I was the dummy who gave her away. I’m glad her home is good, but I can’t help feeling angry with myself for giving her up.
I wonder how many writers out there know that fonts can be under copywrite. I only found out a couple weeks ago from an email subscription I’m signed up for. Even if it comes with Microsoft Word, that doesn’t mean it’s free for use. I would’ve thought that my editor would’ve mentioned something about fonts needing a license but maybe she didn’t know. And if she didn’t know, the company that helped publish my book, Author Academy, should have definitely known. I could be wrong, but if you’re a company based on helping authors get their book published, I feel like that’s kind of an important part of the publishing process. In part of the email he talked about the program Atticus, which has verified free fonts. It costs like $150, I think, which is more than Word but it’s a one-time fee. Microsoft Word is annual, so I’ll definitely be saving money by using this program. Hopefully I like using it as much as Word though.
The solar eclipse was today. There were too many clouds to actually see anything, but it was neat to watch it get dark, like a rapid progression of night to day, skipping sunrise and sunset. It felt like my eyes were playing tricks on me because I could actually see it getting dark. Apparently, I lot of people stayed in Rochester to watch the eclipse, hopefully no one drove too far because I think the clouds covered the city too.
Mikaela Nicole 