CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

Last week, I used Ingress to incentivise my walking, completing two banner missions two singles, and 6 of the Canberra Mission Day missions. I was able to stop and take pictures for the first two banners, but the week got a bit busy after that. The first banner mission and pictures taken on the day, are below: Lap Around the Lake Banner Designed by Enlightened agent, SuperTuttle , this walk, from the Commonwealth Avenue bridge to the Kings Avenue bridge and back, took about 2 hours to complete. I caught a 300-series bus from the city interchange to the Albert Hall stop (the first stop after the Commonwealth Avenue bridge) and walked back to the bridge and down to the back of Questacon to start, but you could also catch a #3 bus and get off outside the National Library. It just depends on how much of a walk you'd like. This is only a 6-mission banner, so it takes up the top row of the scanner image below. It was a windy day, threatening rain. I al...

Don’t ask me where this week has gone—but it has gone. Also, spring is half-gone, and summer is fast approaching. Better yet, but somewhat sadly, too, the university year is almost gone (just three assessments left!). All this means, of course, that the writing and publishing season is about start – and I am very excited!   Overview New words produced: 2,436 Old words revised: 0 Outlines and Notes: 0 Works completed: 0 Works revised: 0 Covers created: 0 Works published: 0 Works submitted: 0 Competitions Entered: 0 Bloggery: 177 University Prep and Assignments: 2,953 Story-A-Week Catch-Up Challenge Update Proceeding, the next short story should be finished this week. Stepping Up Challenge Update Languages: Going very slowly. Non-Fiction Reading: Reading for classes only. Ingress Updates No new challenges for me, although I still have a lot of badges that aren’t black, yet, so I'll work towards those. Speaking of badges, though, I ...