 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wow! Finally we're moving along. New excerpts online, "Moonlight and Shadows" and "Howl Like You Mean It": On FurAffinity (login required); or On FurRag, pt.1 and On FurRag, pt.2 (no login needed) (FurRag couldn't handle the large post, it seemed, so it is broken into two parts.) Word count to date: 39,811 Quota would be: 45,009 Back within striking distance! Tags: nanowrimo, writing
Current Location: Frozen oak grove
Mood:  satisfied
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Steed and Bear arrived Friday evening from MFF, and we went out for dinner and hung out. They stayed overnight and this morning we had breakfast (I made an apple-filled German pancake, with bacon and lots of coffee) and we played around with the horses and dogs and then took photos of Steed in his fursuit before they went back to the hotel to catch the parade and head home. So I got a little bit of MFF without actually having to brave the madness. Went grocery shopping, and observed that the price of gasoline is fluctuating wildly in town here. This week the observed prices have been: Monday about 8 pm, $2.62 Tuesday afternoon, $2.63 Thursday about 8 pm, $2.75 Saturday 2:30 pm, $2.59 Saturday 4:00 pm, $2.57 This is all recorded at the exact same station. Meanwhile, up in Harvard, prices have been locked solid at $2.74 for a couple of weeks. Down in Dekalb on Thursday the price seemed to be $2.59 everywhere I looked, and it was similar to that in Indiana last Sunday. In Ohio I saw one station at $2.39, though, and several at $2.44. Some NaNo progress, gaining ground but not fast enough. Current word count: 19,878 Today's quota: 35,007 Tags: farm, friends, mff, nanowrimo, writing
Current Location: Home in the oak grove
Mood:  busy
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For those who remember my 2007 NaNo novel, which appeared with the working title The Argosiad, here is an excerpt chapter from this year's book. The story is a mystery with a double timeline, in which current events seem to mimic a series of murders 120 years earlier. At this time, Fennec and Hammel are both students in Chatton, and in this chapter we see their first meeting. They were assigned a joint project in a public administration class. On FurRag (no login needed) ; or On FurAffinity (login required) NaNo progress (I'm way behind, but may still be able to catch up) Words to date: 17,965 Quota would be: 31,673 Tags: nanowrimo, writing
Current Location: At work, alas
Mood: busy
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gary's back home, but I didn't get him here until 8 pm. Those people sure run on some other dimension of time, or else they really are billing the insurance (and us) by the minute. He was supposed to have a stress test first thing in the morning, but they kept putting it off. Finally at noon they got around to it. Then he had to wait for the results to be "read" and wait some more to see the cardiologist, who wanted an ultrasound then. The final conclusion: acid reflux, which is what I've said he has but of course my diagnosis doesn't count. They prescribed Pepcid and also Xanax if he chooses to take it. He's so hypersensitive to medication that I'm afraid that will make him loopy, but OK. Anyway, he's home safe, thanks to Epona and Baldur. I spent the whole day waiting for the call saying they were definitely going to discharge him so I could make the hour drive down there. Finally the call came at 4 pm. I got down to Dekalb a little after 5 pm. They finally let us out the hospital door at 6:08. Did get some writing done today, but not enough. I'm averaging about 2000 words a day, which isn't going to make up for the early deficiencies in time. Need to get more than that out. Tags: nanowrimo, rants, writing
Current Location: Soggy oak grove
Mood:  exhausted
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small}
Previous
bored