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At 11:13 this morning, I finally finished the first draft of my novel. It needs a lot of work, but at least that much is done. I've been working on it (lazily) for roughly six years, though the main characters have been buzzing around inside my head for eleven years. Craaaaaaaziness! So I have a ton of editing to do, but I feel accomplished ( Read more... ) -
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I'm beginning to realize that a lot of abstract concepts confuse the hell out of me. And I also don't know what a lot of big words describing abstract concepts mean. I've found that people who want to sound intelligent will use these words a lot, so half the time I have no idea what they're talking about, because they'll go on and on about abstract ( Read more... ) -
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I'm getting slightly better at forcing myself to get out of the house and do things that involve interacting with humans, but making conversation is still difficult. I'll meet someone new, shake hands, say "I'm Ade," and completely forget the other person's name two seconds after hearing it. (When people introduce themselves, I always hear, "Hi, I' ( Read more... ) -
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Today was rather adventurous. I started the day doing something I never thought I'd do voluntarily. I went to church. Now, before you crap your pants and/or demand to know who I am and what I've done with Ade, let me explain. It was a Unitarian Universalist church. They don't really have specific religious beliefs, they're basically a melting pot ( Read more... ) -
Adventures in Cat Lady-dom
Since I've been involved in a local sustainability group, I've been evaluating the stuff I buy/use and try to shift my habits to more environmentally-friendly things. I've made a bunch of changes already, like buying a bunch of Energy Star appliances and a tankless water heater, and I recently let my back yard "go to meadow." (Most people don't ( Read more... ) -
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In one of my dreams last night, a literary agent contacted me and said she wanted to meet with me to discuss publishing my novel, and I was really excited. So I was standing in a group of Alphans, and then the agent (a tall blond woman in her 30s or 40s) handed me a plain booklet and said it was what my book would look like when it was published. I ( Read more... ) -
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I keep thinking about stuff I want to post and then don't post it. Mostly just blathering on about my weird habits and such, nothing particularly intriguing. I feel very tired, but I'm excited about NOWM tomorrow ( Read more... ) -
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In my dream, I unintentionally founded some sort of commune. In the beginning, I had apparently been keeping my car parked in a shopping center lot. It was night time, and when I opened the car door, a friend and a lady who was apparently her mother appeared behind me and asked for a ride to some event that was actually within walking distance. So ( Read more... ) -
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The long weekend was fun, all things considered. I saw a bunch of friends I don't get to see very often, so that was nice. I wish I could have spent more time with a couple of them, though. Ah well... maybe in the future. It was also interesting to see who had changed and who remained pretty much the same. Sometimes change is for the better, but ( Read more... )