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Are you kidding me right now?!
As we were getting ready to list the house, I learned that I have to have the house inspected by the city before I can sell it ( Read more... ) -
The siren song of the written word
Anyone else on Goodreads? Anyone else want to do the 2011 Reading Challenge with me? My goal: to read/listen to 75 books in 2011. I'm already averaging 2 books a week. :-) -
I would burn if I had a choice
Today's writing was mostly about imagery and locating a cluster of logic errors that need to be addressed. Both of my characters need rational reasons for the choices they make in this chapter. But exploring the options took me to 17,033 words. More than 1/3 of the way to MockingjayI have Veterans Day off and classes are canceled, so I'll be ( Read more... ) -
Magical creativity juice!
I fear what would happen to me with this much coffee involved: 2010 TWIN CITIES NANOWRIMO WRITING TOUR & PAJAMA PIZZA PARTY!There are five coffee shops, one pub (or Denny's, for the non-drinkers), and a 6.5-hour pizza/slumber party. Still, I think I might do it, this year. Sleep is for the weak! (Of course, with my luck, this'll be the weekend ( Read more... ) -
Speaking in the wrong voice
I was just pulled over twice tonight in one area of town for having a headlight out--once a few seconds after turning on the car and noticing the headlight was out, and once on the way back from an unsuccessful trip to the auto parts store (already closed). Ftl, people.
I'm currently listening to The Hunger Games and having odd moments with the ( Read more... ) -
Domestic bliss
Today, I cleaned the house, made the world's best gazpacho, and watched Inception. We were the only two people in the theater for Inception, which made for a much better viewing experience ( Read more... ) -
Relearning to write
Week 1 of Japanese: Survived. After an introduction to why, linguistically, Japanese is a much easier language to learn than English, we’ve started in on learning hiragana, one of the three scripts (along with katakana and kanji) that we’ll be studying. This is the part of the class I’m most worried about. My handwriting isn’t quite illegible ( ( Read more... ) -
Don't throw it away
Made fennel tzatziki this weekend. I'm looking forward to slathering it on toast. Mmm, Greece ( Read more... ) -
On a wing
Barnfest music festival today. When we arrived in Red Wing, it had just finished raining. Then the sun came out. I spent most of the concert huddled under my umbrella, reading about the different types of mines and how they were constructed, trying not to fry. There was an adorable tomcat, gray with white boots, and I spent a while paying ( Read more... ) -
It's done
I applied for The Job after spending 3-4 hours working on my online resume. The application window is open for another two weeks, and I don't know when they'll be having interviews, but I'll keep everyone updated. (And I'll try not to spend too much time worrying about whether or not I'll be rejected just because I didn't finesse the keywords ( Read more... )