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Big Bang 2013
I've signed up for the SPN Big Bang again this year, which is exciting. But... I'm feeling bad about the state of my story. Last year I managed to finish the first half of a story that I'd been working (very, very) slowly on for 18 months or so ( Read more... ) -
Once more unto the breach...
So I've signed up for the SPN Big Bang again. Yes, it's still the same story as I started last year. At least I'm starting from a base of 21000 words this time ( Read more... ) -
Well it didn't happen
So I was hopeful of putting a Big Bang entry in this year, but it didn't happen. I made it to the requisite 20,000 words a couple of weeks before the deadline for first drafts and realised the story had barely made it out of the beginning and into the middle! That was a shocker. Tying things off quickly felt like a cheat Not to mention it is really ( Read more... ) -
Insanity
Wow, yet another year has gone by. Last year had fun bits: driving across the Nullarbor and three fantastic weeks snorkelling the coral reefs at Exmouth were a highlight. Still, I meant to get back into writing and it didn't quite happen ( Read more... ) -
fanfiction musing
I've had an ebook for about a year ago and I love it. It's a nice, simple Cybook Gen 3 (which means it has a 6" screen and a single switch for turning pages): I don't want lots of features and I want it to be small so this one is perfect for me.
My interest wasn't commercial books, which is just as well as the selection of ebooks in ( Read more... ) -
Sparkling houses
The house starts exhibiting tomorrow and I've just finished putting the last touches to it (replacing a couple of missing curtains, a last polish or three...). It looks great - but is impossible to live in. I think I'll be mad by the time the auction comes in 4 weeks. Everything needs to be put away - including paperwork that needs doing, soap from ( Read more... ) -
Life is change
Only one round of chemo to go! It's immediately after Easter so I get to indulge in chocolate without having it taste funny, which is a bonus. Due to one of the drugs being cut out, my hair has started re-growing. It's short and wispy (and fantastically soft) but it's hair and I'm happy to have it back. The cold mornings (we've gone sub-zero ( Read more... ) -
The big four oh
Well the 40th birthday came and went without a plague of frogs or any other sign of the apocalypse:-) Unfortunately I had some tests scheduled for the following day which required me to abstain from chocolate. Yes that's right - no chocolate on my 40th birthday. Talk about cruel! I made up for it after the tests were over though with one of the ( Read more... ) -
Baldy
I made it to work for a few hours this morning, but developed a rash (I'm allergic to work? LOL!) and came home. That's when the first large hank of hair fell out. I've been shedding at above-normal levels for a few days but was still optimistically hoping it was a short-term thing. Now I'm coming to terms with the fact I really will lose my hair. ( Read more... )
