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I win at Nanowrimo even more!
So, as of about five minutes ago, I met both of my ultimate goals for Nanowrimo this year: I passed the 100,000 word mark (which is to say, twice the amount needed to win) and I also managed to finish my novel - with 20 minutes to spare ( Read more... ) -
Things to be thankful for
Around this time of year, people like to say what they are thankful for ( Read more... ) -
75,000 words and counting
As of this evening, my novel has hit 75,736 words ( Read more... ) -
I win at Nanowrimo! (And other random stuff)
I did it! 50,000 words - and we are only halfway through the month! At 11:58 pm, I updated my wordcount to 50,005 words, and thus I managed to win in half the time allotted. In previous years, it really did take me most of the month, so this is exciting. Yes, having two Sundays in there that were otherwise unbooked did help, but the point is, I ( Read more... ) -
Voting as the sun goes down...
There is still, as always, something special about stepping inside that voting machine and throwing the huge lever across to sink in your vote. There is something even more special about casting a vote in what will be, either way, a historic Election Day. Everywhere I go, I hear stories about people who woke up when the polls opened, who waited an ( Read more... ) -
Another question about a quote
Thanks to all those who gave me quote suggestions for my latest project both on my post and in person. I am realizing that I may want to design a mizrach with a quote in it instead. A quote about Jerusalem and peace and happiness or something along those lines ( Read more... ) -
A quote and a question
Quote first, paraphrased from a friend, who said this on Friday night ( Read more... ) -
Any suggestions?
So, as November approaches, I am once again gearing up to write a novel in a month, and try to once again "win" at NaNoWriMo. This time around, I managed to generate an idea (the one some of you heard about involving the vampire who is a farmer - and no, it's not as bad as it sounds) and then reject it in favor of a more recent idea. (young adult, ( Read more... ) -
Because it was funny
I was sitting at the table with two of my apartment mates. I was eating dinner, as was Apartment mate #1. Apartment mate #2 had a cup of tea and was putting Splenda in it. The following conversation is rather paraphrased ( Read more... ) -
Getting away from it all
So a lot has been going on in the past few weeks... I went from medieaval vacation to modern oral surgery and a weekend at home with the family. Which was, ironically, a sort of vacation extension. Anyway, it has been a good few weeks.
For those who were following the sewing saga, I learned how to sew the Monday (I think it was Monday...) before ( Read more... )