here, and stuff

Got 1200 brand shiny new words written on ch 11. I’m currently writing a phone conversation in which I’m only recording the protagonist’s side of the conversation. I suspect this should change, as it’s to be followed by a phone conversation in which we hear both sides of the conversation. Oh well. Broke 130K for the year today. Aiming for 150 by the end of the month although with revisions and more revisions and all, I don’t know. I’m sort of hoping I’ll be able to work on HoS in…

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rivendell

miles to Rivendell: 398 Just 60 miles to go. Wibbling over whether I want to do the Diabetes Tour de Cure in early June. Or, rather, I do want to do it. I’m just so bloody miserable and paranoid about my back that I’m scared to. :( I can sign up for the ride all the way up to the day *of* the ride, so I guess what I need to do is in another week or so start going on some bike rides, to see how my back behaves.…

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gah.

Ch. 10 did not want to go quietly into that good night. I think I’ve beaten it into submission now. It’s 1300 words shorter than the amalgamated 9+10 were, but that’s good, and I’ve still gained more ground on the book overall than I’ve lost. By 20 or more pages, in fact. Which is *also* good, because it’s on the short side. Talked out a lot of plot bunnies with Sarah this morning and haven’t actually gotten anywhere near being able to work them in, but at least I know…

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the case of the disappearing cereal

For some time, I suspected Shaun of snitching some of my cereal. It seemed to be going very very quickly, no more than maybe ten bowls of cereal a box. That seemed way too fast, so I figured somebody else was eating my cereal. Not, you know, that people aren’t allowed, but man, it just seemed to disappear really fast. After several weeks of being grumpy about this, I looked on the side of the cereal box to see how many servings there were supposed to be per box. Ten.…

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