Wednesday, December 3, 2008
I'm taking Geoffrey to the Oncologist
The "girls" there have little kids. I told them about Geoff the Giraffe yesterday and they want to see him. He was a project from Earth Day -- recycled from Pringles cans and Quaker Oats boxes, along with some duct tape and assorted leftover bits that would otherwise end up in a landfill. I built...
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Tuesday, December 2, 2008
22 Down, 3 to go... now if it just doesn't snow
I've gotten over some of my road phobia. Before this round of radiotherapy, I didn't get Ruby out on the road more than two or three times a week. I'd combine errands, leave early, pay attention, take my time, go with the flow. And choose non-peak times. Why get involved in rush hour if you don't...
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Monday, December 1, 2008
I missed my chance at watching the "Days" I missed on Friday..
It wasn't just the meeting of the minds at Mickey D's -- the usual Monday morning with the girls. June's 90, Jean's pushing 80, and the boys at the next table are silver haired, too. They were helping me celebrate finishing the NaNoWriMo project by the deadline. They wanted to hear the story, but as...
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Sunday, November 30, 2008
(Fill in the Blank) "and you."
Now that I've beaten the NaNoWriMo deadline with 50,000+ words in 29 days, I've had time this morning to go through the mail and flyers, magazines and circulars that have piled a foot deep on the corner of my desk. There's the November/December issue of AARP, The Magazine, with Brian Williams on the...
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Saturday, November 29, 2008
Today's word count: 47,200. -- FLASH! MAKE THAT 50,184 -- WINNER!
There was progress yesterday. I stuck myself to the chair and wrote. There's internal and external dialog. One scene has a minor spy commenting to herself about the guy she's watching. The guy is a vindictive, whiny little jerk who thinks he's the smartest cat in the room. She thinks he's boring and...
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Friday, November 28, 2008
Love, Blogit and The Boy Next Door.
Something was on my mind yesterday, so I wrote about it. About Ex2, and some things I felt like whining about. But when I went back later in the day, I realized venting my feelings here only brought up bad memories for the two Blogit friends who made comments. So I zapped it. I apologize to the ones...
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Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Today's Rough Draft from NaNoWriMo: New character joins the story
Seventeen year old Joe Alvarez, CEO of Alvarez Games, needs to hire another designer to help break through a serious writer's block that has him stumped. "Saracen Warrior" is wildly popular and he's made millions. But he doesn't want it to be a one-shot wonder. This particular morning he's...
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Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Update on the Tune-ups...
Had a visit with my oncologist after my tune-up yesterday. My weight is the same -- a hundred and plenty -- blood pressure's okay. The Immodium AD he recommended to counteract the side effects has been working well. The bladder's getting a bit touchy, pressure when there's nothing to eliminate, but...
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Sunday, November 23, 2008
Another Peek into the NaNoWriMo slam-bang adventure...
“Hey, man, wha’s shakin’?” Jake said as he set his food down and put the tray on the next table. “Oh, you know. Makin’ a living, living the dream,” Joe said. “That bad, huh?” Jake took a sip of his coffee, lay a narrow reporter’s notebook on the table. He was so in the habit of taking notes, doing...
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Saturday, November 22, 2008
Let's Dance: invitation to a virtual war
Just a taste of my NaNoWriMo project -- All Joe did was try to knock on their virtual door. But the network guys at Albeit retaliated with a firebomb app that totally obliterated the kid’s scrapped together mini frame. It had taken a year to find used bits and parts and assemble the system in his...
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