There she goes, my beautiful world
Today I wrote 116 words on my novel, bringing me to a total of 6,967 words. I fell rather far short of my daily goal. I could spend some time trying to catch up before midnight, but I think I’d rather tell you the story.
I didn’t do my writing (or any other work) today because I have a Costco membership.
This may not make a lot of sense, so I will explain further. In addition to my Costco … Read the rest
I started by fleshing out some of what I’d already written, providing some more detail in the conversation that ends the first chapter. I’ve also decided to upgrade a minor character; he may still be a minor character, but I’ve decided against discarding him. He’ll appear again.
That fleshing-out progress is the sort of thing I’m probably not «supposed» to do during NaNoWriMo. The plan is to get the words out there, fast and furious, not spend a couple of … Read the rest
Day two of the NaNoWriMo challenge is done. It’s early enough that I might conceivably go back to writing but late enough that taking a break now means I’m likely to be done for the day.
I finished the first chapter of the novel. I’ve introduced one major character directly and four other major characters in backstory/exposition. And I’ve started another chapter, which introduces one more major character, though we haven’t really gotten to know anything about her yet. Today’s word … Read the rest
Today was the First of November, and therefore the first day of NaNoWriMo or National Novel Writing Month. The challenge is to write a novel of at least 50,000 words entirely during the month of November. It’s a somewhat ambitious undertaking and therefore tempting not to talk about it until it’s done for fear that I might announce the project and then not follow through.
But the flip side of that impulse is that not telling anyone what … Read the rest
Here’s a fun game you can play with all your friends. It’s your sci-fi movie character name! Here’s how it’s done:
Take your mother’s maiden name. That’s your character’s first name. Then for the last name take your online banking password and stick the last four digits of your Social Security number on the end.
I am Tanaka Sycamore7599!1
Wasn’t that fun?2
In case anyone is curious what it looks like when I try to get something done and my full focus isn’t on the task:
sanctum splicer$ sudo chown -R g+x .
Password:
Sorry, try again.
Password:
chown: g+x: illegal user name
sanctum splicer$ sudo chgrp -R g+x .
chgrp: g+x: illegal group name
sanctum splicer$ sudo chmod -R g+x .
sanctum splicer$… Read the rest
BONUS Anyone who replies with information which contradicts any part of your repost is a partisan shill for the other party. Anyone who has done actual … Read the rest
Some people don’t believe it, but running in the rain is a lot of fun. The rain is cooling, which feels good but also means there is less need to sweat to cool off. The fresh water from the sky helps wash away all the salt too, so it’s an all-around win. I hadn’t been for a rain run in quite some time — I don’t think I’ve ever done one since I moved to Alameda. We had our first … Read the rest
This is the run I’d really meant to run Sunday. While this time I neglected to put the inhaler in my pocket, I did take a puff shortly before heading out. It was a tremendous difference being able to breathe. I’m not in great shape and I have a long way to go. but more days like today I can take. Attempts like Sundays, I just can’t.
Despite not getting far on Sunday, my calves were still painfully tight today even … Read the rest
It’s been a while since I logged any miles, so I think this has to be counted as a success, but one far short of what I’d hoped. The good news is that my heart and legs seem to be doing OK, at least so far as today was a test. The bad news is that I left my albuterol inhaler at home. I got about a mile out before I was wheezing so much I had to walk. I … Read the rest