Since I accidentally posted today’s post last Thursday, I was fully intending to take a day off today.
That is, until THIS happened:
In case you don’t know what that is, that’s my NaNoWriMo graph. The goal was to write at least 50,000 words in thirty days and I somehow managed to do it with a week to spare. And that included a four day trip out of town and a full day today laying some wood laminate flooring. Oh yeah, and never mind the day job.
So because of all that, I’m seriously tired right now and heading to bed. I’ll fill you in on all the details first Tuesday in December, as promised.
Oh, and if you’re wondering, no, I’m not done. Not even close. But more on that later.
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November 19th, 2009
Two video posts in one week! If you’re thinking this is a blogger’s cop-out because he wants to focus his time on NaNoWriMo, you’re absolutely right. But even if that weren’t the case I would feel compelled to share this with you anyway. If you’re a true geek and don’t exactly consider yourself a spring […]
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November 19th, 2009
While there’s plenty of bad food out there I enjoy eating, most of it is just that: bad. This would include everything from pepperonly pizza to Late Night Taco Doritos to Cheez-Its. These foods all have two things in common: 1) I really, really like them; and 2) if I eat too much of them, […]
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November 18th, 2009
Time for a quiz, kids! Complete the following sentence: “NaNoWriMo is . . .” a) 1667 words a day? b) voluntary torture? c) giving yourself permission to write complete trash? d) all of the above? If you selected “d” then you’re absolutely correct. The full definition of NaNoWriMo can be found in this image from […]
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November 17th, 2009
When my oldest daughter Sarah was eight, she read about Kraft’s annual “Blue Box Kid” contest on the back of a mac and cheese box. The basics of the contest went something like this: write a story, create an image, or produce a video proclaiming your undying love for this mass-produced macaroni and cheese food […]
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November 12th, 2009
Today is the 316th day of the year which means there are now fewer than fifty days until that night we leave our friend’s New Year’s Eve party and fall into that hydrangea bush again. What’s worse, this is the absolutely fastest fifty days on the calendar, so the year is, for all intents and […]
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November 10th, 2009
While I don’t watch television very much, I’m nonetheless quite aware of two dance-related “reality” shows. Oddly enough, they’d be just the kind of reality show I might try out for in the universe where I’m twenty-five years younger, in great shape, and, well, you know, actually possess the ability to dance. Which I don’t. […]
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November 6th, 2009
I just happened to run across this yesterday and I have to tell you I just about had an aneurysm watching it, I was laughing so hard. It is thoroughly brilliant in both concept and execution. (My guess is you’ll either get it or you won’t. I really, really hope it’s the former.) Click on […]
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November 5th, 2009
Things were looking pretty good just a few weeks ago. After faltering for a while, I finally got my head on straight, lost six pounds in a week, and was well on my way to a new, svelte self. What a difference a few spins of the earth upon its axis makes. I know y’all […]
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November 3rd, 2009
Although we’re already a couple of days into November, I can’t let my favorite holiday just come and go without any mention of it whatsoever. That would be like winning a two brazillion dollar lottery and not telling anyone about it. Which I did once, so I’m not about to do that again. I was […]
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on November 24, 2009 at 7:55 am
Congrats on getting ahead word wise, although if that recent post scheduling snafu is any indicator you have been working ahead unbeknownst for quite a while (and yeah, any excuse to use “unbeknownst”).
I won’t mind your day job if you don’t….Have a happy long weekend, Charlie.
on November 24, 2009 at 8:16 am
Wow, congratulations, that’s a HUGE achievement!
on November 24, 2009 at 8:36 am
You’re a writing machine Charlie! Well done!
Sweet dreams 🙂
Tusc 😀
on November 24, 2009 at 9:44 am
Wow – I am truly impressed!
on November 24, 2009 at 3:30 pm
Congrats! Life got in the way for me, so I’m going to bask vicariously in your victory!
on November 24, 2009 at 7:20 pm
Damn, I am impressed. I’m at about 30k words right now and just not confident I can catch up this weekend. However, it did what it was supposed to do. It got me started. I plan to set aside at least 6 hours per week to write until it’s done, and then take that 6 hours per week to revise until I feel like I’m ready for people to read it.
I said earlier this year I wanted to write a book and damned if I’m going to let not quite finishing in one month stop me! (yes, I was pretty down about this earlier this week, so I’m continuing to convince myself it’s ok)
on November 25, 2009 at 12:07 am
If you’re having trouble convincing yourself, then allow me to step in: 30k words is 30k more than you had less than four weeks ago. You said it yourself, “it did what it was supposed to.” The rest is just gravy.
Mmmm . . . gravy.
on November 26, 2009 at 9:14 am
Laminate flooring? 🙂
on November 28, 2009 at 9:37 am
Yeah, I decided to use up my precious few days off breaking my kneecaps.
on November 29, 2009 at 10:52 am
Hope the flooring project wasn’t too bad!
on November 30, 2009 at 8:21 pm
you are so brave. I just wrote 1015 words (I’m including the fourteen word title and the parenthesis and the picture I uploaded into the blog) in two months. it took me just under an hour to wrest the words from my blocked brain, then I had some stuffing.