I'm back.
I've given up on TypePad.
It is a mystery.
I still have the account, though. so if anyone out there has any clue how to do css style sheets with typepad, let me know.
As you can see from the bar to your right, I managed to write the required 50k words for national novel writing month!
Just between us, I wrote 35K of that starting Tuesday night.
My fingers are swollen from typing.
However, I didn't kill everyone in the story this year. They are still alive and poised for what I plan to be a dramatic event. But I'm not writing any more till tomorrow when I'm going to begin participation in December's writing challenge:
National Novel Finishing Month.
lol.
I don't know why I find that funny. But I do.
I think I probably have another 30-50K left in this story. It is hard to say because of all the editing I still need to do.
First things first though. I actually plan to complete this draft without randomly killing everyone just to say the story was over.
Sorry, folks! The entire world spontaneously combusted! Hope you weren't too attached to the characters!!!
And I'm home from tour.
10 days and counting, the little ticker says.
I almost feel normal again. It is hard to say how long it will last.
I've given up on TypePad.
It is a mystery.
I still have the account, though. so if anyone out there has any clue how to do css style sheets with typepad, let me know.
As you can see from the bar to your right, I managed to write the required 50k words for national novel writing month!
Just between us, I wrote 35K of that starting Tuesday night.
My fingers are swollen from typing.
However, I didn't kill everyone in the story this year. They are still alive and poised for what I plan to be a dramatic event. But I'm not writing any more till tomorrow when I'm going to begin participation in December's writing challenge:
National Novel Finishing Month.
lol.
I don't know why I find that funny. But I do.
I think I probably have another 30-50K left in this story. It is hard to say because of all the editing I still need to do.
First things first though. I actually plan to complete this draft without randomly killing everyone just to say the story was over.
Sorry, folks! The entire world spontaneously combusted! Hope you weren't too attached to the characters!!!
And I'm home from tour.
10 days and counting, the little ticker says.
I almost feel normal again. It is hard to say how long it will last.
i know my ticker says tour is over, but it lies. it isn't over quite yet.
today is day 50 of tour, the most anticipated of tour days, the day we get to go home. but i'm still sitting in a hotel room using dodgy internet waiting to load the bus for the final time and get started on what will be a very long day.
there is still one last concert to play tonight and a two hour bus ride back to dc after that. and then, finally!!!! we will all unload the bus and crawl home to our families and our pets and sleep in our own beds and when we crawl out of bed in the morning we will go back to work, sign all our paperwork, take our stinky uniforms to the cleaners and go run all the errands that haven't been taken care of since we've been away from home for 7 weeks.
because it will only be two days before thanksgiving.
i guess some people won't run errands because they will simply get in their cars and drive to the airport or to a family members for the holiday.
those people are insane.
i would cry if i had to wake up the morning after getting home at midnight from tour and travel somewhere else.
i would not be happy holiday companionship.
but i'm not traveling, so i don't have to worry about that too much. I spent the morning doing the thanksgiving menu planning, and as usual, it seems we will be eating thanksgiving dinner leftovers for an entire year.
and i currently feel like i never want to eat anything else again.....as long as i live....
eating out for seven weeks can really kill your appetite when it comes to restaurant food....
anyway, in thirteen hours, i will be walking into my apartment, trying to bribe my cats to come see me with kitty treats. i've forgotten what it is like to be at home.
yesterday, i was reading real simple magazine, and pointed out a picture of a holiday decoration that had candles lining a stairway to my friend.
i said to her: "that's really cute, don't you think? it's too bad i don't have a staircase."
and she looked at me blankly and replied: "emily. your apartment has a staircase in it."
and i thought for a second, 'no, i don't!' and then i realized, why yes! i do have a staircase in my apartment!
she laughed at me and then we both decided that it was really frightening that i don't remember the apartment i've lived in for almost 3 years.
wow.
i think it is time to go home.
today is day 50 of tour, the most anticipated of tour days, the day we get to go home. but i'm still sitting in a hotel room using dodgy internet waiting to load the bus for the final time and get started on what will be a very long day.
there is still one last concert to play tonight and a two hour bus ride back to dc after that. and then, finally!!!! we will all unload the bus and crawl home to our families and our pets and sleep in our own beds and when we crawl out of bed in the morning we will go back to work, sign all our paperwork, take our stinky uniforms to the cleaners and go run all the errands that haven't been taken care of since we've been away from home for 7 weeks.
because it will only be two days before thanksgiving.
i guess some people won't run errands because they will simply get in their cars and drive to the airport or to a family members for the holiday.
those people are insane.
i would cry if i had to wake up the morning after getting home at midnight from tour and travel somewhere else.
i would not be happy holiday companionship.
but i'm not traveling, so i don't have to worry about that too much. I spent the morning doing the thanksgiving menu planning, and as usual, it seems we will be eating thanksgiving dinner leftovers for an entire year.
and i currently feel like i never want to eat anything else again.....as long as i live....
eating out for seven weeks can really kill your appetite when it comes to restaurant food....
anyway, in thirteen hours, i will be walking into my apartment, trying to bribe my cats to come see me with kitty treats. i've forgotten what it is like to be at home.
yesterday, i was reading real simple magazine, and pointed out a picture of a holiday decoration that had candles lining a stairway to my friend.
i said to her: "that's really cute, don't you think? it's too bad i don't have a staircase."
and she looked at me blankly and replied: "emily. your apartment has a staircase in it."
and i thought for a second, 'no, i don't!' and then i realized, why yes! i do have a staircase in my apartment!
she laughed at me and then we both decided that it was really frightening that i don't remember the apartment i've lived in for almost 3 years.
wow.
i think it is time to go home.
i tried to post before, but i couldn't come up with anything relevant.
not that this post will be better, but i feel the need to give the 4 of you who have dedicated so much time to checking in on me some of my attention.
tour is almost over!
that thought makes me soooo happy....
this time next week, we will be stuffed with turkey and pie and holding our bellies and groaning while sitting in a jam packed movie theater (hopefully watching happy feet!!! hint...hint...)
not that i think happy feet is going to be a cinematic masterpiece....but seriously...animated penguins dancing???? what could be better?
don't answer that please...
anyway, we are in greenville, sc today and i enjoyed my two hours of free time here quite a bit.....i like you, greenville....i took many pictures of you....
here are some of my favorites:
fall is my favorite season...it's nice that we at least got a couple days of it this year on tour...
i don't know, i thought it was funny....
and of course.....
it's unfortunate that i have an unholy obsession with starbuck's holiday lattes....
but today it was nice to forget for a second, however momentary, that i was on tour.
holy mackeral! i can't wait to go home!
not that this post will be better, but i feel the need to give the 4 of you who have dedicated so much time to checking in on me some of my attention.
tour is almost over!
that thought makes me soooo happy....
this time next week, we will be stuffed with turkey and pie and holding our bellies and groaning while sitting in a jam packed movie theater (hopefully watching happy feet!!! hint...hint...)
not that i think happy feet is going to be a cinematic masterpiece....but seriously...animated penguins dancing???? what could be better?
don't answer that please...
anyway, we are in greenville, sc today and i enjoyed my two hours of free time here quite a bit.....i like you, greenville....i took many pictures of you....
here are some of my favorites:
fall is my favorite season...it's nice that we at least got a couple days of it this year on tour...
i don't know, i thought it was funny....
and of course.....
it's unfortunate that i have an unholy obsession with starbuck's holiday lattes....
but today it was nice to forget for a second, however momentary, that i was on tour.
holy mackeral! i can't wait to go home!
enjoy!
i wish i had something interesting to say...
1 Comments Published by em on 11/05/2006 at 11:10:00 PM.
but i just don't.
terrible terrible week 5 is coming to a glorious end! (it isn't so much terrible as everyone just starts to get the case of cranky by this time on tour)
this week has felt like four weeks. i'm very grateful to be able to say that week 6 is peeking its head around the corner!
i'm way behind on nano this year. BUT important developments have come about! i've finally figured out the end of the story!!
and i can't believe it has taken me this long to figure it out, but it came to me today while brainstorming on the bus, and i am very relieved to know that this story does indeed have an ending!
now i just have to figure out what the hell happens in between....
a daunting task....
it's kind of fun actually, kind of like a puzzle that i make up and put together all at the same time...
right now i've got the border of the jigsaw puzzle together and laid out and now i need to start filling in the middle....but where to start first? that is always the crucial question at this point...
anyway, hopefully by thursday i will be ready to do some drafting! ambitious, i know, but why stop overachieving now? it has caused me much stress and heartbreak so far, so it has to be a winning formula for success!!!
anyway, i'm still very dedicated to 50,000 words by the end of november, even if i start a week late...i will just have to put in the extra hours and energy!!!
and go mom!!! good luck with kermit the korg!!! (she is doing nano this year too...keep me updated on your progress!)
ps: if you have any good suggestions for disasters caused by a well-intentioned female protagonist drop them my way, cuz everytime i try and think one up i draw a complete blank...
terrible terrible week 5 is coming to a glorious end! (it isn't so much terrible as everyone just starts to get the case of cranky by this time on tour)
this week has felt like four weeks. i'm very grateful to be able to say that week 6 is peeking its head around the corner!
i'm way behind on nano this year. BUT important developments have come about! i've finally figured out the end of the story!!
and i can't believe it has taken me this long to figure it out, but it came to me today while brainstorming on the bus, and i am very relieved to know that this story does indeed have an ending!
now i just have to figure out what the hell happens in between....
a daunting task....
it's kind of fun actually, kind of like a puzzle that i make up and put together all at the same time...
right now i've got the border of the jigsaw puzzle together and laid out and now i need to start filling in the middle....but where to start first? that is always the crucial question at this point...
anyway, hopefully by thursday i will be ready to do some drafting! ambitious, i know, but why stop overachieving now? it has caused me much stress and heartbreak so far, so it has to be a winning formula for success!!!
anyway, i'm still very dedicated to 50,000 words by the end of november, even if i start a week late...i will just have to put in the extra hours and energy!!!
and go mom!!! good luck with kermit the korg!!! (she is doing nano this year too...keep me updated on your progress!)
ps: if you have any good suggestions for disasters caused by a well-intentioned female protagonist drop them my way, cuz everytime i try and think one up i draw a complete blank...
as was requested:
Look!!
it's a Tiger!!!
it's a Lemur!!!!
it's a turtle face!!!
it's a John M!!!
it's a Turtle Butt!!!
we had a great day at busch gardens yesterday...i have some super fun pictures of us on the roller coasters and as soon as i get digital copies i will post them, too!
Look!!
it's a Tiger!!!
it's a Lemur!!!!
it's a turtle face!!!
it's a John M!!!
it's a Turtle Butt!!!
we had a great day at busch gardens yesterday...i have some super fun pictures of us on the roller coasters and as soon as i get digital copies i will post them, too!
you know what i'm talkin about...
i'm gonna try and call you in the morning!!!!!
other than that, i'm back at it.
my internet connection sucks and i'm supposed to be working on my character development (i'm soooooo totally way behind here) but i forgot all my writing mats on the bus. :(
i am forcing myself to do the bad guy tonight though. i really can't delay much longer, i've been a total slacker lately.
and my bad guy is in need of sore serious life history development. he currently has no motivation for being bad other than stories without antagonists are awfully hard to write.
gotta have conflict somewhere, eh?
week 5 of tour is rearing its ugly head these days, but tomorrow i'm going to be going to busch gardens for some well-deserved fun....let's all hope for cooler weather. the heat and humidity in florida is horribly oppressive.
i would never want to live here....
bleh...
and now that i've finished giving you my babbling account of this instant in my life you can return to your regularly scheduled programming of more interesting internet tidbits....
i'm gonna try and call you in the morning!!!!!
other than that, i'm back at it.
my internet connection sucks and i'm supposed to be working on my character development (i'm soooooo totally way behind here) but i forgot all my writing mats on the bus. :(
i am forcing myself to do the bad guy tonight though. i really can't delay much longer, i've been a total slacker lately.
and my bad guy is in need of sore serious life history development. he currently has no motivation for being bad other than stories without antagonists are awfully hard to write.
gotta have conflict somewhere, eh?
week 5 of tour is rearing its ugly head these days, but tomorrow i'm going to be going to busch gardens for some well-deserved fun....let's all hope for cooler weather. the heat and humidity in florida is horribly oppressive.
i would never want to live here....
bleh...
and now that i've finished giving you my babbling account of this instant in my life you can return to your regularly scheduled programming of more interesting internet tidbits....
so anyway. i don't have any more pictures, but i might as well drop a line and say hi to everyone.
i am still alive.
and i've installed a ticker!!
i've become obsessed with counting things this year.
it makes me happy but drives everyone else completely batty. a complete recipe for daily delight.
in other news, i'm still alive! and we are all grateful i'm sure.
i've spent most of my blogging time researching how to do things for this blog, two mains things actually, the first of which is learning how to post an audio file.
i'm totally baffled still. i've figured out how to talk into my telephone and put in on the site, but not how to post a short piece of music. if you know how to do it, let me know.
and second, i'm trying to set up a new blog, under a site that requires username and password entrance. it is slow going though, since everything i know about designing websites is contained within the realm of blogger and blogger doesn't do password protection...
i'm working on it. i think it will be a better place for my writing so that i can feel 100% comfortable with my blog and still share stories and fun pictures about my life with all of you, my friends!!! it is actually up and going right now, just highly unimpressive, i must say. it probably won't be where i want it until around christmas, but i will keep everyone posted if i put anything on it. i think it might be easier to put audio on that site than this one, so i might post it over there if i can't get blogger to cooperate...
in the meantime, i'm planning on an entry a day now. i miss blogging so i'm gonna force myself to put stuff up here from now on!
happy november!!!!
i am still alive.
and i've installed a ticker!!
i've become obsessed with counting things this year.
it makes me happy but drives everyone else completely batty. a complete recipe for daily delight.
in other news, i'm still alive! and we are all grateful i'm sure.
i've spent most of my blogging time researching how to do things for this blog, two mains things actually, the first of which is learning how to post an audio file.
i'm totally baffled still. i've figured out how to talk into my telephone and put in on the site, but not how to post a short piece of music. if you know how to do it, let me know.
and second, i'm trying to set up a new blog, under a site that requires username and password entrance. it is slow going though, since everything i know about designing websites is contained within the realm of blogger and blogger doesn't do password protection...
i'm working on it. i think it will be a better place for my writing so that i can feel 100% comfortable with my blog and still share stories and fun pictures about my life with all of you, my friends!!! it is actually up and going right now, just highly unimpressive, i must say. it probably won't be where i want it until around christmas, but i will keep everyone posted if i put anything on it. i think it might be easier to put audio on that site than this one, so i might post it over there if i can't get blogger to cooperate...
in the meantime, i'm planning on an entry a day now. i miss blogging so i'm gonna force myself to put stuff up here from now on!
happy november!!!!
Latest
People I Like
Archives
- September 2006
- October 2006
- November 2006
- December 2006
- January 2007
- February 2007
- March 2007
- April 2007
- May 2007
- June 2007
- July 2007
- August 2007
- September 2007
- October 2007
- November 2007
- December 2007
- January 2008
- February 2008
- March 2008
- April 2008
- May 2008
- August 2008
- September 2008
- October 2008
- November 2008
- December 2008
- January 2009
- February 2009
- March 2009
- June 2009
- July 2009
- August 2009
- September 2009
- October 2009
XML
