Oct. 19th, 2008

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Got my coffee, got the Giants/49ers game on the TV, got my computer up to do some writing...no pressing errands, no other plans for today...things are good. :)

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Had an odd dream this morning. I dreamed that I was dreaming about one of those stunt-car-crash shows and watching how some kids in the audience were laughing their asses off, even though the crashed cars were sliding perilousl close to them. When I woke up in the dream I was at my parents' house and explaining the dream to my sister, when I was informed by my dad that I had to go out and shovel. I looked out the kitchen window and saw that there was a good couple of inches of snow outside.

When I woke up for real, I realized the window was still open and it was a bit chilly outside, and that may have influenced the dream about it being cold and snowy.

My brain is weird sometimes.

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The last two fingers on my right hand are sore, but I'm not entirely sure why. I may have banged them on something and forgotten what...it feels like the aftermath of having whacked them against a door jamb or something. Weird. Maybe I'm getting arthritis. :p

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It came a bit late, but I realized where I was going wrong with Chapter 6 of CFMWH. I was taking the easy, boring route with a storyline, so I threw a few wrenches in there. Also, just moments before I powered down for the night, I quickly typed out some prompts of the chapter's storyline that I can work off of, and they work SO much better. I think that was also the problem I was having--I was trying to plot out the entire chapter without making those quick notes first, and it was taking three times as long. I think if I resort to these prompts, it could work better and quicker.

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Note to self: time to charge up the Dana again. I may need to use it again pretty soon.

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Is it bad that I want to stay in my jammies (and socks that Emm made me) for most of the morning and just relax? Yes, I thought so too. ;)

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Best Political Quote EVAR:

Powell also spent several moments discussing the false rumors that Obama is a Muslim, saying he was upset he had even heard the rumors from senior Republicans.

"What if he is? Is there something wrong with being a Muslim in this country?" he asked. "The answer is no."


(yoinked from a WaPo article, quoting this morning's Obama endorsement on Meet the Press.)

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So...how's the weekend been for you?
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Okay, okay, so I'm procrastinating again. At least I have the CFMWH outline up! :p

I'm now coffee'd up, laundry's running, and Emm's got muffins baking. Life is still good. :)

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Oh--btw, last night from 11pm to about 11:40 was a prime example of why I very rarely went out drinking when I was in college.

Some frat guys (and sorority bimbos) parked in a convertible Beemer right below our window decided to have a loud and extended conversation about how drunk they must get, past drinking binges that all started with "we were so wasted...", and a fifteen minute argument on who was driving and that they MUST eat first before getting drunk (one was particularly adamant about needing to eat at a Jack in the Box). All of them had that annoying SoCal accent (and believe me, I thought a Boston accent peeled paint...). And I'm pretty sure they were all trust fund kids going to SFSU.

What I would have given for a Super Soaker filled with deer musk at that point.

Oh, and might I add that not only were they parked directly below our window, they were parked illegally in front of our garage door and in front of a fire hydrant? I was so hoping they were going to keep the car there and walk away, because I would have been on the phone with the local towing company within minutes.

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Okay, okay, back to writing...
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So Far
--Laundry done
--396 words/three scene ideas down and more coming
--Raiders/Jets game on TV
--Emm's yarn stash reorganized

Still to do
--More words/scenes for CFMWH
--Political LJ post (will do this next weekend or during week)
--Words/scenes for LLB2 and related projects
--Read some chapters of trilogy
--Seahawks/Bucs game on TV
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CFMWH Outline
--1103 words total as of 4:23pm PT
--Chapter 6 ("Work") outline DONE!
--Chapter 7 ("Safe") outline DONE!
--Chapter 8 (TBA) started

To Be Done
--read a few ADoS chapters
--read latest Writer's Digest that's staring at me on my desk
--maybe do political post (or start it)
--read/work on LLB2 outline

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