Little details from your day

[Jodi S.]

I totally didn't snicker when I saw the sign in the shop window that declared

PEARL NECKLACE FOR YOUR MOTHER

Nope.

[Steve V.]

I met the saddest bum ever last night. I bought him a burger.

[sparky]

I totally didn't snicker when I saw the sign in the shop window that declared

PEARL NECKLACE FOR YOUR MOTHER

Nope.

A little late for Mothering Sunday, but surely no-one could withhold such a gift from their mum?

[Ty Webb]

I totally didn't snicker when I saw the sign in the shop window that declared

PEARL NECKLACE FOR YOUR MOTHER

Nope.

A little late for Mothering Sunday, but surely no-one could withhold such a gift from their mum?

I tried to withhold it from kerble's mom, but thinking about baseball didn't help.

[sparky]

I totally didn't snicker when I saw the sign in the shop window that declared

PEARL NECKLACE FOR YOUR MOTHER

Nope.

A little late for Mothering Sunday, but surely no-one could withhold such a gift from their mum?

I tried to withhold it from kerble's mom, but thinking about baseball didn't help.

Never mind, you wouldn't be the first and you won't be the last. I hear she's crammed her closet full of these gifts.

[tbone]

I knew that the corner cubicle with windows on two sides and being surrounded by several empty cubes was too good to last. Three people in the finance dept. finally wore down their managers with what I can only imagine was a steady drip of complaints about their work area a year since I started working here as a consultant and now I have to switch places with them.

The best part is that they have all of these filing cabinets and a bigass printer and copier and not all of it will fit anywhere over here, so they're going to have to keep walking back over to their old area for some of that stuff. One of these people is a woman I've never seen take the stairs since I've been here. She always uses the elevator to go up and down and we're only on the 2nd floor. Something tells me all of her files will make it over here. Haha.

So long, nice corner desk with the big windows. At least I get a bigger desk and even more empty cubes around me when I move into their area.

[The MayorofRockNRoll]

I reached 150 pages of the first draft of the novel. I'm gonna pen a quick ending, like tomorrow.

Oh, it'll be crap. The first draft is. Knowing that sort of freed me to write it. I kinda dread going back over it, though I have kind of a loose plan as to how I'll work in future drafts.

Still, my goal was at least 150 pages, single spaced, 12 pt. Times New Roman. So it is, at least, a novel length work.

Only it's not about Hamlet.

[Steve V.]

I reached 150 pages of the first draft of the novel. I'm gonna pen a quick ending, like tomorrow.

Oh, it'll be crap. The first draft is. Knowing that sort of freed me to write it. I kinda dread going back over it, though I have kind of a loose plan as to how I'll work in future drafts.

Still, my goal was at least 150 pages, single spaced, 12 pt. Times New Roman. So it is, at least, a novel length work.

Only it's not about Hamlet.

Congratulations!


The biggest victory is finishing the first draft. When you come back to it in a few weeks, objectively...it'll open up a whole new perspective on the work.

[turnbullac]

Well-rounded weekend.

1. Saw Amelia Gray read at the Katherine Ann Porter house in Kyle. The crush persists.
2. Band practice.
2. Drank beer at Deep Eddy Cabaret with Trey and Mr. Transmontane himself.
3. Went tubing on the San Marcos river with Bob's better half Carrie, Ryan, Trey, the wife, and the kids.
4. Drank beer until the wee hours with team ST-37. Good people, those ST-37's.
5. Shook off the hangover and went to a crawfish boil hosted by Charlie from La Snacks and his lovely lady Yvonne. Drank much beer, ate many mudbugs, watched My Education and Residual Kid play great sets, got up and played what felt like an OK set, acquired a bit of sunburn, and drank more beer until my wife told me it was time to go home.

All good. Yes, yes indeed.

[BusBus]

Well-rounded weekend.

1. Saw Amelia Gray read at the Katherine Ann Porter house in Kyle. The crush persists.
2. Band practice.
2. Drank beer at Deep Eddy Cabaret with Trey and Mr. Transmontane himself.
3. Went tubing on the San Marcos river with Bob's better half Carrie, Ryan, Trey, the wife, and the kids.
4. Had period sex with muh wife in the shed.
5. Drank beer until the wee hours with team ST-37. Good people, those ST-37's.
6. Shook off the hangover and went to a crawfish boil hosted by Charlie from La Snacks and his lovely lady Yvonne. Drank much beer, ate many mudbugs, watched My Education and Residual Kid play great sets, got up and played what felt like an OK set, acquired a bit of sunburn, and drank more beer until my wife told me it was time to go home.

FYP

[Model Citizen]

I've had some kind of stomach bug for the last few days and have felt really ill, haven't ate anything at all or hardly slept. Then my landlord rang this morning to inform me he was selling the house after all, so we've got to find a new place. Gutted, I love it here.

He did say that they wanted to offer me a mortgage and the estate agent were sure that something can be worked out for such a 'model tenant' - but unless they've got a magic mortgage fairy that'll offer me one without any financial stability, savings, deposit or much income, I highly doubt it'll happen.

On the plus side, there's a really nice old place for rent less than a mile away that's the gatehouse to an old Welsh castle. We're going to go and see it after the weekend and hopefully go there if all goes well.

[total_douche]

A leaky airlock shot a mass of grain dust into my face at work today. My lungs are about as useful as a fart in a spacesuit at the moment.

[sleepkid]

Carried a 12-year old girl who had an epileptic seizure on the train out of the train station and to the taxi stand so she could be driven to the hospital.

So depressed. Why do 12-year old girls or boys or anyone have to be afflicted with epilepsy? (and all the other things people get afflicted with?)

It had been such a pleasant night of beer drinking too. But now I won't be able to get the image of a girl who had just come back from Disneyland or some other joyous venture with her family, keeled over in the train frothing blood at the mouth.

Stopped by the hospital on my way home... she was doing better.

Still sad though.

[Dave//Eksvplot]

You're a good man, Sleepkid.

Here's hoping she's okay.

[noise&light]

On the plus side, there's a really nice old place for rent less than a mile away that's the gatehouse to an old Welsh castle. We're going to go and see it after the weekend and hopefully go there if all goes well.

That's a pretty big plus side. I hope that it works out for you!

[Wood Goblin]

I reached 150 pages of the first draft of the novel. I'm gonna pen a quick ending, like tomorrow.

Oh, it'll be crap. The first draft is. Knowing that sort of freed me to write it. I kinda dread going back over it, though I have kind of a loose plan as to how I'll work in future drafts.

Still, my goal was at least 150 pages, single spaced, 12 pt. Times New Roman. So it is, at least, a novel length work.

Only it's not about Hamlet.

Well done! My advice: double-space that mofo when you print it up. Line editing will be much easier.

* * *

On a related note, I'm about 90% through the first revision of my novel. I've been having some issues with the timing of the last 10%--things close too abruptly--so it will take longer than I'd hoped. But at least there are some deadlines that should keep me focused: a pair of author friends graciously agreed to review a draft, so I sent them the first half of the manuscript earlier this week.

[Model Citizen]

On the plus side, there's a really nice old place for rent less than a mile away that's the gatehouse to an old Welsh castle. We're going to go and see it after the weekend and hopefully go there if all goes well.

That's a pretty big plus side. I hope that it works out for you!

Thanks!

I just realised what a whiny git I sound like, 'I have to move out of my cottage to another cottage' - hardly the worst situation in the world.

[Eugenius]

Just saw an angry (possibly high/drunk) guy attempt to hip check a speeding beer truck. Fortunately he missed, but it was not for lack of effort. He was not as happy about his failure to successfully complete the move as I was.

[Bill Swansea]

Carried a 12-year old girl who had an epileptic seizure on the train out of the train station and to the taxi stand so she could be driven to the hospital.

So depressed. Why do 12-year old girls or boys or anyone have to be afflicted with epilepsy? (and all the other things people get afflicted with?)

It had been such a pleasant night of beer drinking too. But now I won't be able to get the image of a girl who had just come back from Disneyland or some other joyous venture with her family, keeled over in the train frothing blood at the mouth.

Stopped by the hospital on my way home... she was doing better.

Still sad though.

Good on you Craig. It's a downer, but what's more of a downer is that lots of people probably wouldn't have done anything, so well done to you man.

I'm doing to see Dexys Midnight Runners tonight and I'm totally excited.

[Eugenius]

Carried a 12-year old girl who had an epileptic seizure on the train out of the train station and to the taxi stand so she could be driven to the hospital.

So depressed. Why do 12-year old girls or boys or anyone have to be afflicted with epilepsy? (and all the other things people get afflicted with?)

It had been such a pleasant night of beer drinking too. But now I won't be able to get the image of a girl who had just come back from Disneyland or some other joyous venture with her family, keeled over in the train frothing blood at the mouth.

Stopped by the hospital on my way home... she was doing better.

Still sad though.

Good on you Craig. It's a downer, but what's more of a downer is that lots of people probably wouldn't have done anything, so well done to you man.

As an epileptic, who was once 12, I could not agree more with Mr Swansea's observation.