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Re: Novel in a month
« Reply #270 on: November 11, 2003, 11:03:36 PM »
It went squibbly for me. And about that gold medal thing. I've never really ever won anything for myself. And I usually ended up never getting a silver or bronze, so even thats supurb to me.
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Re: Novel in a month
« Reply #271 on: November 11, 2003, 11:39:11 PM »
well, that's kind of the point. People who've never accomplished it or "won" before get to finish something. Move into new territory.
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« Reply #272 on: November 11, 2003, 11:50:06 PM »
You know, I've never really enjoyed finishing things. Takes games for instance. I like to play them and everything, but its a rarity for me to ever finish one.
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Re: Novel in a month
« Reply #273 on: November 12, 2003, 12:49:19 AM »
Well, even after updating the official calendar, I decided to write a few hundred mroe words so i could BREAK THE 20K MARK! Yes, that's right 20,117 is my count now!

I'm celebrating by going to bed.
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Re: Novel in a month
« Reply #274 on: November 12, 2003, 05:38:16 AM »
Congrats!  Mark me up for 2,234.  New total is in the sig.  

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Re: Novel in a month
« Reply #275 on: November 12, 2003, 12:05:41 PM »
Well, I was approximately 500 words short of my goal last night. But, after grocery shopping and making dinner, I didn't get to start until 9. Although I did get in a few words before work and during lunch, which is why I got so far.

But at 11:30, I decided that I'd better go to bed, or I would hate myself later, since I would probably be too tired to type. However, I just realized that we have a ward activity tonight! We are bringing canned goods for donation to the food bank, and watching Finding Nemo. Oh no!

And Gemm, the more you say, the more I am convinced that you are giving up. And I am hardily sad.

/me cries
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Re: Novel in a month
« Reply #276 on: November 12, 2003, 12:10:10 PM »
do you mean "heartily?"
Couldn't you just say "morose?" or soemthing?

And never forget the power of just saying "I am sad. And unhappy."
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Re: Novel in a month
« Reply #277 on: November 12, 2003, 12:10:44 PM »
Okay, I need some advice. Should I skip lunch, so I can get home earlier and start work on my novel so that I can get in an hour and a half before the movie, or should I take my lunch, type at the library and go home so that I only have 45 mins to type before the ward activity.

I'm going, I'm just trying to figure out if it would be okay to bring EUOL's laptop and type during the movie.
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Re: Novel in a month
« Reply #278 on: November 12, 2003, 12:12:59 PM »
Hey! I was up until 12 last night, cut me some slack!
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Re: Novel in a month
« Reply #279 on: November 12, 2003, 12:14:33 PM »
i recommend combining all your time for writing into one block. It works better for me that way. Unless you can do one of your 1200 sprints in 45 minutes, then you can do one on lunch and one after work

and take the laptop
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Re: Novel in a month
« Reply #280 on: November 12, 2003, 12:19:16 PM »
Okay, sounds good. I'm going to shoot for the 1.2k words at lunch. Sometimes I hates work and needs a break, precious. And I think I do work better and faster (it's easier to get my "groove" on) when I spend time writing throughout the day.

And to the activity goes the laptop. That's what I borrowed it for, and a few words while watching a movie is better than no words while watching a movie. :)

Does anyone have any ideas for a good stairwell activity? I need to plan one before the end of the month. I'm thinking apple pies and ice cream. Who would show up to that?
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Re: Novel in a month
« Reply #281 on: November 12, 2003, 12:34:16 PM »
cookie potluck. and uh... testimony sharing
I was stair well leader for a semester. I think we had one activity.
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Re: Novel in a month
« Reply #282 on: November 12, 2003, 12:37:01 PM »
Sounds like my visiting teaching.

And cookie potluck is a very good idea. I hope someone brings no bake cookies. Yumm.
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Re: Novel in a month
« Reply #283 on: November 12, 2003, 03:05:04 PM »
What is a "stairwell leader"?  And it's not like I ain't LDS.
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Re: Novel in a month
« Reply #284 on: November 12, 2003, 03:38:52 PM »
It's a Wymount thing. Basically, they don't have primary or YM/YW to keep people busy, so they had to make up callings. It's roughly equivelant to the FHE group leader job in singles wards.
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