No, not that. Shame on you.
THE DAY
A very brief entry because I’m packing. I will say this: I hate packing. I don’t really like travel all that much either. I have a horrible leaving the house and letting go. If I am supposed to be on vacation, I need someone to tell me. Usually, if I do relax, it’s about four or five days into the thing–just in time for me to come home. Which is fine; neither of us can stay away from work for longer than a week or ten days. We’re just not built that way.
Anyway, worked FRUITLESSLY for the morning. Saw construction people. Saw cat people. Organized things to leave. Exercised.
Then, when it was clear that I couldn’t organize one more damned thing, I sat down this evening and pounded out words. They are by no means polished, and in some ways, they read more like outline than a real chapter, but it doesn’t matter. I got words down and it’s hard to shape something out of nothing.
Going to try an experiment this time away, too. Instead of an iPad or the Surface (both are a little big and heavy), I’m going to try and minimize my electronics because I would surely bring a Paperwhite along, too, and the phone. This time, I’m bringing a Kindle Fire onto which I’ve loaded a documents and notes app and a bluetooth keyboard. Together, they still don’t weigh quite as much as the iPad with its Snugg keyboard, and I’d like to minimize on weight. This way, I can still read, download a couple videos for the plane, and–hopefully–get work done, too. We’re talking a long plane ride.
WRITING OUT LOUD
Stay Dead (started 5/05; Days 1-4, false start)
Day 1: 1000 Day 23-26: 9450
Day 2: 1200 Day 27: (novella) 2000
Day 3: 1800 Day 28: 2500
Day 4: 1350 Day 29-32: 8850
Day 5: 1000 Day 33: 3400
Day 6: 2000
Day 7-10: ~4500
Day 11-12: ~5000
Day 13: 1600
Day 14: 2300
Day 15-17: 4450
Day 18-19: 4500
Day 20-22: 5220
Blog Post: 400
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What I’m Watching:
Humans. I quite like it. If I could download episodes, I would. Alas, not to be. So I’ve downloaded a bunch of Whos (the rest of Season 5, a few from Season 6, and two Christmas specials). There will be movies on the plane, I’m sure. Oh, and I’m supposed to be working!
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What I’m Reading:
Finders Keepers. It’s okay.
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What I’m Listening to:
Finders Keepers–just to speed things along.
