It's still the week of US Thanksgiving so this totally counts
I am thankful for all of you that are reading this right now. You know who you are! You have eyes!
I'm thankful that I'm typing this with minimal pain. There's something going on with my wrist that I'm going back to the doctor for a follow up about in a couple of weeks. Right now, I'm wearing a brace that is driving me bonkers.
I'm thankful I have the money to pay for all these doctors visits I've had lately. Far more than the past 5 years combined, that's for sure! Ugh! Thought I had some sort of kidney problems but no. Lower back pain. The doctor manipulated me a bit and I haven't had much pain since. I think it was just hearing that it was something "okay" that gave me peace of mind.
I'm thankful for old fashioned notebooks. I wrote all of NaNo in several this year. Of course, I grossly miscalculated how much writing was on each page! I worked on a graphic novel this year and one page in screen play spacing equals 500 words so you have to write 100 pages. I thought one written page was only 200 words because I typed one up and it took up about 1/4 a page. Tonight, I typed up a new page only to discover that I'd ASSUMED that I was only taking up 1/4 a page but I was really ONE PAGE. ONE PAGE! So I'm at 67200 instead of 34250. Gah! But I'm so thankful I was bored and so decided to pull out the big computer!
I'm thankful for the Women of Marvel panel at NYCC for the push to write a graphic novel. Seriously, this thing is one of the best things I've ever written. It's a got a hook and everything! I'm working my way into the last battle but OH BOY I LOVE THIS STORY SO MUCH!
I'm thankful for a sister who's a nurse who will finally help me with ideas. I spent so many years not being able to ask her questions about medical things because "I was supposed to write what I knew" but she's moved past that and has put up with my questions lately. Seriously, any sister who doesn't laugh off, "So, do you think an iron lung could be form-fitting?" is a keeper.
I'm thankful for the month I got to spend with my other sister and my nephews. They are the light of my life. And so geeky! We bonded over Batman, happy bad guys versus sad bad guys, the few comic books I could get away sharing with them that passed my sister's muster (because they are only 3 & 4), and Legos. I pulled out my Story Cubes and we told stories to each other. We found new jokes (What did the janitor say when he came out of the closet? SUPPLIES!) and retold old ones over and over.
I'm thankful for my niece that will be born in February! And for the fact that I can afford to go visit them after her birth. And that I've been given permission to dress her up like Captain Marvel to my heart's content!
I'm thankful that both Stargate Atlantis and some of America's Next Top Model are free on Amazon Prime Streaming. Both shows make me happy for different, and wonderful, reasons.
I'm thankful for yarn and getting to have a room dedicated to it.
I'm still thankful for you. Because you made it to the end of the list.
I'm thankful that I'm typing this with minimal pain. There's something going on with my wrist that I'm going back to the doctor for a follow up about in a couple of weeks. Right now, I'm wearing a brace that is driving me bonkers.
I'm thankful I have the money to pay for all these doctors visits I've had lately. Far more than the past 5 years combined, that's for sure! Ugh! Thought I had some sort of kidney problems but no. Lower back pain. The doctor manipulated me a bit and I haven't had much pain since. I think it was just hearing that it was something "okay" that gave me peace of mind.
I'm thankful for old fashioned notebooks. I wrote all of NaNo in several this year. Of course, I grossly miscalculated how much writing was on each page! I worked on a graphic novel this year and one page in screen play spacing equals 500 words so you have to write 100 pages. I thought one written page was only 200 words because I typed one up and it took up about 1/4 a page. Tonight, I typed up a new page only to discover that I'd ASSUMED that I was only taking up 1/4 a page but I was really ONE PAGE. ONE PAGE! So I'm at 67200 instead of 34250. Gah! But I'm so thankful I was bored and so decided to pull out the big computer!
I'm thankful for the Women of Marvel panel at NYCC for the push to write a graphic novel. Seriously, this thing is one of the best things I've ever written. It's a got a hook and everything! I'm working my way into the last battle but OH BOY I LOVE THIS STORY SO MUCH!
I'm thankful for a sister who's a nurse who will finally help me with ideas. I spent so many years not being able to ask her questions about medical things because "I was supposed to write what I knew" but she's moved past that and has put up with my questions lately. Seriously, any sister who doesn't laugh off, "So, do you think an iron lung could be form-fitting?" is a keeper.
I'm thankful for the month I got to spend with my other sister and my nephews. They are the light of my life. And so geeky! We bonded over Batman, happy bad guys versus sad bad guys, the few comic books I could get away sharing with them that passed my sister's muster (because they are only 3 & 4), and Legos. I pulled out my Story Cubes and we told stories to each other. We found new jokes (What did the janitor say when he came out of the closet? SUPPLIES!) and retold old ones over and over.
I'm thankful for my niece that will be born in February! And for the fact that I can afford to go visit them after her birth. And that I've been given permission to dress her up like Captain Marvel to my heart's content!
I'm thankful that both Stargate Atlantis and some of America's Next Top Model are free on Amazon Prime Streaming. Both shows make me happy for different, and wonderful, reasons.
I'm thankful for yarn and getting to have a room dedicated to it.
I'm still thankful for you. Because you made it to the end of the list.