2007 in Review
january
This month I semi-resolved to read two books and take a fun field trip once a month. I read one of the books. Godlight, which I was calling something else at the time, crossed the 30k line, largely owing to Novel_in_90. My husband was over the moon when the Colts won the Superbowl, entirely thanks to me and a magic candle.
february
This month I hit the 50k word mark, and it rained on our snowbanks. This was one nasty month, weather-wise, but then what else do you expect in winter in Ohio?
march
Oliver the cat discovered a portal in our bedroom and travelled through it to become a member of the dishtowel thieves guild. We sold an old car and used the money to buy strawberries. Mr Moth and I passed our seven year anniversary and nobody itched. (I have a cream for that. It's called, cheat and I'll cream you.) Zor and I both went to the optometrist and became four-eyes. I went through a major factory restore on Mother and lost a ton of info in the process.
april
During April, I got used to glasses. Mr Moth bought me my own desk! And then he bought us all a new computer and I took full-time possession of my old one for my own nefarious writing purposes.
may
Some of my Friends List and I recalled our most memorable co-workers. I got the office back under control (well, somewhat) and planned out the rest of my novel for the new round of Novel_in_90. Mr Moth started going to garage sales to find things to resell on e-bay.
june
Baby birds fell out of their nest under the eaves and kept us hopping trying to keep the cat off them, but to no avail. Zor received an award for academic excellence. A tornado touched down just two miles up the road and we all slept through it. I signed up for weather text alerts--and of course it scarcely rained again the rest of the summer. The high mold counts that would plague me all summer began the process of murdering my sinuses.
onegrapeshy's book, Before, After, and Somebody In Between came out! So did the (purportedly last) Harry Potter, sending the web into a firestorm of spoiler-based fury. Everyone was so worried about spoling the story, nobody ended up discussing it.
july
In the hottest, nastiest, vilest summer since 1988, I crossed the 100k mark on my WIP. At my own desk! Somewhere along the line I'd given up writing longhand and begun to use the keyboard.
august
In 100°+ degree temperatures at the end of the first week of August, I had to send my poor kid back to school. Traffic was unbelievable, and I began spending two hours a day in Big Green Alice, who contracted the Flat Tire Plague and Won't Run Right Unless a Man is Driving-itis. Mr Moth's truck, the Scrodmobile, developed terrifying brake problems. I broke a tooth on a piece of Wonder bread and got a bladder infection. My landlord passed away. And I learned that my stolen class ring had been found, but when I picked it up it looked like a strange color and made me feel anxious.
september
Big Green Alice had more flat tires. Time Warner took away my TV Guide channel and forced me to watch Ghost Hunters. We survived rumors of downsizing at Mr Moth's workplace. He turned 41 and bought me stacks of books from his garage sale wanderings. The heat started losing its grip on enough days to let us get our breath before it grabbed hold again. Godlight became Godlight. I achieved a perfect village in Animal Crossing.
october
Alice continued being a stressful PITA, her latest trick being the grinding of her brakes. I got the ring back from being resized and, not only did it fit, the spooky blue color was (mostly, and enough) gone. The heat continued intermittently making my life hell. I committed porn and sent it off. I repotted my snakeplant baby, grateful that my thumb is only brown and not utterly black. I began typing in the longhand text for Godlight. I started taking SAM-e with good results.
november
I received my copy of fuguemacabre's book Fugue Macabre: Ghost Dance. I saw a coyote and bell ringers. My sneaky child contracted serial virii. It turned real damn cold too soon. The mowing business' first customer passed away. I switched from the now unupdateable Zone Alarm firewall to Comodo. (So far, so good.)
december
The cat learned to bully the dog. My husband and I learned our parents had both changed our names at the last minute due to the arrival of a new bosses with hateful attitudes. I caught a cold and threw out my back. Mr Moth went to the chiropractor. I got squishy cows for my desk and Zor got a boyfriend (ACK.)
In summary, I mostly disliked 2007, and I'm looking forward to 2008. It could be worse, but somehow I doubt that. Especially since there is no excuse for me not to finally finish Godlight in this year.
I wonder if I can get Mr Moth to make a rude bet against me...