So, while avoiding the shouting match between Dad and Sharon over the Gyp issue (see last entry), I took a nosey through some old notebooks. Originally they had been used for revision notes for my GCSEs (standard exams taken at age 15/16), but once the exams were over, I had scrapped the notes and used the remaining blank pages to write blurbs for ( Read more... )

Jipp is doing ok, folks; no more scares since that Sunday. Her sister, Sheba, however, has developed a skin infection - something that has happened to her before. The possibility was mentioned that she may be allergic to grass. Grass. When she lives on a dairy farm in Northern Ireland. She might as well be allergic to oxygen. Why couldn't it ( Read more... )

Didn't do anything on 3, 4 or 6 Feb. Today's count?

52 658 out of 100 000.

Looking on the bright side, I think that this is the highest number of words I've written in a day since my personal NaNo started ( Read more... )

52 054 out of 100 000.

I suppose I should be happy that I'm writing at all. Sorry, folks, I'm fed up with being down and tired and "not in the mood".

I've decided that, as February is a short month, I'll run on into the first two days of March.

I've spent most of today looking for a list I made of books I would like to read. I thought I had ( Read more... )

51 415 out of 100 000. Better than yesterday but nowhere near enough. Again, tiredness, a little bit of distraction from the TV (it's been football most of the night, but The Simpsons were on earlier), and just not feeling as 'into' it as I would like ( Read more... )

Since this is my own personal NaNo, I'm just going by the word count tool on the laptop here. I started with a count of 50 546, and I now have ( Read more... )

I consider New Year a non-holiday. First, it comes too quickly after Christmas and, let's face it, Christmas gets the better publicity. New Year is like an after-thought: "HAPPY CHRISTMAS!! (Oh, yeah, and New Year too.)" Secondly, there is nothing to do on New Year - except to sit about until midnight and then wish everybody a happy New Year. ( Read more... )

50 246!!!


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Day 17: 30 317 out of 50 000 ( Read more... )

Hit 30 000 words at 21:15 GMT today. The 30 000th word? 'Muttered.' Only 20 000 left to go!