Day Four Metrics And Other Stuff
The word count at the end of today on Dead of Winter was 12,323 words. Not too bad. I am beating the per-day average of 1,667 words by about a 2-1 margin, and the fair Bebe has served as an excellent nemesis to compete against. I feel good about the way the plot is unfolding, and I am enjoying the banter between my characters. So far, it's been a major change of pace from last year. In 2008, I was writing a doctoral thesis. This year, it's an actual novel.
My Steve McNair jersey should be here in a few days, since it shipped today via priority USPS and is only coming from Los Angeles. I may have to make a photo post where I lay out all my jerseys; the collection is pretty extensive. Another item I am waiting for is my upgrade copy to Windows 7 (provided free via Dell for those ordering within a certain time frame), so I can dump Vista and its annoying constant stream of pop-ups asking me if I am sure I really want to run a program, upgrade a driver or in general do anything at all. Vista is all right, I suppose, but I am definitely looking forward to increased stability and wringing some more drops of horsepower out of Nemesis.
Oh, and I had a BSOD with the Alienware after installing a new set of display drivers, so thank God for Windows Restore Point software. Whew.
Got a few more days left on vacation, and it's been rather restful this week.
Night, all.
My Steve McNair jersey should be here in a few days, since it shipped today via priority USPS and is only coming from Los Angeles. I may have to make a photo post where I lay out all my jerseys; the collection is pretty extensive. Another item I am waiting for is my upgrade copy to Windows 7 (provided free via Dell for those ordering within a certain time frame), so I can dump Vista and its annoying constant stream of pop-ups asking me if I am sure I really want to run a program, upgrade a driver or in general do anything at all. Vista is all right, I suppose, but I am definitely looking forward to increased stability and wringing some more drops of horsepower out of Nemesis.
Oh, and I had a BSOD with the Alienware after installing a new set of display drivers, so thank God for Windows Restore Point software. Whew.
Got a few more days left on vacation, and it's been rather restful this week.
Night, all.