it's gone! huzzah!

ahhh

Headache seems to be receding. It turns into this sort of itchy feeling, before disappearing. We are at itchy stage.

Aie!

I've got one of My Headaches--I always get headaches the week I get my period. I'm all drugged up and I lay my head down for awhile and read--we'll see if it gets better. Won't be able to wear my headphones. :-(  (I like loud music.)

Also my room is coldy! It's usually the coldest room, I think because the connector to the dryer is in here. I've hauled out...

- the space heater (I own 3)
- my new fingerless gloves from the Gap
- my matching fleece sweater
- my fuzzy jammies
- my new furry socks
- and my really well-made oatmeal colored slippers from an etsy shop ($15 + $3.50 shipping - the pair I bought from another seller got holes in them really fast -- these are much thicker)

"The door of Scrooge's counting-house was open that he might keep his eye upon his clerk, who in a dismal little cell beyond, a sort of tank, was copying letters....  The clerk put on his white comforter, and tried to warm himself at the candle; in which effort, not being a man of a strong imagination, he failed."

The writing isn't being helped along by (a) the fact that I've hit another research-necessary part, and (b) my writing program got updated. Look how cute my menus are now! (I procrastinated by organizing all my research.)

Some of the icons I made myself, of course.

Scrivener is pretty much becoming the "industry standard" re software for scriptwriting, novels, and research papers. I used it throughout my MA, and for all my novels now.


You can split the screen and have research or pics on one side, and your writing on the other...

 

And it's got a little bar where you can set a word count goal...

But other than the icons, I haven't tried out any of Scriveners new tricks. Will save that for Dec.

Och my wee head!

Gosh the things you read...

...when researching. I've decided to merge two characters from the old draft, turning my soldier boy into a pilot. But he's got to be an injured pilot, so I've been researching not only WWI aces, but injuries. And I came across this delightful description, by a German ace whose arm was machine gunned, but he didn't want it operated on because he was afraid of being pulled out of combat:

 

(from Fokker D VII Aces of World War I - Franks & VanWyngarden)

Gross!! Awesome.

I knew there had to be a site for this

If my character wants to pay a homeless man $50 to go to a protest in her stead, how much should she pay him? About $3.50.

How to Get Rid of a Cat in 2 Easy Steps

The little peanut came back bugging me again! But I knew how to get rid of her... I sang the "Fuck You" song to her.

"I see you driving 'round town with the girl I love..." [shake cat back and forth in time to music]

 

"and I'm like--Fuck yooooou" [flip cat on back]

Cat struggles to escape.

Mission accomplished.

up and at 'em

* The Canada Reads list is out. Looks good--I just bought Essex County, and this humour one looks good, gonna add to my "maybe buy" list.

* This week I had gotten myself all turned about--going to bed at 9 AM and waking up in the dark. But I learned in a previous year that my body eventually resets itself. Last night I was sleepy at 1 AM, so I went to bed. I did wake up for a couple hours at 7 AM (had to eat and read for a bit) but I was back asleep by 9, and slept til noon.

Just had breakfast, am checking out my blogs and café etc. Then gotta get down to work. 

* After I fend off the peanut. When the little peanut wants my finger, she climbs on my lap, pretends like she's settling in, and then LOOKS up at me. NARROWS HER EYES. SMILES. And just gaaazes at me, trying to seduce me into giving up my finger. It's hard to capture the look for you, because her back or side is to the computer camera.

"You know you want to give me a finger."

 "We'd be having a much better time if you just gave me your finger."

 "Think of the fun we could be having!"

 

"Aha! I have caught a stray finger!"

 

"Nom nom nom."

{SIGH. CONTENTMENT.}

 "Banished to my blanky on the floor. >:-( "