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rolanniIt's been a busy couple of days here in the northland. First, may I just say that, between kinzel and I, we have seen quite enough of hospitals, doctors, and health technicians? We're caught right up and really don't need to see any more for, oh, the next couple of years. 'k? Thanks.
On Thursday, thanks to the recent number of Torrential Downpours(tm) we've experienced here in Central Maine, I removed the cardboard temporary plate from my car, rewrote the (now invisible) tag number, code and dates with waterproof Sharpie (which is exactly what the woman at DMV used, but there's only so much scuba time in even the best waterproof Sharpie), covered the whole thing in plastic wrap and screwed it back in place. I toldkinzel that this would insure the speedy arrival of the metal plates, and, sure enough, they were in Friday's mail. Had I only known, we could've gotten this over with weeks ago.
In addition to the Excitement of license!plates!, Friday also brought a drive out to Belfast to meetkinzel 's brother and his wife for an early lunch and family catch up. It was good to see them looking relaxed and tanned and comfortable, and I hope the trip back down south was more of the same.
Today's mail brought even!more! contracts for German editions -- these for Plan B and I Dare. We signed and initialed and got everything into an envelope so that it can go speeding back to New York on Monday.
In between all of the above, I have made copious notes and sketched in future scenes for Duainfey. This is, let me tell you, Something of a Relief. I thought I was never going to hit critical mass on this book. With luck and a tailwind, I'll be done the first draft by the end of August and have all of September to do the second/final. I love it when a plan comes together.
Progress on Duainfey
Today's Special:
The rock was warm and slick against his skin, the salt breeze sharp as a slap on the cheek. Below, the sea assaulted the shore, its black surface picked out in the pale reflections of stars.
kinzel and I, we have seen quite enough of hospitals, doctors, and health technicians? We're caught right up and really don't need to see any more for, oh, the next couple of years. 'k? Thanks.On Thursday, thanks to the recent number of Torrential Downpours(tm) we've experienced here in Central Maine, I removed the cardboard temporary plate from my car, rewrote the (now invisible) tag number, code and dates with waterproof Sharpie (which is exactly what the woman at DMV used, but there's only so much scuba time in even the best waterproof Sharpie), covered the whole thing in plastic wrap and screwed it back in place. I told
kinzel that this would insure the speedy arrival of the metal plates, and, sure enough, they were in Friday's mail. Had I only known, we could've gotten this over with weeks ago.In addition to the Excitement of license!plates!, Friday also brought a drive out to Belfast to meet
kinzel 's brother and his wife for an early lunch and family catch up. It was good to see them looking relaxed and tanned and comfortable, and I hope the trip back down south was more of the same.Today's mail brought even!more! contracts for German editions -- these for Plan B and I Dare. We signed and initialed and got everything into an envelope so that it can go speeding back to New York on Monday.
In between all of the above, I have made copious notes and sketched in future scenes for Duainfey. This is, let me tell you, Something of a Relief. I thought I was never going to hit critical mass on this book. With luck and a tailwind, I'll be done the first draft by the end of August and have all of September to do the second/final. I love it when a plan comes together.
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Today's Special:
The rock was warm and slick against his skin, the salt breeze sharp as a slap on the cheek. Below, the sea assaulted the shore, its black surface picked out in the pale reflections of stars.
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Date: 2007-08-11 11:15 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2007-08-11 11:43 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-08-12 03:39 am (UTC)If this keeps up I may have to have it dual boot with Windows, which I'd rather not.
Cannot get SecondLife up without the video drivers. Windows emulators refuse to work... argh!!
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Date: 2007-08-12 01:03 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-08-12 01:08 pm (UTC)Say there, Mr. Barker, are you related to Dave Barker (http://www.webcomicsnation.com/shaenongarrity/narbonic_plus/series.php)?
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Date: 2007-08-13 01:06 am (UTC)today's special - source?
Date: 2007-08-13 08:07 pm (UTC)From where, may I ask, does the quote originate?
Re: today's special - source?
Date: 2007-08-14 01:27 am (UTC)