Dareon is the main character in my 2006 NaNo novel. I realized when I picked up my sketchbook I hadn’t done anything since June and those were just sketches. This one was quick, but I’m happy with it. Though he does remind me of Cate Blanchett for some reason. I feel like I’ve seen that expression before on her face…
and yay for old-school colored pencil.
Fifty Thousand and Change
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There’s a whole story that goes along with it, but I’d be late for the NaNo TGIO (Thank Goodness It’s Over) party if I did. So for now, bask in the glorious that is me and my (perhaps quarter-of-the-way finished) novel.
piano girl
Standard“Words – so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.”
– Nathaniel Hawthorne
Not quite where I should be, but that’s not unusual, is it?
Anyway, I actually got off my duff and played a bit on that keyboard I bought months ago, inspired by Josh Groban’s new cd and an uptick in the number of times that Five For Fighting’s The Riddle has been playing on the radio again. It’s a beautiful thing when it works.
Do you ever have the feeling that you have to put the things that you want to do off so you can do the things you should do? Why is it that I’m so much more interested in writing and reading fantasy the the science that I trained in? Why do I want to play music and read and write and draw and hike and whatever else so much that its hard to focus on the things I have to to make money?
I muse, then I write. See you at 20k.
writing furiously
Standard…but I still have time to take quizzes. I’m approximately 3000 words behind on NaNo and I still have to write out the biochem paper. But I will get there, I promise.
Raise your hand if you’re not surprised at the rating I got on this quiz. Wish I could do so well on Biochem.
VOTE
StandardPlease get out and vote today. It is your right as an American, and you CAN affect the way the country is run. Please take advantage of this opportunity to make your desires heard.
And if you care about Progress and Improving the Quality of Life, you’ll give serious consideration to voting for Claire McCaskill and supporting Amendments 2 and 3 with a YES vote. Missourians, this is important. Wouldn’t you rather open the door to hope instead of slamming the door on progress?
frustrated
StandardI can’t believe I lost another hat. Where the hell did it go?
I also can’t believe a) I managed to hit a curb and blow out a tire on a section of road I’ve driven hundreds of times and b) how damn much it costs to replace a tire.
And I still have to write a freaking biochem paper.
GRRR. ARGH.
Punkie Night
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GO CARDS!
StandardThe St. Louis Cardinals are the World Series Champions!
all together now:
We are the champions, my friends…
Party in the Lou!
A week to go…
StandardOne week until Halloween and… November. When that crazy writing thing goes on, you know…
Check this out: Wired 14.11: Very Short Stories. A bunch of famous people wrote 6-word stories, and some of them are very good.
Like…
I’m dead. I’ve missed you. Kiss … ?
– Neil Gaiman
Machine. Unexpectedly, I’d invented a time
– Alan Moore
It cost too much, staying human.
– Bruce Sterling
There are lots more. You should take a look.
Oh, and Happy Legolas Day. Check the archives if you’re lost.
Go Cards!
StandardThe Cardinals are going to the World Series! Sweet! Funny parallel of two years ago…Game 7 was last night, and I had a biochem test. I remember in 2004, I had a similar night of testing for organic chem, and hoping that the Cards would have a better night than I had…let’s just hope they don’t get swept in the series! Go Cards!
