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February 15, 2006
After Sluggish Production, Author Boy Suddenly on Fire
As of last Friday, the UMBRA manuscript had hit 80,000 words. As of this evening, it's 85,000 words. In the long weeks leading up to this week, it's taken generally about a week and a half to generate 5000 words that I could live with. Now I've gone and done it in three days. It's exciting! I'm thinking about how much I might be able to do tomorrow. The actual ending for the book could be in sight! This is big news, at least for me.
Also news, though I don't know about "big" so much: yesterday Michelle and I visited our travel agent, handed over a giant wodge of cash, and thus booked our flights to LA for the Worldcon in August. The only remaining detail we have to sort out is travel insurance, which should present few problems.
Meanwhile, the headaches continue. I've got an appointment next week to see still another doctor, this time a "specialist physician". I'm guessing it'll be the full physical workup, the idea of which is to determine if the headaches might be due to some other factor other than something being wonky in my bonce. I mean, it's got to be something. It's hard to believe I could have nasty headaches nearly every day (got one right now that's showing some real talent) for years on end, for no reason at all.
And when I'm not flapping the flippers at the keyboard, etc, I've been watching the Winter Olympics. I love this stuff, particularly the crazy-insane stuff like the Downhill Alpine Skiing, the Luge, the Ski Jumping, and such. I know the Figure Skating is one of the big glamour acts, and at times it can be very impressive and compelling, but I love the other stuff more. Few things make me sit on the edge of the couch, even holding my breath, watching these people doing their thing. It's spectacular.
Last: it was Michelle and my 13th Wedding Anniversary yesterday. Hard to believe that 13 years ago, on a stinking hot Sunday afternoon, the fabulous Spunkasaurus, looking divine in a shapely cream dress wrapped in lace, and me, wrapped in a tux that, sadly, wasn't quite big enough, got married in a simple, informal ceremony. It was quite a day. Yesterday was similarly hot and horrible: 38.7 degrees, and saturating humidity. The sort of heat where you can't even say, "Well, at least it's a dry heat," because it's just not dry.
Posted by adrian at February 15, 2006 09:52 PM
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Happy anniversary! All the best. Oh, and good work banging at the keyboard - keep it up!
*hugs*
Posted by: treefen at February 16, 2006 11:48 PM
Yay for 85K! *claps* Ah, the feeling of creativity! :3
Do you see a chiropractor? Has anyone ever bothered to check your spine? Misalignment, pinched nerve(s), and/or disc problems could be the cause of your headaches, too. When I'm really out of whack I'll get headaches, but my back won't necessarily be sore.
Congrats to you and Michelle on your 13th! ^^ That's awesome. Hope the next 13 years are just as fab as the ones you've already put behind you!
Posted by: Cheyenne at February 16, 2006 08:23 AM
w00t! Congrats on nearing the end of Umbra, old bean, and also on your anniversary. Sue and I celebrated our 14th yesterday. My dahling made a fabbo dinner and we cuddled on the couch afterward and watched our fave TV shows. Couldn't have been better!
Speaking of fave TV -- has Battlestar season 2 started down under yet? We're about 6 episodes in up here, and it's every bit as good as season 1.
Hugs to the lovely Michelle as always.
Posted by: Charlie at February 16, 2006 01:22 AM
happy anniversary!
Posted by: river selkie at February 15, 2006 11:10 PM
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