Sheer Insanity50,000 words a day divided by 30 days = 1,667 words per day.1,667 words per day multiplied by 10 days in November = 16,670 words = where I should be today.50,000 words minus 8,315 words (what I’ve written so…
Archives for 2004
No freebies left behind
No freebies left behind Highlight of the NJEA convention: At the registration area, two teachers reach into the a bin and emerge with fistfulls of plastic name tag covers. NJEA Employee: Ma’am? Do you really need all of those?Teacher 1:…
November 5, 2004
NaNoWriMo update: 4117 words written. I’m still behind the curve, but catching up. Last night’s torrential rains kept most of the NaNos away from Starbucks, but I did meet one other writer and we had a pleasant evening sipping hot…
November 4, 2004
Co-worker S is on vacation. S is working the early morning shift that I used to work (and sometimes miss), so while she’s gone, I’m doing the early morning site-checking gig. And when I finish *that* — I get to…
It is done.
It is done. I could have walked to the polls, but I had to go to work directly after. So I drove instead. My new polling place is my old elementary school — I hadn’t stepped in the building in…
Two requests
Two requests: 1) Vote. I’m headed to do so before work. Badnarik for President! I kid. Don’t hurt me.2) Hope it’s a big enough margin so that my workplace isn’t on 24 hour alert for days like we were 4…
Perspective
Is this thing on? After a week of introspection and sadness, our Halloween party happened. If I had my druthers, I would have cancelled it, but the invitations went out a while back and the guests were looking forward to…
John Alexander Dowd, Sr.
My grandfather was the first man I knew who always wore a tie. Of course, he didn’t always wear a tie, but most of the times I saw him…tie. He had a very hearty laugh. And he fought the leukemia…
Be it ever so humble…
Twenty four hours ago, I was in the Bahamas. Tonight I am home in my delightfully heated house. Max is back from a week trashing my Mom’s house. (I’m sorry, Mom.) I have a few score of photos to upload…
The Beautiful Briny
Last night after dinner, Thor and I stood on the deck and gazed at the stars. Our ship had been at sea all day, and we were surrounded by absolutely nothing but ocean. But as the moonbeams shimmered on the…
Last full day at sea
I hit another yoga class this morning. This is NOT YMCA yoga. the instructor had us go through 3 different vinyasas (sequences of poses) and had us hold each pose for 30 seconds. Between today and Monday, I did 12…
Snorkel-girl!
As part of our excursion today, Thor and I ended up kayaking 2 miles through gorgeous mangrove lagoons. And I snorkeled for the first time! See, I’m a very poor swimmer (the phrase “epilleptic chimpanzee” has come up when talking…