No, really? I got something done... My NaNo word count this morning is 10723/50000, and here is a new scene (talk of uncomfortable things warning). Last evening, though, I got horribly distracted by Red Cliff. I want to see this so badly. I found a streaming vid of the unsubbed version, though I really want to watch it legally. The US release is annoyingly limited, and I can't even confirm if it will be at the cinema in Chicago that the distributor claims it will be at. I downloaded the press kit to look at the pretty pictures. Have I been playing too much Dynasty Warriors? You betcha. I adore Zhuge Liang, though my go boy to actually play is Ma Chao or even Zhen Ji on easier maps.

Someone please remind me that I have to eat something (even if it's just a Carnation Breakfast Essentials) when I take my vitamins. The iron makes me nauseated and miserable if I don't.

Again, I didn't write as much yesterday as I'd hoped, but I'm keeping my head above water. I'm going to try very hard today to get another cushion. And I'm temporarily borrowing this widget until NaNoWriMo gets theirs fixed. No snippet today either. Really there is progress, but the chronological second scene isn't done.

I didn't write as much yesterday. No excerpt link either. I bring news from Dreamwidth though. They're offering free account creation with a special invite code that works for the month of November only. It's all explained on the NaNoWriMo forums. And don't forget about using OpenID. As of waking up this morning, my word count is 4331. I got distracted yesterday. I'm going to meet someone for a little writing meeting today though.

Wish me luck!

The good news is we survived Halloween at Cantropos cousin's house. There were more than 900 kids coming by this year. They live smack dab between two hugely popular local Halloween treats. The Mage game earlier that day was good. Our costumes were a hit with the kiddies.

Sunday was much quieter. D&D was cancelled because the DM was sick with flu (hopefully not the oinky kind), so me and Cantropos were home together all day. We talked to his folks in Minnesota, made a strange turkey sausage skillet thing of yumminess, played LOTS of Dynasty Warriors 5 and tried to take Percycat for a walk. The wind was too cold and Percy was not pleased with his attempted treat, so he got wet food when we got back. Also, sometime Saturday or Sunday, one of my Sim Armands got to the top of the political career track. He's the mayor of his "neighborhood" and goes to work in a helicopter. Saetan had to moved to a different house because he kept smooching Chris and pissing off Jaenelle and Armand.

And not least, I wrote a lot on my NaNoWriMo project (3536 words). The first scene is here. More today. yWriter is turning out to be a blessing. I don't have to stick to strict chronological order to keep it organized. This lets me switch scenes and plow ahead even when I get stuck somewhere. There will be more today!

Do you want to be NaNo buddies? 

Tell me who you are. Because I can't change it, I'm SamFox on the NaNo site. Add me as a buddy or tell me your name there so I can add you!

Also, a reminder to anyone who wants to read any posted excerpts during the month or after, let me know as well so I can make sure you can read them on linden_grove . It's losing paid account status on Nov. 1, but I can still crosspost to InsaneJournal if that's easier for you. There will just be fewer icons for me to use from now on. (I did scrape together a few bucks to extend paid time for 2 more months for my main Dreamwidth account.) Remember, open ID is very easy to use for DW, and if you want a regular free account, I have invite codes to give away.

Talk to me, my writing and critiquing friends. I want to share the writing goodness.

First of all, the crazy landlord finally got a man here to fix the ceiling. It is the most ghetto fix ever, but if the carpenters weren't completely incompetent, it should not fall down on us in the conceivable future. To celebrate, I am looking forward to the arrival of the DDR pad for my Playstation. We haven't yet ordered the actual game yet. There are only 2 for that platform, and they're kind of hard to find, but not super expensive.

Cantropos stayed home for the duration of the repairs, because we didn't know if Mr. Landlord was going to come by personally, and I still can't be trusted not to shred him on sight. I have no self-control sometimes. We cleaned frantically in the morning, then planned an afternoon of hiding from the work going on in the bedroom, looking after Percycat and playing Dynasty Warriors 5. We got a list of what is needed to do to unlock certain things and tried first for a someone's 4th weapon and then tried for a saddle/harness so that some of the other challenges wouldn't be impossible to do. Some of them require speed from the beginning, and one can't always guarantee a horse will be available to steal. So we got a harness (and this a.m. I unlocked an easier item but it was cool to be able to do so). It's probably for the worse horse, but a horse is a horse. We played, made a veggie stir fry by adding some fresh asparagus to a frozen one, and watched about half of Happy Feet.

I took him to work around 6 and then ran to the library to drop off and renew things, then ran to class. Lots of people stayed late after class, so I just had time to run over to Woodman's and pick up a turkey tube before picking Cantropos up at the end of his shift. So by then I was starved. The McDonald's on the way home was closed (not sure what's up with that - the drivethru is normal 24 hours), and I didn't want Taco Bell because all fast food is salty but TB is salty enough to make me instantly sick. So we ended up at El Burrito Loco where the dining room is open until 1 a.m. on weekdays, 3 a.m. on weekends. We may have to remember this. It was still tacos and likely very bad for me, and compared to TB, the single item choices were more expensive, but there was a wider variety including more authentic choices. I was a wimp and only had a steak taco, but it was a darn good steak taco. Cantropos didn't let me order two things at first, and I was reluctant to order something else and make a charge of just $2, so I left hungry, but it was a nice experience.

Yesterday was just nice overall. This is good, because I have some tough things to do today.

There isn't any point keeping it private now. When he got home, he explained that some employees found out about this on Facebook! So, I'm letting a wider range of people know. Cantropos has been laid off. He has work until the middle of December, but no more. The call center is closing.

This isn't really any more substantial than the friends only post I made last night. He didn't want to talk plans. He wanted comfort. And I entirely understand that. I am very upset, but it's not my job. I am affected, but yeah, he's the one feeling hurt right now. They were good enough to give them warning, but it's going to be hard to work more than two more months knowing this is coming. The company Christmas party this year is going to be a farewell party more than anything. Because of this, depending who else goes, we may go our first and only time.

The scary part is that this city and county are far more depressed economically than the country as a whole. Our unemployment rate here is 15% compared to nationally just under 10%. Because I know he's panicking a little, I'm trying not to do it more. Worst case scenarios keep me up at night with a stomach ache.

ETA: He's telling his parents today. The few of you who may know them, please keep quiet until tomorrow.

MAH ICONS.

default	oldest	newest
saddest	happiest	angriest
cutest	sexiest	funniest
fave ship	fave fandom	fave animated
best quote	best textless	best stolen idea
use the most	favorite

HOW MANY ICONS DO YOU HAVE: 58
OUT OF HOW MANY AVAILABLE ICONS SPACES: 58
IF YOU COULD BUY SPACE FOR MORE, WOULD YOU: Yes
DO YOUR ICONS MAKE A STATEMENT: Not really
WHAT FANDOM DO YOU HAVE THE MOST ICONS OF: probably The Scarlet Pimpernel
AND THE SECOND MOST: Kyo Kara Maou
WHAT SHIP DO YOU HAVE THE MOST ICONS OF: Don't generally have ship icons.
ARE YOUR ICONS MADE MOSTLY BY OTHER PEOPLE: Mixture
DO YOU MAKE ICONS: Yes
ARE THEY ANY GOOD: Textless ones are okay
ANIMATED ICONS ARE: Fun!

DO THE MEME.
Coding can be found here