'twas the Friday before Christmas

...and all through the cube farm
a creature stirred here and there
because they blew through their vacation too damned early.

Ok, so it doesn't rhyme.

There are about 4 folks in the office so far. Can you say quiet?

OMG, the dreariness. Rain yesterday, all night, and still. Supposed to continue into the afternoon. The backyard is flooded and the clouds are low and there's fog. Most un-holiday.

Oh well, back to it...

'twas the Friday before Christmas

...and all through the cube farm
a creature stirred here and there
because they blew through their vacation too damned early.

Ok, so it doesn't rhyme.

There are about 4 folks in the office so far. Can you say quiet?

OMG, the dreariness. Rain yesterday, all night, and still. Supposed to continue into the afternoon. The backyard is flooded and the clouds are low and there's fog. Most un-holiday.

Oh well, back to it...

What's the point?

Yellow carrots. If the stuff I've been reading is up to date, the lighter color means they lack the amount of antioxidant compounds available in their orange cousins. They don't taste as good. And they look odd. So, why?

What's the point?

Yellow carrots. If the stuff I've been reading is up to date, the lighter color means they lack the amount of antioxidant compounds available in their orange cousins. They don't taste as good. And they look odd. So, why?

Home

Home. A few errands to run tomorrow, then I'm hunkering down for the duration of the three-day weekend. Much writing to do.

The rain pushed through. We had sun for a little while, but now the clouds are back, and it's windy to boot.

I am guessing that visitation will be sparse over the next few days, so:

Happy Holidays to All! Merry Christmas to them as celebrates. And a prosperous, healthy, and happy New Year!

Home

Home. A few errands to run tomorrow, then I'm hunkering down for the duration of the three-day weekend. Much writing to do.

The rain pushed through. We had sun for a little while, but now the clouds are back, and it's windy to boot.

I am guessing that visitation will be sparse over the next few days, so:

Happy Holidays to All! Merry Christmas to them as celebrates. And a prosperous, healthy, and happy New Year!

Starting over

Beginnings are hard.

I haven't done as much as I likely should have on ENDGAME this past few weeks. I should say that I haven't been kicking out pages. I have been going over things in my head, thinking about where it winds up and therefore what needs to be accented and emphasized at the start. The front needs to be reworked, gobs excised and the remains streamlined. But this all starts in the second chapter, which means that on top of the excision and streamlining, things still need to be set up and explained. The set-up of the political situation is always hard. It's always a mess and I need to feed it out while avoiding infodumps. Simple things, like descriptions of characters and surroundings. All the personal relationships. That heave-ho down the luge ramp, building momentum until everyone piles in the sled and the thing can move forward on its own.

It's slow at this point. And everyone's wearing those funny clothes...

Starting over

Beginnings are hard.

I haven't done as much as I likely should have on ENDGAME this past few weeks. I should say that I haven't been kicking out pages. I have been going over things in my head, thinking about where it winds up and therefore what needs to be accented and emphasized at the start. The front needs to be reworked, gobs excised and the remains streamlined. But this all starts in the second chapter, which means that on top of the excision and streamlining, things still need to be set up and explained. The set-up of the political situation is always hard. It's always a mess and I need to feed it out while avoiding infodumps. Simple things, like descriptions of characters and surroundings. All the personal relationships. That heave-ho down the luge ramp, building momentum until everyone piles in the sled and the thing can move forward on its own.

It's slow at this point. And everyone's wearing those funny clothes...