Saturday into Sunday

It was nice to watch a Cubs game without having to worry about the outcome. Of course they won. A one-hit shutout. Multiple pitchers, yeah, but still.

Playoffs start Wednesday.

Prepare to mock me come Monday, because unless a miracle occurs, the GIDEON proposal will not be done. Still working on Ch 2. trying to seed backstory without falling into the "as you know, Bob" trap, which is proving difficult because the two people who are talking know what's going on, so no explaining is necessary. Which means that hints just need to come up while they're talking, oblique references that need to straddle the line between taunting the reader with just enough information to keep them reading and not withholding so much that they get lost/pissed off.

It also means that Ch 1, which I thought was just golden, is going to need to be tweaked with backstory so that this conversation in Ch 2 makes sense.

This is backstory that didn't exist a week or so ago. And some of it is Biblical, and I am so not a Biblical scholar. But how much do I need to know to invent a lost book?

And then there's the fight scene, and the killing. Those are tough because actions need to be described and explained without slowing the pace, because killing scenes really shouldn't drag.

Also shopped and cut the lawn today. The fun never stops.

Saturday into Sunday

It was nice to watch a Cubs game without having to worry about the outcome. Of course they won. A one-hit shutout. Multiple pitchers, yeah, but still.

Playoffs start Wednesday.

Prepare to mock me come Monday, because unless a miracle occurs, the GIDEON proposal will not be done. Still working on Ch 2. trying to seed backstory without falling into the "as you know, Bob" trap, which is proving difficult because the two people who are talking know what's going on, so no explaining is necessary. Which means that hints just need to come up while they're talking, oblique references that need to straddle the line between taunting the reader with just enough information to keep them reading and not withholding so much that they get lost/pissed off.

It also means that Ch 1, which I thought was just golden, is going to need to be tweaked with backstory so that this conversation in Ch 2 makes sense.

This is backstory that didn't exist a week or so ago. And some of it is Biblical, and I am so not a Biblical scholar. But how much do I need to know to invent a lost book?

And then there's the fight scene, and the killing. Those are tough because actions need to be described and explained without slowing the pace, because killing scenes really shouldn't drag.

Also shopped and cut the lawn today. The fun never stops.

Note to self

Note to self--thoughts thunk while washing dishes should be written down immediately, even if it means stopping and drying hands. They do sell waterproof paper, so even that step could be dispensed with.

Dammit.

Note to self

Note to self--thoughts thunk while washing dishes should be written down immediately, even if it means stopping and drying hands. They do sell waterproof paper, so even that step could be dispensed with.

Dammit.

It's a meme!

From rolanni, and actually kinda appropriate.

Kristine

"CALM DOWN - It's party time"

'What is your personal life motto?' at QuizGalaxy.com

It's a meme!

From rolanni, and actually kinda appropriate.

Kristine

"CALM DOWN - It's party time"

'What is your personal life motto?' at QuizGalaxy.com

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In a story in this morning's Sun-Times about the deaths of WGN radio personality Bob Collins and two other people in a crash, it was mentioned that the US District judge involved in a ruling in the case was bothered because Waukegan Airport lacked a "TARDIS" electronic air control system.

Terminal Automated Radar Display and Information System.

I admit the name took me aback.

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In a story in this morning's Sun-Times about the deaths of WGN radio personality Bob Collins and two other people in a crash, it was mentioned that the US District judge involved in a ruling in the case was bothered because Waukegan Airport lacked a "TARDIS" electronic air control system.

Terminal Automated Radar Display and Information System.

I admit the name took me aback.

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Finished chapter 2. I think it's too long, but oh well.

Cooking dinner now.

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Finished chapter 2. I think it's too long, but oh well.

Cooking dinner now.