I hate being sick

[ksmith]

muttermutterwhinegripebitch

I tend to get these Readers Digest Condensed Colds, which are pretty much over in 24 hours. Fingers crossed--this is feeling like one of those colds. My throat has already moved from 'sore' to 'a little sore with occasional itchy and that grabby feeling that brings tears to your eyes.' I don't have a fever. Nose is stuffed and I can't taste much, and I'll be lucky if I have a nose left after all this blowing. But I feel better than I did this afternoon.

I just want to be OK by the weekend. OK?

One thing I learned tonight: my cordless phone knocks out my wireless internet reception. I can't talk on the phone and surf at the same time. Boo! Hiss!

Cubs are losing to the Brew Crew. Dammit.

I have updated the '70 Days and not even feeling a little warm' running tally. Almost a fifth of the way done, which isn't too horrible. I may need to kick the counting to the curb, though, because I have rethought the beginning along with several aspects of the plot and what is on the page is no longer what it needs to be. And I don't see the point in polishing new scenes when these old scenes need changing. I'll see how hard it is to keep track of old and new wordage.

Now, however, I think I'm just going to go to sleep.

Comments

[sartorias.livejournal.com]

Feel better!

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[(Anonymous)]

I hope your cold goes away soon.

I guess you don't subscribe to the "Every new word written counts" rule. Just a steadily increasing total?

Adrianne

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

I guess you don't subscribe to the "Every new word written counts" rule. Just a steadily increasing total?

Part of me hates to see that number go down. I cut/paste extracted material on the bottom of the file just to keep the words in the total. Yes, I know that's really dumb, and one reason why I shouldn't participate in metrics-based progress thingies, even those as simple as the Zoudokou meter.

[(Anonymous)]

Oh good. It's not just me. I just got done deleting all the stuff I saved at the end of the file. Somehow it's much easier for me to see a finished 150,000 word novel turn into a finished 125,000 word novel than it is to watch that counter go down on a bad day. :-)

Adrianne