NaNo

Well, here's the final count:

22,457 / 50,000 (44.0%)

All in all, I have to say that this writing style doesn't really work for me. But I did get a few save-worthy sections out of it, so I've come up with this idea: next year, I'm going to dedicate at least part of the month to writing short stories. Who knows, maybe I'll get really ambitious and write five of them that are 10,000 words apiece. ;-)

In other news, it is cold here. There's sleet on the roads and it just started to snow, so going to work tomorrow ought to be fun. Most schools around here closed today, and probably will tomorrow (my brother will be thrilled). Chris's mom said that when she was heading home from work, she saw a semi jacknifed on the side of the highway. Me-- "Oh yay have I mentioned that I'm staying inside."

I'm a summer person. The only likable things about winter are hot cocoa and lack of bugs.

And, because what's an lj entry without a giggle-worthy meme. . .

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All for now. I'm off to find some of the aforementioned hot cocoa and fuzzy slippers.