Thud, the Convention Deathmatch
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leahbobetDecember 26, 2007 Progress Notes:
"Une Annee Sans Neige"
Words today: 550.
Words total: 2100.
Reason for stopping: I suspect I am doing this wrong. There are something like five stories tangled up in here, in bits, and I need to pick one and go with it.
Tea: Stash blueberry.
Munchies: Pork buns with the final iteration of the pork bun sauce: apple cider vinegar, soy sauce, and sweet red chili sauce in equal portions.
Exercise: N/A.
Mail: N/A, stat again.
Darling du Jour: "You guys used to fuck," he said, offhand – not that offhand. He sat way back from her on his spindly chair.
"Yeah," she muttered and leaned into the ice.
"S'okay," he said. "Every girl who ever shows up here and Brant used to fuck."
Tyop du Jour: N/A
Words MS Word Doesn't Know: N/A.
Research Roundup: N/A.
Mean Things: Well, as above. And I think Crow. I have to decide if Crow gets to play in this cosmology or if it's just someone who enjoys being taken for Crow.
Books in progress: Justina Robson, Selling Out
The glamour: Everything I poked today wanted to be a novel. Sellouts, every one of you.
Spent a portion of today costing out conventions, because at the ripe old age of 25, I've finally figured out that it's better to budget how much you might spend and plan accordingly first, instead of reeling from "ooh, I could afford that!" to "oh look, ramen for lunch". So I had the idea I'd go to Wiscon, Readercon, and WFC this year.
That ain't happening, sorry.
So...where d'you want to see me?
[Poll #1111766]
Please only vote for two. I can't afford three -- or maybe I could, but it would be financially sort of like walking down the highway meridian at rush hour -- and if you vote for three, I will take that as your willingness to pay my way to the third. :p
Now, book and bed.
"Une Annee Sans Neige"
Words today: 550.
Words total: 2100.
Reason for stopping: I suspect I am doing this wrong. There are something like five stories tangled up in here, in bits, and I need to pick one and go with it.
Tea: Stash blueberry.
Munchies: Pork buns with the final iteration of the pork bun sauce: apple cider vinegar, soy sauce, and sweet red chili sauce in equal portions.
Exercise: N/A.
Mail: N/A, stat again.
Darling du Jour: "You guys used to fuck," he said, offhand – not that offhand. He sat way back from her on his spindly chair.
"Yeah," she muttered and leaned into the ice.
"S'okay," he said. "Every girl who ever shows up here and Brant used to fuck."
Tyop du Jour: N/A
Words MS Word Doesn't Know: N/A.
Research Roundup: N/A.
Mean Things: Well, as above. And I think Crow. I have to decide if Crow gets to play in this cosmology or if it's just someone who enjoys being taken for Crow.
Books in progress: Justina Robson, Selling Out
The glamour: Everything I poked today wanted to be a novel. Sellouts, every one of you.
Spent a portion of today costing out conventions, because at the ripe old age of 25, I've finally figured out that it's better to budget how much you might spend and plan accordingly first, instead of reeling from "ooh, I could afford that!" to "oh look, ramen for lunch". So I had the idea I'd go to Wiscon, Readercon, and WFC this year.
That ain't happening, sorry.
So...where d'you want to see me?
[Poll #1111766]
Please only vote for two. I can't afford three -- or maybe I could, but it would be financially sort of like walking down the highway meridian at rush hour -- and if you vote for three, I will take that as your willingness to pay my way to the third. :p
Now, book and bed.
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Date: 2007-12-27 05:18 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2007-12-27 06:16 am (UTC)Burlington is a lot easier for the folks driving in from out of town, I will certainly grant.
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Date: 2007-12-27 06:18 am (UTC)I dunno if I'm willing to do that twice. :p
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Date: 2007-12-27 03:01 pm (UTC)But yeah, that's a lot of time and/or money for the trip.
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Date: 2007-12-27 06:29 pm (UTC)I'm willing to do the 24-hour-each-way train haul for Readercon, because I had a really good time last year at Readercon, but thinking about that twice makes me tired.
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Date: 2007-12-27 05:30 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-12-27 05:39 am (UTC)It's only workable if Westjet has a seat sale. I can't do a $700 airfare. Please no keel.
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Date: 2007-12-27 05:47 am (UTC)(they have seat sales all the time, i have flown to TO for just under $400 all times I have gone... also get some airmiles- you travel oodles! you need miles of air!)
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Date: 2007-12-27 05:51 am (UTC)I have the airmiles! Two kinds -- Aeroplan and Air Miles! I don't actually travel hugely enough to get it to matter -- the problem is actual flying is like 9342865948326439286 airmiles.
But I figure one day it adds up.
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Date: 2007-12-27 06:01 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2007-12-27 01:41 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2007-12-27 06:30 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2007-12-27 01:25 pm (UTC)WFC because: VOTING RIGHTS. Even if it is more expensive. Plus ability to promo the best writing workshop online to many peoples.
Then, if you sell more stories and increase the profit line of your budget, you can fit in Readercon.
Btw, I thoroughly enjoyed your dream landscape post. And how it fits into your waking life.
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Date: 2007-12-27 06:32 pm (UTC)Also I need to not get keeled by Amber.
And thank you. :)
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Date: 2007-12-27 02:30 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-12-27 06:31 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-12-27 06:42 pm (UTC)I'd like to know someone else is going. XD
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