For vacation, that is. I get a WHOLE DAY to myself tomorrow, during which I expect to get a lot of work done on the house in preparation for VACATION. *happy sigh* The girls, already unhappy at how little time we're spending with them lately, are going to be further traumatized, but we'll have more time in the near future for them. But WE are going to have a good time, and visit with good friends.
That's the thing. People don't understand how important good friends are, and how rare it is to have a friend. Because most people mistake an aquaintance with a friend, like they tend to mistake fucking for love. My grandmother had one good friend, and they loved each other for nearly fifty years until she died. My last glimpse of Cory was of her walking down a busy sidewalk, crying her eyes out after the funeral.
Okay, writing. Yesterday I had two hours in 296 but it was 85 degrees with a droning "AC" in the background and no working computer at my station for a half hour. Didn't get a lot of typing done, but I did put down about four hundred words and then fell asleep. Don't laugh! I could barely walk over to Birdie's office later. I *hate* being that sleepy - it's one of the most painful things I know. After work we went to the fairgrounds for another Master Gardener class, and I fully intended to sleep, even though I had my laptop, but she insisted I come to the class. So, because it's important to share experience in a relationship I went, and didn't even grumble! ;-) It was cool, a lecture about herbs and *gasp* I learned stuff. *g*
I learned something about Parker and Kelsey yesterday, and while noodling on a pad of paper while waiting for the tech guy to show up, discovered that they're going to get a good laugh and like each other for a while before I separate them.
The whiny story of slogging through writing my first novel.
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Hey, partners don't have to share *every* experience! Gene doesn't get to come to my women's drum circles. And I don't always go to the comics events.
Good plan to make Parker and Kelsey with each other at first, get used to each other, then tear them apart. It reveals character and nuance and ratchets up the tension overall.
I'm with you on the sleep thing -- I have been sleeping a lot lately. In part because I haven't fixed my flat and haven't got up to go biking the last two days. Could walk, but it's so hot :-P
Getting ready for Friday :-) Will need all my energy for this weekend.
Not every experience, but she's been doing a lot of my stuff, so I went without complaining. *g*
I wanted to make a lot of tension between them at first, wanted them to WANT to like each other but there just can't trust. That's difficult to do when you're a tyro writer like myself, but I'm going to keep plugging away. I don't think I've done it at all, but hopefully will get it in the revision.
I'm, like, BANKING sleep. You and I both know Susan NEVER sleeps, so we'd better be ready. *g*
As we always say at Necon (although the new catch phrase, "What happens at Necon, stays at Necon" is beginning to rival its popularity), "I'll sleep when I'm dead."
Now that Trinoc*coN is over, I guess it's time to get back to writing.
I'll be staring at my inbox waiting for the next chapter!
You know, that last comment was from me not Susan. I didn't realise she was logged in already on the computer.
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