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[rusty_armour]

I managed to finish the second last scene of my qldfloodauction fic during Earth Hour tonight. I was tempted to start working on the final scene as it's going to be quite short. However, I decided it would probably be better to come at it fresh, so I'm going to wait until tomorrow morning and hope my muse has stuck around.

Today, I wrote like a woman possessed. As I had to crash around 10:45 last night, I was determined to wake up earlier for once and get some serious work done. And I did. I pretty much wrote solidly for three hours straight. Then I ate lunch, watched the latest episode of NCIS online, and wrote a bit more. Then I talked to my sister, brother and mom on the phone for about two & 1/2 hours before sitting down to write some more. At about 6:45, I pigged out on pizza, wheat thins, and M&M's while watching the Elizabeth Taylor version of The Mirror Crack'd, which has haunted me ever since I first saw it because Elizabeth Taylor does that frozen look so perfectly. Unfortunately, the movie ran about a minute into Earth Hour, but, as I was turning off everything, I didn't feel too bad. I mean, I wrote by booklight with no music or anything, okay? Anywaaaaaaaay, I finished off the fifth scene and wrote the sixth and seventh scenes today, so I don't think I did too badly. Of course, I never did get out of my pyjamas, or go grocery shopping, or do any dishes. But I did water my plants, so that's something, isn't it? Uh...I'll actually do something productive (like getting dressed) tomorrow.

For those of you who read my previous entry, my uncle did like his birthday card. In fact, he was very amused by it. As he's apparently kept every card I've ever given him (including the ones I made when I was a kid), I'm not sure if that's saying much... *g* Unfortunately, he didn't receive this year's birthday card until yesterday because of #$*!in' Canada Post. Yeah, okay. I only allowed four business days, so maybe I was asking for it. However, one of the other nieces in Ottawa mailed her card two days before I did and it didn't arrive until yesterday either. I'm sorry, but that's absolutely PATHETIC. I guess from now on, I'll either have to buy belated birthday cards or mail things two weeks ahead of time. What a god-damn JOKE. Canada Post, get your #$*!in' act together. *Takes a deep breath* Well, the important thing is that my uncle was happy with his card...when he finally received it. He threatened to broadcast it overseas, which means he played it over the phone today when they called my aunt's sister and brother-in-law in England. Those poor, poor people.

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[grondfic.livejournal.com]

Yay for broadcasting card abroad!

*is in total AWE of your Authoring skillz*

[rusty-armour.livejournal.com]

Yay for broadcasting card abroad!

Well, thankfully, I think they must be used to the strange antics of their Canadian relatives by now. *g*

*is in total AWE of your Authoring skillz*

Well, that means a lot considering how amazing your own Authoring skillz are. :-)

[boobamiaow.livejournal.com]

haha love that he is broadcasting your card to England!
Wow-your postal system sucks! It's not even a busy holiday period.

[rusty-armour.livejournal.com]

haha love that he is broadcasting your card to England!

Well, as I said to grondfic, I think my aunt's sister and brother-in-law are probably used to the strange behaviour of certain Canadian relatives. *g*

Wow-your postal system sucks! It's not even a busy holiday period.

Yes, it sucks massively. If one of the political parties included improving Canada Post as part of their platform, I might be tempted to vote for them in the upcoming federal election. Well, except if it's the Tories. ;-)

[fengirl88.livejournal.com]

hurrah for writing like a woman possessed! *applauds*

is this your fic for blooms84?

[rusty-armour.livejournal.com]

hurrah for writing like a woman possessed! *applauds*

Thank you, fengirl88! :-) And I'm very happy to say that the rough draft is now officially done! *Breaks into yet another happy dance* Uh, sorry. I've been doing that a lot since I finished the story. *g*

is this your fic for blooms84?

Yes, it is! The poor girl has had to wait for, like, two months, but the rough draft is finally done. :-) Of course, I still have to finish typing it out (as rusty_armour the dinosaur writes in longhand) and send it to my Britpicker. However, after that, the story will be hers!

[fengirl88.livejournal.com]

yay! *applauds again*
know that feeling of happy dancing after drafting...
also: longhand FTW!
*joins you in dinosaurhood*

[rusty-armour.livejournal.com]

yay! *applauds again*
know that feeling of happy dancing after drafting...

The sad thing is that I really did dance. I mean, literally. Uh, after whooping and air-punching, of course. *g*

also: longhand FTW!
*joins you in dinosaurhood*

Really? You too? Well, then, welcome to dinosaurhood! And it should definitely be longhand FTW! :-)

[karen9.livejournal.com]

I'm impressed by your writing possession as well as your two and a half hours on the phone to your family. I can talk quite a while to my sister, but not too much because she's in the UK. My brother is nearby but we usually speak for about five minutes max!

I count writing as far more productive than shopping or washing dishes!

I think it's sweet that your uncle has kept all ther birhday cards you've given him. I'm glad he was amused by this year's one - enough to play it to family in England! He sounds like a fun uncle.

It sounds like Canada Post is as bad as our service!

[rusty-armour.livejournal.com]

I'm impressed by your writing possession as well as your two and a half hours on the phone to your family. I can talk quite a while to my sister, but not too much because she's in the UK. My brother is nearby but we usually speak for about five minutes max!

As far as the writing goes, I'm usually very sloooooow. However, when the end's in sight, I become totally obsessive and just write, write, write until the story's done. The amount I wrote yesterday is not my usual writing pattern at all.

I'm not sure why I end up talking on the phone so long with my family. I guess none of us possess the ability to shut up. *g* Actually, it's my fault a lot of the time, especially when it comes to my brother.

I count writing as far more productive than shopping or washing dishes!

AWESOME! You're a woman after my own heart, karen9! :-)

I think it's sweet that your uncle has kept all ther birhday cards you've given him.

Sweet and, perhaps, a little disturbing, especially as he plans to send them to my parents one day. He doesn't want to send them to me in case they "end up in the waste bin". *g*

I'm glad he was amused by this year's one - enough to play it to family in England! He sounds like a fun uncle.

He's a very fun uncle. He used to not only go out trick or treating with us, but he would dress up along with my dad. *g* As he's got a great sense of humour and gets a kick out of spy stuff, I knew he'd probably like the card. When I answered the phone on Friday night, he was playing it on the other end. Then he gave me a report about how he was trailing Moriarty but another agent had now taken over the mission, etc. Uh...I'm guessing insanity is genetic...

It sounds like Canada Post is as bad as our service!

If that's the case then I feel very sorry for you. Well, at least you know now that there are other countries that provide crappy postal service. *g*

[sublunarfields.livejournal.com]

That's wonderful. :) I really admire you for being able to write, and for such a worthy cause too especially considering how many hours of hard work you put in every weekday. I don't think I'd be able to do it, even if I was in a better situation than I am at the moment.

[rusty-armour.livejournal.com]

That's a very kind thing to say. Thank you, sublunarfields. :-) Well, it helps when you have a cool and interesting prompt, like the one blooms84 gave me. While the story did take work, it was a lot of fun to write. Of course, despite the marathon-writing session from yesterday, it was something that took a couple of months -- partly because of work and partly because other things kept cropping up. I do tend to do a lot of my writing on the weekend if there's time. Despite not being a morning person at all, I seem to write best in the morning and early afternoon. Go figure. *g*

[tazzles.livejournal.com]

Congrats on your writing marathon. Nice to see your muse struck and struck hard! :)

Glad your uncle liked your card. That's so cool that he's kept all the cards he's given you! I put so much effort into finding the right card for people and so it makes me feel good when they keep it. So I feel kinda warm and fuzzy now indirectly, I guess!

[rusty-armour.livejournal.com]

Congrats on your writing marathon. Nice to see your muse struck and struck hard! :)

Thank you very much, tazzles! :-) I was very grateful that my muse struck and struck hard because I wouldn't have been able to finish this story otherwise. Thankfully, she was back this morning, so I was able to complete that final scene.

Glad your uncle liked your card. That's so cool that he's kept all the cards he's given you! I put so much effort into finding the right card for people and so it makes me feel good when they keep it. So I feel kinda warm and fuzzy now indirectly, I guess!

That's great! I'm so glad you're able to feel kinda warm and fuzzy indirectly! :-) Yes, as you may have guessed, I also put a lot of effort into finding just the right card, so I can understand where you're coming from.