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[oakenguy]

I've never seen a streetlight get knocked over before. It fell like how I'd imagine a dying giraffe would--wobbly, the top going to the left while the middle bowed and went right, before it all came crashing down.

I was too far away to see the collision that caused it. I thought it might be a construction project until I got closer and saw the SUV and the sedan it had rear-ended. No one was hurt but wow, the debris.

Between that and signing up for NaNoWriMo, it's been an exciting morning so far.

Comments

[callunav.livejournal.com]

Yatta! Oakenguy NaNoWriMo! Woot!

[lolalovesu.livejournal.com]

Nice choice of words :) Just the other day, I described my ice skating style as that of a newborn giraffe.

[sistahraven.livejournal.com]

Oooh... NaNoWriMo....

What is your word count, mighty man?

[prettydaisies.livejournal.com]

I'm at 2,049 so far, which is a record for me. *Especially* on the first day.

Re: What is your word count, mighty man?

[oakenguy.livejournal.com]

Dang! I'm impressed!

I'm at 1,176, and feeling *so* much better than I was the last time I tried this.

Re: What is your word count, mighty man?

[prettydaisies.livejournal.com]

Nice word count, mister. :)

and feeling *so* much better than I was the last time I tried this.

I know the feeling. I've taken a completely different approach this year, and I feel way better prepared. As my title, _Assorted Sundries_, implies, it's a mixture of stuff, so I don't feel as tied down to a plot (which is totally what killed me last year). I'm shooting for an assortment of short stories, some fiction, some non-fiction, which will help with any storyline attention span issues I might have, and let me turn to real-life experience when I need to just keep writing.

Can't wait to read excerpts from your fantasy/chick lit crossover (with spies, of course). Will there be ninjas? ;D