Those are hard-won words my friends. Ugh. I just couldn’t really get into and I knew exactly what I needed to get written down, I just get way too distracted here on this computer. Oh well. I’m at quota for the day plus a little bit (not quite 100 over) so I can stop and move onto other things.

Other things being designing the t-shirts for the cruise and getting the ironing-on done. Actually Mom designed them more-or-less, I just have to lay it out and do the rest. I haven’t felt incredibly productive at all today, but I did do most of my packing last night after finishing the laundry. And I think I can fit everything into my one big suitcase but then I have a dilemma. Do I want to put all of my clothes in one hamper?

Sure, I imagine it doesn’t happen all that often, probably less often than an Airport losing a bag even, but if something happens and my luggage is not put on the ship, it’s not like I can just run down to the local store and buy some cheap shirts and tshirts to get by. No, by the time there would be cause to worry we’d have already left the dock and the ship shops are not cheap.

Of course I’ll have a second small bag as carry-on because that’s just smart travel. But how much should I divide everything up is what I’m wondering? And the big case is a couple inches too long and wide to board with myself, so I can either take two smaller bags and carry on at least one of them or I can take my chances. Oh the dilemma! Oh well, I have a few more evenings to diliberate.

It’s so odd. I just went to go start the laundry and it’s hardly even dusk out at 8:30. Yes, I know we haven’t even made it to Midsummer yet, but still, it feels kind of weird, like it’s not really as late as it is.

Anyway, I finally started Script Frenzy! last night and in a couple of hours managed to tap out 1116 words. Cool, huh? And today we had our first write-in so after 3 hours, if my manual count is correct, I’m now up to 2771! That’s over 10% in. During one of my many people-watching breaks this afternoon (the B&N coffee shop is so good for that sort of thing) I did a little math and, even with not starting until the 8th and missing 5 days for the cruise I still only have to write 1112 words a day in order to reach 20K by the end of the month. That’s not bad at all! It also means I’m 500 ahead after today. Granted I still have to type up today’s pages, but it’s a whole lot easier that still having to come up with them!

I also managed to ink RA8–I even did a heavier outline for all the characters. Of course it makes sense but it was kind of one of those ‘duh’ moments while I was watching Timeline that, if I did the heavier outlines on just the characters outer edges they would stand out from the backgrounds that much more! (I said it was a ‘duh’) In fact, I’m so impressed with the way this one turned out, I’m halfway tempted to post it as black and white. I probably won’t, but I may just scan it b/w just in case I screw it up with color.

And my non-fiction kick continues. After forcing myself to stck out all three hours of the write-in I wandered B&N for a bit, looking for deals. I found this slim little book about secret societies throughout history and Disney War (about when Roy & co split off from Eisner+). I’m really enjoying the Absolut biography that’s on my bedside table along with the Black Dahlia Avenger (which I switched off from this last week). And waiting to be brought on the cruise? Priscilla Presley’s Elvis and Me! lol (Though really I got that to prep for next year’s road trip.)

There was one fiction novel that caught my eye: The Big Over Easy. It’s a crime novel set in Nursey Rhymes (hello? Fables anyone? But anyway…) and this is an investigation into the murder of Humpty Dumpty. Too awesome for words! Not that I’ve read it yet, but I love the premise (for the same reason I adore Fables).

Okay, now off to type in my script so far… Celtx, btw, rocks the formatting.

Today’s deadline at work: Met.
Interactivity on websites: Yup.
RA8 sketched: Wohoo!
Script Frenzy! begun: Finally.
I can has bed now? Kthx.

This was basically my message to Progressive Tuesday night…

Now, normally I would not refuse a check made out to myself but, well, when that money was intentionally sent as a renewal payment and some bozo decided to refund it rather than apply it to the new policy, this is a problem.

Basically, Progressive changed my account number upon the current renewal so what they thought was an overpayment was refunded. Not so, and luckily a quick call was able to resolve it (otherwise I would have been late with my renewal payment and that’s never a good thing).

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I’m not totally vegging tonight though I had intended to. Instead I finished painting RA7 and am sketching RA8 while watching installment 2 of Starter Wife.

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We are one week exactly from The Cruise! Yes! By this time next week I will hopefully be sippy something with an umbrella in it.

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Mindy is still brainless. I’m hoping for some progress tomorrow, but when someone’s doing you a favor you run the risk of being at their mercy. Looks like Ring of Fire (SF! working title) will be started by hand this weekend if nothing changes. Sigh…

pitching to post!

Tomorrow night, after the SCA meeting, I’m planning on doing nothing but vegging out so I’ll post about not wanting a refund from Progressive and my other activities these last three nights.