That two days of both posting and writing. Is this some kind of record? Well, it certainly seems to be for me, anyway.

Today I have written 556 words - most of which were brand new, apart from a few where I changed a bit... That makes a total of 1226 words. Which is a certain percent (around one...?) of the whole thing finished. Yay!

And, I've just added a character who wasn't in the original idea at all but looks like he may be going to be fairly important.

In other news... first day of work went well. People nice. Place I am working nice. Nice.

Well, I've done some writing. Not a lot, admittedly, but I've done some. It was really fucking hard.

Saying that, I may have actually managed to get re-started on the next novel. We'll see how it goes.

Unfortunately, I don't have the extremely nice word count thing that moshui has for his book. But then, he's managing about ten times more words a day than I have done in the last couple of months. Well, when I say the last couple of months, I actually mean, because I haven't done any writing in the last couple of months. But anyway, I've written 207 words this evening, which makes a total of 703 words. Which is really crap, actually. But, if I keep it up, I'll get there. Eventually. It's not quite NaNoWriMo, but it's at least NoWri. As opposed to no writing, which is what it has been.

In other news, I start my new job tomorrow.

is my last day in my current job. This is one of the reason's I have not been posting recently. I have been working like the proverbial sapphire-hue rear-ended insect to get the next six months work done in the month before leaving. And why do I do this? Mainly because I'm stupid, I think. And there is that whole 'consciencious' (which took me three goes to spell and I'm still not completely certain I've got right but I really can't be arsed to go and find a dictionary) thing which apparently has a deeper hold on me than I previously thought.

Mind you, it doesn't help that I decided last Friday: 'I know, I'll just rewrite the database that I've spent the last two and a half years writing and refining.'

So, I start my new job at t'council on Wednesday. It's basically the same as I'm doing now but for more money. Like my current job, it's brand new, so I'll be basically creating it as I go along. So, we'll see how it goes. More news, probably somewhat after it happens.

Lulu.com has listed my book, The Long Sleep
on Amazon.com!

I've got a new job! I start at North Tyneside Council as a Research and Information Support Officer on the 1st July. No students, no parents, no EMA. And an extra 4 grand a year. it's all good.

Candy has had an operation on her ankle, so she's back on crutches for the next six weeks. She's survived a week so far but she already starting to go stir crazy.

I have just had confirmation that my short story, 'I Wish I Could Be Like' has been accepted for use in a Talking Newspaper tape for South Tyneside.

It's payment with a copy of the tape, but it's a start!

I am a happy bunny. Now to get started writing again!

Happy Birthday shewhomust!

Just thought I'd post a picture of what I wore when I went out last week to the TG evening at the Turbinia. It's a bit of a change from my usual look - pink skirt and white blouse with grey tights.

I had another really good night. Lots of talking to other girls - both tv and ts. I hope to go back again this month, because this one was really my February night out which got postponed to the beginning of March. We'll see...

( Behind a cut, though )

It's done! I have completed. Now I just need to read it and see if it's any good or if it's self-indulgent tranny crap. And then get other people to read it to confirm my opinion. Well, if it's the former. If it's the latter, ain't no-one else gonna get their mitts on it.

And, to celebrate, I'm going out dressed tonight. I tried for the last two weeks, but life kept getting in the way. But tonight, it's definitely happening!

Anyway, have a word count:

19,717 / 19,717 (100.0%)

I've managed to do some writing every day. I'm so proud of myself! I think if I manage to keep this up for another week, I'll have finished this story. And then it'll be on to the next novel...

6,246 + 7,414 (118.7% more)

9,212 + 1,546 (16.8% more)

ETA: I've just done another 550 words in addition to this. I'd do more but I need to go to bed...

Four!

8,684 + 528 (6.1% more)

Three days!

7,950 + 734 (9.2% more)

That's twice in two days! Does this mean I'm getting back in the swing of things? Only time will tell... I don't know how long this story has to go. I think I'm about a third to half way. We shall see...

Two Households

7,246 + 704 (9.7% more)

So much so that I'm gonna Meme!

( Read more... )

One good thing about being up this early in the morning. It gives me a chance to do some writing. Which is nice. I've been working on my crossdressing short story. I doubt it's particularly publishable, but I kind of need to get it out my system.

Anyway, have a metric:

Two Households

6,246 + 1,019 (16.3% more)

Tired? More like completely fucking pig sick of insomnia. But that doesn't make for as good a subject line.
( Rant that may well put you to sleep. )

I'm off out dressed tomorrow night. I'm going to see a band called 'Ever Since The Lake Caught Fire' which has one of my work colleagues in it.

And I'm angsting a little. This will be the first time in a VERY long time that I've been out somewhere where (a) I don't know everyone - Candy is going and so are some other people from work but there will still be lots. And lots. Of people there who I don't know and (b) it's a non-transgender-oriented evening. So, yeah, a bit nervous.

Of course, part of the nervousness comes out in 'what am I going to wear' angst. But there is a definite butterflies-in-the stomach feeling for which lack of clothing doesn't account.

I'm sure everything will be fine - for a start, it'll be dark inside the venue and for another, I'll be with someone who is about 6'16" tall. Not that I'm expecting him to wade in if anything does start to happen but having someone like that around has got to give people pause for thought. And it means there will be someone there who will be taller than I am, even in my heels.

I think I may re-read The Sandwalk Adventures this weekend, in honour of Mr Darwin.

I just got a copy of 'Happy Birthday Darwin', produced by The Centre For Life which has a really good 'Brief Comic Life of Darwin' by Hunt Emerson. The whole thing is available to download as well. Which is nice.

William has turned up. He somehow managed to get himself locked into the empty house next door - presumably someone must have gone for a viewing yesterday. Max and I were making a snowman in the front garden this afternoon (I got to come home early on account of a little bit of snow...) and I heard his miaow. And, fortunately, we have keys for the house so we could get him. He was purring ecstatically, but still didn't want to be picked up. Although being put down in the snow did make him pause for thought...

So. Yay us!

It appears that one of our cats - William - has gone missing. He wasn't around yesterday evening and hasn't appeared so far today.