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Bribery

An essential part of NaNoWriMo are the bribes for reaching a certain wordcount. My bribes are thus: * 25,000 words: Stephen King's book On Writing. * 40,000 words: Stargate SG-1 season 8 on DVD * 50,000 words: A skein of Socks that Rock yarn from The Fold

Confessions of a sockly nature

I lied about abandoning the Tiger sock. I took it out of its bag last night and started the heel while watching Highlander. I needed something to do while waiting for the accountant tonight so it got worked on at lunchtime, then again after work. I have an insulated lunch

Writing meetup

Went to the St Louis Writer's Meetup last night. Three regulars, me, Hubby, and two other chaps. Two Mac laptops, three PC laptops, interesting group. Three people shared stuff they've written, I'm always nervous about doing that. What if I'm just faking

London Lions

Big cats prowled London's tower . Two lion skulls unearthed at the Tower of London have been dated to Medieval times, shedding light on the lost institution of the "Royal Menagerie". It also shows the relationship between England's early monarchs and the "king of

Tough love

It's a hard decision: Put the socks on hold and knit only the lace. Lunchtime knitting will end when NaNoWriMo starts, it will be reduced to a bribe (get the daily two thousand words written and you can knit ten rows on the lace). Faina's scarf

Blog design mistakes

Jakob Nielsen's Top Ten Weblog Design Mistakes: 1. No Author Biographies. 2. No Author Photo. 3. Nondescript Posting Titles. 4. Links Don't Say Where They Go. 5. Classic Hits are Buried. 6. The Calendar is the Only Navigation. 7. Irregular Publishing Frequency. 8. Mixing Topics. 9.

Spiritual Disciplines: Study 2 and Simplicity

This week's study exercise was to summarise Ephesians 1:15-23 in one sentance: I thank God for you and pray you will know his glory, shown in Christ who rules all things. The meditations for this week are looking at the discipline of simplicity. Richard Foster'

Shawl, socks, and a novel

Finished the Prairie Shawl last night. I think it will grow when it's washed. Fingering-weight shawls appeal to me, but it's a whole lot of knitting to do with teeny yarn. After the lace scarf of Faina and the Eternal Sweater are done, then I&

Raise the Rose

Mary Rose weighs anchor at last. The anchor and a section of the bow from Henry VIII's flagship Mary Rose have been raised on the anniversary of the recovery of its hull. Tuesday's operation was carried out in the Solent, off Portsmouth, Hampshire. The anchor was

Can I stop now?

Got to be Monday. * Two doctor's appointments. * Embroidery skills evaporated sometime in the 1990s. * Took the day off work, but spent whole day running around like crazy woman. * Car died (bad battery, AAA replacement, excellent technician chap). * Hubby stranded at work after giving me working car to get

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