Assorted stuff

Finished another writing cycle. Technically speaking, I only wrote just over 7000 words instead of my aimed for 8000, but I still made quota. How's that? Well, because I give myself a 1000 word bonus for finishing. Yes, I actually finished one. Complete narrative from beginning to end. And, oddly enough, it was the one that I last reported as being potentially unsalvagable. I managed to work through the problems. Of course, it still needs to be heavily edited (my biggest stumbling block now that I've actually started writing regularly, I can't seem to get up the drive to edit), but I've finished at least. So yay me!

Book Foo:
Finished: Rainbows End, by Vernor Vinge
Started: The Forever Machine, by Mark Clifton and Frank Riley

Thoughts about Rainbows End behind the cut. Minor, vague spoilers.
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There are still two outstanding quotes from my movie quotes quiz, that nobody has yet guessed. They are:
2. "It's a very rare person who is taken for what he truly is."
10. "It happens sometimes. Friends come in and out of our lives like busboys in a restaurant." - Stand By Me, guessed by angelophile.

I actually figured these would be fairly easy. But, since nobody got it, hints:
#2: Comes from a movie that I know many of my flist knows, because we've quoted from it before. It's animated.
#10: Comes from a movie based on a short story by a famous author. The movie (but not the story) is titled after a song.

Speaking of the quotes quiz, pulling a quote from Heathers inspired me to go out and dig the movie out again. Still enjoy it, and it made me make a few icons for it:
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In completely unrelated Veronicas, Veronica Mars tonight.

Assorted stuff

Finished another writing cycle. Technically speaking, I only wrote just over 7000 words instead of my aimed for 8000, but I still made quota. How's that? Well, because I give myself a 1000 word bonus for finishing. Yes, I actually finished one. Complete narrative from beginning to end. And, oddly enough, it was the one that I last reported as being potentially unsalvagable. I managed to work through the problems. Of course, it still needs to be heavily edited (my biggest stumbling block now that I've actually started writing regularly, I can't seem to get up the drive to edit), but I've finished at least. So yay me!

Book Foo:
Finished: Rainbows End, by Vernor Vinge
Started: The Forever Machine, by Mark Clifton and Frank Riley

Thoughts about Rainbows End behind the cut. Minor, vague spoilers.
( Read more... )

There are still two outstanding quotes from my movie quotes quiz, that nobody has yet guessed. They are:
2. "It's a very rare person who is taken for what he truly is."
10. "It happens sometimes. Friends come in and out of our lives like busboys in a restaurant." - Stand By Me, guessed by angelophile.

I actually figured these would be fairly easy. But, since nobody got it, hints:
#2: Comes from a movie that I know many of my flist knows, because we've quoted from it before. It's animated.
#10: Comes from a movie based on a short story by a famous author. The movie (but not the story) is titled after a song.

Speaking of the quotes quiz, pulling a quote from Heathers inspired me to go out and dig the movie out again. Still enjoy it, and it made me make a few icons for it:
( Read more... )

In completely unrelated Veronicas, Veronica Mars tonight.