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overall i didn't get as much done as i'd hoped, but it was nonetheless a good weekend. ate blackberries for breakfast, concocted salads with exotic tomatoes.
got the blow by blow of the kentucky derby from![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
bachsoprano, though admit i was absolutely crushed by what happened to eight belles. i hate racing. always have. always will. it's barbaric and it's one thing to say a horse has a lot of heart and wants to run, but last time i checked, it was thoroughly unnatural to push an animal (two legged, four legged or otherwise) to the point of self-destruction. horses don't break their legs because they love to run. i'm calling bullshit on that. 'nuff said. and yeah, horrible things happen to other horses behind the scenes. dogs, cows, pigs, etc. too. and human beings as well. why does this one horse matter? because she died for the entertainment and profit of people who could instead put that money and energy into making the world a safer, better, less exploitive place ~ for all creatures.
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spent sunday at Fort Snelling. had a grand old time. mebbe i post more pictures later.
overall was out a lot this weekend, which always takes more energy than it gives. as a confirmed closet anchorite, public appearances are a huge drain.
in writing: beginnings and endings.
last week i wrote twenty one pages from the beginning just to get back into the voice. this week i wrote twenty five pages from the ending. i have to write endings early in the process. they give me a target to shoot for. i rarely rewrite them, though how i get from beginning to ending is prone to all manner of digressions, etc.
i think i like my ending. the last couple of beats are giving me fits, but overall, i like the way this thing winds down. because this story is essentially the beginning of a long, long battle, it's hard to find the right note that will finish this both "resolved" and yet on the edge of the next adventure. we'll see if i can pull it off. i'm pretty confident that it doesn't suck, so we're facing the right direction at least.
all that and it's update day for Reconstruction. we're getting into the weirder of the transition areas. it's going to be a little bumpy for a while. i don't really like what i did with this scene (basically condensed it into three pages, which is pretty dang condensed). but i am hoping with the new style, i won't be so prone to trim the edges. we'll see in the next couple of weeks.
in reading: will prolly make a separate post later about the reading i've been doing. interesting stuff. a lot of american terrorism in the 1860s. it's actually been kinda depressing, but very educational. let's just say my vision of this world just got a whole lot darker.
finally, much much much cleaning still ahead in preparation for the fire inspection. i've only managed to clear out the kitchen and pantry area and i am already exhausted. i'll do it little by little this week and then throw myself into it this coming weekend. bleh.
happy monday all!
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got the blow by blow of the kentucky derby from
bachsoprano, though admit i was absolutely crushed by what happened to eight belles. i hate racing. always have. always will. it's barbaric and it's one thing to say a horse has a lot of heart and wants to run, but last time i checked, it was thoroughly unnatural to push an animal (two legged, four legged or otherwise) to the point of self-destruction. horses don't break their legs because they love to run. i'm calling bullshit on that. 'nuff said. and yeah, horrible things happen to other horses behind the scenes. dogs, cows, pigs, etc. too. and human beings as well. why does this one horse matter? because she died for the entertainment and profit of people who could instead put that money and energy into making the world a safer, better, less exploitive place ~ for all creatures.[/endrant]
spent sunday at Fort Snelling. had a grand old time. mebbe i post more pictures later.
overall was out a lot this weekend, which always takes more energy than it gives. as a confirmed closet anchorite, public appearances are a huge drain.
in writing: beginnings and endings.
last week i wrote twenty one pages from the beginning just to get back into the voice. this week i wrote twenty five pages from the ending. i have to write endings early in the process. they give me a target to shoot for. i rarely rewrite them, though how i get from beginning to ending is prone to all manner of digressions, etc.
i think i like my ending. the last couple of beats are giving me fits, but overall, i like the way this thing winds down. because this story is essentially the beginning of a long, long battle, it's hard to find the right note that will finish this both "resolved" and yet on the edge of the next adventure. we'll see if i can pull it off. i'm pretty confident that it doesn't suck, so we're facing the right direction at least.
all that and it's update day for Reconstruction. we're getting into the weirder of the transition areas. it's going to be a little bumpy for a while. i don't really like what i did with this scene (basically condensed it into three pages, which is pretty dang condensed). but i am hoping with the new style, i won't be so prone to trim the edges. we'll see in the next couple of weeks.
in reading: will prolly make a separate post later about the reading i've been doing. interesting stuff. a lot of american terrorism in the 1860s. it's actually been kinda depressing, but very educational. let's just say my vision of this world just got a whole lot darker.
finally, much much much cleaning still ahead in preparation for the fire inspection. i've only managed to clear out the kitchen and pantry area and i am already exhausted. i'll do it little by little this week and then throw myself into it this coming weekend. bleh.
happy monday all!
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I agree, wholeheartedly.
Fort Snelling looks like fun!
Big yays for the writing and for non-suckage! I'm a'shining up my eyeballs right now....:)
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