November 2019 - Day 23

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Here is the place to tell us about your daily success (or the lack of it)!

May the magic be with us all!

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[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

A bit more than a page translated - which means, the current chapter would be done, if not for the dratted infodump page (or two) I've left out. I'm actually considering of leaving it out entirely; or rewriting the scene in a much shortened version. Who aside from me would be interested why the dratted bugs are named the way they are?

[akane42me.livejournal.com]

Maybe you can move on and come back to it when you feel in the mood for buggy things!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

That's the long-term plan, yeah. I can never resist the urge to insert totally unnecessary trivia into my stories, just because I find it interesting. Small wonder that hardly anyone reads my stuff.

[spikesgirl58.livejournal.com]

There you go then. You have your answer. Possibly you could reintroduce the information at a later date?

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Quite frankly, the information doesn't have the slightest significance for the story. I'm just obsessed with unnecessary trivia.

[spikesgirl58.livejournal.com]

As long as you know you only have yourself to blame, I say carpe trivia!

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

I like the idea of knowing why bugs are named that way. OTOH, info dumps can get long.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

True. Plus, the whole thing isn't really interesting. It's part of the world-building, for sure, but doesn't play any actual role in the story, so it could be safely left out... in theory.

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

Maybe an 'extra' then.

[akane42me.livejournal.com]

One hour today, writing time, mostly head-scratching:)

Followed by 2 hrs closing my flower beds. Whew. Big job. The too-early snow has melted for the most part, and it's sunny, 40F.
So we are doing our final fall clean-up at last. Tonight we're off to a movie, Ford vs Ferrari.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Head scratching could be very helpful. ;)

[spikesgirl58.livejournal.com]

Sounds like a good Saturday, if you ask me. Hope you enjoy the movie.

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

An hour is still some good work.

[ylla.livejournal.com]

I thought I might get lots done today, because I didn't have anything in particular planned, but instead I spent the day traipsing about Edinbugh in the rain - I kept thinking of more places I might as well go while I had the chance, and most of them didn't even have what I was looking for.

However, I decided to get my act together and at least finish the walk report. 500 words, give or take one or two.

I'd been dreaming all day about reaching the sea and cooling down, but now I was here there wasn't really any beach - or anywhere to change - and I didn't really have any time for swimming.

I also fell back in with the library, and adjudicated in an argument about whether it was right to put a costume on a cat!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Good progress!

[ylla.livejournal.com]

It's nice to be finished :-)

[spikesgirl58.livejournal.com]

I suspect the cat will tell everyone its opinion upon that.

Sorry that you weren't able to find what you were looking for, though. That's always discouraging.

[ylla.livejournal.com]

That was my answer too :-)

But yes, frustrating. And damp.

[a-phoenixdragon.livejournal.com]

A lot of work words...but they are words, darn it, lol!!

[spikesgirl58.livejournal.com]

I still say work words count.

[a-phoenixdragon.livejournal.com]

Whoot! YUS.

If only those could magically convert to fictional words that I wish to WRITE.

Of course, I will likely find time AFTER the holidays. Which is always how it goes, lol!

[spikesgirl58.livejournal.com]

Yup, that's how we get through January!

[a-phoenixdragon.livejournal.com]

Right?? LOL!! Always time in January, really.

[spikesgirl58.livejournal.com]

Exactly!

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

Words are words!

[a-phoenixdragon.livejournal.com]

Thank you - they so are. I just have to remember that. :D

[spikesgirl58.livejournal.com]

A different sort of writing today. I started the massive task of writing Christmas cards. I remember my mum setting up the card table right after Halloween and starting. Thanks to computers, addressing envelopes is easier, but still there are the insides. So, no fic writing, but I got my overseas cards done and most of my LJ friends taken care of. *yay*

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

Yay!

[spikesgirl58.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :D

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

You are a true hero. I've been planning to send lindahoyland her Russian dolls for a month or even longer... it still hasn't happened. *hides in shame*

[spikesgirl58.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it sounds good in print, at least. I did finish the cards and we took down all the rest of the decorations today, so that's done. Onto Christmas!

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[adafrog.livejournal.com]

Only comments for me. And napping. And washing the muddy rugs and floor (Kitty played in the mud a few days ago).

[spikesgirl58.livejournal.com]

Hey, there's nothing wrong with napping! :D

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

I agree. Napping is very healthy. And good for the soul.

[spikesgirl58.livejournal.com]

Hear, hear!