Well, here we are, at the end of November and the end of NaBloPoMo. I did it, 32 posts/30 days. I thought I’d be saying “I told you so” at the end of this but the truth is everyone has been supportive and even helpful. It was always nice when someone sent an instant message at 11:30 at night to ask where the hell that day’s post was while I sat there frantically trying to be witty. That’s just the kind of pressure I needed. But it’s been fun, really, and a good exercise for a frustrated writer. It caused me to really pay attention to what The Quartet was up to as well. And I don’t mean like whether or not they were buckled in their seats in the car or choking on their PB&J or who was playing with which kitchen knife. I mean other things, like when C is explaining his day to JP or when S is threatening C or when JP is explaining his lunch to GK. These are the things that make a good post, I think. And what was discussed during NaBloPoMo on Urf!? Well, we talked about painting, bedtime routines, art, hot lava, Milt Hinton and Elvis, house hunting, group babysitting, one funny mom, friends and a lot about Thanksgiving and traditions. I hope you had fun, all 2,743 of you who joined me, Kristy and The Quartet for the month of November. I know I did, and I’ll try to keep it up. Maybe not daily like this because it really is a lot of work, but I’ll do my best to keep it fresh and interesting. Thanks again to all of you and to
Fussy for organizing this.
While writing took up a big chunk of November 2006, it wasn’t the only thing I accomplished. Here’s a list of 24 other things I did this month:
- Made 50 dozen ravioli
- Drove 940 miles roundtrip to Greensboro, GA
- Shot a man in Reno just to watch him die
- Approximately 29 loads of laundry
- Located the leak in our roof, but did not fix it
- Taught C to play blackjack
- Made my sisters cry
- Purchased a Sticky Fingers CD
- Took possession of a rusted-out 1986 Honda Rebel
- Smoked cigars
- Argued both sides of the election fence
- Read half of one book, started another
- Sang Baby It’s Cold Outside with Zooey Deschanel
- Read 1,000 blogs
- Watched The Godfather ... again.
- Researched the building of a Tesla coil
- Worked on three short stories
- Sewed a button back on
- Took notes
- Seduced a Romanian spy
- Repaired the oven
- Came in third in an ultra-marathon
- Sudoku after sudoku
- Calculated Pi to infinity (okay, that one's made up)
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