Wednesday, December 31st, 2008
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11:59 pm - Unsorted links; message drop-off
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Need to get in touch with me? Leave a comment replying to this posting, or drop me a line at korman@spamcop.net.
( Unsorted links )
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Saturday, May 31st, 2008
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11:59 pm - Books Read, May 2008
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Phil Drabble. A Weasel in my Meatsafe.
Jody Gehrman. Tart.
Naduki Koujima. Great Place High School.
Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata. Death Note, issues 1 and 2.
Osamu Tezuka. Buddha, vol 8.
( Books bought and borrowed )
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Thursday, May 15th, 2008
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8:32 am - Ear worm of total randomness
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What th- ? Why the heck is Adam Ant's Mile High Club stuck in my head this morning?!
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Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
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7:49 pm - White on White
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Redrafted it. Lots of little changes, and one big one, to up the stakes for the POV character.
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8:22 am
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Saturday, May 10th, 2008
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12:23 pm
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... ho ho ho, she laughed. Don't applaud yesterday's mass of scribble until if and when you read it. :-)
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Friday, May 9th, 2008
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9:55 pm
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... who is this person who wrote 2100 words today? That's my top speed. I haven't written that fast for a decade.
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6:26 pm
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Right, draft one is complete at 4400 words. Thanks folks. Now for the sofa and DEATH.
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5:09 pm - Deathmatch update
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Goal: 4000 words
Currently: 3900 (looks like I'll go over by a couple of hundred words, no probs)
Napped for: two hours
Coffee: on third cup (mocha, om nom nom)
current music: Led Zeppelin, "Kashmir"
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1:40 pm - Deathmatch update
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Goal: 4000 words
Currently: 3500
Have been working for: about three and a half hours total
Hurdle: Thanks to the hypo, must now sleep like the dead for a bit.
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1:07 pm - What th - that came out of nowhere!
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Remember kids, a hypo is Nature's way of saying, "Shit, fucken HYPO!!!"
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12:03 pm
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I wanna know exactly what was going on on 1 Jul 2007 at 5:59 am.
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11:34 am - Deathmatch update
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Goal: 4000 words
Currently: 2900
Have been working for: two hours
Coffee: two cups so far, plus half a litre of Pepsi Max with lime juice
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9:23 am - Me vs short story DEATHMATCH
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Deadline: Tuesday 20 May
Goal: 4000 words
Currently: 2300
Plot problem: solved while going to sleep last night
Coffee: one cup so far
I'm gonna finish this thing today. It's me or it.
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8:42 am
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There's no way I'm the first person to comment on the similarity between Top Gear and The Goodies.
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Thursday, May 8th, 2008
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7:58 pm
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3:48 pm
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... by Calliope, Nisaba, and Seshat. There is a fate worse than struggling with the damn story, and it's being stuck on hold at Optus for 3785932867235 hours as one guy transfers me to another who transfers me to another.
So much *&)^& crap has backed up here, and this ain't helping! *makes Optus come round and do the dishes*
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3:00 pm - ego boo
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This is really sweet. A fan sent a copy of Blue Box to BBC Books, hoping to get my autograph; they sent it to my agent and he's sent it on to me. The guy's included a nice note and an SASE, although of course it's got UK stamps! I'll send it back surface mail with a postcard of Sydney. :-)
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12:13 pm
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Dear self,
Things which aren't writing:
1. Looking at LJ icons.
2. Looking up Argentinian swear words.
3. Hanging about on ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif) fandomsecrets.
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Monday, May 5th, 2008
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7:15 pm - That patchwork pig thingumyjig in Osamu Tezuka's comics
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It's called Hyoutan-Tsugi and is based on a drawing Tezuka's kid sister made of a particular kind of mushroom. It's all over Buddha. In fact, it plays a pivotal role towards the end, making all the previous appearances actually kind of creepy.
Here's one of its random appearances:
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