Thing 48 - progress

48. Attend 5 write-ins

Current progress: 3/5


Write-in, November 10. The cafe wasn't actually orange. My phone does strange things with insufficient light.

It's NaNoWriMo again and I'm participating for the first time since 2006. I forgot to mention the write-in I attended on November 3, at which I finally got back on track in terms of word count. I then proceeded to write exactly nothing for the next several days, starting the write-in on November 10 with a severe wordcount deficit. Didn't get caught up, but it wasn't too bad. I'm just so not stressed about this it's unbelievable.

I'm hoping to close out this Thing by the end of the month. I guess we'll see.

Thing 48 - progress

48. Attend 5 write-ins

Current progress: 3/5


Write-in, November 10. The cafe wasn't actually orange. My phone does strange things with insufficient light.

It's NaNoWriMo again and I'm participating for the first time since 2006. I forgot to mention the write-in I attended on November 3, at which I finally got back on track in terms of word count. I then proceeded to write exactly nothing for the next several days, starting the write-in on November 10 with a severe wordcount deficit. Didn't get caught up, but it wasn't too bad. I'm just so not stressed about this it's unbelievable.

I'm hoping to close out this Thing by the end of the month. I guess we'll see.

Thing 76 - complete!

76. Hike the entire Maryland Heights trail at Harpers Ferry

Completed 6 November 2010


Taking a breather by a sign where the MD Heights Trail splits off from the Overlook Trail.

A good friend joined me for this one. In all it was about six miles of steep, rugged terrain. We managed the whole thing, including a stop by the Overlook Trail and two lengthy breaks for delicious noms, in about four and a half hours. My friend made these amazing tamales and nummy pumpkin bread, plus hot chocolate and hot tea in thermoses. Most excellent.


The view from the top.

Even better: I didn't feel completely wrecked the next day. Yay for improved fitness! :D


Harpers Ferry, as seen from the Overlook Trail.

Thing 76 - complete!

76. Hike the entire Maryland Heights trail at Harpers Ferry

Completed 6 November 2010


Taking a breather by a sign where the MD Heights Trail splits off from the Overlook Trail.

A good friend joined me for this one. In all it was about six miles of steep, rugged terrain. We managed the whole thing, including a stop by the Overlook Trail and two lengthy breaks for delicious noms, in about four and a half hours. My friend made these amazing tamales and nummy pumpkin bread, plus hot chocolate and hot tea in thermoses. Most excellent.


The view from the top.

Even better: I didn't feel completely wrecked the next day. Yay for improved fitness! :D


Harpers Ferry, as seen from the Overlook Trail.

Thing 31 - progress at last

31. Fill TAD sketchbook

I may or may not update here every time I draw in this thing, but I'm just so pleased to have finally picked it up for the first time since February that I just had to share. I was sitting around at Anime USA and decided to do some drawing. I think they turned out mostly okay, but unfortunately the room we were in was lit primarily by skylights, meaning that it got pretty dark once the sun set. That, and I have yet to figure out a good setting to scan them. They look way better in real life.



See the whole thing here.

Thing 31 - progress at last

31. Fill TAD sketchbook

I may or may not update here every time I draw in this thing, but I'm just so pleased to have finally picked it up for the first time since February that I just had to share. I was sitting around at Anime USA and decided to do some drawing. I think they turned out mostly okay, but unfortunately the room we were in was lit primarily by skylights, meaning that it got pretty dark once the sun set. That, and I have yet to figure out a good setting to scan them. They look way better in real life.



See the whole thing here.