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i am my mother’s daughter

kelly | November 5, 2008

when i was younger my mother would ask me what i wanted for my birthday or christmas. it would usually be something difficult to acquire. A cabbage patch girl, a leather bomber jacket, etc. as the days ticked by toward the big gift-giving event, my mother would break the sad news to [...]

nanowrimo 2008: day 3

kelly | November 4, 2008

not too much today. i think it being a weekday had something to do with it. too bogged down with a regular routine to really feel inspired. plus, i started suffering from the “too far ahead” procrastination. 2k isn’t much as far as a lead goes, but it was enough to blow it [...]

nanowrimo 2008: day 2

kelly | November 3, 2008

wow. i didn’t think i’d get much done this weekend but i’m up to 6184 words, which is almost 1/8 of the way to the word-count goal in two days! the second chapter is a bit heavier than the first, but about as heavy as i’d like it to be. a few [...]

nanowrimo 2008: day 1

kelly | November 1, 2008

tomorrow includes a birthday lunch, dropping charlotte off for an over-night with my aunt and uncle, and an evening at the casino. knowing that, i tried to get a drop on the word goal (900ish) by starting at midnight before going to bed. it’s now 1:45am and i’ve stopped after 1700ish words and [...]