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Tuesday, July 20, 2004

Writing

Struggled over a couple of hours to get 850 or so words written, but will candidly admit that I was overlapping that with downloading some updates from the net and overlapping that with occasional excursions into out-and-out browsing. Okay, probably more than just occasional ones. The current bit is dull, laborious, and commits the cardinal writing sin of telling, not showing. I don’t care. At this point, I’m pretty much just writing an overly detailed outline for the next draft.

Trivia

Fiona and I went to her work trivia night last Friday. We kicked arse and won wine and movie tickets. I was particularly proud of being able to deduce which element was named after the solar system’s largest asteroid… I am, with no false modesty, pretty damn good at this sort of crap (although I did suck in the Arts & Literature round). Unfortunately I see no useful way to turn my talents to profit, since if I were to somehow get on “Who Wants to be a Millionaire”, I would have to punch Eddie Maguire right in the teeth, which I suspect would result in my appearance being edited out.

Renovations

The painting is officially underway. Fi and I did the ceilings of both upstairs rooms on Saturday (although a better-light inspection the following morning revealed the necessity for a third coat, or at least spot patching). On Sunday we recruited Jimbo to help us with the walls. A breath-arresting moment came when we opened the lid of the first of three 10 litre tins of "Blushing Peach", the wall colour we have been planning to use throughout the house. Thankfully, the colour turns out not to suck. (Just as well, too, otherwise that would have been a couple of hundred bucks wasted – Fi took a chance and made a bulk purchase a few weeks ago during a big paint sale).

We have a number of highlight colours that have yet to be tested against the wall colour, but the risk is much lower there. Even the silver-grey might work out.

Games

Chris has demanded space roleplaying action. We were to meet last night to sketch up the setting and characters, but by then Jimbo’s Sunday cough had turned into a high-level lurgy. We’ve rescheduled for tomorrow night, after which I will post a summary for comment and additional evil suggestions.

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	Tuesday, July 20, 2004 Writing Struggled over a couple of hours to get 850 or so words written, but will candidly admit that I was overlapping that with downloading some updates from the net and overlapping that with occasional excursions into out-and-out browsing. Okay, probably more than just occasional ones. The current bit is dull, laborious, and commits the cardinal writing sin of telling, not showing. I don’t care. At this point, I’m pretty much just writing an overly detailed outline for the next draft. Trivia Fiona and I went to her work trivia night last Friday. We kicked arse and won wine and movie tickets. I was particularly proud of being able to deduce which element was named after the solar system’s largest asteroid… I am, with no false modesty, pretty damn good at this sort of crap (although I did suck in the Arts & Literature round). Unfortunately I see no useful way to turn my talents to profit, since if I were to somehow get on “Who Wants to be a Millionaire”, I would have to punch Eddie Maguire right in the teeth, which I suspect would result in my appearance being edited out. Renovations The painting is officially underway. Fi and I did the ceilings of both upstairs rooms on Saturday (although a better-light inspection the following morning revealed the necessity for a third coat, or at least spot patching). On Sunday we recruited Jimbo to help us with the walls. A breath-arresting moment came when we opened the lid of the first of three 10 litre tins of "Blushing Peach", the wall colour we have been planning to use throughout the house. Thankfully, the colour turns out not to suck. (Just as well, too, otherwise that would have been a couple of hundred bucks wasted – Fi took a chance and made a bulk purchase a few weeks ago during a big paint sale). We have a number of highlight colours that have yet to be tested against the wall colour, but the risk is much lower there. Even the silver-grey might work out. Games Chris has demanded space roleplaying action. We were to meet last night to sketch up the setting and characters, but by then Jimbo’s Sunday cough had turned into a high-level lurgy. We’ve rescheduled for tomorrow night, after which I will post a summary for comment and additional evil suggestions. 0 smartarse remarks Post a Comment 0 Comments:

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