Update the Second: or, “I Suck at This”

Posted on | 2 years, 7 months ago, in the late evening | 2 Comments

The shitty word count today shall have to stand. I don’t know what’s wrong with me, exactly; maybe my allergies are putting in one last gasp of misery before summer, or maybe I was sick last week after all — and overexerted myself at Deception Pass. I don’t know. But I can’t breathe without two rounds of neti-pot messiness and a few spritzes of Afrin: Sinus*. Combine that with a massive headache and some sleepless nights that resulted in kitten-style nap attacks all day, and I’m sorry to admit that there will be no more words forthcoming tonight.

So here’s today’s progress on the alternate-history battlefield adventure about a widowed nurse from a Confederate hospital aboard a west-bound train pulled by a Union war engine — now with military intrigue, steampunk Texas rangers, undead political separatists, murderous plots, bushwhackers, bandits, sabotage, and epic scenes of mayhem:

Project: Dreadnought
New Words: 2055 (FAIL)
Present Total Word Count: 85,072 words
Goal: 120,000 words



Things Accomplished in Fiction: I don’t even remember. Which means, I’ll likely have to rewrite it later, but whatever.

Things Accomplished in Real Life: Grocery shopped at Safeway, then Trader Joe’s; went to Petco, where I ran into Torres and we did verily flounce about discussing fish care; napped and drooled and had very strange dreams on the couch; changed the fish tank to include sweet new rocks from Deception Pass.

Other: I know I’ve been scarce and/or boring here lately. Daily whatnot and miscellany available here for the truly devoted. Or deranged. As the case may be.

Reason for Stopping: I’m going to go take a shower with one of those “Shower Soother” dissolving pucks from Vicks, because it makes my head feel better, that’s why.


* Or as it feels inside one’s skull, “Napalm, with a sprig of mint.”

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2 Responses to “Update the Second: or, “I Suck at This””

  1. Cara
    June 22nd, 2009 @ 10:14 pm

    I’ve been going through the same allergy-related torture for several months now.

    Here’s a cheap and easy sinus headache remedy that I swear by: mix jojoba oil (olive oil works too) with peppermint oil, and apply to wherever it hurts. It’s like that Head-On crap, without the obnoxious advertising. I use a 2:1 ratio, but peppermint oil is very potent, so a 3:1 might be better to start out with.

    Hope you feel better!

  2. Cherie
    June 22nd, 2009 @ 10:40 pm

    Hey, thanks for the suggestion! I swear, I’ll try anything …

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