I just wanted to say that I would appreciate any votes that you might want to cast my way! I’m in Tribe 1, AKA The Dorkies.
While you are at it, if you could post a vote for my buddy that got me to sign up, Sir Caliban, I’d appreciate it as well. He’s in Tribe 2, AKA The Nerdies.
Tribe 3 is AKA the Geekies.
There are some great posts there. Some really wonderful ones. These are some wonderfully talented people! The ones I have begun to interact with are really cool. So while I did this on a lark, figuring I wouldn’t be around long, I am happy I signed up. I would suggest some you should read, but the list is already growing too long and I know you are all busy and voting closes midday today.
THank you again!
–Lady O
Lady Ozma's Journey 
lacombe said:
Ya got my vote, gal. I just did a last-minute vote- I still had a few to read. 😉
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Lady Ozma said:
Thanks!!!
I’ve been madly trying to catch up. I have NOT been home this weekend. I feel guilty for not pulling my weight in this darned thing. However, you did get my vote as well! 🙂
I’m drowning… too busy! HEHE I really was gone all of Saturday. I left home at 8:30 Am and didn’t get home till almost 11:00 PM. I was out of town three days last week. Too much stuff going on! And I’m trying to write a novel! Oh good grief!! 🙂
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lacombe said:
Thanks yourself!
I didn’t read EVERY entry, but I did make sure to read all my friends and anyone who commented on my entry. I also read about 25-30 others, if not more. I also read every entry of the people who told me constructive crit was welcome.
How was your weekend? How far behind are you with Nano?
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Lady Ozma said:
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I feel better knowing you didn’t read every entry. Whew. I was killing myself. I finally gave up. I knew I wasn’t going to make it. I did read a lot though. I read my entire tribe. I read my friends. I read a handful of others. And I voted for so many, I lost count. LOL
Well, my personal nano incorporates not being able to write for five days over Thanksgiving. So right now I’m about 2-3k behind. As far as NaNo official goal though I’m right on target. I’m at 18.5k. I need to really bust out and do some writing though because of losing those five days. I may get some writing done, but I know it won’t be much. So I plan on nothing just to be safe. I’m very stressed out about it. I haven’t written today at all and it’s already 11!! EEEEEK
My weekend was tiring. Long. I sold my soul to a political party for a really interesting experience. If I hit my word count goal today, i’ll post a blog entry. LOL It was definitely interesting… LOL I don’t like claiming the party, but I dont’ regret going either. It just took all freaking day! And I made a really cool craft out of one of my photos. So that was really good for my self esteem. Especially since everyone raved about the picture, too.
Mostly, I’m just tired. So I’m trying to fluff around and just comment and read email instead of doing anything real. But it is 11. I have to cram in homeschool with the boys. I have to write 2-3k words. I have to pick up dry cleaning and go to the groceyr store. And at some point debate cleaning my house because it has been slacking. (The kids just don’t understand when I ask them to do their chores, I mean actually DO them, not just be halfway about it.)
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lacombe said:
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Now, what happens after you’re done writing the book? How do they put pressure on to get quality stuff done?
How many children do you have? Which ages?
Oh, and GAH! Ewok626 is beating me! I need another vote to tie! We’ve been tied all weekend!
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Lady Ozma said:
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After finishing the book comes editing! And after editing comes shopping it around or publishing independent. My local NaNo group thinks we should meed during the year instead of just November to help keep it going. Because the deadline really does mean a lot. I work far better with a deadline. I mean look at me last week. *waffle waffle waffle* *whine whine whine whine whine* Then, boom. Deadline approaches and voile! It came! 🙂
I have a son age 9, son age 11, and I am hosting a foreign exchange student girl, age 16. I’m writing a book about that in the spring/early summer. Or next NaNo. HAHA
And eeek! Well I voted for ya! At this moment it’s all a blur after that. ROFL!!! HAHAHA Good luck! But, you seem to be in no way close to being low man on the totem pole, so I think you’ll be fine! 🙂
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lacombe said:
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I have a friend that does Nano every year, and I’m absolutely positive her novels are just awful (Her last book starred a cosmic chicken or something). I always wondered about where it went once it was written, because I don’t see how anyone would read it. How many books have you written?
Age 9 and 11? They’re almost pre-teens. I don’t care what anyone says- preteens are one of the best ages ever.
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Lady Ozma said:
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A cosmic chicken? Intriguing.
I have currently four novels in various stages of completion. I’ve done NaNo twice if you count this year.
Some NaNo novels are total crap. All need editing. Some are actually pretty good and have a lot of promise.
The goal is really not that out there. 1666 words a day is not that hard. When I’m in writer mode I often write between 1-2k a day. On a super productive day when it flows, I do more. But, sometimes i don’t write every day when it is not NaNo.
On the bright note the saying goes that you have to write a million words of crap before you start to really write the good stuff. Well NaNo will definitely get me there… HEHE 🙂
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lacombe said:
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I write really slowly and carefully- a couple pages can take me a couple hours if I’m concentrating. Otherwise, if I’m writing a paper for school I can do 3 or more pages per hour. I wouldn’t want to write that fast for a novel, though.
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lacombe said:
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And no, the cosmic chicken isn’t intriguing at all. You’d have to see the writing to understand.
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Lady Ozma said:
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People write at different speeds. I read once in a book on writing to make a goal of 1k a day. That would take you about 3 months to write a book. (Weekends off)
Published writers will tell you that they have a daily goal. I think 1k is pretty standard. Though when they are under a deadline, it is something else. There’s a writer that has a contractual date to have his first draft completed by the end of this month. Given the word count requested and the amount of time given, it ended up being almost 3k a day with no weekends. The poor guy. He’s getting pretty tired. That’s a lot of writing. Sometimes you can write it and that’s great. But generally speaking that is a tiring and long day of writing!!!!!!!
But, writing a couple of pages… that’s a lot of words. Next time you do that, check out the word count. You might be mildly surprised!
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Lady Ozma said:
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I can imagine. I have seen some truly awful stuff. I’m not sure which is sadder, the fact the person wrote it or the fact they thought it was good. You don’t even want to know the bastardized use of the word “creamy” that left me traumatized for almost a decade!!
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lacombe said:
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She’s the most boring person I’ve ever met in my life. One year, for new year’s (she’s 25), she made a list of things to try and do for the next year. There were ten things. On the list? One was try an ice cream sundae and another was to buy a potted plant. She never did the sundae, and the potted plant was a CACTUS, which she gave to her mom after two months because it was (and I quote) “Too much trouble to keep it alive.”
“But you only have to water it once a month!”
“I know, but I wasn’t.”
“Was it dying?”
“No.”
“Then it’s FINE.”
::: sighs ::::
And yeah, I’m pretty curious about the “creamy” usage now.
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Lady Ozma said:
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Oy, this is the person that wrote the nano? You have to live life if you want to write… good grief.
My goodness. I mean I have a blck thumb but I could probably keep a cactus alive. Wow.
You don’t want to know about creamy. It was awful. Even worse, around that time BK had something and their sign said, “Try our creamy….” I never did have whatever it was. I don’t even remember past the creamy usage. All because of that ONE girl’s short story. It started with fried chicken and a babydoll dress and ended with creamy. And you just dont’ want to know. It was bad. Bad. BAD!!!!!!
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lacombe said:
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Yeah, this is the person writing about the cosmic chicken. Her LJ consists of weather updates and talk about her Sims family. Oh, and Memes with such boring answers they’re funny. I really like her- she’s a very good person, but it’s really, really, REALLY boring.
She lives in a small town in Iowa. Once, we were driving to a supermarket, and there was a sign that said Creston—> 12 miles. Red Oak <—- 14 miles. There was a supermarket at both places and she'd lived there for 20 years. SHE HAD NEVER BEEN TO RED OAK BECAUSE CRESTON WAS CLOSER. THESE WERE THE ONLY TWO NEARBY TOWNS AND SHE HADN'T BEEN TO ONE. To make matters worse, Creston had three grocery stores, and she'd never been to any but one. SO BORING.
Sorry. I just want to know about “creamy” more than ever now. Why you do this????
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lacombe said:
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1,000+, no?
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Lady Ozma said:
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Wow… that’s bad. Does she like not drive or something? The poor thing!!!!!! Though I know someone like her in NJ. Sweetest girl you would ever meet, but she has done like nothing. My inlaws took her under their wing. This girl got excited over mowing grass. Wow. I really like her. But i feel bad that she’s like 30 and done so little. I grew up in the DC area. I’m used to getting out and doing stuff!
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Lady Ozma said:
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I bet you could do it! 🙂 I have barely written today but I’ve got 500 words in my novel. It’s not going well. Mostly because of my kids. They are being… kids. I love them dearly… but it’s one of those frustrating days.
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lacombe said:
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I couldn’t do it with all the stuff on my plate right now. Someday, maybe.
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Lady Ozma said:
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Yeah… I have a lot on my plate. And today is not working well. I had high hopes for today. But the kids… they are being kids… They are driving me bonkers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have so much stuff to do and am no where near ready to be able to do it because of the kids. *SIGH* I may send them out with my husband when he gets home. “Take them, go away, and leave me alone for two hours.” ROFL
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lacombe said:
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I wish I had some of the energy that got me into so much trouble as a kid now.
That’s fun about your husband. MOVIE NIGHT! 😉
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Lady Ozma said:
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I hear ya. Where did all this energy go???? I sure don’t have it anymore… If I could bottle it…. LOL
Unfortunately the husband plan did not work out. 😦 Oh well.
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lacombe said:
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Mine was terrified once when we drove in a light drizzle on a main road. 😉 I’ve been trying to get her out, but now that I live so far away, I’m slowly failing.
“Here’s a great broccoli chicken pasta recipe!”
“No thanks. I’ve never eaten broccoli before.”
::: sobs :::
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Lady Ozma said:
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Mine was terrified to drive, too. She lives in this tiny tiny tiny town. But she’s gotten brave enough to drive some. She followed me ot the beach once. It was like a 45 minute drive. She freaked out the whole way. HAHAHAHA
OMG, never eaten broccoli??? The poor thing! mmmm if only my husband ate chicken… I’d ask for that recipe!
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lacombe said:
Bottled energy: Energy drink?
I could drink caffeine for a boost, but I really think that’s more of an unhealthy recharge than a healing boost. I never touch the stuff.
Why didn’t the husband plan work?
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Lady Ozma said:
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HAHA Caff doesn’t boost me. Makes me sluggish and dopey. 😦 I’m so screwed up!! Good for you for not touching the stuff!
The husband ended up tired and wanting to go to bed. So the husband plan bombed. 😦
Tonight is good. Because the boys are just as wild today as they were yesterday. Frustrated. But tonight I have my NaNo writer’s group. So I’m dumping my kids off at church for their activities and then I’m going to my write in!!!!
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lacombe said:
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I’ve had two cups of coffee in my life- both during a camping trip when I was young. I’m good now! 😉 Caffeine does amazing things to me- one bottle of soda keeps me up for an entire night.
Dude, the bed is your REALM! He doesn’t go to sleep until he helps! 😉
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lacombe said:
I think this gets the message across best.
You’d be AMAZED at what she hadn’t eaten. Here’s some selections from a 70-question meme’ she filled out once.
2. Do you have any watermelon in your refrigerator?
no
4. Are there any dirty dishes in your sink?
a plate and fork
10. What color is your sofa?
I don’t have a sofa.
11. What color or design is on your shower curtain?
white
12. How many plants are in your home?
two fake ones that I’m thinking of getting rid of.
17. Theme in your living room?
barely used?
48. What does your home smell like right now?
I don’t know. Can’t smell anything unless it’s really strong
53. Do you have plenty of cabinet space in your kitchen?
I think so
54. Do you own a stereo?
Yes, but I don’t use it anymore
55. How many tvs do you have?
One, but I only watch DVDS on it as I don’t get any reception, and haven’t since I moved here.
56. How many house phones?
One
61. In case of fire, what are the items you would grab if you only could make one quick trip?
clothing, some books, purse, a trashbag full of stuff.
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It’s really difficult to communicate to her how important it is to NOT perpetuate that kind of life.
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Lady Ozma said:
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I’m allergic to coffee. My experience with caff is like… coke. ROFL
HEHE I know.. how dare he kill my ability to hide in my bed and write! 🙂
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Lady Ozma said:
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Interesting… but what kind of meme asks if you have a watermelon in your fridge? That’s really peculiar!!!!
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lacombe said:
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He should have been BANISHED from the bedroom until he took the kids to a Goddamned movie.
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lacombe said:
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The kind of meme’ she’d answer asks a question like that. 90% of her journal is memes, weather updates and news about her Sims family.
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Lady Ozma said:
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We can’t afford evening movies! That would have cost them like 30 bucks! WIthout treats! Eeegads! Scary!
Tonight he’s taking them to scouts. MWAHAHAHAHA I’m going to a writing group!
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Lady Ozma said:
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That’s wild… I never do meme’s. I used to do quizzes. But I don’t even do those anymore…. Crazy meme’s!!!
I want a SIMS family. One day I will buy the new Sims game. ROFL
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lacombe said:
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Holy pocketbook, Batman! What do you guys do for $$$?
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lacombe said:
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That’s WAY to much time!
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Lady Ozma said:
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DOn’t go to movies for one thing… LOL
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Lady Ozma said:
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No joke. WHo has time for all of this stuff?
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lacombe said:
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You NEED to get out. Is there any way you could make some sanity money on the side?
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Lady Ozma said:
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Trying to get some cash with holiday photos… we’ll see if it works out 😉
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lacombe said:
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Photos = cash? WTF???!?!?!?
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