In which our heroine pines for technology she does not have

If anyone knows of a way to scan a document in and convert it to text instead of an image I would be grateful, oh so grateful.

How grateful?

Uhmmm, well I will mail you chocolate...or ah, a candy of your choice that I can easily obtain should you be so barbarian as to not actually like chocolate.... or some of my secret writings!

Because I am damn sick of editing and then having to go and re-type all those fucking edits into the comp. Plus I tend to get a variety of things scattered everywhere and trying to get them all on one page isn't easy. Also I am somewhat lazy you understand.

These edits are for the beginning of my story, which I normally wouldn't be trying to edit so soon (no end! aieeee!) but I am using it for a submission to a writers workshop I very much want to get into next year, so it needs to gleam like the gleamiest gleamy that ever did gleam. Yes.

Found the song for the end of the story. Have some lyrics in mind for certain other chapters as well. Had a couple of snippets from the next book demand I put them to paper so I did. heh was amusing. It's weird, technically I don't have all that much down, and yet I do. Enough that I have a decent enough handle on who my characters are so that when the new story practically starts with an argument, I chuckle to myself because the bickering and banter is just so them. Does this put me a little too close to crazy?

I go now. Have hot chocolate and edits to ponder. That is, I do not ponder the hot chocolate, only the edits. The hot chocolate I devour. Ravenously.

Zee job is no more

Could not narrow what, exactly, I was allergic to so I had to ditch the job. Sigh, back to job hunting, one of my least favorite activities.

To-Do List
Find new job I'm not allergic to and can enjoy.
Have forgotten to enjoy writing lately. Must re-remember how this is done.
Must stop reading other people's much better books and wondering how I'm ever going to get there.
Must not be so damn hard on myself.

No time to breathe

Busy, busy, busy. Just started a new job. Up early and practically falling into bed as soon as I get home. Hopefully I adjust soon so I can get back to writing.

Ifn ya ain't reading Freakangels

ya should be.
http://www.freakangels.com

It's possible I have now seen everything...

http://www.mcphee.com/resources/april/items/bacontux.html

Between that and this all-new tinned nitrated pork belly I am afeareded.

Ve half goot news und ve half bad news

The good news is that I am pretty sure that I have coaxed forth the beginnings of a very cool idea for the online weekly web writing. I still need to iron out several details and such, but the core idea seed is very much there. Even better, I'm hoping to mostly circumvent the plot problems bound to come up in a longer piece, by making it short stories all connected to the same idea. Hopefully, they'll be short enough that I won't have to rewrite much as things develop, because the story will be told and done before that happens (crosses fingers, that's my hope anyways).

The bad news is that it's going to be a while before it's all ready. Life is crazy busy, I'm behind in 2YN assignments, still need to iron out everything and create a buffer. Always have a buffer. Trust me.

I can't give a time line. I'd really like to, but I just don't know yet. :(

SQUEE! I love new idea time! I really do. I get so few and it's so much fun to explore and get lost in it all.

I'm late, I'm late, for a very important date!

I'm very behind in my 2yn assignments. Something I am in the process of trying to remedy. It's my hope to get caught up completely this week.

Why? Why when I come up with story ideas do I invariably have a beginning, frequently an ending and never a middle. Nev.Er. Ever. This drives me crazy. If I were the type that still indulged in the alcohol I assure you this quirk would drive me to drink till I was draped over my computer alternating between praying to and beating it senselessly. A bucket would be close by.