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Yeah, I've been bad the past two days and haven't written anything. I haven't been feeling well, and have been trying to figure out my life, with debatable success.

But tomorrow, I'm putting aside the greater portion of the day to write. Boxing in the morning, my friend's birthday party at night. In between: writing mania.

Nothing else to say. Leaving for vacation in 5 (now 4) days. Beginning to dread the flight. Planes are scary dammit.
- LV

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Words Words Words

Received two books I have to review today (although I'm not getting paid for either).

Trying to write, but this chapter is hard, because I don't know why Thanatos decided to become human (temporarily), and he isn't telling me. Smug feathered bastard. But he's become a much more complicated character than I originally imagined; arrogant and proud and insecure and loyal and duplicitous and jealous and loving, a coward with a stubborn streak, an opportunist with a conscience. He may be my favorite character. Neil comes in at second, because he's funny and insane and misunderstood, and always says the wrong things.

I've come to love all the characters. In the beginning, I didn't. I didn't know them. But 144 pages in, I have a pretty good bead on them all: Thanatos, trying to balance what is right with getting ahead; Neil, doing the right thing in the worst way possible; Violet, scared and disbelieving, but refusing to give up; David, completely over his head and always playing catch-up; and even Death, with all his arrogance and cruelty, for being an hysterical, insufferable blowhard. And there are still a few characters we have to meet.

This was a good post; now I want to go back and write them, and find out what happens next.
- LV

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Writing Factoids

Longest Chapter: 28 pages

Shortest Chapter: 9 pages

Total Pages So Far: 136

Total Words So Far: 29,967

Chapters Written: 9

Chapters Left To Write: 23 (unless I combine/drop any more chapters, which I might).

So. One character is hiding in an alternate plane, one is depressed and guilty, one is disappointed and about to torture someone, one is convinced she's on drugs, one is worried, and one is stalking the main character. There are hints of insurrection, disturbing dream patterns, miscommunication, sibling rivalry, and violence. Lovely.

I wrote 22 pages today, per usual of debatable quality. I have this nightmare I'm going to finish this thing, then realize I have a several-hundred page pile of crap. Then the tears will start.

Oh well. The next chapter features a god having a temper tantrum, another god pretending to be human, a girl pretending everything is fine, a guy pretending he has nothing to hide, and another guy pretending he has the slightest clue as to what the hell is going on. Also features drinking, and incorrectly referenced quotes! It's an important chapter. I'm scared and don't want to write it...

Sleep now. Huzzah for sleep!
- LV

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The Internet Is Full Of Wonders

Fear It is, Good bits,
bad movies TV, comics, sex,
apartments, relationships,
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York in her
voice. IN a journalist/
author and feel like grabbing my little I
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LV Posted by ElleVee.

I got this from http://cmdrtaco.net/poemgen.cgi. It generates websites into poetry. This is the one from mine. I think it's kind of amazing.

Working on chapter 9, which is much darker than I originally planned. Th story is a lot less fluffy, and a lot more about the nature of sanity. But not in a pretentious way, because I'm not that smart.

Also finished HEART-SHAPED BOX, and started CORALINE.
- LV

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A Week And A Day Until I Leave

This is a mini-post:

* Stomach hurts from junk food. Keep burping and feeling gross.
* Going to write now.
- LV

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Technology Blues

My phone just sent sixty text messages with the same text to my friend, for no reason I can see. And it's late, and the original message wasn't meant for her, so she was confused. I apologized profusely, as sixty - literally sixty - repeating text messages at an ungodly hour is never appreciated.

I am now viewing my phone with a large dose of fear. It may be possessed. And not in the good way.

In other news, the Oscars made me fairly happy this year.

My stomach hurts, and I'm going to sleep. If you get any strange texts, it's my phone, and Satan has my phone number.
- LV

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Huh

Why can I only seem to write anything of quality at 1:30 in the morning? I want to sleep. Stupid inspiration, only coming when it wants instead of when I want.

FOOD NETWORK Note: Why didn't anyone tell me that waffles and chicken was a food option? It's the most brilliant thing I've heard all day.

Saw CHARLIE BARTLETT today. It was OK. That's my review. Good bits, bad bits, I wouldn't see it again. ROBERT DOWNEY, JR was in a different, more disturbing movie than everyone else.

Sleep now. Need to gym it in the morning, or the Earth will get eaten by... dunno. The Sun? Yeah, that works.
- LV

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