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METRICS
New Words: 1230
Chapter One – Ten total: 26,804
Chapter Eleven – Twenty total: 30,397
Chapter Twenty-One total: 3566
Chapter Twenty-Two total: 3671
Chapter Twenty-Three total: 5175
Chapter Twenty-Four total: 2769
Chapter Twenty-Five total: 3905
Chapter Twenty-Six total: 3039
Chapter Twenty-Seven total: 3491
Chapter Twenty-Eight total: 4074
Total words for first draft: 86,891
What I Accomplished in the Narrative Today: Still working on Chapter Twenty-Eight. I thought I'd at least finish typing it tonight but no. See below.
Fave line: "You can't beat up bad guys; I can't beat up bad guys. Who are you counting on, Alfred?"
What Else I Accomplished Today: XMarks did not go cuckoo today. Wow, I really expected to finish typing the chapter tonight, but around eight o'clock while I was eating supper and playing a computer game. I heard squealing tires and a whump. It wasn't a tree crash and it's sad to know the difference just by sound alone. I went out the front door and heard kids crying. I was committed then, and spent the next two hours helping and witnessing. The SUV skidded off the road for reasons unknown right now, broadsided the neighbor's retaining wall he built on his driveway, and plowed sideways into the ditch that runs across his yard to the creek.
Luckily there were only minor injuries and the three kids about ten and under were more freaked out and in shock. I brought them to my front porch until the first responders arrived to get them out of the way and to check if they needed more first aid. The youngest was freaked out the most and wanted his daddy then his mommy and after I explained that his mommy had to wait until the cops came to deal with the car, he calmed a little. Then the fire truck arrived on scene. They always reach a car crash first. He freaked out again. "Firefighters! We don't need firefighters! What are they doing here?"
They actually managed to pull the SUV out without destroying the neighbor's driveway further and everything wrapped up and we got back inside by ten. So I've been working on this to calm down enough to go to bed.
What I'm looking forward to: Getting the house out of its clutter stage one state. And finishing the corset.
What I'm not looking forward to: My weekend week plans:
- Add in new 15 minute yoga routine.
- Scour the computer for stuff I'm not using, delete what I don't need, archive what I want to save, and backup.
- Clean out the mass of bookmarks.
- Set up Dropbox account to sync bookmarks.
- Sew my corset.
- Regularly schedule chores.
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