In Shadows

I know, it's not really the weekend, but mine started on Sunday.

With every intention to continue writing 1k a day, I stared at my computer screen for quite some time on Sunday. Nope. Not a damned word. *sigh* Instead I spent the day cleaning house and sorting through PC programs for the yard sale. Also packaged a couple pieces of my artwork for a friend and a couple of programs that were just too spendy to be putting in a yard sale. If I'm gonna give 'em away, I might as well give 'em to somebody I know, right? Now I know they'll have a good home!

On Monday, I sat once more before the computer. Nope. Not a damned word. So, I spent the morning cleaning house and sorting through all the PC books we have that we'll be dumping. Finally got my wife's new eMac delivered around noon. YEE HAW!!! Then spent the next two and a half hours cussing and swearing because I couldn't get the furkin' adaptor to work to hook her up to the network. No amount of configurations, changes, OS 9 or OS X changes did the trick. Thank the gods I still had one computer up - I finally found the driver for OS X and was able to get it going.

Once online, I spent the next several hours doing updates. I understand why they don't have their software updates in the box or on the machine. I mean, they put the things together and box 'em up so they can sit in a warehouse until ordered (at least until the new batches come out.) But it's still a pain in the ass to download one solitary update at 84mb! Sheesh. By the time I went to bed, her computer was up and purring happily along.

Between stomping about in frustration and running between two computers as I searched online or downloaded stuff or uploaded stuff, etc, I had time to reflect on my non-writing habits. Finally figured out the problem with the scene. At last I've realized that when I can't write a scene for love or money, it's because there's something wrong with the logic. I originally had Valmont training Jenna in hand to hand combat. But really . . . would Margaurethe want the man who murdered her lover teach her lover's reincarnation such things? Granted Jenna needs to learn, but not from him!

So I swapped it about a bit. He's there because Jenna's keeping him close. Uses their time together as 'education' though he's of the opinion it's simply to keep an eye on him.

All THAT said, I pumped out 1009 this morning before leaving for work! OOOPHTAH!

Ooooo…. I'm glad to see iJournal picks up tunage from Audion 3! I love my Mac!

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