Make New Year's resolutions? Not me! The usual suspects come up every year: watch my diet, exercise more, get more organized. January starts out well and then it falls apart the rest of the year.
Exercise gyms are busiest in January with the New Year's resolutions crowd who want to lose weight or get in shape. The reality is that only 1 out of every people with a gym membership regularly uses it.
For 2009 I'd like to complete the first draft and edit the novel I started in November. Realistic? I think so. Set aside some time daily to work on it and in a couple of months I'll be on my second draft.
Happy New Year everyone!
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Sunday, November 23, 2008
The bird attack of my dream
Last night I had the strangest dream. The dream itself was rather boring. It was the ending that abruptly woke me up.
Kerry and I were in a conference center or some similar type building with many meeting rooms. We weren't actually attending a conference but were there on some other business. I remember walking past the washrooms and there was huge line up outside the ladies. I don't know why that is. Every event I go to has long line ups for the ladies washrooms. We walked past it and came to a dining room where the students had finished lunch. There was still some people in the room but most had left, presumably the huge line up for the ladies! There was another smaller room off this one and several of the attendees were in there talking to an instructor. For some reason Kerry went into this room to talk to him too.
I was left standing in the nearly deserted lunch room and feeling kind of thirsty. I spotted a couple of those machines that dispense juice or pop on the other side of the room. I was looking at them trying to figure out if they had orange juice or apple juice but I was too far away to see. So I was just making up my mind to walk across the room and check it out when all of a sudden a bird comes flying across the room and lands on my left shoulder and is batting at me with its wings. I'm not sure if it was a sea gull, dove, or pigeon. I remember it was mostly white or grey.
Anyway I woke up then and started yelling at Kerry about the bird in the room and get it out, get it away from me. He told me there was no bird in there. I said a bird just came and got me on my left side, coincidentally the side closest to him. He continues to explain that he's been awake for awhile and no birds have flown into the bedroom.
So then I asked him if he was touching me, brushing my face or something to get me to wake up, but he claims he didn't.
I just hate having those dreams where I wake up suddenly and quickly. It was after 8am and I had to get up anyway, but I sure wish I'd slept a little longer.
Kerry and I were in a conference center or some similar type building with many meeting rooms. We weren't actually attending a conference but were there on some other business. I remember walking past the washrooms and there was huge line up outside the ladies. I don't know why that is. Every event I go to has long line ups for the ladies washrooms. We walked past it and came to a dining room where the students had finished lunch. There was still some people in the room but most had left, presumably the huge line up for the ladies! There was another smaller room off this one and several of the attendees were in there talking to an instructor. For some reason Kerry went into this room to talk to him too.
I was left standing in the nearly deserted lunch room and feeling kind of thirsty. I spotted a couple of those machines that dispense juice or pop on the other side of the room. I was looking at them trying to figure out if they had orange juice or apple juice but I was too far away to see. So I was just making up my mind to walk across the room and check it out when all of a sudden a bird comes flying across the room and lands on my left shoulder and is batting at me with its wings. I'm not sure if it was a sea gull, dove, or pigeon. I remember it was mostly white or grey.
Anyway I woke up then and started yelling at Kerry about the bird in the room and get it out, get it away from me. He told me there was no bird in there. I said a bird just came and got me on my left side, coincidentally the side closest to him. He continues to explain that he's been awake for awhile and no birds have flown into the bedroom.
So then I asked him if he was touching me, brushing my face or something to get me to wake up, but he claims he didn't.
I just hate having those dreams where I wake up suddenly and quickly. It was after 8am and I had to get up anyway, but I sure wish I'd slept a little longer.
An Expensive Cup of Coffee
A couple of mornings ago Kerry and I drove to our local Tim Horton's located inside a shopping mall. As we made our left hand turn and drove into the mall's entrance we noticed 2 police officers standing at the side of the driveway. They didn't appear too interested in us and we continued in and parked. We wondered what they were up to and Kerry figured they were doing a seat belt check. A good spot trying to catch the early morning commuters coming for their coffee. And once someone has turned into the Clover Crossing Mall entrance there is no turning around. Then we noticed the 3rd police officer in the parking lot writing out a ticket to the male driver. We went inside so Kerry could get his extra large coffee double double and his breakfast sandwich and my mocha and muffin. As we were leaving we saw the young man in the truck leave the police oficer and enter the Tim Horton's drive thru. Not buckling up is a $125 fine. Now that was one expensive cup of coffee!
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
November 18 update
Just under 38,000 words to go. Its tough. I'm at work all day, then I have dogs to walk, and then drive out to the farm to feed my horses. Back home, dinner time, and then some writing time. I'm going to have to average over 3,000 words a day for the rest of the month. I don't think I'll make it, but I'll have a good head start and just keep going in December. And yes, this is bad writing. Bad diaglogue. But the story is starting to take shape and I think with lots of rewriting there might be potential here one day.
Saturday, November 15, 2008
November 15 update
I need to pick up the pace a bit. 40,000 words left to go. Divided by 15 days left in the month. You do the math. I can't! Never my strong subject in school! At least its a good start, but bad dialogue.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Writing update for November 11
Its been a slow day in the writing department. 44,000 words to go before month end.
Remembrance Day Service November 11 2008
We headed down to the cenotaph in Cloverdale with the rain only a light drizzle. It had let up from a torrential downpour a couple of hours earlier. So it kept with the theme around here that it always rains on Remembrance Day.
It was a nice service with a parade by veterans, RCMP in color serge, and various cadet groups. The typical introductions, singing O Canada, hymns, laying of the wreaths, and bugle call preceeding two minutes of silence at eleven o'clock. Then the final wreaths were laid, singing God Save The Queen, and the parade route back to the Cloverdale legion.
There were three different groups of airplanes that did fly pasts during the ceremony.
In memory of all those who lost their lives serving our country and those who continue to fight for freedom in far off countries. We wear the poppies for you today.
It was a nice service with a parade by veterans, RCMP in color serge, and various cadet groups. The typical introductions, singing O Canada, hymns, laying of the wreaths, and bugle call preceeding two minutes of silence at eleven o'clock. Then the final wreaths were laid, singing God Save The Queen, and the parade route back to the Cloverdale legion.
There were three different groups of airplanes that did fly pasts during the ceremony.
In memory of all those who lost their lives serving our country and those who continue to fight for freedom in far off countries. We wear the poppies for you today.
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