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What I did on my summer vacation days off:

- Revised and sent out two stories.
- Got one story back and sent it out again.
- Finished the first draft of the stadium riots story. Got a good start on the figured bass story.
- Started "Pre-Apocalypse Sale on Cheese" longhand so I could work on it at work or on the bus. Strangely, it's turning into a New Yorker-ish story, even with that title.
- Finished the revision (actually, I finished it just before my days off, so I didn't have to worry about that at least). I'm going to let it sit for two weeks and then go over it one more time, then *gulp* start sending out queries.
- Did an awful lot of sit-ups (my abs hate me and I hate them right back) and either went for a jog or a 4-mile walk or both each day.
- Read a lot of Jane Austen, my enthusiasm waning with each novel. I still like Pride and Prejudice, but the others left me kind of cold.
- Watched my second-ever episode of House and managed to shake off the feeling that House was about to say "tinkerty tonk." Though I'd love it if he did.
- Watched Batman Begins. Aside from Katie Holmes being pretty and bland and a few Hello, Captain Exposition! scenes, I liked it. More Christian Bale=good, as far as I'm concerned.
- Made scones.
- Tried an experimental food that ended up as many of my experimental foods do: hash. Tasty hash, but it'd never win a prize for presentation.
- Bought shoes. (Curse you, [livejournal.com profile] sigerson for introducing me to Zappos! Curse yoooouu!)
- Got some nicer clothes for work.

No manicure, no brie and Buffy, and no Queen of No Pants. Though the day is young yet. I also haven't put up any pictures yet, but I may do that tomorrow afternoon.


I'll be starting at ConHugeCo on Monday. For a number of reasons -- ConHugeCo's internet policy and my own lack of willpower when it comes to the net among them -- I'm going to be staying away from LJ a lot. I know, it's not as if I'm posting or replying a lot already. Just to let you know, I'm still alive, just busy.

Date: 2005-11-03 04:20 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ethicsgradient.livejournal.com
The fun part about being on ConHugeCo's intranet system, but not really their employee is that I can poke and probe at their restrictions without really being worried about it. Sometimes I'll try to go to a website and get a big scary page saying "You're trying to access a website that ConHugeCo says you can't go to. Repeated attempts may result in your ass in a sling. Blah blah blah."

For instance: tonyaharding.com is fine, but amyfisher.com is off limits, for whatever reason.

Date: 2005-11-03 04:26 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wavyarms.livejournal.com
That sounds like an excellent vacation to me! I commend your vacationing skillz.

Date: 2005-11-03 05:51 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] jenwrites.livejournal.com
House ruuuuuulez!

And good for you for getting so much writing stuff done!

Date: 2005-11-03 06:17 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ellinor.livejournal.com
well done!
Makes me pleased just reading about it.

Date: 2005-11-03 11:19 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] minyan.livejournal.com
Yeah. Sounds like a great puttery time.
(Ain't nothin' wrong with a good hash! And I'll take you on about Austin one of these days, but no hurry:-)
Good luck next week!

Date: 2005-11-04 01:29 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sigerson.livejournal.com
Zappos?

Ah ha. Ah ha ha ha ha. MWAH HA HA HA AHAAAAAA!!!!!

Serves you right for getting me interested in Lost.

Date: 2005-11-04 03:03 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sigerson.livejournal.com
You suck.

Date: 2005-11-04 02:51 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sal-sal.livejournal.com
Heh.


Heh heh heh heh heh.

Date: 2005-11-04 03:03 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sigerson.livejournal.com
You also suck.

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