Monthly Archives: September 2010

That sounds like a profile

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Bev Vincent

I trimmed another 200 words from the story I’m working on this morning. This thing is going to be a lean, mean fighting machine when I’m done with it. Anorexic, even. So, another Survivor contestant opened his mouth at tribal … Continue reading →

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Is that “old lady” enough for you?

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Bev Vincent

I reached the 6000 word mark on the story in progress, but it’s a downward mark. I started at 9600 words and am aiming at 5000-5500. Got rid of 700 words on the current pass, and I still have a … Continue reading →

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Fifties flashback

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Bev Vincent

I can’t remember the last time the temperature was in the fifties, but that’s where it was overnight. I wish there was a pause button that would let me capture the current climate conditions and replay them day in and … Continue reading →

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Waiting for Godot

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Bev Vincent

Halfway through the second pass, I trimmed another two hundred words from the story I’m trying to reduce to approximately 5000 words, getting me to 6700 from the original 9600. I think I can make it, but I foresee the … Continue reading →

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Killers

Posted on September 26, 2010 by Bev Vincent

Houston Texans not so impressive today. I started watching at halftime, when it was 10-3, and it’s been downhill since. I’m trying to trim an old urban fantasy short story that has always been nearly 10,000 words long down enough … Continue reading →

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The Usual Insanity

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Bev Vincent

Yesterday and today, the heat index hovered around 100°. It’s already hot when we get up in the morning. Thankfully, a cold front is coming through this weekend that means we’ll see overnight temps in the low 60s and a … Continue reading →

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Checking for implants

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Bev Vincent

I’m so pleased with my decision to switch to Chrome on my home desktop computer that I converted to it on my work desktop as well, and I think I’ll put it on my laptop next. I only have one … Continue reading →

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She’s an astronaut

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Bev Vincent

Nobody would ever mistake me for a rabid football fan, but I do watch a game from time to time when there’s nothing else on television and I’m looking for some background noise while I do other things. I watched … Continue reading →

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Going Chrome

Posted on September 19, 2010 by Bev Vincent

I’ve been an advocate of Internet Explorer for a long, long time. I don’t know what version I started with, but it was old. I think they used Roman numerals back then. Even when all the wonks started advocating Firefox, … Continue reading →

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Freakynomics

Posted on September 18, 2010 by Bev Vincent

My message board is having problems. I opened a service ticket with my ISP and was gratified by how quickly they responded. If you visit the board, it looks okay until after you log in. Then the page keeps resetting … Continue reading →

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