Sep. 6th, 2012

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1. I wrote 400 words of "Secrets" tonight, which brings ch. 15 to 7,300 in rough draft. Inexplicably the scene has turned into Ginny reading a letter from Xanthe instead of dealing with family awkwardness. I guess maybe it's because the awkwardness will be easier to show in response to a specific incident, and hiding in the garden will serve? Also I was rereading ch. 14 and I realized I never did resolve the philosophical argument Ginny and Xanthe were having on the nature of responsibility and guilt -- I stuck in a paragraph before the Ginny-and-Susan scene in ch. 15 to sort of gloss that, but it needs to be dealt with more directly and I might as well do that this way.

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2. Potential Hire has become New Hire, henceforth to be known as AS. Today was his first day at the smoke shop, during which PM showed him how to work the cash register and the lottery machine -- he has some experience with both, but hasn't sold lottery for over a year, and of course every register has its idiosyncrasies. Once PM left for the day, MS took over most of his training while I did other things.

I really hope he works out. *crosses fingers and WISHES*

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3. The skunk I ran into a few days ago has appeared twice more since then -- at least, I am fairly sure it's the same skunk since it's small and has a VERY broad white stripe covering its entire back so only its sides are black. The first time I saw it on Tioga St. near the intersection with Tompkins Ave. The second time it was on Aurora St. right near the intersection with Court St. And tonight it was on Lincoln between Tioga and Aurora. These sightings form a very stretched-out triangle. I startled it tonight and it took several hasty steps back and raised its tail, but since I was already past and continuing to walk away by that point, it didn't turn around or spray, just froze until I was a good three yards gone.

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