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edenfallingHoliday gift status:
Mom -- present (bought and boxed, not yet wrapped)
Dad -- story (unfinished)
Vicky -- god only knows, probably story (unfinished)
G'ma Doris -- poem (written, printed, needs to be mounted)
Aunt Cara -- story (unfinished)
Uncle Charles & Aunt Ji-lan -- story (unfinished)
Michael -- gift certificate (bought)
Benjamin -- gift certificate (bought)
Uncle Bill & Aunt Carol -- story (unfinished)
Uncle Dick -- card (mailed!)
Ardis -- different poem (written, printed, needs to be mounted)
Aunt Jan & Uncle Bob -- story (unfinished)
Eric & family -- card (mailed!)
Brian & family -- card (mailed!)
Cat -- story (unselected)
Susan -- different story (also unfinished, can delay until New Year's)
Pat -- card (mailed!)
The Martins -- card (mailed!)
...
So. "Beauty," the story I plan to give people, is at 4,700 words and is somewhere between 1/2 and 2/3 finished in rough draft. I need to finish it tonight and tomorrow so I can format and print multiple copies on Thursday.
If I can't make that schedule, I have an alternate story, "The Moon's Daughter," at about 2,000 words, which is finished. I plan to format it this evening.
And on top of that, this morning I wrote the next scene in chapter 3 of "Guardian," because I am fundamentally incapable of staying focused on anything. *bangs head against table* So chapter 3 is now 1/4 finished in rough draft, which is right on schedule. Damnit. I do not have time for this!
*runs off to apply for another job*
ETA: The heck with "Beauty." I'm giving all relatives except Dad and Vicky a copy of "The Moon's Daughter" instead. Immediate family can be fobbed off with IOUs, but everyone else had better have a physical product in their hands. So I'm going with the safe option.
Granted, this is a fairy tale in which the protagonist starts out as a complete jerk and I get to gouge out one of his eyes and burn his hand and arm to useless meat before he really gets a clue, but still. It has a happy ending!
(Everything I write seems to go morbid to some degree, unless I work very hard to keep it light. *sigh*)
Mom -- present (bought and boxed, not yet wrapped)
Dad -- story (unfinished)
Vicky -- god only knows, probably story (unfinished)
G'ma Doris -- poem (written, printed, needs to be mounted)
Aunt Cara -- story (unfinished)
Uncle Charles & Aunt Ji-lan -- story (unfinished)
Michael -- gift certificate (bought)
Benjamin -- gift certificate (bought)
Uncle Bill & Aunt Carol -- story (unfinished)
Uncle Dick -- card (mailed!)
Ardis -- different poem (written, printed, needs to be mounted)
Aunt Jan & Uncle Bob -- story (unfinished)
Eric & family -- card (mailed!)
Brian & family -- card (mailed!)
Cat -- story (unselected)
Susan -- different story (also unfinished, can delay until New Year's)
Pat -- card (mailed!)
The Martins -- card (mailed!)
...
So. "Beauty," the story I plan to give people, is at 4,700 words and is somewhere between 1/2 and 2/3 finished in rough draft. I need to finish it tonight and tomorrow so I can format and print multiple copies on Thursday.
If I can't make that schedule, I have an alternate story, "The Moon's Daughter," at about 2,000 words, which is finished. I plan to format it this evening.
And on top of that, this morning I wrote the next scene in chapter 3 of "Guardian," because I am fundamentally incapable of staying focused on anything. *bangs head against table* So chapter 3 is now 1/4 finished in rough draft, which is right on schedule. Damnit. I do not have time for this!
*runs off to apply for another job*
ETA: The heck with "Beauty." I'm giving all relatives except Dad and Vicky a copy of "The Moon's Daughter" instead. Immediate family can be fobbed off with IOUs, but everyone else had better have a physical product in their hands. So I'm going with the safe option.
Granted, this is a fairy tale in which the protagonist starts out as a complete jerk and I get to gouge out one of his eyes and burn his hand and arm to useless meat before he really gets a clue, but still. It has a happy ending!
(Everything I write seems to go morbid to some degree, unless I work very hard to keep it light. *sigh*)
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Date: 2005-12-21 10:29 pm (UTC)In any case, I give you the product of a day and a half's work. Enjoy!
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Date: 2005-12-21 11:31 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2005-12-22 05:05 am (UTC)That is truly awesome
Date: 2005-12-23 03:39 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2005-12-25 02:49 am (UTC)-DrawDrops-
Woah...
Now if only I had your drawing skills.
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Date: 2005-12-25 07:03 pm (UTC)