Aaargh!

[devi]

Aaargh the first was bad enough: I have 4,500 words to write by midnight tonight. I was quite laid-back about it until I realised I can't sit up doing it till 3am as usual because November ends at midnight!

But then Aargh the Second hit: I have to send the manuscript in by midnight to be validated if I am to claim to be a Winner. The manuscript is on my laptop, which is not on the net!

Er, please can I come round someone's house where there's wireless internet, at about 11pm tonight? I won't need to stay long or distract you with socialising, just send the thing off, go 'yay' and go away again.

Ah. Edit: I am a muppet and have just noticed the large stack of recordable CDs near the computer. Wireless net not required after all. Phew.

Edit 2, 9pm: 2,250 words done. Halfway there...

Edit 3, 10.40: 1000 more to go argh shoulders hurt tired must drink more sherry argh

Comments

[ar-gemlad.livejournal.com]

Just remember it takes time to burn a CD (not much - but some).

Good luck!!

[bluedevi.livejournal.com]

Thanks! And true about the burning time. But nothing could be worse than 2002, the first time I did it, when I had to do 9000 words on the last day, put it on a floppy, find the floppy was broken, find another one, back it up to a third one just to be sure, run down the road to the netcafe before it shut at half past ten and then hope and pray they'd let me insert my disc :)

(It worked, btw, and then I went to Slimelight. I have no idea where I got the energy.)

[bluedevi.livejournal.com]

PS: Thanks indeed. I allowed some time for the CD-burning, and because my hard disc is crammed and I had to delete stuff, it did eat up all that time.

[ar-gemlad.livejournal.com]

Hooray! Glad you got it done.

[kauket.livejournal.com]

Incidently, we're on for 8pm tomorrow evening, but if you want to come over any time earier, i'll be working all day, and you can have dinner here

[bluedevi.livejournal.com]

Rah. Maybe I'll do some editing rather than writing.... or maybe I should take a day off and read Marian Keyes instead :)

Though I have my bank card and the dreadful brokeness has been staved off, so I shall provide ingredients and wine - just tell me what to get.

[kauket.livejournal.com]

I returned it to the library! But you could go and join and get it out?

I'll let you know tomorrow...give me a call or mail when you want to come over - I'll be up at around 10 and working fromk then until dinner i spect

[bluedevi.livejournal.com]

Yeah, time I joined the library anyway.

[juggzy.livejournal.com]

Answer in an email (the lj one works) and when you have time - but it struck me today that I might be able to get you some part time work. It depends on your qualifications - EFL might well be OK, experience might well be relevant. If you want. Email me. Please.

[jezzidue.livejournal.com]

Stick with it! Good luck with getting it all done in time :-)

[queenortart.livejournal.com]

Thinking postive thoughts :)