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NaNoWriMo. NaNoWriMo. NaNoWriMo.
What with Thanksgiving approaching and four pies and winter galas and Harry Potter and Art Night and Science Night and Someone Else's sudden two week work 'vacation' to Arizona, the word count is getting very tight.
Rian does not think I can even splurge enough to pull paneling off this week, and I am so close.
I wonder if I can convince bob to type 'Spiderman' endlessly over and over again while Rian swears at baking pies.
But perhaps that would be cheating.
What with Thanksgiving approaching and four pies and winter galas and Harry Potter and Art Night and Science Night and Someone Else's sudden two week work 'vacation' to Arizona, the word count is getting very tight.
Rian does not think I can even splurge enough to pull paneling off this week, and I am so close.
I wonder if I can convince bob to type 'Spiderman' endlessly over and over again while Rian swears at baking pies.
But perhaps that would be cheating.
posted by La Tulipe | 3:07 PM
20 Comments:
It would definitely be cheating. Buying the pies would not be, though.
Are people really cheating with nano? It seems... ridiculous.
"Ridiculous?" says Rian, wry. "The cheating or the NaNo?"
You can always ask Keppet to source the pies for you while you Nano.
I have decided that I am not that fond of Nano. The board is deserted. The blogs are deserted. And all I can read is one measly little page at a time. Nic epages, though.
I mean cheating with Nano is ridiculous as anyone could do it. You know that you could write 50 000 words if you didn't have to think about them. Aidan could do it. Even I could do it. Why bother if you don't test yourself?
Why are you doing it, by the way? Do you usually write (as in on a regular basis)? Will this become something publishable? Is it better to write with other people pushing you to write more or does this stifle creativity... blah blah blah.
Oh and about the pies- I've noticed that supermarkets try to make it easy with pie crusts already made no to mention pies in the bakery section that look homemade. Why does Rian stress about pies? Are they expected to be Exceptional?
I would actually attempt to make a pie but I actually don't fancy my chances of being able to transport it...
And where are cooking apples when you need them? I love making crumbles in the winter and yet I can't see any cooking apples. Gah. Maybe there are sufficiently sour and juicy eating apples in existance...
Sorry. Random tangent.
Granny Smith apples are for cooking. Look for Granny Smiths.
"Unbearably Beautiful," says Rian, straight faced. "Have ye tried TURNING the NaNo pages?"
And Rian is going to make the pies. Two pumpkin, one apple, and one pecan. Because my mother would expect it of me. Just...do not tell Mater.
Well, good luck with the pie cooking. I'd offer to help but I'm crap at cooking and in Australia. *grin*
Cheating on the Nano defeats the purpose, of course. It's stupid, anyone could cut and paste old essays into it or something. It's a personal test.
I hate it when people cheat on things like this. Making up quotes in an essay is one thing... *rakish grin* but cheating on a test of your writing mettle is completely arse.
And Rian is going to make the pies. Two pumpkin, one apple, and one pecan. Because my mother would expect it of me. Just...do not tell Mater
1) Do you think I'm not checking up on you myself?
B) Don't tell me what? That you are baking pies because of "expectations" or that you are not making a cherry one? Or that you are making TWO pumpkins?
Granny Smiths are for eating... but I will try them anyway if you say they will work. Once the weather gets cold enough for crumbles (I swear it's still summer...).
Not in Spokaloo, it ain't. Poor Keppet. Bring your toe socks.
In Australia, I have never laid eyes on a pie that wasn't unidentified meat. The Apple Pies at MacDonalds don't count. Although we did used to make apple pies in the jaffle iron, they were gooooooooood.
Alack and alas my toe-socks have holes in them. But I will note your concern and revise my plans to go bare foot. I guess the bikini is out too?
Is it a Spiderman bikini?
They don't know what cooking apples are in the States, sis. Something my mother used to lament. But oddly enough, they make the best apple pie in the world, so I guess Bramleys aren't as all-important as you're led to believe.
Mmmm... pie. *Homer Simpson drool*
Hmm... I don't think I have ever had a nice apple pie in the states. I have tried pies here but the filling has tended to be... dry. Rather than stewed apples, all the pies I have tried have had baked apple slices. But then again I haven't had many here and am willing to keep searching for a good apple pie.
Come to think of it though, I haven't had many apple pies in the UK. Why buy an apple pie when there is a cherry one sitting next to it on the shelf?
Okay that's it... I'm buying cherry pie and custard for dinner.
Argh must learn to stop rambling on other people's blogs.
*prods Rian*
I asked nano related questions. 'Fess up.
But I tried to turn the pages! They wouldn't turn for meeeeeeeee. NaNo hates me. On the other hand, a friend of mine has signed up with the british library on the pretext of writing a trilogy about orcs and goblins. I want to go to the British Library, I thought it was only for 'proper' scholars. I think I will try to sign up to investigate fairies.
And I take the right to ramble on rian's blog because the board is down. *laments*
Why is Rian NaNoing?
Just to remind myself that I could.
I'm NaNoing, too. Hard work isn't it? I'm to the point where I've turned the font color white and turned off the grammar and spellcheckers so I can't see what I'm writing at all. Only trouble is, I forget where I was in the story every time I take a break!
Rian has begun simply poking at the keys with my turkey baster.
Engarde!
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