First things first:
I have not seen Alee in her jar for about a month now. This morning, during routine critter check, I noticed that she pushed out a molt through one of the burrow holes. I will try to measure soon.
We have another addition to the zoo: Lizzy Borden, a Leopard Gecko that needed a new home ASAP. She got one, and seems to also like hiding. When I started the zoo (which now sits on the floor of the new apartment) I never expected to have a gecko, or the scorpions that I should be sending the shipping fees for next week. 5 in all, babies. I am going to need help with these, guys!
All is still well in the zoo, although I am having problems getting crickets. Luckily no one in this household ever starves, and I can get superworms if necessary.
NaNoWriMo stuff-
Day one I began my quest, we met Ferren andFierre, while getting some of the back story that brought Fierre to where he was at in the Black Lands.
I couldn’t quite get my footing in day one, so I fell behind by about 500 words off the days goal of 1600.
Day 2 came, and I woke up just feeling ready, like I knew that the story was bursting to get out from some far off place. I typed and typed and typed, allowing it to flow and manages 2,558 words. Far better than Monday’s 1185.
Then, day 3 came and my mind and fingers were working in such cooperation that I couldn’t stop typing! I was developing more characters, killing 2 off (one was planned all along) and the other just screamed out of my brain and on to the laptop keys. GONE. VANISHED.
I typed and awesome 3,310!
Now, you may not know this, but most of this typing has been on the hard floor of my old apartment. My husband sleeps during the day and works nights, so I have had the wonderful task of packing and cleaning. We moved almost a half hour away, and since I am not able to drive, I have been stuck there, trying to pass the time-or better yet-making good use of it.
The move is almost complete, and today has been my first full day in the new apartment. The entire zoo is here (including a leopard gecko that was given to me a day before we started moving) and so is the cat-who hates being indoors. He let me know this all night last night.
This apartment is bigger, has central air and heat, softer carpet (since we now have no furniture beyond a bed and a desk that are still at the old place til tomorrow) and I am typing this to you from the floor as well.
So why is it that I only have 400 words today?
I just woke up from a heavy nap and have devoured a Tiger’s Milk bar. I have a cup of coffee beside me, and am hoping that (as my NaNoWriMo writing buddy would say) I CAN DO THIS. Hell, she’s doing it with NO caffeine, and way worse stresses than I have to deal with.
Now that all of this is off my chest, I am off to type for really reals now.
From the Desktop of Sid and Nata 