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I did manage to eek out about a thousand words today somewhat related to the book for NaNoWriMo, but since none of them will actually end up in it in the end, I’m going to count it as a zero. I did manage to do a good bit of additional reading, research, and thinking however, so it felt like a good day despite the low number.

I am still at 1,574 words per day on average for the month, so I am relatively close to the 1,667 average I’m supposed to be keeping up. This doesn’t seem bad to me given the amount of time I’m putting into testing out some pieces and research I’m doing along the way. I think is only the third day with a total of zero words for the day too, so I don’t feel as bad.

Today: 0 words
Total: 17,314 words

Blarg!! It would have been a much better day, but somehow, after listening to a podcast this very morning in which they dispensed the advice “Don’t write in the CMS” I managed to do just that and lose about 1,500 words! I bounced back after wasting an hour trying to do some recover and churned it all out again–this time in my editor as is fitting and proper.

Today: 1,607 words
Total: 17,314 words

Checkin Trader Joe’s

Checked into Trader Joe's
Rush hour shopping. At least this location has lots of parking. Their mascot is Cap’n Jack.

Apples at Trader Joe's
Apples at Trader Joe’s
Apples arranged from sour to sweet at Trader Joe's
Apples arranged from sour to sweet at Trader Joe’s
The mural on the entrance of Trader Joe's
The mural on the entrance of Trader Joe’s
This side of the sign means goodbye....
This side of the sign means goodbye….
A nice reminder as you enter Trader Joe's. Pretty useful since I always forget my bags.
A nice reminder as you enter Trader Joe’s. Pretty useful since I always forget my bags.
A view of Trader Joe's from the massive parking lot in the rear.
A view of Trader Joe’s from the massive parking lot in the rear.
Cap'n Jack, the store mascot, was hiding near the sample kiosk tonight. If your child finds him, they can usually get a treat when you visit.
Cap’n Jack, the store mascot, was hiding near the sample kiosk tonight. If your child finds him, they can usually get a treat when you visit.
I want a flying machine like this....
I want a flying machine like this….
And Shazam! Take that NaNoWriMo! This is the kind of day I need to be doing more of… The research and work is paying off. I once heard a quote in which Mozart described how he wrote music. It entailed something along the lines that he worked on it in his head and then dumped it all out on the page much like a cow urinates. Today I know how that feels.

Today: 3,667 words
Total: 15,707 words

A meh day for my NaNoWriMo project as I’m turning in a goose-egg for the day. I feel a bit bad that this update post is more words than I manufactured for the main project. I did do a bit of reading/research and fixed a relatively large \LaTeX error I was having for the last two days, so that is something I suppose.

Some of the research and work will actually result in some physical changes to my site later this week to, so that’s a bonus I suppose! (I’m not counting any lines of code toward the book though.)

Today: 0 words
Total: 12,040 words

Checkin Domenico’s

Checked into Domenico's
Pizza pie!

Domenico's on Washington
Domenico’s on Washington
Domenico's seen from the cross street
Domenico’s seen from the cross street
Domenico's hours of operation
Domenico’s hours of operation
The main menu board at Domenico's take out
The main menu board at Domenico’s take out
There's a great mural painted on the East side of Domenico's
There’s a great mural painted on the East side of Domenico’s
View of Domenico's along Washington
View of Domenico’s along Washington
An okay NaNoWriMo day, but I’m falling behind on word count as I occasionally stop for some research and reading. I suppose I should be glad that I’m typesetting most of this as I go, so when the editing portion is done, I’ll physically have a book! The number of chapters and material I want to add is growing as I write too which makes the finish line continue moving as I write.

Today: 909 words
Total: 12,040 words