The No News is No News Purgatory Thread, Vol. 7

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I'm just popping in to say hi between all my sniffles.

Mrs. B, I'm so sorry.

Vamp dust for Ink.

Rick, glad the other driver seems reasonable...hope it stays that way?

I'm off to down some cold medicine and teach a class. Wonder how many freshmen will show up on this Tuesday before thanksgiving...
 

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((((Mrs B))))

Ink *vamp dust* (I almost sent her wamo dust. No clue what that is and it didn't sound very nice so fixed the typo.)

Today, I teach. First of my 2 day work week. Both performance classes and loads of fun. But students are turning in their Finals. Already. Like they expect them to get graded or something, Pfft. Maybe on Sat or Sun, I shall begin.
 

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i was making a left turn on a green
light when some asshole ran the light
and if i hadn't been more cautious or observant,
he would have slammed me right on the driver
side door. i honked but he just sped on.

asshole.

i hope he gets 1000 traffic fines.

it was right at a school corner too.

i hate people who think only their schedule
is important and not aware that HELLO you
could KILL somewhere with your car.

bloody fucking idiot.
 

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{{{Xiao}}} Glad you're okay!

I spent my lunch hour running around like a headless chicken. Gah. Now I'm all stressed.

*beckons the tall, muscular cabana boy who has the "special" utility belt with massage oil*
 

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All the cabana boys (and yeah, calming vibes, too) for Lily!

(((Mrs. B))) How sad. :(

Rick and Cindy, so glad you're okay.

So, results for my second giant teaching certification test (this one was the German one) came in and I scored a perfect 100%. Yeah, this is a "Duh, you're German"-thing, but given the horrid day I had when I took the test and how bloody important these things are, I'm honestly kind of doing this right now: :snoopy: :D 95% in English, a perfect 100 in German - I think this license and degree may be reality soon after all.
 

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dyst, congrats!!

1,225 faux nano words written today.
trying to do a bit more than 1k because of
holidays and meet ups next week as well.
/bootay shake!

i've broken 20k.

that, for me, is 1/3 of a novel.
as with the first book, i'm hoping praying
i'll have enough to make it into a novel.
rough is 60k or so. then revise to make it 70k
or so.

i used to write long, but after working with
my editor and deadlines, no more.
 

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((Mrs. B.))

*loads of vamp dust for INk*

X-cin- I'm glad you didn't get creamed.
 

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i hate people who think only their schedule
is important and not aware that HELLO you
could KILL somewhere with your car.
This! Xiaotien, Rick, I'm glad you're both okay. Rick, glad that other driver seems reasonable. But oh this is so true. The other day, I was on my bike and some dude tried to right turn into me. When I yelled at him, he just kept going with this dopey look on his face. *sigh*

Mrs B, I'm sorry for your family's loss! : (
 

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Yay Dys!

Added 670-ish words to NoFA today. 6 chapters edited, 14 more to go. (though 3 of those actually need to be written entirely. Oi.)
 

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may, i'm especially sensitive to
pedestrians and folks on bikes as well.
many think they have Right of Way and
will do whatever. or there will be the dopey
driver like you experienced.

it's really important to be on defensive
while on the road.

i understand dopey and forgive it more
easily (i've been a dope myself, sometimes)
than the aggressive red light runner who doesn't
give a flying F.

more expensive tix, i curse on him!
 

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Oh, btw girls...

I know I already told you about Damsel's grab bag sale on Black Friday, but she also just announced a 20% off custom orders on that day only too. Details are on her blog, as well as a rather amusing post about how not to measure yourself for one of her corsets.

And again, I don't mean to exclude the guys. Sorry guys!
 

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i understand dopey and forgive it more
easily (i've been a dope myself, sometimes)
than the aggressive red light runner who doesn't
give a flying F.

more expensive tix, i curse on him!
Totally. He was probably having a bad day. The people who have intentionally tried to screw with me on my bike, now those are a different sort.

I hope that guy who nearly hit you gets his! If he keeps driving like a maniac with no regard for anyone, let's all hope he ends up getting a massive ticket sooner rather than later.
 

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Toll, Dys!

And Xiao, congrats on the 20k - and glad you are ok.
 

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Hugs to Mrs. B.

Yay Dys the Perfect German!

Yay for Xiao's progress but sorry about the light-runner.

May, I'm always on the lookout for bicyclists and pedestrians. I do wish they would obey traffic laws -- bicyclists going the wrong way on one-way streets get me. Plus at dusk or in bad weather, drivers really can't SEE them as well as they think.
 

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Fly-by from me.

(((Mrs B))), I'm so sorry. It's never easy saying goodbye to a pet. :(

Rick and Cindy, glad you're both ok. Scary.

Best advice I was ever given by my awesome driving instructor (ex firefighter) ... always assume that everyone else on the road is an arsehole.

Right, crawling to bed now. Have just stopped work for the day. Have come to the conclusion that I'm a slow editor.
 
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