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Le Poivre D'Ane   in honor of Je Mange Toute la France's 100th post!
Like  •  Comment  •  May 17, 2012 at 9:04am EDT
Offsite blog post: Ollioules - Playing Tourist   for those of you not interested in fod. *Wink*
Like  •  Comment  •  Apr 23, 2012 at 9:47am EDT
I don't usually plug stuff, except for my offsite blog, because who doesn't love food, but I could use some input and thoughts from anyone out there in W.com land. "It's snowing" 
Like  •  Comment  •  Feb 4, 2012 at 8:18am EST
Simple Saturdays with Salmon and Brioche  

Did some writing for about 40 minutes (750 words). Feeling a bit better though I still tire and annoy easily. The novel is plugging along though. Might actually finish in the next few weeks.
Like  •  Comment  •  Jan 29, 2012 at 8:53am EST
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Teppanyaki Roll - Toulon   For those of you interested in non-traditional foods in a traditional city. Also applied to be a featured writer for foodbuzz. Wish me luck!
Like  •  Comment  •  Jan 27, 2012 at 2:59am EST
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luck
Like  •  Feb 2, 2012 at 7:56pm EST
My (Almost) Vegan Dinner   I made a vegetarian meal. It was yummy.
Like  •  Comment  •  Dec 30, 2011 at 2:54pm EST
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I like the year of discovery theme. Smile I hope you will continue to take us on the journey!
Like  •  Dec 30, 2011 at 3:20pm EST
Christmas Dinner   in case you're interested.
Like  •  Comment  •  Dec 28, 2011 at 7:55am EST
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It all sounds so lovely!
Like  •  Dec 28, 2011 at 8:30pm EST
Thanks! It was a nice relaing evening!
Like  •  Dec 29, 2011 at 3:59am EST
Joyeuses Fêtes de fin d'année!
Hope the three of you don't eat yourselves into indigestion!
Gao says a timid "hello" to Pistou but isn't sure he wants to get involved in a long distance relationship quite now!
Like  •  Comment  •  Dec 24, 2011 at 6:06am EST
Current NaNo Novel word count 115,564. Writing away but getting no closer to the end.
Like  •  Comment  •  Dec 9, 2011 at 7:05am EST
holy smokes!...that's quite a bit of writing...you'll find a gem in there one day I am sure...
Like  •  Dec 10, 2011 at 1:11pm EST
100K. Made white chocolate coconut creams to celebrate. Now I'm going to bed.

Tomorrow begins the rest of the novel - because, of course, it's not finished.
Like  •  Comment  •  Nov 30, 2011 at 5:09pm EST
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Got sick on Wednesday. Trying to catch up on the novel. As of right now I have over 86,000 words. I've won NaNo, but the novel is going to carry into December unless I stop sleeping.

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving dinner for my French in-laws. Bringing the netbook along to write while I baste the turkey. Wish me luck!
Like  •  Comment  •  Nov 25, 2011 at 3:08pm EST
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80,000 words. Finally pushing past the halfway point. I feel like I've written nothing but exposition so far.
Like  •  Comment  •  Nov 22, 2011 at 10:52am EST
I took a break from NaNo to make deadly cookies  . I'll have plenty of time to write tomorrow while I wait for the train.
Like  •  Comment  •  Nov 15, 2011 at 4:43pm EST
50K and the most recent 3000 words are nothing but a jumbled ramble. At least I have the excuse that my narrator is still only a child...
Like  •  Comment  •  Nov 13, 2011 at 4:54pm EST
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Wow! That's awesome that you hit 50k before the 15th. Great job!
Like  •  Nov 13, 2011 at 6:45pm EST
Thanks! Now I'm just hoping I can complete the entire story before the 30th!
Like  •  Nov 14, 2011 at 3:11pm EST
Going over the limit means you can edit-out later and still have something. Enjoy writing more!
Like  •  Nov 14, 2011 at 5:09pm EST
I'm going to hit 40K sometime between today and tomorrow. Thinking of making fennel salad. Fennel for 40K? I could make french fries, but I need something healthy. *Laugh*
Like  •  Comment  •  Nov 10, 2011 at 7:42am EST
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Here it is! Flat bread for 15K  . Enjoy!
Like  •  Comment  •  Nov 5, 2011 at 12:15pm EDT
15K, flatbread and a backache. I need a more comfortable chair (or to sit up straight). Once I heal a bit I'll be blogging on my day of writing and baking!
Like  •  Comment  •  Nov 4, 2011 at 5:50pm EDT
I wouldn't have imagined you a sloucher! As a long time sufferer from back pain, I sympathize. Stretch regularly when you write for more than an hour at a time. Neck rotations -- gently! -- are good too.
Like  •  Nov 5, 2011 at 3:07am EDT
I hunch over my computer when it's on my desk. Oddly enough I sit straight when it's on my lap. I'll definitely be taking some more stretching breaks - thanks for reminding me!
Like  •  Nov 5, 2011 at 12:15pm EDT
Word count: 5591.

NaNo Cupcakes!   I wanted to spell out NaNoWriMo, but the frosting was too liquid.

Red Velvet refers to the color of the cupcake, but sadly it seems I didn't add enough. They are still velvety!

Taking suggestions on what to make when I hit 10K words. and 25K and 50K, etc...
Like  •  Comment  •  Nov 2, 2011 at 6:25am EDT
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Day 1: 3375 words and its only 11:06am. Making "NaNo Cupcakes" this afternoon.
Like  •  Comment  •  Nov 1, 2011 at 6:08am EDT
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Eat one for me!!!!!
Like  •  Nov 1, 2011 at 7:21am EDT
I'm trying red velvet cupcakes, but sadly, they're looking more brownish-purple. I'll see what happens when they bake.

If I'd included the 8 page outline I'd be way more than 3000 words!
Like  •  Nov 1, 2011 at 10:24am EDT
What are red velvet cupcakes? Remember I've been here for 31 years so totally ignorant of the culinary developments during the past few decades...
Like  •  Nov 1, 2011 at 5:55pm EDT
Frantically trying to finish the first draft of a story before NaNo on Tuesday. I could have been writing all day, and here it is, midnight on the 31st. This is a trend with me, happened last time I NaNo'd or had any sort of other deadline as well...
Like  •  Comment  •  Oct 30, 2011 at 7:31pm EDT
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you still have one more day, and aren't you plotted to the gills already?
Like  •  Oct 30, 2011 at 7:34pm EDT
It's a different story that I started after I finished all of the NaNo preparation. Now I'm caught in the middle of the story and it's turning out to be longer than expected. I really don't want to have to leave it unfinished tomorrow!
Like  •  Oct 31, 2011 at 7:34am EDT
Suddenly discovering two things. The first is that I know nothing about the continent of South America or it's history. The second is that my schooling was horribly in adequate due to it's fear of revolution, socialism and communism, because said history is fascinating. (And so necessary for my NaNo novel)
Like  •  Comment  •  Oct 15, 2011 at 4:55pm EDT
But think of all the fun you're going to have doing research for accuracy in your story. Thank goodness for Google, right?

http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/96548
Like  •  Oct 15, 2011 at 5:43pm EDT
Focus on region. That'll help. SA is a big place. Brasil, South (Urugauy, Argentina, Chile), Andean (Peru, Bolivia) North-west (Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador), Guyanas ...all major regions with conflicting indigenous and European cultures/history.
Like  •  Oct 16, 2011 at 11:55pm EDT
Salt was published by With Painted Words! Link to follow!
Like  •  Comment  •  Sep 30, 2011 at 9:22am EDT
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Congrats!!!
Like  •  Sep 30, 2011 at 12:13pm EDT
Yay! That's great to hear! *Delight*
Like  •  Sep 30, 2011 at 4:58pm EDT
Congratulations!!
Like  •  Oct 1, 2011 at 4:28pm EDT
NaNo! NaNo! NaNo! (Can't wait!)

I'm sick and my computer is broken - it works in stints - just enough to back up my files. This is why you should handwrite everything - because when you're in the middle of a paragraph and the computer crashes, you'll wish you had just enough time to finish your thought.

This message brought to you by Handwriters Across America
Like  •  Comment  •  Sep 28, 2011 at 4:28am EDT
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Told you that Apples don't crash. You spend more up front, but you don't have replace it each year.
But, sorry you're having computer problems again.
Like  •  Sep 28, 2011 at 12:10pm EDT
"Salt"  [ASR] had been through three incarnations in the past week. Could it be that I'm finally learning the art of revising?
Like  •  Comment  •  Sep 22, 2011 at 4:43pm EDT
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Well, and I have lost track of everything in here. Renewed my membership even though I hadn't been active on the site for months and still am not. Trying to work on my novel and it is much easier offline in secret *RollEyes*
Like  •  Comment  •  Sep 21, 2011 at 7:40am EDT
I've renewed my membership even when I haven't been active for years. Hope your novel is going well!
Like  •  Sep 21, 2011 at 7:51am EDT
I now have three ideas for NaNo. *Worry* For some reason I'm afraid of working on each of them because like Magdalene of the Sorrows - 2009's novel, I want this to be a throw away writing exercise rather than something serious. Maybe I should take it seriously?
Like  •  Comment  •  Sep 21, 2011 at 2:43am EDT
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Something done for fun can become serious. If you enjoy it the reader might also enjoy it. Almost like watching a guilty pleasure like Prates of the Caribbean 4. The actors seemed to be having such a great time and I enjoyed it with them. Smile
Like  •  Sep 21, 2011 at 7:42am EDT
True, I should have fun and take it seriously too. I have issues combining the two. I'm hoping the two or three outlines I do will tell me which is the most interesting to me.
Like  •  Sep 21, 2011 at 7:53am EDT
Go with the flow. What flows... Be grateful for whatever comes out. I haven't decided. But travel is more likely for me than NaNo.
Like  •  Sep 24, 2011 at 3:02am EDT
Since I have nothing for a full blog entry: New story is getting longer (too long) but taking shape in the second draft. Worried about my NaNoWriMo story this year. Should I do two preparations in October? I'm just not sure what I want to write!
Like  •  Comment  •  Sep 19, 2011 at 4:20pm EDT
I would say that usually the exercise of writing an extended outline will spell out your level of interest in a novel length story pretty easily... but that can take a few days.
Like  •  Sep 20, 2011 at 7:27am EDT
holy mackerel, you're on your tenth year? then that makes nearly nine that I have internet-known you! Happy belated writing-versary!
Like  •  Comment  •  Jun 20, 2011 at 4:46am EDT
Don't know where you've gone off to. Wish you'd come back. Miss you.
Like  •  Comment  •  Sep 15, 2010 at 1:34am EDT

hi,

i read your reviews and wait for my items' reviews.

khaki
Like  •  Comment  •  Aug 9, 2010 at 1:00pm EDT

hi,
from reviewing page of WDC i came to know that you are one of the most active reviewer. i hereby put you a request to read, rate and review my three items' port. i shall be obliged at this act of kindness.

khaki
Like  •  Comment  •  Aug 8, 2010 at 4:09am EDT
Here's the first Scribble on your new Notebook, aka FarceBrook-style Wall.

Hope you're well and that the anxiety has lessened. Today's a migraine day, and I've got out of tune singers to accompany later this evening. YUCK.
Like  •  Comment  •  Apr 26, 2010 at 11:09am EDT
Hahaha. It is SO facebook.

Still not better - actually it's getting worse. And still computerless.

Hope the rehearsal went ok. I always hated going to rehearsals with migraines, there's nothing you can do but sit there and pray you can get through it without vomiting.
Like  •  Apr 27, 2010 at 9:10am EDT
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