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Jul. 21st, 2012 10:00 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
turpsI submitted my wave 3 bbb last night. I honestly didn't think I'd make it, especially so as a few days ago I had only a few k of a story that wasn't gripping me at all. In fact, I woke up on Thursday and told myself I was just going to drop out. Then somehow wrote over 6k that day and the rest last night. Everyone who knows about the story has commented about the main pairing, something I understand totally because really, the hell?
It's insane to think that claiming day is today. It feels like this bbb season is rushing by so fast, and of course I still have many stories to read from wave 1.and brbb & a few from no tags
Yesterday I also painted two walls of my bedroom. There's an advert running here at the moment for a paint brand and it shows people looking at their newly painted rooms and going, 'I did that' and I can relate so much. It's not finished as I need to move the bed to get the last two walls done, but the main window wall and the end with the bookcases. They're done, and they look so good. Maybe not perfect and I'm sure a professional would laugh at some of the finish, but it's so beautifully sunny in there now. And my books are back where they belong and as soon as I get them ironed my curtains can go back up and just. I did that :D
While twitter has it's negative side I love it for immediate reactions. Like the last week when people have been cheering for every story submitted and encouraging those who're still writing. And like when Mikey tweeted along with a photo -- which remains all kinds of amazing -- and for nearly half an hour my feed was a variation of MIIIIIIIIIIKEY!!!!!!! Fans are the best ♥
There's actual sun today, I can look out the window and see blue sky. Which is great for the garden as things are growing but not actually flowering still. Hopefully this sunshine will stick and I can start harvesting soon. Though James did pull some beetroot, boiled them ready for pickling, and forget about them and burnt all the beets plus pan. So, first harvest of the season not that successful.
Corey went to two open days at his new college ( over here college is the period between leaving secondary school and maybe university. He'll be there for two years doing A levels ) It was intended to be a taster of what college will be like, so he did maths, science and computer classes and wandered up into Durham city centre to have dinner with his friends. I had to laugh in the morning as it reminded me of the first time he went to school, where I made sure he was tidy and brushed his hair. Except, this time I was faced with a 6 footer in band shirt and skinny jeans who wanted me to help put his hair back up into a mohawk. Between us we managed, but man, I'd rather just brush his hair than use a combo of products, straighteners and hair drier any day.
James has taken Kay and Kay to a wedding and then is going to the airshow for the afternoon, so I'm going to hang online until I can put out the washing and then go finish my bedroom. Catching up on LJ/DW should happen tonight, and then all the late comments will be mine.
It's insane to think that claiming day is today. It feels like this bbb season is rushing by so fast, and of course I still have many stories to read from wave 1.and brbb & a few from no tags
Yesterday I also painted two walls of my bedroom. There's an advert running here at the moment for a paint brand and it shows people looking at their newly painted rooms and going, 'I did that' and I can relate so much. It's not finished as I need to move the bed to get the last two walls done, but the main window wall and the end with the bookcases. They're done, and they look so good. Maybe not perfect and I'm sure a professional would laugh at some of the finish, but it's so beautifully sunny in there now. And my books are back where they belong and as soon as I get them ironed my curtains can go back up and just. I did that :D
While twitter has it's negative side I love it for immediate reactions. Like the last week when people have been cheering for every story submitted and encouraging those who're still writing. And like when Mikey tweeted along with a photo -- which remains all kinds of amazing -- and for nearly half an hour my feed was a variation of MIIIIIIIIIIKEY!!!!!!! Fans are the best ♥
There's actual sun today, I can look out the window and see blue sky. Which is great for the garden as things are growing but not actually flowering still. Hopefully this sunshine will stick and I can start harvesting soon. Though James did pull some beetroot, boiled them ready for pickling, and forget about them and burnt all the beets plus pan. So, first harvest of the season not that successful.
Corey went to two open days at his new college ( over here college is the period between leaving secondary school and maybe university. He'll be there for two years doing A levels ) It was intended to be a taster of what college will be like, so he did maths, science and computer classes and wandered up into Durham city centre to have dinner with his friends. I had to laugh in the morning as it reminded me of the first time he went to school, where I made sure he was tidy and brushed his hair. Except, this time I was faced with a 6 footer in band shirt and skinny jeans who wanted me to help put his hair back up into a mohawk. Between us we managed, but man, I'd rather just brush his hair than use a combo of products, straighteners and hair drier any day.
James has taken Kay and Kay to a wedding and then is going to the airshow for the afternoon, so I'm going to hang online until I can put out the washing and then go finish my bedroom. Catching up on LJ/DW should happen tonight, and then all the late comments will be mine.
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Date: 2012-07-28 05:35 pm (UTC)I really am proud of him, especially so as I've no idea where this interest and love of maths and science comes from.