Guess Who’s in town?
It’s the love of my life Kimberlee! Yay!
She’ll be here with me until the morning of the 7th.
Thanks for coming to visit me Kimberlee, I love that you came over here to meet all my people.
I won NaNoWriMo
So, there’s this thing called National Novel Writing Month and I entered.
National Novel Writing Month is held over the course of November, and you’ve got 30 days to write a 50,000 word novel.
I entered, with an idea that I’ve had for a while and I reached 50,000 words before midnight on November 30th.
The current title of the novel is
Of Dieselpunks and Detectives
I’m really jazzed about being a novelist and I am stoked that I managed to win my first time out.
What’s even better about all this though is that I have a finished novel. And after my sweetheart and I get done editing it we’re going to try and enter a contest to get a publishing deal. The deadline for that is fast approaching so I’m going to get working on some more editing.
Enjoy these little NaNoWriMo winners badges in the time being. Every time there’s one more book, the world is a little better off.
Excelsior!
The Igloo
So after spending a wonderful evening at Cafe Magnolia Sinead, Eamon and I returned home to find Frank and several of the neighbours building an igloo. It was magnificent, and here are the pictures.
More after the jump of the completed igloo.
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The ball is well and truly rolling
Hey everybody! You guys remember Kimberlee?
Of course you do, if you know me at all I never shut up about her.
Today, the 12th, is our anniversary. On this day last year, we met in person for the first time.
You can go and look if you want, it’s all there in black and white. And colour. For the pictures…
Anyway today, on our anniversary, with the money for my ticket already sent, we bought my plane ticket.
Didn’t I say that I was going back? Didn’t I say that I’d save up and make it happen?
I saved up, I made it happen and I’m on my way.
Also Kimberlee is coming over to visit for New Years. If you’re interested in meeting her, as most of my readers probably are, drop me a comment below.
I love you Kimberlee. Happy Anniversary. We’ll be together soon.
Help Kimberlee Earn 30,000 Dollars
So a website is holding a contest, which the missus has entered. I’d like you all to click through and give her your votes to help her get the chance to earn 30,000 dollars and a brand new laptop.
The vote requires no registration, and you can vote once a day until the contest ends.
Every vote counts.
Good Mood Gig from SAM-e
Today, I am Jimmy Doyle
Jimmy Doyle anyone? Gene Hackman in The French Connection? Anyway, this hat is very similar to Gene Hackman’s hat in that movie.
Got it in TK Maxx for a tenner. I love it when the shops get the winter hats in.
Check after the jump for the other hat I bought today.
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Zinc Saucier Edition 12 – Pizza
I have wanted to make something pizza based since the calzone fiasco of a little while ago.
And man did this ever taste fantastic.
Click after the jump for a sausage pizza recipe.
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Zinc Saucier Edition 11 – Steak Casserole
Hey look ma and Kimberlee, vegetables.
Ok so this one is relatively easy. I realized that a pepper sauce that involves a dairy product is nasty as all hell. So I replaced the dairy product with red wine. And it worked like a charm.
It’s a very simple recipe, so simple in fact that it’s printed on the back of the spice packet I bought for this. But I’ll tell you what I did anyway, after the jump.
And of course, more pictures.
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A note on posting
I’ve mislaid my camera, so I have a few things waiting to get posted.
I’ll post them when I get a chance. Thanks for hanging around.
A success! Now we’re rolling
So in my previous post I mentioned that I was selling stuff to fund my trip, and that I was knocked back.
Today I received payment for the coat, which auctioned at a good price, and I popped it into the post and it was whisked off away to Germany.
About a week ago I wrote off the coat as a possession of my own, and it was simply an item that I had to post someone after they paid for it.
I’ve begun looking at my other possessions recently as well. My dvd collection, my books, most of my clothes.
Heaven forfend – even my hats.
I realize that if I’m going to be moving to another country, either I’d have to pay a bunch of money to transport all my shit over there or I can sell it and make my possessions work for me.
I’m moving to another country: I might as well make a fresh start.
So here’s to fresh starts, strong starts, and keeping that momentum up.