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Flattery of the Highest Order

Yesterday afternoon I received the loveliest email from a friend I've made via facebook. Apparently, for my birthday I shall be given a pencil drawing portrait. In the meantime, he sketched this:with profound apologies because he feels it doesn't much look like me. I'm flattered all the same, and am very grateful.What a great afternoon I had yesterday because of this!That great afternoon was

Branching Out

Those of you who are on my Facebook page (click the link on your right to get there) know that while I'm taking a break from anything to do with The Great Man, I've decided to expand my skill base and tackle a script. I'm writing a movie at the moment.I'm not actually going to sit down and write the script until April 2012 (as April is Script Frenzy month), but I'm doing all the research and

For The Win

*Happy dancing*I made my flatmate cry! *Off key singing* I made my flatmate cry!*More happy dancing*I might be a little sadistic...No, I didn't hit her, or otherwise strike her in any fashion whatsoever. I had her read the ending of Overlord (Book 4 of The Great Man series). When she teared up, I laughed, because I'm supportive like that.What? I cried when I wrote it. It's only fair someone

Foremother

A female ancestor. - Rev. John Boag's Imperial Lexicon of the English Language, c. 1850.

Nothing's Happening

Well, there's nothing much going down at the moment.I started and finished formatting yesterday. Today, I have nothing to do. That's alright, though. I don't mind.That said, last night I came up with the opening three odd chapters for Puppet Master, Book 5 of The Great Man. At least, I think it'll be about three chapters. I have to get down the main points of that sometime during the day so

Aching Like You Wouldn't Believe

Ouchies!I am so very, very sore this morning. The first time on horseback in a very long time has me walking like John Wayne. The muscles on my inner thigh have decided to protest almost audibly. They've stopped working. I literally need to use my hands to help myself cross my own darned legs.The first two nights of Chinese Martial Arts training has every other part of me aching in protest (

Preparing for the Apocalypse

Or, rather less dramatically put, Equestrian Archery lessons.That's me on Nash. Nash is a bossy mare, but once she gets going, she's very good.So, Monday evening was the first ever Equestrian Archery lesson of the season. It was cold, wet and generally miserable, so we headed into the arena to train. Nash doesn't much like the arena, so she was a little... uh... bitchy. Still, it was good

So Much (Political) Rage

I can't believe it. I just can't. After all the terrible things he has done, even going against the democratic principles of this country (which is why the election was bloody called, you fools), you voted the most malignant person possible to a majority government. A majority. That's right. That's who you voted for, or didn't, as it turns out. Voter turnout was only 1% higher than last

Weekend and Wonderment

Good morning all! Happy Monday.It's a happy Monday for me, as on Friday, I finished the main body of Overlord (The Great Man, Book 4).SQUEE!I only have to write the epilogue now. The epilogue is actually quite emotionally difficult, so it might take me a while to plod my way through that horrific mess. All the same, I expect to be finished my (new) first draft of Overlord this week.Double

Hochle

To tumble lewdly with women in open day. - John Mactaggart's Scottish Gallovidian Encyclopedia, 1824