Step 60: WIN.

That is all.

Current Status: Tensandaire
Money Earned Today: $52.50 - taxes
Money Spent Today: $0
Current Wordcount: 50,046!

Step 59: Accept the Inevitable

It's Thanksgiving here in the U.S., and that means it time for everyone to stop and think about all the things they have that make their lives pretty awesome.

Now, I'm one to believe that even in the most dire of circumstances, one can find SOMETHING they are grateful for, even if it's nothing more than the breath they draw. But I'm really very optimistic; an asset and a flaw, you could say.

I tend to be grateful all the big things (Mommy, home, the Internet) daily, and so on Thanksgiving, I think it's fun to take it down to a level of silliness and be thankful for things you literally don't ever think about. Here's my list:

1. The caps to my tea bottles. They're the kind that pop up when you open the bottle, and they're fun to play with when I'm not typing.

2. The slurping sound the pop machine at work makes when you dump a pot of coffee down it. It's a very satisfying sound.

3. Tripping up the stairs. First, it makes you laugh at yourself, and second, if you're moving up the stairs fast enough to trip, there must be something exciting happening at the top of them!

4. The word "phenomenon." Because it reminds me of the Sesame Street song "Menah Menah." Also, Menomonie, WI for the same reason.

5. LOLCATS. Who doesn't love a good lolcat?

Anyway, my Thanksgiving was lovely. We had two guests and lots of really excellent food. I just got back from my Black Friday shopping, which was fun and also not as expensive as it could have been. I got my hair done, but my mom loaned me that money so I could fix the Halloween pink before our family comes in a week.

Current Status: Tensandaire
Money Earned Today: $0
Money Spent Today: $$170

Step 58: Go to Bed Early

Today was a very long day. After going to bed at 8:30 am, I only slept until noon. At noon I got up and went grocery shopping for last minute Thanksgiving things. Then we cleaned the house. Then I went to the store again to get some other things and to the florist to order a centerpiece. Then we cleaned more. Then I went to the store to get some MORE things, and to pick up the centerpiece. Then we watched Ghost Hunters Academy. Then we cleaned.

We're done now, and I'm exhausted. I've not idea where I'm going to find the energy to be bubbly tomorrow, even though I'm off to bed when I'm done here.

NaNo is at a stand still due to Other Pressing Issues, but I've got 5 days. It'll get there.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Current Status: Multi-Hundredaire
Money Earned Today: $0
Money Spent Today: $19.56 (I left my mom's checkcard at the florist, so had to pay for stuff with mine at the grocery store. Bummer.)

Step 57: Fail a Little

Okay, so it's 8:16 am on Wednesday morning. I've not been to bed yet (heading there after I post this). For all intents and purposes, though, it's still "today" as in Tuesday until I go to bed.

I unfortunately did not make my 45,000 word goal today. I crossed the 40k mark, though, so it wasn't a complete loss. Also, I figured out several new plot points that will get me to the end of my story. Yaaaay! I'm considering it and epic fail mixed with minor win, thus the failing only a little once you add it up.

I've noticed that I'm becoming more and more nocturnal the past couple weeks. It's really weird because I can remember a time back when I was grooming that if I was up past 11 pm it was a Special Occassion. Now I couldn't go to sleep at 11 pm unless I took a really potent sleeping pill.

I did, however, get to experience the amazingness that is fresh doughnuts this morning. It's a sometimes food, but worth every calorie.

Anyway, I'm gonna go sleep for a few hours and then it's Cleaning The House Because We're Having People Over Tomorrow time!

Current Status: Multi-Hundredaire
Money Earned Today: $0
Money Spent Today: $5.96
Current Wordcount: 40,216

Step 56: Watch a Man Die

Lately all I've really been doing is writing and playing the Sims and watching SHAYTARDS (all caps is how you type it, I'm not yelling) on YouTube. Mostly that third thing, because they are funny.

Today, however, I buckled down and tried to get a fair amount of writing done. I've fallen behind on the daily schedule, but I'm making it up (I've vowed to be at 45,000 by 5pm tomorrow). I was only mildly distracted by my sims asylum running in the background.

See, when you play a sims asylum the way I do, you get one character that you can command to do a limited number of things. They can pay bills, repair things and manage a garden. Beyond that, all sims are responsible for themselves. The goal is to start with at least 8 sims (in my case there were 9 to start), and whoever lives longest wins a life out in the "real" world. The 9 sims I chose were a random controllable and the eight characters of my NaNo that I simmed. I had to move the boys (and Kelly) out when the other four girls got pregnant (heh...ACR...oops) but decided to let the babies be contestants. Everyone almost died when the babies were born because they were obsessed with feeding them while starving themselves.

Actually, Amber DID die while making grilled cheese, but I had Chad (who hadn't moved out yet) plead for her, since she hadn't had her baby yet.

ANYWAY, it was kind of boring because once the babies grew into children everyone went back to normal. Until today. I was busy typing away when I decided to check on things.

I swapped over just in time to watch Patrick (son of Andrea and Kelly...ACR again) starving to death just as he was about to eat his burnt spaghetti. I felt a little bad, since he was still a teen, but asylum rules says no pleading unless the sim is pregnant. So he died.

Then two of my kids, Alice and Samuel grew into adults and fell in love. I loved them too much to watch them die, so I moved them out. Then Andrea died (broken heart?) and now I'm down to five patients.

Assyria is an elder, and my controllable. She digs gardening.
Amber is my NaNo antagonist and has bounced back after her near death experience, though sometimes still forgets to eat.
Emily is my NaNo protagonist and really doesn't have any problems other than a tendency to get the flu all the time.
Jenny is Emily's BFF in canon, and she mostly passes out in the bathroom and makes grilled cheese 6 times a day.
Mitchell is Amber's son, and I kind of hate him, which is why he's never in any kind of motive or aspiration failure. Jerk.

ANNNNNDDD that's what I did with MY day! Can you feel the dollars in my bank account adding up? I totes can, man. Totes.

Current Status: Multi-Hundredaire
Money Earned Today: $140 (got the loan back from the family member)
Money Spent This Weekend: $120 (light bill was due, and Lewis had big Toblerones)
Current Wordcount: 36,539

P.S. Amber just died because she set the kitchen on fire.

Step 55: Surprise Yourself

Today when I got home from work, I decided I was going to try out Write or Die (Google it, I'm too sleepy for link-hunting right now).

I gave myself a goal of 1,000 words in 30 minutes. I wasn't exactly sure what would happen if I missed the goal, but I just clicked "Write" and started writing. I made the goal. I managed to write 1,044 words in 31 minutes (which was really 30 minutes and a few seconds, as I finished my sentence before I clicked "Done").

I was proud, but that's not the part that surprised me. The part that surprised me was what I wrote.

My main character gets pneumonia. While visiting one of her friends who is attending Yale. I did not plan for anyone to get ill, and yet as my fingers were flying over keys, there it was.

My main character, Emily, has nightmares that wake her up almost every night. One night, she wakes up, and initially I thought it was another dream, but as I wrote, I found myself typing that she woke up in a cold sweat, and when she turned her head the room spun and...blah, blah, blah pneumonia.

And I thought to myself, "Whoa...where did THAT come from?" And then I got to thinking about it in relation to the rest of my plot (lololol "plot"...wassat?) and it's pretty much perfect. And, as a writer, that is the best feeling in the world. When you don't have to really do anything but let the words flow and your story sort of...writes itself? I dunno, it's hard to explain, but anyone who writes will know what I'm talking about.

Anyway, that was the best thing about today. Second best thing was when I went to buy a pack of gum and realized I'd forgotten my checkcard, so my friend bought the gum for me. FREE HUBBA BUBBA! (Yes, kid's bubblegum. It sounded good. Don't judge me. I blew bubbles.)

Current Status: Tensandaire (But only for a couple more hours! 8D)
Money Earned Today: $52.50 - taxes
Money SPent Today: $0
Current Wordcount: 33,196

Step 54: Continue Bonding With Your Bathrobe

I admit it. I can be a slob when I'm given more than two days off in a row. I turn into that guy who shuffles around the house in a bathrobe and slippers, not really making note of anything significant, so that at the end of the day, there are few memories to use for blogging purposes.

Oops.

Uhm, let's see...things I remember...

I remember is waking up thinking I heard the doorbell. If I did, whoever it was was gone by the time I got upstairs.

I trudged through more of my NaNo. The part I'm writing right now is kind of dragging. Tomorrow I'll be done with it and the story line should pick up a lot.

I watched Ghost Hunters! It was sadly devoid of any Steve Gonsalves's, but it was still a good show.

I got nothing. Good thing it's back to work tomorrow, ne? My bathrobe thinks we should take some time apart, maybe see other people, just try to figure out where this relationship is going, you know?

Current Status: Tensandaire
Money Earned Today: $0
Money Spent Today: $0
CUrrent Wordcount: 31,308

Step 53: Rebel Against (Most of) Your Wardrobe

Okay, I don't know about anyone else, but I am terrible at doing my laundry. If a shirt gets something on it, or smells funny, I'll toss it into the laundry basket abyss until...later, but if it survives the day unstained and smelling only of my deodorant and body spray? Hang it up, we'll wear it again! Jeans, for me, never get dirty and can be worn indefinitely. The little drips and dirts that get on jeans "add to their character." Or so I tell myself.

The sole exception to this "if it looks and smells clean...it's clean" rule is socks and underwear. Those are wear once, and into the laundry basket abyss until Laundry Day items. But as I said, I'm terrible about doing my laundry, so in order to keep from having to do laundry all the time, I simply have a lot of socks and underwear that get piled up for weeks.

Then, out of nowhere, days like today happen.

Today, I woke up at the crack of noon as usual, and went to take a shower. However, when I went digging for a pair of clean underoos? None. Nada. Zip, zilch, etc. The Day of Tragic Chore Doing was once again upon me, and I had no choice. It was officially Laundry Day.

So, with a heavy heart, a bathrobe and a nightgown, that, now you've mentioned it, did smell a little cagey, my laundry basket and I trudged upstairs to set about the long and arduous task of "washing clothes." I turned all the little knobs on the front of the washer to their correct settings (hot/warm, large load, 8 minute cycle), swapped out my nightgown for the bathrobe, tossed it in along with the mountain of underwear (how do I have SO MANY PAIRS?!!?) and went to sulk on the couch. With a plate of pizza rolls, because laundry day is also pizza roll day in the Rules According to Sarah.

And, as I sat watching A Baby Story and Birth Day on TLC, I decided that I didn't care what clothing got washed today, I was not going to wear any of them. No sir, I was not. Today felt like a good day to rebel against the custom of getting dressed in clothes fit to be seen in public. Today, I was going to wear my bathrobe. And so I did. Am, actually, though I've since also added that nightgown from earlier. It smells like clean laundry!

And, as I am every Laundry Day, I have been reminded that doing laundry is kinda worth it for that clean laundry smell.

Don't worry, though, I'll forget by the time Laundry Day comes around again, and it will once again be a day to sulk in my bathrobe with a plate of pizza rolls and live births on TLC.

OH! I also feel the sudden need to clarify that while I don't do laundry very often, I DO shower regularly. Every other day at minimum.

Current Status: Tensandaire
Money Earned Today: $0
Money Spent Today: $0
Current Wordcount: 28,786

Step 52: Celebrate

Today was my Mom's birthday. When I got home from work last night, I made her a cake (from scratch, yes, I'm that good) to take to work. I'm told it was delicious, and gone by 10 am. I'm glad everyone enjoyed it, even though I didn't get any. :\

Anyway, I then spent the day running all over town finding gift wrap and getting stuff for dinner and waiting for the flower shop to open (they said 1 pm, but no one showed up until almost 2). In the end it all worked out, as my mom liked her gifts, and dinner came out perfect, and...it was just a nice evening.

That said, birthday's are spendy. Ah well, a worthwhile expense, say I.

Current Status: Tensandaire
Money Earned Today: $0
Money Spent Today: $100
Current Wordcount: 27,174

Step 51: Mouthbreathe

No really. I've been sitting here, bumming around the internet for at least an hour, and I only just noticed that's I've been a complete space-case mouth-breather the entire time.

Awesome.

I "officially" took a day off from writing, according to my NaNo profile, but really it was two days. :X I didn't really mean to, so much as I was just doing other things. Important things. Like watching DVR'd TV shows and playing the Sims...

Or I failed at life two days in a row. WHATEVER, I BUILT AN AWESOME HOUSE IN MY SIMS GAME. It's a three bedroom, one bathroom fixer with a tiny living/kitchen area. I moved in a family that has three kids but very little money. I imagine they bought it because it came with a swingset in the roomy backyard, and the mom is certain she can spruce the place right up.

Why yes, I SHOULD be focusing that creativity on my NaNo, why do you ask? >_>

Also, I lent money to a family member who needs a little help this week due to some overly ambitious bill paying. Good on 'em for getting things paid. Happy to help! (Besides, I'll get it all back in a week, and I won't need it before then, so feh, no skin off my nose, verdad?)

In other news, I officially live in a Bug Bustling City. My town now has TWO (yeah, that's right T-W-O) fully operational stoplights. It's become downright urban around here.

I bought NaNo snacks. I'm not sorry.

Current Status: Hundredaire
Money Earned Today: $52.50 - taxes
Money Spent Today(ish): $150 (between the loan and the snacks)

Step 50: Follow a Trend

Some time ago I heard casual mention of something called "A Very Potter Musical," but I didn't really think much of it, as there are a lot of Harry Potter spoofs out there, and most of them were kind of dull to me.

Recently, however, there's been an upswing of hype about it around me, and my interest was piqued. Finally, when someone linked me to Act 1, Part 1, I caved and decided to watch. I needed a bit of a break from my NaNo anyway.

Holy AWESOME, Batman. After I watched it, my only regret was that I hadn't watched it sooner.

Each character was played really well, they were a good blend of canon and comedy. I loved Ron's tiny little two word lines, and the way Draco (played by possibly the tiniest woman I've ever seen) sort of...oozed all over the stage, and Voldemort and Quirrell's bromance. The whole thing was hilarious, and now I wish I could see it performed live.

And that's how I spent my day. Heh.

Oh! It was Schwann's man day, so I bought some food things.

And! Thanks to the newfound chemistry, and an unexpected window opening up for me to set up the Road Trip, my NaNo has crossed the halfway point!

Current Status: Multi-Hundredaire
Money Earned Today: $0
Money Spent Today: $60
Current Word Count: 25,445

Step 49: Realize You're More of a Grown-Up Than You Thought

I worked a shift tonight with T, the kid who replaced J. Initially I wanted him to be better than J, but alas. He's just J with "I got one better" complex. Any time anyone tells a story, he's got one better. And most of them are obviously lies. BUT ANYWAY.

Tonight, after he'd come back in from having a smoke break (yes, merely 20 years old and a smoker...why, kids, why?!), he came whining to me about how his high school friend had gotten a detention that day for "refusing to pray because it's Veteran's Day."

Now, I wasn't a witness to this, but I'm pretty sure her refusal to pray had nothing to do with it. I'm more inclined to understand that it was the way she went about her refusal that got her the detention. I would bet that, when the teacher called for a moment of silence to "pray" for our troops, she decided that it was Atheist Soapbox Time. And in doing so, disrepected the authority of her teacher, and was threfore granted an afternoon in detention.

Now, here's where I stand on the issue.

Should the teacher have called for a simple moment of silence, without mention of prayer? Absolutely, however mistakes happen.

Should the girl have gotten the detention for refusing to pray? Absolutely, because there is a better way to express her beliefs, or lack thereof, that would NOT have ruined what was meant to be a moment of respectful silence.

What she should have done, was bit her tongue and bowed her head for the moment. Then, once the class was over, she could have stayed back, and quietly informed the teacher that while she is happy to remain silent for a moment in a show of unified respect for the troops, it would have been better if the teacher left the idea of "prayer" out of it. America, as a country, was founded on the idea that no one should be required to believe the same thing as anyone else. Troops fought for that from the beginning, so to suggest that one must pray for them undermines their job more severely than it might seem on the surface.

Would she have gotten the detention if she'd done that? Probably. But it would have given her teacher something to think about, and she could have walked away with the knowledge that she acted in the most respectful way possible, without abandoning her own principles. As it is, she's just that snotty kid who couldn't just shut her trap for sixty seconds.

Which would YOU rather be?

Anyway, in thinking over the issue, I realized that were she my friend, and were I ten years younger, I would have been entirely on her side, and fired up on her behalf. And that's when I realized that I'm more of a grown-up than I ever would have given myself credit for.

YAY ME!

Also, pizza sounded good, so I made myself one. Then I paid for it. Because you can't be THAT adult about something, and then steal food.

Also, the two main characters in my NaNo had me worried for a second, as they are supposed to be MFEO, but weren't managing to find any chemistry whatsoever. Finally, today they found it! 8D

Current Status: Multi-Hundredaire
Money Earned Today: $52.50 - taxes
Money Spent Today: $14.00
Current Word Count: 22,108

Step 48: Be Randomly Philosophical

I had to go to the grocery store three times today. First because we needed groceries, second because i forgot potatoes, and third because my mom randomly decided she wanted Fun Size Butterfingers. I dunno.

Anyway, as I was leaving the house for the third time, my mom was in the kitchen making popcorn. She turned the microwave off way too early, in my opnion, so I said, "What are you doing?"

Mom: I didn't use the popcorn button, so I listened, and--what's with all the questions tonight? Stop asking me questions. [I had questioned several things she did ealier in the evening. Because she was being weird, but anyway.]
Me: Because, Mom, if no one ever questions you, you'll become complacent in your own life. *steps out door and shuts it quickly*

She started to say something, but as I closed the door, I didn't hear it.

Now, I know what you're thinking. You're thinking, "...Cool story bro. -_-" And you're right, it wasn't very interesting. But it's all I got for today. The rest is "I typed and bummed around the internet and missed the leaf drop off at the recycling center by 12 minutes." And that's not any more interesting, is it?

On the bright side, I spent no money! 8D

Current Status: Multi-Hundredaire
Money Earned Today: $0
Money Spent Today: $0
Current Word Count: 20,152

Step 47: Continue to Encounter Drama at Work

You know, I really don't know what it is about me that says "Yes. I want to be witness to everything dramatic that happens at my workplace." But apparently something about me DOES say that. Because it keeps happening. To recap:

1. J walks off the job, I'm the only witness.
2. F gets caught in a sting, I'm the only employee witness.

So far, that's been it, but that's also happened within the last two months, and last night I added a third bit of drama for the record book. Let's have story time, shall we?

So, I was on till last night at work. Nothing particularly notable had happened, other that the usual crazies that come out at night, and which I'm used to. It was around 10 pm, an hour before close, when I was changing out the garbage under the "snack center." It is important to note that I was by the snack center, and R (the evening's kitchen person) was in the kitchen, also changing out her garbages.

From the back of the store, I heard a bang like someone slamming their car door shut. A few seconds later a guy walked in the store. I assumed it was him slamming his car door, said "Hi!" and continued with the garbage can. A split second after that, I hear water running from the same area as the door slam. I hear the guy say, as I'm moving swiftly toward the sound, "Sounds like you've got a faucet on..."

When I get to where I can see the source of the rushing water sound, I find that there is SO MUCH WATER pouring from the ceiling by the bathrooms. Obviously a pipe has burst, and I've no idea how to fix or even just STOP this issue.

(I feel I should interject that in crisis situations, about all I can do is call the necessary authorities, or in this case, tell someone else who to call. Beyond that, I'm perfectly useless.)

"Oh my God...R! I need you to call G, RIGHT NOW!"

I check the guy out, he wishes me good luck with the flood, and R gets G (the manager) on the phone. I take the phone, explain that we either need to start gathering animals two by two, or we need immediate help stopping the water. Manager G was asleep when we called, but jumped into Hero Mode, and told us he'd be down as soon as possible.

Just as I hung up the phone, a Regular came in. Normally my interaction with regular is something like this:

Me: One or two today?
Reg.: Just one.
Me: *grabs one pack of Liggett Non-Filters, rings them up* $5.15, please.
Reg.: You got it. *gives exact change, which he's already prepared*
Me: Thanks, have a good night!

TODAY, however, it's more like this:

Me: *hastily grabs a pack of his cigarettes* Um, hi. We're having a flood.
Reg.: *looks back at water pouring from ceiling* Need to get that water shut off, eh?
Me: Yeah, but I don't know where the valve is.
Reg.: *calmly walks into back room, gets up on step ladder, removes ceiling tile, turns valve that was behind tile*
Water Flow: *tapers off, then stops*
Me: Awesome, thank you so much!

After that, G showed up to assess the damage, and as R and I grabbed mops, G got the ladder and climbed up into the ceiling of the men's room to find the burst pipe. Regular Customer grabbed a wide broom and helped us sweep a lot of the water into the conveniently placed floor drain in the men's room. G got the water supply to the broken pipe turned off so he could turn the main water supply back on. R. C. left R and I to finish mopping up the last little puddles of water, and I joked to G that the reason it's always me that witnesses the drama is because I handle it so well.

By the time he left, we were all back in good spirits, and it had become an interesting story to tell, rather than a crisis situation to be handled.

As for money spent, we did just come off a weekend, and I did just get paid on Friday, so I spent a little money this weekend on gifts for a friend's birthday and a Christmas Tree scented candle from Yankee, because I am both in the mood for that smell, and a sucker for Yankee candles.

P.S. Blogger really needs to make it so one can reply to comments. :| Anyway, hello, Elisabeth! Thanks for being here. *waves enthusiastically*

Current Status: Multi-Hundredaire
Money Earned Today: $52.50 - taxes
Money Spent This Weekend: $80 (rounded up, I don't remember exactly how much)
Current Word Count: 18,671

Step 46: Give a Spontaneous History Lesson

I had a fairly unproductive day today. I meant to get to 15,000 words in my NaNo, but fell short by just under 800 words. Not too big a deal, considering I'm still way ahead of the recommended schedule, but I still failed to reach the goal I set for myself. I'll make it up tomorrow, I'm sure.

I did, however, manage to help a friend with her homework. She needed help getting her paper from 1,000 words to 1,500, and being that I've been ALL ABOUT word counts the past few days, I had no trouble finding filler things to say to help her out. (I hate when teachers put minimum word counts on things. To me it discourages making clear, concise points and encourages useless babble. Bleh.)

And just a few minutes ago I gave out a history lesson on Wall Drug, in Wall, SD. We went there back in May and found a brochure on it's history and why there are so many signs for it EVERYWHERE, and I remembered it. I don't generally like billboards, but for some reason Wall Drug has my loyalty, so I forgive it. (Plus the signs I've seen for it don't ruin otherwise glorious landscapes. A field of corn is only pretty if you've NEVER SEEN ONE BEFORE EVER. And I have. Seen many. Countless times.)

Current Status: Multi-Hundredaire
Money Earned Today: $52.50 - taxes
Money Spent Today: $0
Current Word Count: 14,248

Step 45: Remember to Leave the House for Once

I remembered to leave the house today! Of course, it meant I spent money, but at least I can now confirm that the sun has continuted to rise and set over the last several days, and there is no apocalypse just beyond my doorstep. So yay for that.

Otherwise I continue to be consumed by all things NaNoWriMo, and I am unashamed.

Current Status: Multi-Hundredaire
Money Earned Today: $0
Money Spent Today: $50
Current Word Count: 13,498

Step 44: Share Your Things

Today a friend/coworker came over so I could give her basically everything in my Sims 2 Downloads folder. She also borrowed >_> my internet connection, as she just moved and won't have hers reestablished until next week. Poor soul. No internet for a week?! I think I might die in the same situation. (Okay, I wouldn't, but I'd be REALLY bored.)

Other than that it was another day of NaNoWriMo befrazzlement. It's a word. I decided. Also, because I can, and I like boasting, I'm going to add a special feature to my November Blogs: a current word count. So far I'm way ahead of where I need to be to make it to 50k by the 30th, and I am quite pleased.

Tomorrow I must remember to leave the house. I've needed light bulbs for two weeks, been low on shampoo and conditioner for one, and today I ran out of deodorant. It is time to go shopping.

But that'll take an hour tops, and I'll have all day to write!

Current Status: Multi-Hundredaire
Money Earned Today: $0
Money Spent Today: $0
Current Word Count: 10,880

Step 43: Become Consumed by NaNoWriMo

I have spent most of my day tapping away at my keyboard writing the most God-awful prose I have ever written in my life. And I've written some bad prose. HOWEVER! In all it's awfulness, my NaNo is already at 6,488 words, and it's only the beginning of day three! I can churn out bad writing like nobody's business, man.

I do however, keep reminding myself that while it's okay to reread the last sentence I wrote before a break, just to catch my train of thought again, rereading the last two pages is a no-no, as rereading is like kryptonite, and I'd feel the need to go and edit it into something worth reading TODAY, and would end up falling behind on getting the initial story told.

As it stands, I know there to exist in my story, a paragraph that goes on for several sentences that basically just says "She sat by a window. The town was small." i r teh gud ritur. no rly. i r.

Anyway, I did have to leave the house for a little bit today, because you really can't write without some kind of snack food, so I spent money on that.

Personally, I think it was a small price to pay in exchange for the chance at becoming published (after MUCH MUCH MUCH A LOT A WHOLE LOT LIKE SERIOUSLY JUST REWRITE THE WHOLE THING revision).

Current Status: Multi-Hundredaire
Money Earned Today: $105 (over the weekend, I worked)
Money Spent Today: $15

Step 42: Have a Long Night

I stayed up all night to dye my hair. It was an involved process wherein I had to bleach it out twice, then dye it twice. The first bleach had to set for an hour, the second 20 minutes, then each dye had to set for an hour. The end result, however, is pretty awesome:


There are three pink streaks in there. Oh, and I'm also wearing fangs. They pop in and out, and are really quite comfortable, and don't interfere with my speech at all! There is something to be said for being in your mid-twenties and still being allowed to have fun with hair dye. Personally, I think everyone should put some sort of unnatural color in their hair, just so we all take ourselves a little less seriously. I mean, how rageful can you be if you put hot pink or lime green or purple pr whatever colored dye in your hair? Not very.

Anyway, that was my day, all I had to buy was the bleach kit, as I already had the pink dye from when I first put the two side streaks in several months ago (only the one in front is completely new, but I dig it.)

Current Status: Multi-Hundredaire
Money Earned Today: $0
Money Spent Today: $10