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Thud: duellist
Jun. 23rd, 2007 01:08 amProgress Friday 22 June
The duellist of Alusind
Words today: 1,472
Words total: 15,000. Much less anaemic!
Reasons for stopping: I can has sleep now?
Refreshment: Water, prepackaged chicken kiev, three slices of Lindt chocolate.
Exercise: There was gym today. Much gym.
Darling du jour:
"A delicate matter," said the chatelaine consideringly, when, after the appropriate introductions and commonplaces, Jolay broached the subject she had come for. "Particularly given the party concerned."
"Reputations always are."
Typo du jour: at the guard for at the gate
Words Word doesn't know: unspooled, armsmen, stablehand
Mean things: These characters are all so polite today. They drank tea and ask edmannerly questions.
Research (aka the usefulness of Google): 17th century fashions, some generalities about the inter-relationship of the Victorian serving classes.
( Book rambling )
Books in progress: Mark van de Mieroop, A History of the Ancient Near East
Books read:
Books 93-94, Fiction 88-89: Now with new added spoilers
( 88. Lilith Saintcrow, 'Hunter, Healer' )
( 89. John Scalzi, 'The Sagan Diary' )
The duellist of Alusind
Words today: 1,472
Words total: 15,000. Much less anaemic!
Reasons for stopping: I can has sleep now?
Refreshment: Water, prepackaged chicken kiev, three slices of Lindt chocolate.
Exercise: There was gym today. Much gym.
Darling du jour:
"A delicate matter," said the chatelaine consideringly, when, after the appropriate introductions and commonplaces, Jolay broached the subject she had come for. "Particularly given the party concerned."
"Reputations always are."
Typo du jour: at the guard for at the gate
Words Word doesn't know: unspooled, armsmen, stablehand
Mean things: These characters are all so polite today. They drank tea and ask edmannerly questions.
Research (aka the usefulness of Google): 17th century fashions, some generalities about the inter-relationship of the Victorian serving classes.
( Book rambling )
Books in progress: Mark van de Mieroop, A History of the Ancient Near East
Books read:
Books 93-94, Fiction 88-89: Now with new added spoilers
( 88. Lilith Saintcrow, 'Hunter, Healer' )
( 89. John Scalzi, 'The Sagan Diary' )
