Tails’ Blography

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 30 days later and I’m DONE DONE DONE!!!

It’s hard to believe but after hours and hours of typing, blisters on my fingers (not kidding!) and many a sigh later and I’m offically done with NaNoWriMo ’09!!

WOW what a feeling to have written a novel, or at least 50,000 words of one (it’s still not 100% complete)….and my bf was so proud of me, and was sitting right next to me as I finished! When I phoned my dad to tell him, he congratulated me and said he was so proud that I saw it through to completion, because I easily could have given up at any point.

I’m so exhausted! Having been off for a week while I was ill, I literally wrote a book in 3 weeks….wow. Just wow!

Now to take a 2 week break and then get editing with a fresh mindset! And there is the TGIO (Thank Goodness It’s Over) Party to look forward to this week! I’m so excited for my fellow nano’ers to have done this with me, whether you finished or not!

As a reward, I get to deck my house out in Christmas goodies and set up my tree!

Are you tired right now?

Quite a bit (67%, 2 Votes)
A tiny bit (33%, 1 Votes)
Very (0%, 0 Votes)
Not so much (0%, 0 Votes)
Not at all (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 3

Only three votes, but okay, it was a weak poll, I hear ya! New poll up: end of year functions!

We’re nearing the home stretch! As you know I was sick for the past week and got no writing done. Nothing. Nil. Zilch. Zero! I also struggled with a bit of a lull of trying to get back into the swing of things after I was well enough to put finger to keyboard. And I’ve found I only, ONLY like typing on my laptop keyboard…so I dont get anything done when my laptop is not around.

Anyway, I digress! So these past few days, I’ve typed a little bit here and there, and today I sat for four-five hours typing and am proud to say I’m almost at 40k! Ok, ok, I’m supposed to be on 45000 today, so I’m about 6000 off but(!) i’m getting there!

So yay for me and wow we’re almost at 50,000…hey what? What’s that you say? Procrastinating? No I dont know what that means! I think I should go look it up!! *goes off to procrastinate*

PS: There was an image to add of my laptop and my novel, but Photobucket is being idiotic :/

So happy days for me! I got news today that I’ve been waiting on for almost a month now…I got a new JOB!

I got a job with Asus as Channel Manager in Cape Town! I will be the face of Asus in this region, trying to intergrate it into the market a little more, seeing what and dealing with problems people (read: shops) have, sending promotional material to stores, etc.

I start in January with a week’s training in JHB which is going to be a huge step for me to do alone. No one else that I know will be with me, and I’ll be meeting everyone for the first time. Not sure where I’m staying, they said if I dont have anyone to stay with in JHB they’ll make a plan, but I dont know if that means a B&B or one of their work people….however, would I be comfortable going to a stranger’s house to stay haha probably not, so I’m probably being silly and they’ll organise a B&B. But then I’ll be all alone at night le sigh.

But, 2010 comes with a bigger salary, more responsibility, and a new routine. I think I’m ready for it! Hell, I’ll give it all I have! Yay for me!! However, it is bittersweet ‘cos I love working for my dad and the hours are flexable and the days are easy…and he needs me. So I made this decision with a heavy heart, but he’s been nothing but extra supportive, and I love him so much for that. And of course I’ll try help where I can!

In other, though somewhat old news, I mentioned before that my car was dented and I was fighting with this guy to pay for it (since he reversed into me)…well, he’s FINALLY claiming on his insurance, a year down the line (after ignoring all my lawyer’s letters and summons, etc)!! But, not a moment too soon ‘cos next year in March I’ll be in the market for a new car and needing to sell mine. I’ll be very sad to see ol’ Bluebetty go, cos she’s been good to me, but I’ll be looking at a new (read: slightly secondhand) Getz or Yaris or something.

Now I just need to see if I’ve been accepted into Unisa for my studies! What a year 2010 will be!

Which is YOUR favourite (movie)?

Harry Potter (67%, 4 Votes)
Twilight (33%, 2 Votes)

Total Voters: 6

Last I checked, the votes were sitting on 3 votes, so nice to see 3 more people got their vote on before it closed!

Sorry for my delayed post, I’ve been sick as a dog (I’ve never really understood that saying?) since last Wednesday. This meant I lost my voice, slept all day, cried out in pain when I swallowed or coughed (sore throat – felt like I was swallowing glass), blew my nose til it was raw (actually, thats still happening), and eventually coughing up blood. Yes. Charming. Went to the doc who diagnosed me with a Septic Post Nasal Drip (mmmm, lovely hey!) and gave me some antibiotics. I’m a homeopathic lover, so I feel like a cheat using antibiotics, but yay for feeling a little better. Nose is drying up, throat is not so sore, and while there still is blood, I’m told it’ll go away when my throat heals.

In NaNo news, I havent written ANYTHING since last week!! I’m so far behind and I have so much to catch up on!! I’m supposed to be at 40k by tonight *sob*. Wish me luck in catching up! I’m currently on 31742…eep!

And finally, I’d like to point your attention to a super-talented friend of mine, FXMorph, who so kindly drew a beautiful rat-girl background for me (pic inset, click for larger version), and I LOVE it! I have to seriously control myself from begging for a few more in different poses hehe but seriously, I was feeling so ill and down these past few days, and this talented guy cheered me right up! So thank you, FXMorph! *hugs*