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hobgoblinnI did indeed cut my hair yesterday, donating my 10 inch ponytail to "Locks of Love" and getting a free cut in return, though I didn't know about that part until I tried to pay at the end. I got something called a "bob" and I'm not entirely sure I like it. But I can go back anytime in the next couple of weeks and get it re-cut, so I think I'll live with it another few days, anyway.
And last night I ran across the most Amazing program. I downloaded the 30 day trial and, Dude. This is going to be my birthday present to me. It Really Rocks. Between this new tool, into which I imported the disjointed mess that is "In Loco Parentis," and the fact that LJ was not letting me in all night, I got the first half of Ch 7 banged out. I think lost text will be significantly less a danger with this tool, plus it allows me to look at multiple things at once and start fresh on a new page when I need to. I was doing a lot of the same organizing before, but with multiple open documents. And it has a kind of advanced "Write Room" interface-- a word processor where it's just you and the text, not all the other toys and gadgets on your desktop to distract your attention. Plus a lot of other features I can see definite possibilities for.
One very cool feature I want to use, as soon as I find some good image files, is the Research Section, where you can store notes, photos, even quicktime and audio files. I can stick an image in the right hand side of the viewer and have it up on my screen while I'm writing. There's some screen shots on the link above-- see the creepily atmospheric castle? Anybody who has/ knows where I might lay my hands on suitable files, please let me know.
Finally, with regard to my "Summer of Giles" Poll: Thanks to all who voted and commented. I've said before, crossing the Buffyverse with the Potterverse is fraught with difficulty, not least because the ridiculous aspects of both combine to a kind of critical mass far too quickly. And I don't write shipfic, much less slash. And just about any concept I can come up with intersecting the worlds, I've seen done. So, no. I won't be doing a crossover. I'll rewatch the series over the next few weeks, and I'll start dusting off my 06 Nano novel, probably availing myself of my new noveling tool to get a handle on the material.
And last night I ran across the most Amazing program. I downloaded the 30 day trial and, Dude. This is going to be my birthday present to me. It Really Rocks. Between this new tool, into which I imported the disjointed mess that is "In Loco Parentis," and the fact that LJ was not letting me in all night, I got the first half of Ch 7 banged out. I think lost text will be significantly less a danger with this tool, plus it allows me to look at multiple things at once and start fresh on a new page when I need to. I was doing a lot of the same organizing before, but with multiple open documents. And it has a kind of advanced "Write Room" interface-- a word processor where it's just you and the text, not all the other toys and gadgets on your desktop to distract your attention. Plus a lot of other features I can see definite possibilities for.
One very cool feature I want to use, as soon as I find some good image files, is the Research Section, where you can store notes, photos, even quicktime and audio files. I can stick an image in the right hand side of the viewer and have it up on my screen while I'm writing. There's some screen shots on the link above-- see the creepily atmospheric castle? Anybody who has/ knows where I might lay my hands on suitable files, please let me know.
Finally, with regard to my "Summer of Giles" Poll: Thanks to all who voted and commented. I've said before, crossing the Buffyverse with the Potterverse is fraught with difficulty, not least because the ridiculous aspects of both combine to a kind of critical mass far too quickly. And I don't write shipfic, much less slash. And just about any concept I can come up with intersecting the worlds, I've seen done. So, no. I won't be doing a crossover. I'll rewatch the series over the next few weeks, and I'll start dusting off my 06 Nano novel, probably availing myself of my new noveling tool to get a handle on the material.
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Date: 2008-04-17 11:59 pm (UTC)I've grown to love my bob, though when I first got it, I wasn't entirely sure about it either. Four years later, I still have my bob and I really couldn't imagine having my hair any other way! Perhaps it'll grow on you too (especially the fact that it's very low maintenance).
Bobbing away,
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