Thursday Open Thread
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group_xHello, group_xers! It's time again for another open thread. And this time someone put me in charge.
This week my brain is totally dominated by dissertation-writing/editing, so in my complete inability to think about anything else, I've decided to make the subject of this Open Thread: Achievements. What have you achieved lately that you're proud of? What are you working towards achieving, or hope to achieve someday in the future?
(Note: this doesn't just mean big achievements, or only academic ones - anything that you have or plan to achieve, however big or small, once-in-a-lifetime or day-to-day, come tell us about it! And don't feel compelled to stick to the topic if you have something far more interesting or important to share.)
Also note: today's open thread is public.
This week my brain is totally dominated by dissertation-writing/editing, so in my complete inability to think about anything else, I've decided to make the subject of this Open Thread: Achievements. What have you achieved lately that you're proud of? What are you working towards achieving, or hope to achieve someday in the future?
(Note: this doesn't just mean big achievements, or only academic ones - anything that you have or plan to achieve, however big or small, once-in-a-lifetime or day-to-day, come tell us about it! And don't feel compelled to stick to the topic if you have something far more interesting or important to share.)
Also note: today's open thread is public.
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Date: 2011-08-25 04:09 pm (UTC)September 1st I've got a draft of a story due that I'm about 7,000 words behind on (12,000 total, but 7,000 for this deadline). I'm going to try to motivate myself to finish it, because I don't actually hate it.
In non-fanfic writing pursuits I really want to work the kinks out in my ace novel and get it off the ground. Or get some kind of storyline off the ground. I'm having so much trouble plotting things out. (All three of my major storyline considerations right now either have an ace or non-binary main character.)
I also have to convince myself to go to the doctor. Trouble is, I hate going to the doctor, and my doctor is a jerk, so I have no faith I'm not going to pay a $40+ co-pay (I'm sure it's risen since I last went, I just don't know how much) and be told to go back to eating habits that never helped me before. There's only one general practitioner in the area that my health insurance covers, though. *sigh* I keep chickening out.
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Date: 2011-08-25 08:09 pm (UTC)Oh, writing deadlines, let us commiserate on them. Mine is written, but is going to take so much work to get it into a readable shape... no, I promised I wasn't going to talk about this. Tell me even more about your yarn? *flop*
And I am so sorry about your doctor problems :(
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Date: 2011-08-25 08:50 pm (UTC)Talk all you want. I know the value of a good rant. :) But if you want to hear more about my yarn you can hear me complain how after thirty minutes of debating whether to buy it I clicked on a TARDIS-esque color only to be informed that it was out of stock.
On the plus side, at least it's not a flu-type thing, so I can breathe and sleep. Hopefully I'll get a diagnosis and a treatment recommendation that isn't something I've already tried and it'll be relatively painless.
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Date: 2011-08-25 09:22 pm (UTC).... ohhhhhh, that is painful :( And I'm going to make it even more painful by babbling excitedly about my TARDIS-colour yarn. It is here. Silk and merino wool. Gorgeous colour. I knew it was meant to be when I noticed the colourway was called Midnight. I've made a TARDIS-themed cowl out of it, and I'm planning on matching fingerless gloves from the rest. Fingers crossed for you <3
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Date: 2011-08-25 09:27 pm (UTC)I had trouble picking a lighter or darker blue for the TARDIS project. Depending on the photo I find there's varying ideas for using a brighter or navy-er blue. This is a gorgeous color though. Take pictures! Thanks <3 (Midnight makes me think -- when I was taking a transatlantic flight to England, the only episode of Doctor Who available to watch on the flight was "Midnight." Highly inappropriate for any kind of travel, so of course I watched it. Whoever picked that one had a sense of humor.)
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Date: 2011-08-26 02:39 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-08-26 03:07 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-08-26 03:03 pm (UTC)And oooh, what projects are you eyeing? And... yeah. Midnight is my personal scariest episode - would not want to watch on any kind of transport. Someone has a slightly evil sense of humour!
... also I really need to get on that "need more icons" thing. But have one that's at least Who-related!
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Date: 2011-08-26 03:10 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-08-26 03:12 pm (UTC)The TARDIS-colored yarn I wanted after seeing a TARDIS pattern for a Kindle holder. I don't have a Kindle, but I know someone who does and I thought it'd be a good gift if I can progress that far with my knitting skills in time to mail something in December.
That's a nice one! I need some more icons too.
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Date: 2011-08-26 02:38 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-08-26 02:46 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-08-26 05:45 am (UTC)I'm actually kind of in awe of anyone who can get a novel done, because right now I'm having trouble squeezing out 4k words for my school essays >_
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Date: 2011-08-26 05:56 am (UTC)