Evasive Maneuver I is Now in Play

August 29th, 2010

Just after twelve pm.

On a Sunday. *has been watching too much It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia with her brother yet still knows nothing about the show*

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Actually the title should be something more like, "Evasive Maneuver XXXXVII is Now in Play". Because I avoid a lot of people/things. But this is the first documented EM (evasive maneuver), and so it gets to be EM I.

In this case I am attempting to avoid a person. Key word attempting. Whether this shall end up being a miserable fail or not, I have no idea. But hopefully burying myself in one shots and writing and editing and planning will help.

Which brings me to the problem of mother dearest, who insists that I am now only allowed on the computer for two hours every day. This is complete and total crap, and I know it will not work because she's not there policing me every five minutes, but that doesn't mean it isn't annoying.

She is, as much as it pains me to say it, the slightest bit correct, however. I can sit here for three hours and get nothing done. That has to change. I need to start accomplishing something. In less time. Because I'm getting all I need to get done done, but I'm doing it in six hours when I could do it in one if I put my mind to it.

Also, as of yesterday I have established for myself NaNo planning days, which shall be Thursday and Wednesday, although I may change Wednesday to a different day, possibly Monday. Since I don't seem to be finishing all my projects in time to spend the proper amount of time planning, I figured I'll put aside two days a week for that and with any luck I will be semi-prepared for NaNo come November. *hopes*

I also finished a oneshot yesterday. I don't really like it and it does not make a lot of sense right now, but with any luck it can still be salvaged. Zane and Darren are . . . kind of improving, so that's decent, at least. The fic I started using Juliet and Musa's idea is also going extremely well and is quite enjoyable to write. Even if it kind of strays from topic a lot. And then there's the other one I have been attempting to finish for nearly two months now. And that's actually all of them. *shock*

Of course, I also have to work on Reaped chapter two. That's kind of a story I neglect a lot and also one that very often slips my mind. I just don't think about it, and so I don't work on it. It's almost never on my mind. Nevertheless, eventually I will finish chapter two. Eventually.

Lately I've been getting this feeling that my editing system could use a revamp. Which it most definitely could. The thing is, this is the new editing system I adopted less than three weeks ago. And while it is working, it also involves me printing out a story in double spaced eleven point font after every round of editing, a method that wastes both paper and ink. But it works. And it makes editing so much easier. But it's wasteful . . . Productivity is expensive. *nods* So . . . Maybe I'll just attempt printing less things out. Hopefully. *crosses fingers* 'Cause otherwise I have to think of another method that works, and I'm still debating if one even exists.

I just really, really wish I could get all of this stuff done and out of the way. *aggravated sigh*

--Ave, with a load of crap she has to get done before the month is through