Quick update

[estepheia]

The weekend was good. I wrote 3000 words; re-watched The 13th Warrior and The Vikings (research); watched the latest Veronica Mars and House (fun); had a visit from a friend who's also a writer and who always gives me pep talks. Hubby and the kids were away on a weekend chess tournament. Both girls came home with a cup for best girl in their age group. Whoohoo. I love it when they come home happy and triumphant.
This morning I wrote 600 words in a white heat, but then RL cropped up again. Le sigh. In the afternoon I went to see HP4. I guess it's unspoilery if I say that I enjoyed it a lot. (Maybe I'll write a more detailed post tomorrow.) While checking up on some of the actors on IMDB I discovered that the new Doktor Who is in HP4. What a surprise - to me anyway. Which led me to search the net for info on doctor #10. The bad news is: Captain Jack won't be in S2 apparently, the good news is he will be in S3. I also downloaded a very short special that must have aired a few days ago. If you are fans of the Doktor and haven't seen it, go grab it. I hope Captain Jack's spin-off show takes off soonish. :-)
Anyway, I managed to write another 300 words tonight, so my nano light is still going strong. In fact, the characters' backstories are becoming clearer and clearer. Meaning I'm not too unhappy with what I'm churning out. Yay! Current word count: 22.960.

Comments

[trepkos.livejournal.com]

I also downloaded a very short special that must have aired a few days ago.

In Germany or in the UK?
I missed it - where do I find it?

Congrats. to your daughters - do they have different competitions for girls and boys in chess?

[that_mireille]

It aired in the UK, as part of the Children in Need telethon. It was available for viewing on the BBC website-- http://www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/appealnight/doctor_who_special.shtml was the URL I used, but I don't know if it's still available or not.

[estepheia.livejournal.com]

I found the Doctor Who torrent at torrentSpy.

And no, the competitions are not different for girls and boys, but there are not many girls who play, so in order to encourage them, there are extra titles for them.
Tina played in a field of about 40 kids and made 7th place all in all, but she was the best girl. A lot of the boys have fathers who play with them regularly, who actually coach them and analyse games with them.
Mr. E takes Tina to the chess club once a week but he never plays with her at home. There's no time for extra training because the kids also have dance practice, a normal PE course, and English every week.

[that_mireille]

I hope Captain Jack's spin-off show takes off soonish. :-)

Last I heard, it was meant to air after the next season of Doctor Who finishes, so that means it would start some time in late June or early July of 2006.

[estepheia.livejournal.com]

Meh. That sucks. I adored Captain Jack. Although after seeing David Tennant in HP4 and after seeing that shot special, I'm a little more keen on the new doctor. At first I wasn't.

See, a guy only has to play a bad guy once and II'm hooked. LOL.

[drc1.livejournal.com]

:waves:

And congrats to your girls.:-)