Dec. 31st, 2013

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NaNoWriMo cut significantly into my reading time. For the record, my final word count for November was a tad over 36,200. I'm still working on it - I think there's a good story in there. My Censor kicked in, so I have gone back and edited some more. It's probably shorter but I've advanced the narrative

If anyone has been thinking about memoir writing, Simon & Schuster, the Huffington Post, and AARP are sponsoring a contest. You need to be born before Dec. 31, 1964. Due date for submitting the first 5,000 words is February 15 and the rules are here http://blog.aarp.org/2013/12/23/write-your-memoir-to-win-a-book-contract/

My book count for the year ended at 168, not including a few rereads. To be honest with you, I think that stupid Candy Crush game ate up more of my reading time over the last two months than NaNoWriMo did. I should delete the app.
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Always fun watching the new year sweep around the globe. The Kiwis and Aussies are already tucked in for the night and the party is just getting started in Europe. Out turn is still a few hours away.

I spent the weekend after Christmas dogsitting for a friend. It was actually quite nice - I saw some beautiful Christmas lights. The US Naval Observatory outlined the anchors out front with lights and a lot of the embassies had wreaths at the least and some had lights.

Christmas in DC can be quite lovely. Other years I've posted photos of the National Christmas Tree and other sights. This year I think I focused on silly inflatables. It's nice that they put wreaths on all the markers at Arlington National Cemetery for the week. It looks so pretty as we drive past every morning.

The guy who won my week on Jeopardy! is visiting DC this week. We had drinks together. He's as nice as I remembered. His girlfriend is here too and she was in the audience that day. I don't even remember her but she had some great stories about watching the taping.

Wishing you all a happy and prosperous New Year! May it bring you every good thing!

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