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Scattered thoughts
Nov. 3rd, 2009 08:00 pm1. Ran a playgroup today. Little Sweetie wanted to do Martinstag (St. Martin's Day, as in St. Martin and the Beggar), so we did. We made lanterns, watched a short video, ate Martinswecken (the rolls with raisins) and acted out the story. A Fun Time Was Had By All, and the parents were duly horrified at the concept of 3-year-olds running around out in the dark with paper lanterns with real, lit candles inside. I did glue candles inside--but I dropped a glow stick inside as well, in case they actually want to try them out at home.
2. After said playgroup I was so wiped out I nearly fell asleep. It's lucky I didn't, because I would have slept straight through picking up the kids, and would have gotten a call from the school to say, "Frau Green, your kids are wandering the parking lot. WHERE ARE YOU?"
3. However, we did get an automated call from the school district tonight, letting us know that "three students in the school district" had ingested jimson weed during school and had been hospitalized. And to please talk with your child about the er, stupidity of doing such a thing. (Jimsonweed is poisonous.) Real swift, guys.
4. NaNo continues. I'm game to continue the experiment, but I must say, this is not the way I write. Maybe it's the mental energy I've expended on the playgroup, but man, the output is dreck! I feel like I'm not able to take the time to listen for my MC's voice, and writing stupid stuff to fill the space. Is this how NaNo is supposed to be? I still have more words to take care of today; hopefully it will get better.
2. After said playgroup I was so wiped out I nearly fell asleep. It's lucky I didn't, because I would have slept straight through picking up the kids, and would have gotten a call from the school to say, "Frau Green, your kids are wandering the parking lot. WHERE ARE YOU?"
3. However, we did get an automated call from the school district tonight, letting us know that "three students in the school district" had ingested jimson weed during school and had been hospitalized. And to please talk with your child about the er, stupidity of doing such a thing. (Jimsonweed is poisonous.) Real swift, guys.
4. NaNo continues. I'm game to continue the experiment, but I must say, this is not the way I write. Maybe it's the mental energy I've expended on the playgroup, but man, the output is dreck! I feel like I'm not able to take the time to listen for my MC's voice, and writing stupid stuff to fill the space. Is this how NaNo is supposed to be? I still have more words to take care of today; hopefully it will get better.
