Russell Kirkpatrick's Journal
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Mood: Confident
Now reading: Bujold still
A cliche, that, a saying that turns up after a close-fought sports win. 'We won because the boys did the hard yards.'
Well, I'm doing the hard yards right now. Literally: in the last week I've laid a path, built steps, dug a trench and laid a drainage system for our driveway, put in a punga retaining wall and drained our pool ready for cleaning. We were quoted $6000 for professionals to build the path and steps. Horrified, I decided to do them myself. They took me four days and cost about $400. I feel vindicated - but sore. Our yard is very hard.
And I'm doing the hard yards for my next novel, Dark Heart. The second in the Husk trilogy, this one involves plenty of research and planning. I've begin to write, but I'm still researching.
180,000 words to go ...
So you are physically fit because of the first lot of hard yards (and have hopefully saved enough money to come and see us in Oz next year) and will soon be intellectually fit because of the novel. And I think I've been teaching too much recently, because I turn (everything* into lessons.
Posted By
Gillian / Posted At 10/27/06 8:22 AM
Money's not the problem, Gillian. Next year Conflux 4 is at the end of September, and I'm having trouble getting the time off. It's at the dog end of the B semester, and I teach a methods course that no one else wants a bar of. But I will try very hard to make it.
We all enjoy your lessons, Gillian, gentle as they are and lovingly applied.
Posted By Russell / Posted At 10/27/06 8:37 AM
It's incredible how much you can save with DIY, and incredible how good you feel about being sore when you consider said savings *g*
Posted By Sharyn / Posted At 10/27/06 8:39 AM
My god, you'll be a skinny dipping sheep!
As for the 180k, pfft. A mere short story, you'll knock it over in no time ... *g*
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