Not technically behind, as such

[lizvogel]

NaNo-ing took a hit today, as after work and a bunch of other things good and bad, I finally sat myself down only for my laptop to decide to malfunction. It's done the thing with constantly typing "eeeee" all by itself before, but never this bad through this many reboots.

I finally had to go write on the old desktop machine, which has its own set of issues. Got enough done to stay above par, but only because I had a bit of a cushion, which this mostly ate. Cross about that, but after next to no sleep a couple nights ago and with being in a rather foul mood now, I think going to bed is a much better use of my time than trying to force another 1000 words or so.

The laptop seems to be behaving itself now, but who knows what it'll do next time. The acquisition of new hardware is *not* what I need to be dealing with in the middle of NaNo, but not doing it may be a worse choice.

Comments

[duskpeterson]

I don't suppose that pencil-and-paper is an option? I agree with you, though, about the importance of not being sleep-deprived. Win that Writer Wellness badge!

[lizvogel]

I'd do it if I had to, but I hand-write much slower than I type (and for shorter periods -- my hand gets tired!), so it really is a last-ditch option. Luckily, the laptop is back to its own quirky normal, at least for the nonce. And a back-up option is in the works.

Sleep-dep... there's always more coffee, right? Coffee fixes everything.

[duskpeterson]

My best friend in college (in complete earnest, the day after one of our college's periodic waltz parties): "I figured out a wonderful cure for hangovers. I just drink *more* champagne!"

(We had to have A Talk after that.)

[lizvogel]

Cheers! ;-)