WORD OF THE DAY:

oneiric (oh-NY-rik) -- relating to, experienced in, or similar to a dream or dreams.

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I am reading a book called VILLAGES (John Updike). I sometimes have a diFficult time with Updike, but when I get in the mood for something literary, I reach for one of his books. He writes pretty decent short stories, too.

And last week, I got an idea for a novel, about a young teenager dealing with the terrors of high school and romance, and trying to find oneself in a sea of confusion. I'm not sure what I will do with it, but I have three legal pages worth of notes (outline). Maybe I'll write it for fun. the challenge will be to disguise characters so the real people who inspired them won't recognize themselves.

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And so it's August. Damn this year is flying by. And my word count for July just sucked. Yes, it sucked. Big time. So starting today, I am pledging to better that in August. I have my laptop next to me at my desk, and I am going to spend my lunch hour writing. Maybe some outlining, too.
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It's a gorgeous day in San Francisco today. Probably low to mid 70s, a cool breeze coming off the bay. I walked up past Market Street to get some food (Taco Bell) and took my time coming back. Lots of people out walking around. Tourists and working people. Just a damn nice day.

One of my sauce packets said: "If you threw this, would it be a flying saucer?" Who writes this stuff?

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And RockStar is on tonight. I haven't been watching the "reality" shows online, to see them select songs, so I don't know what's coming, but I can't wait.