| farfalla | The Annual All-Ireland Word War (Leader Board & Chatter) |
    30,489 / 50,000 Municipal Liaison Joined: Oct 3, 2002
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Nov 2, 2009 - 05 31 |
No results on the Leader Board yet - the first lot are due tomorrow night. (I can say that there are some excellent word counts being clocked up already though!) This is the thread for word-war-related chatter/banter/slagging though, as well as being where I will post results every 3rd day. Play nice now... |
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67,015 / 50,000
Nov 2, 2009 - 08 56
Play nice now...
Don't we always? ;-)
I wish we could do proper smileys in here!
Do you want to set a 'special' one-day wordcount for us to aim for this year?
32,209 / 50,000
Nov 2, 2009 - 10 58
Can't wait to see how everything's stacking up tomorrow afternoon! (I'm five hours behind and all, so unless you're putting it up really late...)
Smilies, yes, but I'd be happy with a formatting bar too. HTML is beginning to annoy me. x[
----------Todat's random TV Tropes article:
I wear one when I write!
30,489 / 50,000
Nov 2, 2009 - 14 29
'Special' one-day count? I don't think I've ever done that before, but if people really want me to.... I'll have a look at the average daily counts being produced perhaps around mid-month and then challenge people for Sunday 15th with a count that's achievable but not too insane?
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34,500 / 50,000
Nov 2, 2009 - 16 00
/Looks at Spiritwolf's word count
/Realizes what she's going to be doing during her half-a-day-off tomorrow
/Sigh
^_^
27,168 / 50,000
Nov 2, 2009 - 16 38
Wow, I'm really lettin the side down here - and I don't think my 8hrs behind time zone makes up for it!! I'll forge ahead anyhow and hopefully fire out a few days worth of words on Wed when I've the day off...
I have to say, writin for the North East really does put a smile on my face every time I sit down to bang the keys! =)
----------Kevin Marron
www.kmarron.com
13,975 / 50,000
Nov 2, 2009 - 16 51
I've got to write...Costa, here I come! What's a lunch break for, anyway?
----------Cups of tea ingested: 37
Boxes of sushi eaten: 4
Bags of tuc crackers eaten: 1/4
Pasta salad eaten: too much
Fun had: a lot :D
36,742 / 50,000
Nov 2, 2009 - 19 39
Real slow start this year, a few things held me back but checking in and updating my paltry amount for now.
The numbers are coming, trust me on that guys hahaha
----------2008. Blade, on Ice. A discussion on Love & Short stories. 150K
2007. Mighy Micks. 53K
67,015 / 50,000
Nov 3, 2009 - 02 15
The numbers are coming, trust me on that guys hahaha
With your record, Brendan, I am sure the flow will start in due course!
Hope all goes well with you over there. Good to hear from you.
Dublin in general has burst into activity. Every time look at the 'Regional info' (above) there are more Wrimos joining the region - most of them first-timers.
67,015 / 50,000
Nov 3, 2009 - 02 20
Was it just that Onyva said she would do something ridiculous in one day, though not specifying which day?
30,489 / 50,000
Nov 3, 2009 - 17 12
Here's the first set of results... looks like Connacht are channeling Onyva's spirit even if she's not taking part this year! (Note for new people: she's the reason Connaught kept winning the all-Ireland word war.)
Results for Tuesday November 3rd
Overall average for everyone: 4,473
Ideal goal for today: 5,000
- Connacht: 5,988
- Leinster: 4,795
- Dublin: 4,743
- Munster: 3,726
- Ulster: 3,510
----------12 writers, none with 0 count
arecibo_, BrenIRL, crowley., Ifahy, Jessie Chase, Kelloish, lizreapsall, Marty_ire, Orockthro, skillage, Spiritwolf & TheMadScholar
14 writers, 1 with 0 count
7Juno7, Absal, Accentmonkey, bunnacurry, Cathas, Crazy-Aido, forward tumble, GraceTierney, He1ena, Kelt, lil, NiamhR, Raven_from_the_Ice & Sciencyboom
19 writers, 2 with 0 count
barby_lucedistelle, brendanstamp, cmftc, Daniel Hus, david_brady, ice-cream-for-brains, lara_aine, Mamo, Marley-is-4-me, Mistwalker, Nailer, orla_h, paul-carroll, Phantomphreak, secretly-broken, TimManning, Whitefalcon, xparawhorextwerdx & XxPureChaosxX
14 writers, 2 with 0 count
Ag.Rince, Aos Dana, Corkgirl, dancegypsy, deisegirl, etherealfionna, frosthearted, marmiteismycrack, MoonDancer256, mor_rigan, neonlemmings, Niamh Áine, scribbler65 & The Maeve
18 writers, 1 with 0 count
Alakata, antongully, Bee82, Cafern, CatCop, crowling, Entity, evamac, farfalla, glwrinov, irishgalest, JayElleBee, Josephina, kevinmarron, MaidM, paperdollx, PinkMoon & wardrobewitch
- Northern Ireland Municipal Liaison | WriMo Ireland | NI NoWriMo Facebook & Twitter
- Moderator for the Polling Booth
10,375 / 50,000
Nov 3, 2009 - 17 56
Yay! We're in the lead :D That write-in today really helped me boost my word count, but I'm bowing at the feet of Spiritwolf. WE'RE NOT WORTHY, WE'RE NOT WORTHY! (Okay, I'm hyper.)
----------32,209 / 50,000
Nov 3, 2009 - 19 26
Heh. What can I say? Learned from a real master.
EDIT: And go Connaught! Wooooo!
----------Todat's random TV Tropes article:
I wear one when I write!
22,226 / 50,000
Nov 3, 2009 - 20 59
Yay! Leinster is second! Dublin may be fast on our heels, but I think we can match them, and hopefully take the No. 1 spot too.
Oh, but well done Connaught for coming first place! All of you must be bursting out with novels ^_^ Soon, there's going to be an explosion of Irish writers from Connaught if your word count is anything to go by.
----------'09 - New Myth - Fantasy - 0/50,000
34,500 / 50,000
Nov 4, 2009 - 03 10
Way to start out Connaught!
I know this inspired me to dedicate my entire weekend to my word count. - Dublin will be on your heels soon =)
39,307 / 50,000
Nov 4, 2009 - 03 49
Wow - I'm not sure I've ever won a long-distance race! Nice to be leading for a while at least
And seconding the respect for spiritwolf! Amazing wordcount!
This is fun, thanks for organising it
42,449 / 50,000
Nov 4, 2009 - 09 54
I like that Connaught are winning despite having the least amount of writers!
30,489 / 50,000
Nov 4, 2009 - 09 57
It's done on averages, arecibo, so you're actually better off having less writers. :(
----------And you need to give some serious kudos to Orockthro and skillage, as well as Spiritwolf - they too have pretty impressive counts for Connaught already!
- Northern Ireland Municipal Liaison | WriMo Ireland | NI NoWriMo Facebook & Twitter
- Moderator for the Polling Booth
25,090 / 50,000
Nov 4, 2009 - 14 38
Oh, boy, I'm on a strong team. Thanks, Spiritwolf! And Skillage! And everyone else, too of course.
Feeling slightly ashamed of my bang-on average (or a little more) now, but then it is my first novel. Or, at least, the first one I'm actually working at.
27,000 / 50,000
Nov 4, 2009 - 20 27
Don't feel ashamed about being close to target (or even below target).
Everyone's word count helps the team out. The zero word counts are temporary (I hope).
Just keep on writing and don't look back (at least not until after December 1 or the TGIO party whichever comes first :) ).
39,307 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2009 - 01 03
Yeah - what Imizutani said!
Plus I'm doing OK at the moment, but I've never done this before so I'll probably fade later. And the main reason I'm pushing hard now is that I know the weekend is largely a wipeout for me.
I like the team thing though - it's way more motivating for me than individual wordcounts
34,049 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2009 - 14 21
Come on Munster, I just upped my word count significantly. When is the next count?
This is helping me actually update my word count every day. And helping out the team is very inspiring.
-----------You can't just turn on creativity like a faucet. You have to be in the right mood.
-What mood is that?
-Last-minute panic.”
Getting ahead in a difficult profession requires avid faith in yourself. That is why some people with mediocre talent, but
13,975 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2009 - 15 42
Darn it! Should have realised Spiritwolf would channel Onyva...this just means yet more writing....
Oh well. If anyone wants to do an all night writing thing, NaNoMail me :)
----------Cups of tea ingested: 37
Boxes of sushi eaten: 4
Bags of tuc crackers eaten: 1/4
Pasta salad eaten: too much
Fun had: a lot :D
36,742 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2009 - 22 09
Great numbers guys, will be able to pull me weight this weekend at last.
----------2008. Blade, on Ice. A discussion on Love & Short stories. 150K
2007. Mighy Micks. 53K
67,015 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2009 - 01 36
Good to hear from you, Brendan. I had a bell in my head that you were scheduld to be away this week.
32,209 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2009 - 11 03
Oh well. If anyone wants to do an all night writing thing, NaNoMail me :)
...It's not like she died or anything... O_O *whimper*
@Brendanstamp: Aw crap. Well, that'll make this weekend interesting, anyway... xD
----------Todat's random TV Tropes article:
I wear one when I write!
67,015 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2009 - 11 51
Oh well. If anyone wants to do an all night writing thing, NaNoMail me :)
...It's not like she died or anything... O_O *whimper*
It is just that we can feel her spirit hovering over the Connacht region, urging them on, even if same spirit has not left her body. :-P
36,742 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2009 - 11 58
Thanmks, all fired upnow and feeling chalenged after reading this, may even inspire me to hack out another few K hehe.
Fingers on go and word processor ink tank all filled and ready to be drained again, nothing worse than your word processing program running out before finishing hehe.
----------2008. Blade, on Ice. A discussion on Love & Short stories. 150K
2007. Mighy Micks. 53K
36,742 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2009 - 11 59
Fingers on go and word processor ink tank all filled and ready to be drained again, nothing worse than your word processing program running out before finishing hehe.
2008. Blade, on Ice. A discussion on Love & Short stories. 150K
2007. Mighy Micks. 53K
As you can see, not wasting time on spellcheck either, sorry guys.
----------2008. Blade, on Ice. A discussion on Love & Short stories. 150K
2007. Mighy Micks. 53K
67,015 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2009 - 12 05
Fingers on go and word processor ink tank all filled and ready to be drained again, nothing worse than your word processing program running out before finishing hehe.
2008. Blade, on Ice. A discussion on Love & Short stories. 150K
2007. Mighy Micks. 53K
As you can see, not wasting time on spellcheck either, sorry guys.
Just a matter of the words running faster than your fingers can follow. Not always a bad thing!
36,742 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2009 - 12 07
I was away last weekend and will be on the east coast in NC and Va for the holiday at the end of the month so no excuses now other than sheer laziness and been a bleeding eejit.
Fingers are revved up and brain is awake for once and it is a very rare thing that both happen at once, going to be a productive day if I manage to ignore the threads and shoot the phone before anyone calls to ask a favour haha.
Mamo, you're a bleedin champ.
----------2008. Blade, on Ice. A discussion on Love & Short stories. 150K
2007. Mighy Micks. 53K