Most of you probably know that the first Tim Horton's store, the home of the double-double (a large coffee with double cream and sugar) was in Hamilton. That's right! We are the home of the Double-Double!
In honour of this, I'd like to challenge you all (and myself as well!) to have a Double-Double Weekend. What's a Double-Double Weekend? It's a weekend when you aim to double-up on Saturday and then again on Sunday. This can be done. There is an official write-in on Saturday and an unofficial one on Sunday. Lots of support. Oh, and as an added bonus, if you write more than your quota today, Friday, you can count the extra words as part of the Double-Double. Cuz I'm nice like that!
So ... who's in?
DOUBLE-DOUBLE WEEKEND, Nov 7 and 8
0,000 / 6,668 - Gale M-N
To join the challenge, copy the list from the last post, add in your name and repost.
We can do this, folks! 
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Gale . . . www.ThornesQuest.com . . . or . . . www.stringingwords.com
6,934 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2009 - 09 23
I'm in... I desperately need to do this or I'm never going to catch up!!
See y'all on Saturday.
p.s. does anyone know why I cannot change my photo? I've tried just uploading, deleting the existing one then uploading, deleting the existing one then logging out and uploading, and when i try to "upload" a newly browsed picture, it reloads the OLD one! (I have no idea how that is happening!). Can anyone shed some light? Thanks a million!
----------lizzybanuelos
~ Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition. ~ Timothy Leary
27,629 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2009 - 10 11
I'm in like Flynn. And I will succeed too - come heck-or-high-water. Or a vintage horde of flying cucumbers.
Gale
----------lizzybanuelos
FWG
http://fantasywriterguy.blogspot.com/
24,698 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2009 - 10 51
I'll go for it too, though I'm not sure how much time I will be afforded this weekend, we'll see how it runs along.
Gale
lizzybanuelos
FWG
CayteRBlack
44,291 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2009 - 11 24
Ok, I'll bite...
But just to be clear, is that everything I write above today's quota that counts?
Gale
lizzybanuelos
FWG
CayteRBlack
fastdogz - Dawn
39,285 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2009 - 11 45
But just to be clear, is that everything I write above today's quota that counts?
Yes, you can count everything that you write today beyond the initial 1,667.
DOUBLE-DOUBLE WEEKEND, Nov 7 & 8
0,000 / 6,668 - CayteRBlack
----------0,000 / 6,668 - fastdogz - Dawn
0,000 / 6,668 - FWG
0,000 / 6,668 - Gale
0,000 / 6,668 - lizzybanuelos
Gale . . . www.ThornesQuest.com . . . or . . . www.stringingwords.com
48,435 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2009 - 12 29
Oh can I join last minute? I might not be able to do the 20K, but surely I can get to 6,668... I hope...
----------My .03, cause that's how I roll!
"Success isn't a result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire." ~Arnold H. Glasow
39,285 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2009 - 12 41
DOUBLE-DOUBLE WEEKEND, Nov 7 & 8
0,000 / 6,668 - Ammietia
----------0,000 / 6,668 - CayteRBlack
0,000 / 6,668 - fastdogz - Dawn
0,000 / 6,668 - FWG
0,000 / 6,668 - Gale
0,000 / 6,668 - lizzybanuelos
Gale . . . www.ThornesQuest.com . . . or . . . www.stringingwords.com
30,003 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2009 - 17 19
I'm not sure I get what the challenge is. Do you mean we aim to double our word count (so I'd end up with 24,408 words by Sunday night)?
50,305 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2009 - 17 38
Whoo-hoo! I'm on this, and I'm going for double-double of my 70k target quota, so 9332 words! (Or so.)
39,285 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2009 - 18 11
No, the challenge is to write double-quota for each of the 2 days. Quota for each day in November is 1,667, so the challenge is to write 3,334 words on Saturday and then 3,334 on Sunday.
----------Gale . . . www.ThornesQuest.com . . . or . . . www.stringingwords.com
39,285 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2009 - 18 13
DOUBLE-DOUBLE WEEKEND, Nov 7 & 8
0,000 / 6,668 - Ammietia
----------0,000 / 6,668 - CayteRBlack
0,000 / 9,332 - Chrisk0 (his own special double-double)
0,000 / 6,668 - fastdogz - Dawn
0,000 / 6,668 - FWG
0,000 / 6,668 - Gale
0,000 / 6,668 - lizzybanuelos
Gale . . . www.ThornesQuest.com . . . or . . . www.stringingwords.com
1,173 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2009 - 18 37
Count me in! I am so far behind it's embarrassing. I'll need to do this just to catch up!
----------"Write your story as it needs to be written. Write it honestly, and tell it as best you can. I'm not sure that there are any other rules. Not ones that matter." - Neil Gaiman
39,285 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2009 - 19 01
DOUBLE-DOUBLE WEEKEND, Nov 7 & 8
0,000 / 6,668 - Ammietia
----------0,000 / 6,668 - CayteRBlack
0,000 / 9,332 - Chrisk0 (his own special double-double)
0,000 / 6,668 - ericadeee
0,000 / 6,668 - fastdogz - Dawn
0,000 / 6,668 - FWG
0,000 / 6,668 - Gale
0,000 / 6,668 - lizzybanuelos
Gale . . . www.ThornesQuest.com . . . or . . . www.stringingwords.com
30,003 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2009 - 20 05
Okay I'm in!
16,773 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2009 - 20 23
I'm game
0,000 / 6,668 - Ammietia
----------0,000 / 6,668 - CayteRBlack
0,000 / 9,332 - Chrisk0 (his own special double-double)
0,000 / 6,668 - ericadeee
0,000 / 6,668 - fastdogz - Dawn
0,000 / 6,668 - FWG
0,000 / 6,668 - Gale
0,000 / 6,668 - lizzybanuelos
0,000 / 6,668 - Infojunkie
Support me in the Ride to Conquer Cancer!
39,285 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2009 - 21 17
DOUBLE-DOUBLE WEEKEND CHALLENGE, Nov 7 and 8
(with bonus words for anything beyond 1,667 wirtten on Nov 6)
0,000 / 6,668 - Ammietia
0,000 / 6,668 - CayteRBlack
0,000 / 9,332 - Chrisk0 (his own special double-double)
0,000 / 6,668 - ericadeee
0,000 / 6,668 - fastdogz - Dawn
0,000 / 6,668 - FWG
0,143 / 6,668 - Gale
0,000 / 6,668 - lizzybanuelos
0,000 / 6,668 - Infojunkie
0,000 / 6,668 - Marilyn Houle
I wrote 1,810 words on Friday, which was 143 beyond my daily quota. So I'm adding that extra bit into the Double-Double.
----------Gale . . . www.ThornesQuest.com . . . or . . . www.stringingwords.com
1,173 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2009 - 22 49
DOUBLE-DOUBLE WEEKEND CHALLENGE, Nov 7 and 8
(with bonus words for anything beyond 1,667 wirtten on Nov 6)
0,000 / 6,668 - Ammietia
0,000 / 6,668 - CayteRBlack
0,000 / 9,332 - Chrisk0 (his own special double-double)
0,275 / 6,668 - ericadeee
0,000 / 6,668 - fastdogz - Dawn
0,000 / 6,668 - FWG
0,143 / 6,668 - Gale
0,000 / 6,668 - lizzybanuelos
0,000 / 6,668 - Infojunkie
0,000 / 6,668 - Marilyn Houle
So far, so good! Trying to get to 1000 before I hit the sack.
----------"Write your story as it needs to be written. Write it honestly, and tell it as best you can. I'm not sure that there are any other rules. Not ones that matter." - Neil Gaiman
27,629 / 50,000
Nov 7, 2009 - 02 11
I'm on duty through the weekend. 12-hr night shifts. I'm done writing for tonight. Too tired. Tommorrow night should be a quiet shift. I will try to write all night as much as I can.
0,000 / 6,668 - Ammietia
----------0,000 / 6,668 - CayteRBlack
0,000 / 9,332 - Chrisk0 (his own special double-double)
0,275 / 6,668 - ericadeee
0,000 / 6,668 - fastdogz - Dawn
0,723 / 6,668 - FWG
0,143 / 6,668 - Gale
0,000 / 6,668 - lizzybanuelos
0,000 / 6,668 - Infojunkie
0,000 / 6,668 - Marilyn Houle
http://fantasywriterguy.blogspot.com/
22,146 / 50,000
Nov 7, 2009 - 06 07
I'll give it a try. I've consistently been a day behind since, like, Tuesday, so I need to catch up before I get even more behind.
0,000 / 6,668 - Ammietia
----------0,000 / 6,668 - CayteRBlack
0,000 / 9,332 - Chrisk0 (his own special double-double)
0,275 / 6,668 - ericadeee
0,000 / 6,668 - fastdogz - Dawn
0,723 / 6,668 - FWG
0,143 / 6,668 - Gale
0,000 / 6,668 - lizzybanuelos
0,000 / 6,668 - Infojunkie
0,000 / 6,668 - Marilyn Houle
0,000 / 6,668 - SilkenSky (CK)
~C.K.~
50,305 / 50,000
Nov 7, 2009 - 06 16
0,000 / 6,668 - Ammietia
0,000 / 6,668 - CayteRBlack
0,628 / 9,332 - Chrisk0 (his own special double-double)
0,275 / 6,668 - ericadeee
0,000 / 6,668 - fastdogz - Dawn
0,723 / 6,668 - FWG
0,143 / 6,668 - Gale
0,000 / 6,668 - lizzybanuelos
0,000 / 6,668 - Infojunkie
0,000 / 6,668 - Marilyn Houle
0,000 / 6,668 - SilkenSky (CK)
And I'm off!
50,305 / 50,000
Nov 7, 2009 - 09 08
0,000 / 6,668 - Ammietia
0,000 / 6,668 - CayteRBlack
1,167 / 9,332 - Chrisk0 (his own special double-double)
0,275 / 6,668 - ericadeee
0,000 / 6,668 - fastdogz - Dawn
0,723 / 6,668 - FWG
0,143 / 6,668 - Gale
0,000 / 6,668 - lizzybanuelos
0,000 / 6,668 - Infojunkie
0,000 / 6,668 - Marilyn Houle
0,000 / 6,668 - SilkenSky (CK)
One eighth of the way there...
44,291 / 50,000
Nov 7, 2009 - 09 12
0,000 / 6,668 - Ammietia
0,000 / 6,668 - CayteRBlack
1,167 / 9,332 - Chrisk0 (his own special double-double)
0,275 / 6,668 - ericadeee
2,797 / 6,668 - fastdogz - Dawn
0,723 / 6,668 - FWG
0,143 / 6,668 - Gale
0,000 / 6,668 - lizzybanuelos
0,000 / 6,668 - Infojunkie
0,000 / 6,668 - Marilyn Houle
0,000 / 6,668 - SilkenSky (CK)
Now, the question remains, with the weekend here - when I really have a hard time writing - will I be able to maintain my pace?
39,229 / 50,000
Nov 7, 2009 - 09 44
I'll do this challenge too. The 20 K weekend challenge is just too insane for me, but this one looks doable!
I only wrote @ 1000 words yesterday so I don't get any bonus points for Friday :)
39,285 / 50,000
Nov 7, 2009 - 10 08
0,000 / 6,668 - Ammietia
0,000 / 6,668 - CayteRBlack
1,167 / 9,332 - Chrisk0 (his own special double-double)
0,275 / 6,668 - ericadeee
2,797 / 6,668 - fastdogz - Dawn
0,723 / 6,668 - FWG
0,888 / 6,668 - Gale
0,000 / 6,668 - lizzybanuelos
0,000 / 6,668 - Infojunkie
0,000 / 6,668 - Lucy T.
0,000 / 6,668 - Marilyn Houle
0,000 / 6,668 - SilkenSky (CK)
I've added you in, Lucy.
Slow and steady wins the race!
----------Gale . . . www.ThornesQuest.com . . . or . . . www.stringingwords.com
50,305 / 50,000
Nov 7, 2009 - 14 00
0,000 / 6,668 - Ammietia
0,000 / 6,668 - CayteRBlack
3,933 / 9,332 - Chrisk0 (his own special double-double)
0,275 / 6,668 - ericadeee
2,797 / 6,668 - fastdogz - Dawn
0,723 / 6,668 - FWG
0,888 / 6,668 - Gale
0,000 / 6,668 - lizzybanuelos
0,000 / 6,668 - Infojunkie
0,000 / 6,668 - Lucy T.
0,000 / 6,668 - Marilyn Houle
0,000 / 6,668 - SilkenSky (CK)
24,698 / 50,000
Nov 7, 2009 - 14 06
0,000 / 6,668 - Ammietia
1,188 / 6,668 - CayteRBlack
3,933 / 9,332 - Chrisk0 (his own special double-double)
0,275 / 6,668 - ericadeee
2,797 / 6,668 - fastdogz - Dawn
0,723 / 6,668 - FWG
0,888 / 6,668 - Gale
0,000 / 6,668 - lizzybanuelos
0,000 / 6,668 - Infojunkie
0,000 / 6,668 - Lucy T.
0,000 / 6,668 - Marilyn Houle
0,000 / 6,668 - SilkenSky (CK)
30,003 / 50,000
Nov 7, 2009 - 14 54
0,000 / 6,668 - Ammietia
1,188 / 6,668 - CayteRBlack
3,933 / 9,332 - Chrisk0 (his own special double-double)
0,275 / 6,668 - ericadeee
2,797 / 6,668 - fastdogz - Dawn
0,723 / 6,668 - FWG
0,888 / 6,668 - Gale
0,000 / 6,668 - lizzybanuelos
0,000 / 6,668 - Infojunkie
0,000 / 6,668 - Lucy T.
2,074 / 6,668 - Marylin Houle
0,000 / 6,668 - SilkenSky (CK)
39,229 / 50,000
Nov 7, 2009 - 15 21
0,000 / 6,668 - Ammietia
0,000 / 6,668 - CayteRBlack
3,933 / 9,332 - Chrisk0 (his own special double-double)
0,275 / 6,668 - ericadeee
2,797 / 6,668 - fastdogz - Dawn
0,723 / 6,668 - FWG
0,888 / 6,668 - Gale
0,000 / 6,668 - lizzybanuelos
0,000 / 6,668 - Infojunkie
1,455 / 6,668 - Lucy T.
0,000 / 6,668 - Marilyn Houle
0,000 / 6,668 - SilkenSky (CK)
30,003 / 50,000
Nov 7, 2009 - 19 02
0,000 / 6,668 - Ammietia
0,000 / 6,668 - CayteRBlack
3,933 / 9,332 - Chrisk0 (his own special double-double)
0,275 / 6,668 - ericadeee
2,797 / 6,668 - fastdogz - Dawn
0,723 / 6,668 - FWG
0,888 / 6,668 - Gale
0,000 / 6,668 - lizzybanuelos
0,000 / 6,668 - Infojunkie
1,455 / 6,668 - Lucy T.
3,356 / 6,668 - Marylin Houle
0,000 / 6,668 - SilkenSky (CK)
54,210 / 50,000
Nov 7, 2009 - 19 46
0,000 / 6,668 - Ammietia
----------0,000 / 6,668 - CayteRBlack
3,933 / 9,332 - Chrisk0 (his own special double-double)
0,275 / 6,668 - ericadeee
2,797 / 6,668 - fastdogz - Dawn
0,723 / 6,668 - FWG
0,888 / 6,668 - Gale
0,000 / 6,668 - lizzybanuelos
0,000 / 6,668 - Infojunkie
1,455 / 6,668 - Lucy T.
3,356 / 6,668 - Marylin Houle
0,000 / 6,668 - SilkenSky (CK)
4,353 / 6,668 - Sulare
2008 - Casien (I won! But it needs serious work before others may read.)
2009 - Twenty Thousand Different Beings (Plot is lacking, but it aslways is for me.)