| Tirjasdyn | Denver vs Glasgow! |
   65,000 / 50,000 Municipal Liaison Joined: Oct 19, 2002
Location: Denver, Colorado Posts:
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Oct 8, 2009 - 06 52 |
That's right folks, we've been challenged to ANOTHER word war! They are out to get us this year but we can beat them!
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230,117 / 50,000
Oct 8, 2009 - 15 53
I think my region wins automatically because CASTLE!
...okay, not really. But now I have an excuse to peek in on you guys, I'll just be checking out the competition! >P
----------Glasgow ML 2009
Denver ML 2007-2008
2002 Lost
2003-2005 WINNERS!!!
2006 Changechildren-100K
2007 Embers of Espionage-121K
2008 How Not to Get the Girl of Your Dreams-165K
2009 Nightmares and Cityscapes-TBA
50,025 / 50,000
Oct 10, 2009 - 17 14
JUPITERSTAR!! I just got so excited over seeing your name.
I would like to say BRING IT ON!
--and your past word count does not scare me.
----------Coming This Screnzy: We All Grew Up
Some people follow their dreams. Others hunt them down and beat them into submission
704 / 50,000
Oct 11, 2009 - 10 32
Careful Denver - those Glasgow characters are tough!
They are fond of delivering a "Glasgae Kiss" (head butt) to the unsuspecting.
We'd better take this challenge seriously!
----------Eddie Louise,
A yarn-spinner, dream-weaver, a teller of tales.
33,858 / 50,000
Oct 15, 2009 - 09 28
Sabrina -- I still think you need to take me up on my challenge to write TWO novels this year! Even if you aren't in our region anymore. ;o)
----------Katharine Swan
www.katharineswan.com
230,117 / 50,000
Oct 15, 2009 - 14 04
I say no, because no one is buying the NaNo song so clearly I have to work harder at promoting that and therefore can't afford the extra time to write multiple novels and go to grad school. I am exempt!
----------Glasgow ML 2009
Denver ML 2007-2008
2002 Lost
2003-2005 WINNERS!!!
2006 Changechildren-100K
2007 Embers of Espionage-121K
2008 How Not to Get the Girl of Your Dreams-165K
2009 Nightmares and Cityscapes-TBA
25,968 / 50,000
Nov 2, 2009 - 13 33
Taking on some Glaswegians for pride? Why not?
I'm in, if I'm not alone...
----------"You're insane."
"Has it really taken you this long to figure that out?"
- Batman: The Long Halloween
6,859 / 50,000
Nov 2, 2009 - 20 18
Jeez Jupiter, is THAT your actual word count? *dies of shock*
Anyway, yeah. Let's do this. Two wars are better than one.
230,117 / 50,000
Nov 3, 2009 - 03 52
*Points around the Denver boards* Ask the people from last year. They will verify that I am insane and need no sleep. WHICH IS WHY GLASGOW IS TAKING YOU DOWN!
...I mean...I love you, old region?
----------Glasgow ML 2009
Denver ML 2007-2008
2002 Lost
2003-2005 WINNERS!!!
2006 Changechildren-100K
2007 Embers of Espionage-121K
2008 How Not to Get the Girl of Your Dreams-165K
2009 Nightmares and Cityscapes-TBA
46,022 / 50,000
Nov 4, 2009 - 20 52
I have a bad feeling we're in trouble on average due to a certain someone inflating the rest of her region *glares at JS*
traitor! <_<
24,020 / 50,000
Nov 4, 2009 - 21 42
Imagine if that effort was spent in conquest. No nation on earth would be safe.
33,858 / 50,000
Nov 4, 2009 - 22 21
I hearby nullify your exempt status. If you can write 40k in 3 days, you definitely do NOT need to be exempt.
Though, as Lee pointed out tonight, I could wait to push the challenge until a future NaNo when you are back in our region again...
{{{thinks about it}}}
Nah, it's more fun this way. :-D
So yeah, as I was saying, if you can win NaNo in under a week -- you definitely can write two novels in November!
Katharine Swan
----------www.katharineswan.com
Katharine Swan
www.katharineswan.com
230,117 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2009 - 04 43
40K in 4 days, thank you very much! *Sniff* Besides, it's not my fault that you guys have all that sun and nice weather and mountains and outdoorsy stuff to distract you from noveling! All we've got here it...
...wait, SUN? What's the sun doing out? Damn it, now I HAVE to go outside and take pictures instead of writing and studying all day, GYAH!
----------Glasgow ML 2009
Denver ML 2007-2008
2002 Lost
2003-2005 WINNERS!!!
2006 Changechildren-100K
2007 Embers of Espionage-121K
2008 How Not to Get the Girl of Your Dreams-165K
2009 Nightmares and Cityscapes-TBA
33,858 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2009 - 10 48
Excuses, excuses.
----------Katharine Swan
www.katharineswan.com
56,419 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2009 - 11 01
Haha. Did we beat Glasgoq last year by chance? Or is it only an issues because JS is on their side now?
230,117 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2009 - 19 35
You know, you guys are looking at this the wrong way. If I can manage to torture my wrists this much with grad school, moving to another country, job hunts, MLing, AND promoting an imminent album release, then maybe instead of trying to get me to do something to write less, YOU should just be writing MORE! >P
----------Glasgow ML 2009
Denver ML 2007-2008
2002 Lost
2003-2005 WINNERS!!!
2006 Changechildren-100K
2007 Embers of Espionage-121K
2008 How Not to Get the Girl of Your Dreams-165K
2009 Nightmares and Cityscapes-TBA
13,007 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2009 - 21 32
*nods lots* Sabrina's right... the insane no sleep part. Or is that why you worked in the tea house...free caffeine? :)
230,117 / 50,000
Nov 7, 2009 - 20 04
Nah, it was solely because it gave us a space for a write-a-thon! ...except not, but let's just say that was it and make me look like a good person, huh?
Incidentally, we're still kicking your butt! 7,983 words per person in Denver to 9,123 in Glasgow! *Boogies* ...ilu Denver?
----------Glasgow ML 2009
Denver ML 2007-2008
2002 Lost
2003-2005 WINNERS!!!
2006 Changechildren-100K
2007 Embers of Espionage-121K
2008 How Not to Get the Girl of Your Dreams-165K
2009 Nightmares and Cityscapes-TBA
230,117 / 50,000
Nov 11, 2009 - 18 36
...what, did we scare you guys off already? We're not even halfway through the month! Come on, Denver, you're disappointing me! >P
----------Glasgow ML 2009
Denver ML 2007-2008
2002 Lost
2003-2005 WINNERS!!!
2006 Changechildren-100K
2007 Embers of Espionage-121K
2008 How Not to Get the Girl of Your Dreams-165K
2009 Nightmares and Cityscapes-TBA
46,022 / 50,000
Nov 11, 2009 - 19 01
We're busy writing, eesh! ;-)
58,236 / 50,000
Nov 11, 2009 - 23 13
Holy heart failure, jupiterstar, do you not have a day job? I could write that much too if I didn't have a job that i'm working overtime most days, and teaching myself guitar, and trying to finish watching all of the oscar best picture winners before the year is out!!!!!
We're still winning though, so ::sticks tounge out::!!!!!!
230,117 / 50,000
Nov 12, 2009 - 03 25
For your information you are NOT winning as we're doing this war based on averages since you guys have more than triple our numbers (*points to the top of the tread*) and therefore Glasgow's actually been pulling ahead every day. We're currently 2.5K ahead of you >P
And I don't have a day job; I'm in grad school full time plus promoting an album, practicing four instruments a day for about 5 hours or so, and looking for a job as I just moved here 2 months ago, so every time someone tells me that they have no time to write, I must laugh. This is me laughing, watch ^_^. *Insert evil little chipmunk laughter here*
----------Glasgow ML 2009
Denver ML 2007-2008
2002 Lost
2003-2005 WINNERS!!!
2006 Changechildren-100K
2007 Embers of Espionage-121K
2008 How Not to Get the Girl of Your Dreams-165K
2009 Nightmares and Cityscapes-TBA
72,978 / 50,000
Nov 12, 2009 - 05 50
It has nothing to do with her job status... Jupiter is just insane. She's one of those people who has ENTIRELY too much enegy. She's completely berserk... five minutes around her and you're a screaming nervous wreck. Even when she's sitting still she vibrates. You watch her in motion and break down into a crying ball on the ground realizing you will enver ever manage that much in so little time. Jupiter may actually be a small sweat shop in China. . . Chuck Norris once asked her autograph.
In short, Jupiterstar is made of Pure Awesome, with a heaping dose of Crazy.
----------Your Name In Blood - Have No Fear
65,000 / 50,000
Nov 12, 2009 - 07 43
I've tried telling her that writing is unhealthy and she should stop but she just doesn't listen to me sniff. ;)
----------Tirjasdyn - Badger et al
Nanowrimo Denver Events and News
http://www.dennanos.org
My Stuff
http://michellejnorton.com
http://denverfictionwriters.com
(720) 837-2213
230,117 / 50,000
Nov 12, 2009 - 14 41
It has nothing to do with her job status... Jupiter is just insane. She's one of those people who has ENTIRELY too much enegy. She's completely berserk... five minutes around her and you're a screaming nervous wreck. Even when she's sitting still she vibrates. You watch her in motion and break down into a crying ball on the ground realizing you will enver ever manage that much in so little time. Jupiter may actually be a small sweat shop in China. . . Chuck Norris once asked her autograph.
In short, Jupiterstar is made of Pure Awesome, with a heaping dose of Crazy.
...you cannot imagine how hard this made me laugh. Seriously. I'm finding you when I come home for the holidays and giving you the biggest hug on the face of the planet. While you're rolled up in a crying little ball on the ground.
And Tirjasdyn, I AM listening to you...I only did 6K today! >P (But I have a six hour train ride to Looooondoooon tomorrow with a a seat with a power pluuuuuug...*Plots*)
----------Glasgow ML 2009
Denver ML 2007-2008
2002 Lost
2003-2005 WINNERS!!!
2006 Changechildren-100K
2007 Embers of Espionage-121K
2008 How Not to Get the Girl of Your Dreams-165K
2009 Nightmares and Cityscapes-TBA
65,000 / 50,000
Nov 12, 2009 - 14 52
Must be my fault, I voted for train.
----------Tirjasdyn - Badger et al
Nanowrimo Denver Events and News
http://www.dennanos.org
My Stuff
http://michellejnorton.com
http://denverfictionwriters.com
(720) 837-2213
58,236 / 50,000
Nov 12, 2009 - 14 54
I just did the math. Jupiter, do you realize that you are skewing the glasgow average up by 903 words right now? Our two peoples would be about even if you hasn't switched to the dark side. Calm yourself down! Have some chamomile tea. Maybe put on some Enya.......
:)
65,000 / 50,000
Nov 12, 2009 - 15 00
Actually the average comes from the wordcount score card.
http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/wordcount_stats
We don't do the math...I think I'd break if I had to do the math.
----------Tirjasdyn - Badger et al
Nanowrimo Denver Events and News
http://www.dennanos.org
My Stuff
http://michellejnorton.com
http://denverfictionwriters.com
(720) 837-2213
230,117 / 50,000
Nov 12, 2009 - 15 09
Oh, don't suggest Enya. Anything I can't sing along with makes me write MORE! ^_^.
----------Glasgow ML 2009
Denver ML 2007-2008
2002 Lost
2003-2005 WINNERS!!!
2006 Changechildren-100K
2007 Embers of Espionage-121K
2008 How Not to Get the Girl of Your Dreams-165K
2009 Nightmares and Cityscapes-TBA
58,236 / 50,000
Nov 13, 2009 - 09 52
http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/wordcount_stats
We don't do the math...I think I'd break if I had to do the math.
I know. I used the total words and average to find the number of participants, then subtracted Jupiter's numbers and refigured the average as it was right then. (And I thought I would never use my Algebra!). Jupiter skews the average up by about 900 words.
You're like Michael Phelps, probably beating whole regions on total word count my yourself.
58,236 / 50,000
Nov 13, 2009 - 09 58
Why do I get the impression that you have Flight of the Bumblebee playing in your head all the time? :-P