It breaks my heart that it has to be Chicago.
However, this is not about us, our personal feelings, this is war, people, war!
We let chicago have bragging riights we will have to hear about their win even at next year's NaNoWrimo. They have always been bitter about being called, "second City," beating us at anything will make them impossible.
So, say goodbye to any family you have in Chicago any friends that live there, you have enlisted to fight in an important cause and we cannot tolerate disloyalty and mixed allegences. Make up your mind right now to give it all youv'e got. This is not a parlour game sweethearts, we are not here to play house! They will be tapping their little fingers away trying to take us out, just keep that in mind, stay strong, stay focused, get to write-ins and remember your training.
We will bring Chicago to its knees!
addie B)
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"Socrates was an idiot.."
---Friedrich Nietchze
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Okt 30, 2009 - 06 54
Weirdly, my book is set in Chicago, so this is hilarious to me.
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Okt 30, 2009 - 07 11
Racheline, my book is set in Chicago too. And my sister, who is doing NaNo, who lives in Chicago, was sort of the inspiration (but I swear, it's not her!) for my mc. And Chicago is my hometown.
We're still gonna grind them into dust!
----------Livvy, but you can call me Weebles
Manhattan co-ML
NaNoWrimo Haiku: 30 days of noveling, 17 syllables at a time
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Okt 30, 2009 - 15 12
Haha, how ironic- I'm a comedian, and I'd love to perform in Second City... but Chicago is so going down!!
----------There is a fine line between genius and insanity. I erased it last Tuesday.
Lieutenant Commander Fire Lady Arthoniel Chase-Greenleaf-Monroe-Wright-Edgeworth-Ootori-Cullen-Kiryu-Sohma-Yagami-L believes in polygamy when it comes to fictional characters.
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Okt 30, 2009 - 15 56
Chicago must go down! New York City is the only real city in the country and we all know it.
----------78,300 / 50,000
Okt 30, 2009 - 16 26
Not to mention they were crowing in their email to their members that their Kickoff party is going to be bigger than ours was. Such hubris must be punished by the Gods.
----------Livvy, but you can call me Weebles
Manhattan co-ML
NaNoWrimo Haiku: 30 days of noveling, 17 syllables at a time
42,636 / 50,000
Okt 31, 2009 - 20 03
We're still gonna grind them into dust!
I am sorry about your sister, you should have sent her some Kleenex before it was too late. Forget her, we are taking her down with the rest of those Windy City nerds lol
addie B)
----------"Socrates was an idiot.."
---Friedrich Nietchze
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Nov 1, 2009 - 07 34
Born and raised in Chicago...living in NYC since 2006. I would take Chi-town's side but when comes to Nanowrimo, I take no prisoners. Chicago must be systematically destroyed!
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Nov 1, 2009 - 15 37
I am a Manhattanite to my toes, but I went to HS in Chi-town and a some UofC and fell in love with the place, so I understand, it is a great city, but the heck with them!
Do they still have Chicago-Fest?
----------addie B)
"Socrates was an idiot.."
---Friedrich Nietchze
42,636 / 50,000
Nov 1, 2009 - 15 42
I am a Manhattanite to my toes, but I went to HS in Chi-town and a some UofC and fell in love with the place, so I understand, it is a great city, but the heck with them!
Do they still have Chicago-Fest?
----------addie B)
"Socrates was an idiot.."
---Friedrich Nietchze
50,244 / 50,000
Nov 1, 2009 - 20 11
Born and raised here, have family over there.
----------But this week it is button down the hatches and put blow away number before this week is done.
2006 - Faire Gypsy, Faire Game - winner
2007 - Immortal Jeopardy - winner
2008 - Armor of Sight - winner
2009 - The Minstrel -
Gone Writing.
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Nov 2, 2009 - 13 26
Just droppin' by... =)
----------2005: 50.7K
2006: 100.2K
2007: 326.5K
2008: 686.4K
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Nov 2, 2009 - 13 43
Oh, Chicago. I see how it is.
----------~Erin
New York City Municipal Liaison
blog | twitter
727,102 / 50,000
Nov 2, 2009 - 13 51
Indeed. I also remember that tri-city word war two years back...
----------2005: 50.7K
2006: 100.2K
2007: 326.5K
2008: 686.4K
42,636 / 50,000
Nov 2, 2009 - 18 30
Did they really do that?
----------How can we allow such ego-waving to go unpunished. Who do they think they are, NYC??
"Socrates was an idiot.."
---Friedrich Nietchze
42,636 / 50,000
Nov 2, 2009 - 18 39
If it doesn't matter who wins or loses, then why do they keep score?
--Vince Lombardi
----------(6/11/13 - 9/ 3/70)
(born in BKLYN)
"Socrates was an idiot.."
---Friedrich Nietchze
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Nov 5, 2009 - 13 05
Indeed we did - both mention it, and potentially pull it off depending on how your numbers went.
We rented out an entire restaurant, had a grilled cheese buffet, and had over 100 people in attendance.
----------Tim
Municipal Liaison for Illinois::Chicago
ml-tim at chiwrimo.org
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Nov 7, 2009 - 11 39
So, we talk about how our party was bigger than yours while you try to deify yourselves? Right, it's obviously Chicago with the hubris problem. ;-)
69,000 / 50,000
Nov 7, 2009 - 11 46
So, we talk about how our party was bigger than yours while you try to deify yourselves? Right, it's obviously Chicago with the hubris problem. ;-)
hey, we never said that WE were the gods that would be punishing you!
(but if cthulu answers my call, chicago is TOAST! ;-))
cornbread
----------"drench yourself in words unspoken
live your life with arms wide open
today is where your book begins
the rest is still unwritten"
-"unwritten" by natasha bedingfield
write hard!
42,636 / 50,000
Nov 7, 2009 - 14 35
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.
--Vince Lombardi
'til now, I have not been keeping up my word count, but I am going to more than make up for it over this weekend by remembering about how much fun shaming Chicago is going to be! Oh and writing a novel in a month.
addie B)
----------"Socrates was an idiot.."
---Friedrich Nietchze
82,449 / 50,000
Nov 7, 2009 - 15 08
You almost had me with the grilled cheese buffet, Tim. (*makes mental note to investigate if such things exist in New York*) But we did have pizza at our Kick Off. With olives on it. And we've written a whole lot of words so far!
----------~Erin
New York City Municipal Liaison
blog | twitter
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Nov 7, 2009 - 15 32
Uh, our hubris is not a problem for us.
Chicago's bragging is really quite telling.
Here In The City we don't feel the need to carry on about the size of our...Kick-off party, as the good people (and they are) of Chi-Town seem to feel the need to do.
Kiyote--
I hate this, I love Chicago. Having to give the home of the Cubbies what-for is really going to be bitter sweet, mostly sweet, but still some bitter.
addie B)
----------"Socrates was an idiot.."
---Friedrich Nietchze
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Nov 7, 2009 - 20 36
Well I've put 17,023 into our tally I hope there's plenty of people over 20k.
----------727,102 / 50,000
Nov 7, 2009 - 20 53
Good evening, New York City. Hope you're having a fun time. Your lead won't last for long. =)
----------2005: 50.7K
2006: 100.2K
2007: 326.5K
2008: 686.4K
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Nov 8, 2009 - 18 14
Winning isn't everything, but the will to win is everything.
--Vince Lombardi
Winning is habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.
--Vince Lombardi
The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.
--Vince Lombardi
There is no room for second place. There is only one place in my game and that is first place. I have finished second twice in my time at Green Bay and I never want to finish second again
--Vince Lombardi
hee hee hee
addie B)
----------"Socrates was an idiot.."
---Friedrich Nietchze
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Nov 10, 2009 - 19 48
The greatest accomplishment is not in never falling, but in rising again after you fall. --Vince Lombardi
Keep that in mind Chicago B)
----------"Socrates was an idiot.."
---Friedrich Nietchze