San Mateo Sunday Afternoon Write-in -- The "Recover From Halloween" Write In

I'll be hosting a write-in, my place in south-east San Mateo:

3249 La Selva St., Apt. #4
San Mateo

I'll have drinking water and some kind of chips -- bringing something to share is encouraged.

Times: 3pm-7pm

Parking: there is usually some parking on the street. Otherwise, in Casa De Campo, there is a nice parking for the playground that you are welcome to use.

Scene:
You've had a glorious time in your Halloween party. But what about your word count? You wake up leisurely. You stretch. You go back to sleep, and then wake up again. It's noon now, on a slightly chilly, but sunny, Peninsula day. You realize you have not written anything today. You drink plenty of water to get rid of that nasty hangover, you take a shower and start feeling a little more human again. But the words -- they are not there. You know that it's good to start of nanowrimo with a couple of extra words under your belt, giving you the buffer you need for the emergencies ahead. You get into your car, and drive over [or maybe take the train to Hillsdale Caltrain station and walk a bit]. You arrive. People are writing, munching on chips and staying mostly silent. Occasionally a cry pierces the air, "Word-war at 20 past for 15 minutes. Who's in?" Some people are too lost in their writing to notice what's going on. Those who are stuck, however, latch on to this opportunity like a drowning man to a log. A few hands go up in the air. "OK...in 30 seconds...10 seconds...9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 GO!" The frantic clacking on the keyboard is an inspiring sight. You find yourself irresistably drawn to participate. You start typing the next scene in your novel. You make typos, but don't bother to fix them -- you'll catch them all during December, you tell yourself, and keep writing. Your find yourself in a tight spot and type "no actually, that last bit did not happen, this is what really happened..." and keep typing. The backspace key is a thing of myth to you, with no existence for this month. You are in the zone, typing the words as fast as they're coming into your head, one after the other. "...and DONE!" you hear the cry. You pause, and click on the "count words" button in your editing software. You are happily surprised to find the number increased -- you are going to make your quota for today after all. Sure, some of the numbers people call out might be 3 times or 4 times what you did -- but who cares? In a word-war, everybody wins. A smile spreads across your face, and you continue writing.
[~400 words]
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'07 - Digital Watches (Won!)
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