{"id":4323,"date":"2012-10-18T21:30:51","date_gmt":"2012-10-19T04:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/grace-filled.net\/?p=4323"},"modified":"2012-10-18T22:36:14","modified_gmt":"2012-10-19T05:36:14","slug":"7-quick-takes-writing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grace-filled.net\/?p=4323","title":{"rendered":"7 Quick Takes: Writing, Voting, and Interesting Office Supply Products"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"7<\/p>\n

<\/a>— 1 —<\/strong><\/p>\n

I VOTED!!!!<\/strong> *cue confetti and balloons* I’m in California so we have all the normal slate of candidates in addition to a bunch of ballot measures so the envelope to mail back the ballots requires extra postage. I also wish that there was an “I voted!” sticker included in my absentee ballot because there might be merchants who give perks for those who voted like free coffee or something. Oh well…<\/del> Jon just dropped his absentee ballot off at our town hall and they were giving out “I voted!” stickers so I have one on the fridge so that I can get any perks offered by merchants for having one on Election Day.<\/p>\n

<\/a>— 2 —<\/strong><\/p>\n

I’m doing NaNoWriMo<\/a> again.<\/strong> I *might* actually win given that I do have some more spare time than I’ve had in the last few years with Daniel in school. I’m recycling my characters from last year and altering a few of them. My main character is a pastor’s wife — what can I say? I write about what I know. It’s either that or write about import brokerage stuff and a cross-border murder.<\/p>\n

<\/a>— 3 —<\/strong><\/p>\n

I was taking a drive when I heard this song.<\/strong> Daniel had woken up grumpy and we were driving around when this song came on. After CSI<\/a> was over tonight, I started looking for it online and was having a heck of a time finding it. It turns out that it’s probably just been released to radio stations and the album isn’t due until January. Still… I found it on YouTube<\/a>! Boo yah!<\/p>\n