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lauraanne_gilmanwell, what I seem to be gathering from the most recent poll is that a percentage of you don't know why you're here, and don't know why you stay. I shall endeavor to continue to confuse and confound you.
A more complete breakdown will have to wait until I have time to munch* the numbers.
Meanwhile, the line edit for FREE FALL has indeed arrived, with enough lead time that I am able to not panic. This is a first -- yay for handing in manuscripts early! I am not finished with the 3/4 read-through, but I see the light at the end of the chapter. Hopefully tonight. This weekend, barring any unexpected interventions by friend, I shall remain locked in the office, nailing various deadlines to various walls.
And a little political news to take you into the weekend...
"WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 — Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice ordered new security procedures today for American diplomatic convoys in Iraq amid continuing repercussions over the shooting of Iraqi civilians by employees of the Blackwater USA security company.
She ordered that special agents from the department’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security now ride with Blackwater security details; that the bureau more closely review incidents like the Sept. 16 shooting that Iraqi investigators said resulted in the death of 17 of their civilians, and that the convoys communicate with American military units operating in the same area.
Ms. Rice acted a day after the House of Representatives had voted to bring all United States government contractors in the Iraq war zone under the jurisdiction of American criminal law."
more here. My feelings about Blackwater and other cowboy outfits is mixed at best, but recent events really make me just want to hit them with the sole of my shoe...
*munch = what non-quant type do with numbers, as we do not find them crunchy or good withketchup vinegar.
A more complete breakdown will have to wait until I have time to munch* the numbers.
Meanwhile, the line edit for FREE FALL has indeed arrived, with enough lead time that I am able to not panic. This is a first -- yay for handing in manuscripts early! I am not finished with the 3/4 read-through, but I see the light at the end of the chapter. Hopefully tonight. This weekend, barring any unexpected interventions by friend, I shall remain locked in the office, nailing various deadlines to various walls.
And a little political news to take you into the weekend...
"WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 — Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice ordered new security procedures today for American diplomatic convoys in Iraq amid continuing repercussions over the shooting of Iraqi civilians by employees of the Blackwater USA security company.
She ordered that special agents from the department’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security now ride with Blackwater security details; that the bureau more closely review incidents like the Sept. 16 shooting that Iraqi investigators said resulted in the death of 17 of their civilians, and that the convoys communicate with American military units operating in the same area.
Ms. Rice acted a day after the House of Representatives had voted to bring all United States government contractors in the Iraq war zone under the jurisdiction of American criminal law."
more here. My feelings about Blackwater and other cowboy outfits is mixed at best, but recent events really make me just want to hit them with the sole of my shoe...
*munch = what non-quant type do with numbers, as we do not find them crunchy or good with
