Photo 365 #176

January 30, 2015

Since yesterday was my birthday, I decided to treat myself by going out to lunch. It was positively divine to get a break from the ramen I’ve been scarfing for far too long.

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It was nice to get out and about, but it didn’t work so well for my writing. Between the noise from my fellow diners and the soap opera playing on TV, I had trouble focusing on what I was trying to write. Despite all that, and the similar challenges I faced at lunch today, I actually got quite a bit done and feel rather pleased with myself.

The project in the picture is my latest short story, commissioned by Miss Tadpole. I’ve been working on it for a couple of months – rhyming is haaard, yo – and I hope to have it finished by the time she comes home on Monday. I don’t know if I’ll reach my goal or not, but I feel like I’m finally gaining ground with this story, and I can’t seem to stop thinking about it. It’s set in Lokana, but long before the time of my novels.

And now, on to the next thing! Have a great Friday, everybody!

Published by Kay Kauffman

A geek to the core, I reside in the midst of an Iowa cornfield with my husband and four children. When I'm not chasing the kids every which way but loose, you can find me penning fantastical tales of great heroism and twue wuv...and possibly procrastinating online. View all posts by Kay Kauffman

8 thoughts on “Photo 365 #176”

Natasha Ramsey says:
January 30, 2015 at 3:20 pm

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Happy belated Birthday!

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- Kay Kauffman says:
  January 30, 2015 at 3:22 pm
  
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  Thank you, Natasha! It was a fabulous birthday, and today’s been pretty great, too. 🙂
  
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  - Natasha Ramsey says:
    January 30, 2015 at 4:09 pm
    
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    Excellent! Now make it a great weekend too! 🙂
    
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    - Kay Kauffman says:
      February 1, 2015 at 6:05 pm
      
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      So far, so good! How about you?
      
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      - Natasha Ramsey says:
        February 1, 2015 at 6:11 pm
        
        Glad to hear it and same here, thank you for asking! I’m enjoying quite a few good blog reads…anything to avoid the whole football thing at the moment! 🙂
        
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      - Kay Kauffman says:
        February 1, 2015 at 6:28 pm
        
        Same here! I think this is the first time I’ve been online all weekend – we’ve been having a Buffy marathon, which is way better than that other thing that’s on tonight. We’re recording it, but the only part I want to see is the national anthem. Once that’s over, I plan to write while hubby watches the game. 😀
        
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Roger says:
January 30, 2015 at 5:40 pm

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Merry happy returns. Will you be sharing the story?

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- Kay Kauffman says:
  February 1, 2015 at 6:07 pm
  
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  Thanks, Roger! I’ve been thinking about sharing it, but I have to actually finish it first. At least I’ve made some good progress on it this weekend.
  
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