July 10th Challenge

Hi, it’s Christina –

The beach was lovely yesterday. Not that the weather was perfect, yes it was sunny, but there was no breeze for the first few hours, so it was sweltering hot. Not that the water was perfect, it was cold still, and for some reason there were zillions of dead sand fleas in it, YUCK. It was lovely because I got to sit near the ocean, watching and listening to the waves, which is something I would do every day if I could.

I did bring my laptop with me with the intentions of going to camp while sitting on the sand, but it was an epic fail. I wrote maybe 500 words, half of which I’m going to be deleting, and gave up. The sun was so bright, I was straining to see the screen. When I started getting a headache, I close the computer and opened Once Upon a Tower by Eloisa James. The day got much more enjoyable after that.

We left the beach early because there were clouds forming on the horizon which started to worry me and I’m glad we did. Roughly fifteen minutes after we left, supposedly they got hit by a wicked storm. We missed everything and had a sunny ride the whole way home.

I have noticed something interesting going on. I have increased my Twitter followers by 25% in the past week or so, but I have no idea why that is. I would love to find out so I can keep doing whatever I’m doing!

OK, got to get going. Somehow I need to pull an extra 2,500 to get caught up. Don’t think I’ll be able to do it today, I already hear critters stirring.

Your Last Challenge was:

 

I round the corner, see the spot and for a moment I’m six years old again; fishing pole in one hand, my grandfather’s hand in the other. I sit on the edge of the wall, dangle my feet. I notice how much closer to the water they are, and my red, perpetually dirty and untied Keds have been replaced by sandals with polished toes peaking through. I skip a rock over the water’s surface – one, two, three, plop – and sit back and watch the ripples grow until they lap beneath my dangling feet. My hands begin to itch for a fishing pole when I see a fish jump out of the water, but mostly my heart aches for the companion who is no longer sitting by my side.

 

Your Next Challenge is:

 

Write a story using the following three words, Cabin, Fire, and Vampire.

 

You have 10 minutes (be honest). There is no right or wrong, just write. Spelling and punctuation don’t count and NO ONE is allowed to criticize what someone else has written. Go.

July 9th Challenge

Hi, it’s Christina –

The sun’s not quite up yet, but I am. Needed a little time to write before I had to make all the sandwiches and get everything packed for our day at the beach. My daughters, their cousin, and one other friend of theirs will be joining me. Four teenage girls; is that going to be a noisy car ride or what? It should be fun. We have a beautiful day. The only thing I’m wondering about is what our favorite beach is going to look like. This will be our first trip down since hurricane Sandy. I guess we’ll find out soon.

Really pressed for time this morning, so I’m going to get right to it. Have a great day!

 

Your Last Challenge was:

Well, why’d it do that?

 

There I was, just clicking away on my computer, when it started acting very strange. I was typing a document, then all of a sudden I was looking at a photo of my kids from last Christmas. Well, why’d it do that? I asked myself. I didn’t hit anything. I click out of the photo and back to my document. Now where was I? Oh yeah, I remember. A few minutes later, the same thing happens, but this time it’s my FaceBook page that pops up. What the heck?? I pick up my laptop and turn it all around, looking to see if something is hitting the mouse without me knowing. Nothing seems unusual. Ok, just close out of everything except Word and you should be fine. I follow my own advice, and close everything except the document I’m writing. Click, click, click, then pop, I’m looking at me email. Now why’d it do THAT? That’sit, I give up! I guess this is a sign I shouldn’t be writing and should be doing something else. I power the computer off.

 

A little lame today, but it’s early, I haven’t had my coffee, and I’m thinking about the zillion things I need to do before we have to leave in an hour and a half. Sorry.

Your Next Challenge is:

 

 

You have 10 minutes (be honest). There is no right or wrong, just write. Spelling and punctuation don’t count and NO ONE is allowed to criticize what someone else has written. Go.