The things I do for my crafts...

I bought a box of really shitty ice-cream today. The things taste like water. Like boiled and cooled down water. *shudders* But they have the straight popsickles that I wanted for my new craft project. Of course, 11 such little things aren't a lot, so we might eat our way through a great deal more shitty ice-cream in the future. *sigh* At least it is cold.

Other than that, not much happening here. It's a break in the footie, so not even passing out in front of the telly is an option. picowrimo starts tomorrow, but my brain is cooked solid in this heat, so I don't know how much writing I'll get done during this session. Too bad; it would be nice to make at least some progress.

We had Topfenknödel again today... with the strawberry syrup my friend Evie made and gave me as a gift. They were yummy together, even though boiling water for the dumplings in this heat was a real ordeal.

Picowrimo invitation

This year's summer season starts on July 1. Even if you aren't a writer yourself, you're welcome to drop by and take a look; even leave a comment if you want.

Here's the slightly shortened/modified version of altariel's original introduction:

PicoWriMo started out as a place for people who wanted to participate in some of the madness and achievement of NaNoWriMo, but wanted a more realistic target - say 500 or 5000 words.

We got together for November 2006. Members set their own goals for the month, and it was so successful that we decided to go again in November 2007. And again, and again, and again... In 2011 we had our first summer Pico, battling bravely through the great LJ outage. A few years later we also added a March season, to keep the writing spirit alive.

We have daily prompts during the three monthly seasons for people to post about the progress they're making and to give encouragement to others to hit their writing targets.

There are no goals other than those you set for yourself, and no compulsion beyond what you put upon yourself. There are no limits on genre, style, age, or experience, and both fiction and non-fiction are welcome.

Participants are welcome to post excerpts (rated for a general audience), ask questions and for advice, provide insight into the writing life, and so on. Links to completed stories are also welcome.

The only thing we ask is that you help keep the atmosphere friendly and supportive.