Thursday and fans
Jan. 29th, 2009 07:44 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
katiefooleryIt was 43°C here today. That's 109.4°F, if you prefer. Today, there's a possibility it may reach 45°C. Or 113°F. Now, I quite like the heat but even I think that's pushing it.
On top of this, I was greeted by a strange, fan-like sound when I arrived home yesterday. Turns out the central heating system had decided to blow air through the vents. Not hot air, thankfully, but it was doing this in defiance of the fact that it was turned off. And all of my glares and threats had absolutely no impact on it, the cursed thing.
Turning it off at the mains worked somewhat better, even though it meant we were apparently risking the overheat switching on (according to the instruction book). Which, by the way, is the stupidest instruction book ever. Nowhere does it say, Oh, hey, if your fan comes on randomly, it's because of this or even OMG, your fan came on even though it's switched off?? PANIC! YOU'RE ALL GOING TO DIE! OF CENTRAL HEATING.
At least the air-con behaves more maturely.
And in a rampant break with tradition, I actually posted my vlog on a Wednesday instead of a Thursday. This is what returning to work does to you: it completely screws up your schedule. And here it is...
I'm deadly serious about the questions, too. Please ask me some! Ask me questions about writing so I can answer them in future blogs! Ask me hundreds! You can either do it there or here, I don't mind. I would love it above all things to be able to talk about writing and maybe to help some people out along the way.
I hope you all enjoy it (even though it's filmed from a really horrible angle... :|).
And now, I am off to work.
On top of this, I was greeted by a strange, fan-like sound when I arrived home yesterday. Turns out the central heating system had decided to blow air through the vents. Not hot air, thankfully, but it was doing this in defiance of the fact that it was turned off. And all of my glares and threats had absolutely no impact on it, the cursed thing.
Turning it off at the mains worked somewhat better, even though it meant we were apparently risking the overheat switching on (according to the instruction book). Which, by the way, is the stupidest instruction book ever. Nowhere does it say, Oh, hey, if your fan comes on randomly, it's because of this or even OMG, your fan came on even though it's switched off?? PANIC! YOU'RE ALL GOING TO DIE! OF CENTRAL HEATING.
At least the air-con behaves more maturely.
And in a rampant break with tradition, I actually posted my vlog on a Wednesday instead of a Thursday. This is what returning to work does to you: it completely screws up your schedule. And here it is...
I'm deadly serious about the questions, too. Please ask me some! Ask me questions about writing so I can answer them in future blogs! Ask me hundreds! You can either do it there or here, I don't mind. I would love it above all things to be able to talk about writing and maybe to help some people out along the way.
I hope you all enjoy it (even though it's filmed from a really horrible angle... :|).
And now, I am off to work.
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on 2009-01-28 09:13 pm (UTC)no subject
on 2009-01-29 08:51 am (UTC)For starting fires or something.
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on 2009-01-29 01:32 am (UTC)Okay - I guess you already did that by turing the main off.
o.O 109? 113? Uh....*fails* That's too hot. I don't like anything over 85 (sorry, don't know what the C would be on that).
One of these days I'll take the time to actually watch one of your Vlogs...really *shifty eyes*
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on 2009-01-29 08:54 am (UTC)The vlogs are only four minutes long, you know. :P
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on 2009-01-29 02:46 am (UTC)no subject
on 2009-01-29 08:55 am (UTC)Questions
on 2009-01-29 04:00 am (UTC)You asked for questions and I've gots me plenty!
1. If you had to be a cookie; What kind of cookie would you be?
2. What has been your most memorable piece you've written? Why?
3. Did you have a poetry phase? Do you look back and cringe?
4. How do you like the transition to video from text?
Sincerely,
Ally
Re: Questions
on 2009-01-29 09:00 am (UTC)Thank-you for your questions! One or two I think I can adapt for future vlogs, but I shall answer them all here, too.
1. I think I'd like to be the kind of cookie no-one wants to eat so I can have a long and cookie-ish life.
2. The most memorable piece I've written would have to be a story called Postcards, mostly because it was so much fun to write and really taught me a lot about developing voices.
3. No, I never really had a poetry phase. If I write poetry, it tends to be silly, rhyming stuff.
4. I'm really enjoying the transition, actually. It's a lot of fun to give words the sort of emphasis you can't put onto a screen. Plus, it's reminded me that I love reading my writing aloud, so I'm hoping for more chances to do that.
Thank-you,
Katie.
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on 2009-01-29 07:58 am (UTC)My questions have a theme:
What did you do to celebrate Australia Day?
Why do you love (or hate) koala bears?
Is Crocodile Dundee your uncle?
Will you run over to Melbourne Park and get Rafa's autograph for me?
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on 2009-01-29 09:02 am (UTC)I think I can see that theme to your questions...
1. I didn't do very much for Australia day. There was a fantastic fireworks display at the park down the end of the road which was amazing to watch, though. I enjoyed that. :D
2. I'm pretty indifferent towards koalas, actually.
3. No. Strangely. :P
4. Also no, I'm afraid. It's far too hot to do anything like that right now. :D
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on 2009-01-29 11:18 am (UTC)no subject
on 2009-01-29 11:33 am (UTC)no subject
on 2009-01-29 12:19 pm (UTC)1. My washing machine makes beepy noises of doom too. Curse it.
2. Log onto msn so we can talk about writing! Whee! (instead of doing it)
3. I love how you equate knitting with baby-life saving.
4. Your dalek seems to have erectile dysfunction (so does mine) perhaps this is why the daleks are dying out as a species - not as the Doctor would like to have as believe, because of his machinations.
5. You can show me desks all you want. treefrogblue is so your sockpuppet.
Questions about writing:
1. SHould you write what you know? IS this statement true?
2. What do you think about research?
3. Sentence structure - what makes a good sentence?
4. How long should a story be?
5. Where do you put chapter breaks?
6. Are the koalas coming?
7. What about plans? Are plans good or bad?
8. What kind of novel best appeals to koalas?
I'll think of more later I am sure.
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on 2009-01-29 12:20 pm (UTC)no subject
on 2009-01-29 12:28 pm (UTC)no subject
on 2009-01-29 12:32 pm (UTC)2. Done and done. :D
3. Well, they're both equally awesome things. Besides, it took much longer to knit the dalek, I'm sure.
4. Oh, it so does. It doesn't seem to care, though.
5. Yes, it's true - I actually have four computers and three desks to myself. :D
LOVE YOUR QUESTIONS. Thank-you so much - now I'm full of ideas for future vlogs.
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on 2009-01-31 04:07 pm (UTC)no subject
on 2009-02-01 01:00 am (UTC)