Man oh man, what a month. I am dangerously close to not trying to finish right now. I just have so much work ahead of me, like real work, and it's not like I am going to take the day off to try to catch up. I am going to start writing at 4 o'clock (which gives me 5 minutes to pee and get a bottle of bubble water) and see how many words I can do in one hour. If I can do 3000 or more, I will continue. If I do not do 3000 words in an hour, I don't see how I'm going to catch up and finish by Wednesday night.

Thanksgiving is usually when the Americans participating in Nano catch up, because they have extra days off from work. But this contracting thing puts a crimp in that, and I actually worked a little late Wednesday and put in a full day Friday. And when I got home Friday, the step-kids were up. And I caught a cold or something. So I didn't write a single word on Friday or Saturday this week. That's why I just don't see me finishing. Well, I just wasted my five minutes, so I'll be going now. Wish me luck.

5PM: Um, I didn't do 3000 words in an hour. But I guess I'll keep going for a little while longer. I just love to prolong declaring failure.