{"id":30,"date":"2007-02-16T12:27:12","date_gmt":"2007-02-16T17:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ngc2632.com\/blog\/?p=30"},"modified":"2011-09-14T07:12:07","modified_gmt":"2011-09-14T11:12:07","slug":"i-applied-for-membership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/xal.li\/eri\/everything\/i-applied-for-membership\/","title":{"rendered":"I applied for membership."},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m one of the slowest writers on earth.<\/p>\n

I say this as someone who actually completed a NaNoWriMo<\/strong><\/a> project a few years back and did a good enough job<\/strong><\/a> that it ended up in print<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

I know a good number of you guys bought it. I don’t know how long it’s been since you read it, but I wouldn’t mind getting some feedback from readers. (I have heard from a couple of you, however. I remember the bruises on my shins.)<\/p>\n

I think my wordcount record (for something publishable, anyway) for any 24-hour period is around 6,500 words. I average around 300 words per hour–about a page an hour–for something a little bit better than first-draft quality, but not quite completely polished. That sort of thing is quite rare, though.<\/p>\n

I’m pretty proud that last night I sat down and banged out nearly two thousand words in maybe three hours, about as polished as I can make them. Might even see print, as it was a pseudo-commissioned piece.<\/p>\n

About zombies. I’ll take what I can get.<\/p>\n

In other news I just applied for membership in the Order of the Science Scouts<\/em> of Exceptional Repute and Above Average Physique. I’m already entitled to at least twenty-five patches. See below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"Order<\/a>Order of the Science Scouts<\/em> of Exemplary Repute and Above Average Physique<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Talking
\n“Talking Science”<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n		\"MacGyver\"
\n“MacGyver”<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n		\"I've
\n“I’ve been rejected by the New Yorker”<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n		\"I
\n“I blog about science”<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n		\"Arts
\n“Arts and Crafts”<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"I'm
\n“I’m pretty confident around an open flame”<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n		\"Inappropriate
\n“Inappropriate nocturnal use of lab equipment in the name of alternative science experimentation \/ communication”<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n		\"Destroyer
\n“Destroyer of Quackery”<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n		\"I
\n“I may look like a scientist but I’m actually also a ninja”<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n		\"Sexing
\n“Sexing up Science”<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"My
\n“My degree (or degree equivalent) inadvertantly makes me competent in fixing household appliances”<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n		\"I
\n“I can be a prick when it comes to science”<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n		\"I
\n“I left the respectable sciences to pursue humanistic studies of the sciences”<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n		\"Will
\n“Will glady kick sexual harasser’s ass”<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n		\"Has
\n“Has frozen stuff just to see what happens I”<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Has
\n“Has frozen stuff just to see what happens II”<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n		\"Has
\n“Has frozen stuff just to see what happens III”<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n		\"Dodger
\n“Dodger of Monkey Shit”<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n		\"I
\n“I will crush you with my math prowess”<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n		\"Inordinately
\n“Inordinately fond of invertebrates”<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Pharma
\n“Pharma Shill”<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n		\"I
\n“I know what a tadpole is”<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n		\"Experienced
\n“Experienced with electrical shock I”<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n		\"Experienced
\n“Experienced with electrical shock II”<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n		\"Experienced
\n“Experienced with electrical shock III”<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

I will happily provide anecdotes supporting any of the earned patches upon request.<\/p>\n

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