Finished chp 2! I managed to go beyond the daily minimum, but still fell short of the total goal. So now we start all over again. -_- Research done today and bizarre factoids learned: Officer titles in the Roman army Greek surnames, Latin boy names, German girl names The info contained on a telegram Street names in Rome. Apparently they name a LOT of streets for people. Including… Voltaire, Rousseau and Kant. Various German words. Like beautiful and table. German cuisine. Again. Not-A-Typo Sreya 9:08 pm OK, now Word is being bloody sophisticated. Shen 9:08 pm (in a John Cleese impersonation) Eet eez trying to be LOGICAL? Sreya 9:09 pm It’s telling me that when I “herd” monkeys into a room, what I really want to do with them is to listen to them.
Reached my minimum for the day around 7pm on Monday, which was excellent. Everything else is extra. Regardless of total, I want to try to hit the minim of 2667 words every day, to maintain progress. I then proceeded to not write for several prime hours. Sigh. Going to try to hit 7k before bed. Research Done: German architecture vs. Italian architecture What the hell do you call the double S symbol in German? How to come up with street names Name for that thing–radiator! Roman holidays (not the film, the events!) Awesome quotes: When M didn’t respond, the Scotsman thwapped his mighty fists onto the kitchen table and screamed, “ARE YOU OR ARE YOU NOT A SHEEP’S ARSE?” The Rich M Story (ToC) – The First Mission “I’m Civilized,” said the monkey, offering up a hand, “and I’m delighted to meet you.” The Rich M Story (ToC) – Riding for their Lives, or Enter the Monkey’s Lair Mad Typos: Then the man rubbed his eyes with his tobacco covered eyes and yelped when it stung his eyes, nearly smashing his head. The Rich M Story (ToC) – The First Mission
Congratulate me, for I have finished Chapter One! Chapter has been started. Will post when this section is complete. I’ve also decided on a format for chapter titles, and made the 2009 TOC the blog front page. Har. So far, on track for word count, though slow. Mostly because I am leaving long pauses in which to… not write. Bah. Random bits of research done so far: That was a mere teaser for what I’ve hunted up today. Average seasonal temperatures for Rome and northern Germany (not as cold as I’d hoped) Map of Ancient Rome. AGAIN. Rome’s train hub (bloody modern) Size of a Roman legion Where the FAWK in Germania this thing is based. That last bit lead me to… Try every conceivable configuration of keywords to find maps of the Teutoburg Forest and its surrounds during the Roman wars. Find maps, and be unable to orient self. Download Google Earth Remember there is a function of Google Earth that shows antique map overlays. Find them. German maps are from the 1800s. Trace the Rhine and Lippe rivers, because they are impossible to see on the satellite terrain. Go back to desperately comparing maps to try to orient self. Say to hell with it, and start Wiki-ing the names of towns in an effort to find one with Roman roots. All towns/regions that show up at a decent zoom on GE are not in Germania. Zoom WAY in on the forest and start Googling tiny towns. Tiny towns [...]
