nanowrimo update – like 26,000 words – i got inspired by brining my pop singer back into the story to read for small children – about a legend of someone who jumps a horse to warn others about the upcoming war – only to be hit by a pumpkin – so lots of allusions going on there if you know some of those stories…

for thanksgiving, i spent much of the week reading up on sales – kidding – i read about the only U.S. distance runner to ever be suspended for drug use – he admitted – for the first time – that he’d used epo about seven years ago – and basically opened up about it – it was an interesting read – just b/c you wonder – or i do – how many other people doped when things like that were harder to detect (still very hard to detect blood doping)

i read a 20-page insert on japan from the economist – basically, the country is getting old very quickly – and that’s had an effect  – everything from its now conservative nature to its problems with pensions – the north korea provocative bombing of south korea i found most disturbing as well – and tried to read up on it

started “the grimm brothers” collection of folktales – barnes and noble went back to offering free classics on the nook – which i find awesome – the grimm brothers book is 600 pages long – much longer than i thought a book of fairy tales would be – they intended the book for adults – guess they missed the audience with stories about red riding hood and cinderella and such:)

hope your first week of advent is great

maf