Day 8. Mood: creatively comatose.

13346 / 50000 words. 27% done!

Today's agenda:

1) Beat that irritating WiiFit trainer at jackknives;

2) Buy Mom's betas;

3) Write 2,000-odd words toward today's count, and evening up yesterday's;

4) Clean/pack/heckle Dad about my flight information;

5) Avoid bickering at all costs -- I'm too good at it, and it's no good to be too good at anything in this house.

Worth listening to:

"The Call" by Regina Spektor.

Worth watching:

"Scaramouche."