Theall-day write-in (9 a.m. to 9 p.m.) at theNaperville Municipal Center, Rooms BC, 400 S. Eagle Street, Naperville, IL on Friday, November 14th.

It's at the Naperville Municipal Center (lower level, rooms BC) from 9am-9pm.Please park on the upper level parking deck; doNOTpark in the underground parking garage. (We have permission to park for more than the posted time in the upper parking area.)

Come for part, or come for all. Bring food to share, or just for yourself, or plan on taking a break and going out for food. It's up to you.

Barry and I will be there all day, with some food to share, hot drinks, and encouragement for a writing extravaganza. (We will probably take short walks, or longer ones if time permits, it's part of our writing process to walk whenever possible. But we'll never leave the room empty.)

Here's who I believe are coming. I'll start another post about food, to keep this one focused on who will be coming when.

• KatherineWriting - 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
• FinBarrMcG (Barry) - 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
• Saphire - all day
• Cassidy - all day
• catatone1 - morning untilearly afternoon
• Phoenix Autumn - a bit
• jen.e.moore - morning
• Luke1133 - 5 p.m.
• sirphebos - late morning?
• Ajey - afternoon
• kdhealey - in & out (classes)
• CrankyBolt - maybe
• mochomito - maybe
• silverwolf42 - all day?
• ziplizard - all day
• NewMexicoKid - afternoon through evening
• Squiddish - 9 - (a while)
• P J J Walton - 9 - afternoon
• MontecristosDancer - 3 - 4ish
• Goddess_Astra - 10-3
• Pen vs. Sword -12ish
• Chawkrider - 5 maybe
• nowhereliz - late morning
• Cee-Bee - morning for a few hours
• Kat's Meow - 12-3
• Jhopkins149 - morning
• TogetherAgain - early morning
• Judy Blue Eyes -- 11ish
• Gina Fugate - for a few hours
• maximstrife - noonish for several hours

Remember:Please park on the upper level parking deck; doNOTpark in the underground parking garage until after 5 p.m.

Who is bringing what food is in the next post.

Barry had an awesome idea this morning. We're going to be recording every 1,000 words that gets written at the write-in on a big chart. Can we get to 50,000 words written at the write-in today? Come help!

Food for the all day write-in:

There is a microwave, refrigerator, outlets. For those who want to bring food to share, I'll keep this updated:

• Hot water - Becky bringing a kettle
• small coffee pot - Katherine bringing (with coffee)
• tea/hot chocolate - catatone1, K&B, jen.e.moore
• cranberry muffins,chicken salad and bread,sliced cheese,chocolate-covered espresso beans, green beans in slow cooker, lasagna,plates, forks, napkins - K&B
• vegetarian soft tacos - Tim (NMK)
• mini bagels (whole wheat and cinnamin rasin), Nutella (previously mentioned), rasberry jam, and cream cheese, knives - ziplizard
• morning food - P J J Walton
• tea, chocolate, salsa (maybe) -Goddess_Astra
• orange juice, watermelon juice, a bunch of fruit (strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, and melon) and vanilla yogurt - Saphire
• clementines - nowhereliz
• cookies - Judy Blue Eyes
• candy - Kat's Meow
• pumpkin and/or gluten-free blueberry muffins - Cee-Bee
• paper towels & paper plates - Pen vs Sword
• cheetos - maximstrife

Does anyone have an issue with having an open jar of Nutella around (like they have severe nut allergies or something)? I have an extra jar that I don't mind donating to the write-in. I'll try to get some mini bagels to spread it on, too.

Cass and I are indeed planning to be there all day!

I may have some tea to share (jasmine green and maybe some other teabags), but otherwise I had a lot of loose-leaf stuff and only one floating duckie teaball. I'll see about possibly bringing some tidbits for folks to munch on.

Regarding Nutella, Cass IS allergic to hazelnut, but just having an open container of the stuff won't do anything to her unless it happens to fall off the table and into her mouth. :)

Ok. No Nutella in the mid-afternoon food fight. Got it. Thanks!

I'll bring vegetarian soft tacos to share for dinner (I should be arriving around noonish, but the veggie filling will need to cook in the afternoon (crock pot)).

I can bring tea filters and a near infinity of bagged tea.

The earliest I can get there is 7:30pm, so I probably won't show up. That's assuming I drive all the way upstate as soon as I get off work, which is almost impossible for me to do (I usually chill for 1-2hours in Bloomington first).

I'm also bringing cranberry muffins, and lasagna.

(And thinking about brownies.)

What's this? I'M COMING!

I found out I don't work on Friday, so I'll show up at nine and stay for quite awhile... though, I admit. I'm not writing. Instead, turning this into a knit-in and seeing how many hats I can crank out in the allotted.

Ahhhh, sweet, sweet write-ins... how I've missed you.

Hello! I am off work this Friday (Yay!) and plan on coming there early in the morningand staying through the afternoon! Maybe I'll bring some donut holes or something for breakfast?

I'm coming! I'll be there around the 3:00 hour. I'll probably only stay for an hour or two, though. But every little bit helps.

I have a question. Where is parking for this building?

I really REALLY want to come (as, trying to write at night in an old house with no insulation is terrible. my hands are freezing!)...i may not come at 9am..as i don't like mornings and they don't like me (but i can TRY)...but 10 or 11 mightwork...

HOWEVER...i babysit...and friday's,, it's from 3:30-6...so...i'd ether leave at 3...or leave at 3 and come back around 6 or 6:30. (which is doable, because i work pretty much next to the fox valley mall)

I can contribute tea bags (i have adagio loose leaf tea bags, as well as just loose...some star trek earl grey, 2 sailor moon blends, cream tea, strawberry tea...ect) and i have a tea infuser on a stick...and i THINK i have a tea ball...but that might be the one that broke. i ALSO have TONS of Halloween chocolate (who doesn't like chocolate!!). I can also rip off the super soft SUPER plush king size microplush blanket off our couch...and with some chairs...dude. The girls i babysit have one and let me tell ya, makes for AWESOME forts (if i remember to yank it off the couch cushions)

i can for sure bring tea and powdered cappucino. and maybe, i an find a box and craddle all my fandom coffee mugs (sailor moon, Dr. Who, apeture science) in my blanket. Since there is a fridge, i might be able to make some sour cream corn salsa dip to go with some chips? What i decide to bring as far as food would be TBD based on how ambitious i feel in the kitchen.

I look forward to seeing everyone at between 10-11 (unless i can drag myself out of bed and come earlier)and it will do me good to get out of the house and change of environment. It's harder and harder to type at night as the weather gets colder and our cruddy old house tries to do me in.

and maybe on another all day write in, i can smuggle in my cute as heck 3lb maltese that people can use as a snuggle buddy XD (no seriously, he is the biggest snuggler/cuddler ever)...haha. nah. no need to risk me getting in trouble. lol! (or...is it *arched eyebrow...no one is allergic to hypoallergenic dogs, are they lol)

nah. heck, i'm too nervous to even sneak him into the movie theater.

Squiddish wrote:What's this? I'M COMING!I'm not writing. Instead, turning this into a knit-in

#1 -- thrilled you're coming!!!!

#2 -- maybe think about writing a short story? I'm only concerned because I won't be giving out prizes for knitting, and I do still have an iron-on squid patch. (one of the monsters and the keyboard are gone, though.)

P J J Walton wrote:Hello! I am off work this Friday (Yay!) and plan on coming there early in the morningand staying through the afternoon! Maybe I'll bring some donut holes or something for breakfast?

Great! How about a few bagels instead? (I'm bringing cranberry muffins with chocolate chips.) But anything is fine.

Remember, it doesn't start until 9. (Not sure what people think of as early.)

MonteCristosDancer wrote:

I have a question. Where is parking for this building?

There is outside parking next to it--park on the upper level.

Goddess_Astra wrote:..but 10 or 11 mightwork...

HOWEVER...i babysit...and friday's,, it's from 3:30-6...so...i'd ether leave at 3...or leave at 3 and come back around 6 or 6:30. (which is doable, because i work pretty much next to the fox valley mall)

We'll be happy to see you whenever you show up, and hopefully it will be so awesome and fun that you'll come back after your job.

Chocolate and tea and other food/drink stuff sounds great.

I'll jump in! Though this being said, I'll be jumping in around 5-7 pm? Though don't count it as a positive. I will try my best to make it though!

I will show up late morning to early afternoon or longer, if I can. I,m behind, so Ineed a day of power writing to catch up.

We have company, but I hope to come as early as possible for up to 3 hours. I

should have some pumpkin and/or gluten-free blueberry muffinsI can bring, if we don't already have too many baked goods. Maybe some grapes.

I will be there probably 12-3 and as always will have candy to share.

I'll be there first thing in the morning :)

if i DO decide to sneak in my dog via my purse (since he's that small lol!), he is a hypoallergenic maltese...any issues??? he is THE cutest most mild mannered lazy dog ever and hardly if everbark or cause a ruckus. he mostly spends 18 hours sleeping and the rest of them he spends cuddled next to a warm body. I think he'd make great comforting cuddle buddy during writing.

or would it be best to just leave him at home so i don't run the risk of getting in trouble?

Oh thank goodness. I haven't been able to make it to ANY write-ins, which has something to do with my very sadly low word count... But Ishouldbe able to make it for at least some of the time tomorrow. I'm just not sure when, exactly. I have a... meeting, let's call it, up in Grayslake at 10:00, and I have no idea how long that will run. But afterwards, I should be free to head on down with my trusty pens and notebook, and probably a good chunk of nervous energy. I am in desperate need of word wars!

Please don't bring your dog.

We're going to have folks that don't like/are afraid of dogs, and I doubt they're allowed in the municipal center. Bringing one in would paint our group in a bad light should you get caught.

I think I'm gonna grab a big ol' thing of fresh Mariano's orange juice and maybe some sort of snacky thing on my way home from worktonight.

i figured as much. i', never brave enough to bring him anywhere other than the pet store and the vet office! lol!! i'm too paranoid i'd get caught and get in trouble. XD

I plan to be there Friday. Since I'm not much of a morning person, I don't think I'll be there till 10:30 or even 11, but will stay as long as it's productive. It's fun to think of a whole day set aside just for writing. My story keeps on twisting in ways I didn't expect and it's no longer about what I thought it was.

Judy

I should have a container of cookies to share.

ok, i made Bacon Bake MacMeaty at work today (it's a baked mac cheese casserole) and i made WAAAAY to much that it fit in a small pan for OUR dinner and the REST was able to fit in a LARGE 12 x 8ish casserole dish...

i can bring some for dinner tomorrow after i sit? like..6 or 6:30? who here likes mac and cheese with bacon!!! :D i'll gladly bring it along with utensils if we need it

Oh, I'll bring a bag of clementines. They're such a perfect snack :)

Goddess_Astra wrote:

or would it be best to just leave him at home so i don't run the risk of getting in trouble?

yes, please leave him at home.

We really don't want to get into trouble with the city since we use this space a lot. And many people (myself included) don't want to be around a dog. Sorry but while I can admire a cute one on the Internet, I have no desire to have one around.

I went a little crazy at the grocery store. I'm bringing mini bagels (whole wheat and cinnamin rasin), Nutella (previously mentioned), rasberry jam, and cream cheese.

I also bought a 48 pack of knives so if anyone need a knife, you should be covered.

Oh hey!

I'm bringing orange juice, watermelon juice, a bunch of fruit (strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, and melon) and vanilla yogurt.

Sapphire wrote:I think I'm gonna grab a big ol' thing of fresh Mariano's orange juice and maybe some sort of snacky thing on my way home from worktonight.

I love their oj

Hey I'm a newbie and I plan to be there for a few hours tomorrow - just not sure for how long. Thanks so much for doing this :)

hmm. if i get there at 9 or 10...i may NOT come back after. looks like i may end up working a little later than i thought... :) but 6 hours before work should be plenty!!

Whee! Sounds like a blast. Too bad about the dog, He sounds cute, but I think just the weather would be enough of an incentive to leave him home. I'd love to see some pictures though.

On another note, I'll bring paper towels and paper plates since it looks like everyone would preffer coffee or tea. I can't wait to meet my fellow Wrimos. (it gets depressing trying to explain it to everyone.)

Hey, just a bit extremely late, but it seems I should be free tomorrow and hope to stop by for a bit in the afternoon. I'll arivearound noon or 1, and stayuntil maybe 5.

Hmm, food... suppose I shouldn't come empty handed, especially with the effort some of you are putting in! Some leftover tiny bags of cheetos from halloween may be joining me.

Pen vs. Sword wrote: I'll bring paper towels and paper plates

cool! I'd just thought about putting these on my list of things to bring.

People are still welcomed to drop by. If you can let us know here, that makes it even better. Just seeing the excitement in this thread is making me more excited about writing than I've been all month.

This is going to be a blast! (I hope.) And get some creativity flowing. (I really hope.)And words written. (This is not a day for moderation.)

Join us! (And if you can't be there in person, then do your best to turn today into a great writing day on your own.)

Barry had an awesome idea this morning. We're going to be recording every 1,000 words that gets written at the write-in on a big chart. Can we get to 50,000 words written at the write-in today? Come help!

I love this idea, Katherine!

Just to help with the data collection, we'll turn this thread into a NaNo Faces graph:

I will be at the all day write in some time today. I did not know until this morning that we were supposed to rsvp for it. I do not know what time I will be there or for how long. I still have some leftover Halloween candy Ic an bring if anybody wants some.

on my way shortly!!! so ready to curl up in my warm blanket with a hot beverage and write. i got only ONE paragraph written yesterday between the 3 girls, making dinner, taking them to the 6th graders chourus concert, cleaning kitchen...helping 6th grader study...ergh. it's RARE if i get any writing done at work...

NOW i just pray i don't get sick, since the 5 year old was coughing left and right. don't worry! i washed my hands regularly!

Hi all. I'd love to be there with you today, but I won't get home from work until 7:30 tonight. My pesonal goal is to cross my 50k mark today. Have less than 1k words to go.

You all have fun and enjoy your day!

Dave

AKA TRRDEDEAN

Are you guys using the IRC chat room?

I just found out about a lecture at CoD that I'd like to attend today at noon, so I will be arrivign later than I thought, but hopefully that will only make me more productive while I'm there.

There are prizes for every 1000 words you write at the write-in (in addition to word-war prizes.)

We're up to 6 marks on the 50K challenge sheet! (One mark = 1,000 words.)

Oh, and we have a bunch of great food--donuts, bagels, muffins, fruit, yogurt, fresh OJ, and fresh watermelon juice, coffee, tea --- and that's just breakfast!

Sadly, as suddenly as I was able to come, I'm now unable. Hopefully I'll be there in spirit, and writing along here as well.

I think now is the time when we have secret conversations on here. Then...when someone out of the blue starts chuckling or laughing so hard they snort, ONLY US ON HERE WILL KNOW WHY!. ready! begin!

...Katherine...quit making us get exercise when we have to write our numbers! haha!!! kidding :)

i am having tons of fun writing...i am goin to go NUTS when i have to leave at 3:10 to go babysit...but hey! i schmoozed my husband into letting me come back rather than me coming home to cook dinner for him! This is SO much fun and WAY more exciting than the 4 people we had at the aurora DT library!

Boo. I wish I had not decided to leave my laptop. I am sitting here bored OUT of my mind while the eldest child watches MLP and I'm waiting for the youngest two to get off the school bus in ten minutes. I could be writing. Lol!

Having dinner... here is the autocorrect song.

The tacos are DELISH!!! i am usually not a fan of lentils but these are amazing. I may go back for seconds! mmmm Any recipe perhaps?

I really had fun today!!! i may not be physically exhausted but i am surely mentally exhausted. i am ready to cuddle with my pup, my husband, a blanket, and some tv (or sleep)

and thanks to today, i am now several days ahead which is good! i can now focus on chores :)

It was fun to meet everyone and i can't wait to find other write ins to attend! or for me to find days to go somewhere and invite people!

I know you're all eager to watch Stingray Sam. Here's Fredward.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNhXYmJ0G8c

It was fun today. And we wrote 83,000 words (plus misc) in that room. Woot!

I do like the idea of putting what we wrote all together, I fear, though, that it would make about as much sense as the above song. :)

Katherine,

Thanks for all your hard work (and Barry's) to put this event together. It was a lot of fun; greatly enjoyed all the great food (the green beans were delicious!) and great companionship. I think that there may have been some futureWriting Journey members present today!

The below picture is linked to my picasa album of pictures from today:

Yes, that's a blanket fort over to the left. :-) That's how awesome today was.

--Tim

Goddess_Astra wrote:The tacos are DELISH!!! i am usually not a fan of lentils but these are amazing. I may go back for seconds! mmmm Any recipe perhaps?

Certainly! Glad you enjoyed this!