139) The Significance of 300

The number 300 is significant, indeed.  It is the total number of points in a perfect bowling game.  There are approximately 300 steps (more like 306) that lead to the top of The Temple of Dawn, an impressive structure that graces the banks of the Chao Phraya in Bangkok.  There were 300 Spartans who bravely defended the city against foreign invaders.   According to the crappy movie, all 300 died.  Supposedly 300 is the number of popes and antipopes that would gather throughout history, according to the Roman Catholic Church, before the second arrival of the Christ.

But more importantly, 300 is the milestone page I reached last night on my novel.  I have written 300+ pages on other projects in the past, but for some reason last night felt special.  Perhaps it is because these 300 pages were written by a writer, while the previous projects were written by an advertising guy in his spare time.

138) If you like writing, cats ain't for you...

Do you know how difficult it is to write when you live with cats?  If you do, then this post may be redundant for you.  If you do not, allow me to retort.

Writing is a gigantic pain in the ass when you live with cats!  Any time I sit at my computer, they sprint toward me and jump on the table I am writing at.  So I move to the couch.  They sprint to the couch and jump in my lap where I am writing.  So I move a desk in the spare bedroom and close the door.  They sprint down the hallway just outside the door and meow.  One of them sticks her furry little paws underneath the door and jiggles it non stop.  Seriously non stop.  I have to get up and run her off, which pisses the dog off.  The dog barks and chases the cat, which gives me enough time to write about a sentence and a half (if the sentence is already started in my head) before the cat jiggles the door again.

So to compensate I have been doing much of my writing at a local library or the nearest 1/2 priced books.  Both are good locations.  Both are free from cats.  When I finish this first novel I will have to acknowledge the local library and the 1/2 priced books simply because I have 2 annoying cats!

Did you know that Hemingway lived with like 30 cats?  He loved them.  Maybe my problem is that I have too few cats...