I can't believe I did this...

[Anakah]

I can't believe people keep grabbing you. WTF. Good for you for the self-defense thing! Just wow... And I thought I attracted the crazies... Yikes. I hope things work out for you And no more crazy grabbers!

[SongsOfDragons]

Is it wrong that I actually cheered when you punched that git?

[alowlypotato]

Holy crow! What the ever-loving frak is wrong with this woman? I'm having touble fathoming the depths of her insanity.

Good on you for defending yourself like that!

@ Jay 2K - I'm the opposite. I've upped my personal goal to 70,000 words this year because the last couple years I got to 50,000 just after halfway through the month. Not as bad as one girl in my writer's group, though, she did 150,000 last year! O_o

NAAAAANOOOOOOO!

After bombing a few years in a row, I hit 50,000 last year with only a few days to spare, so I'll be happy just to hit that, again. I'm impressed that you're upping the count for yourself -- rock that pen (...keyboard), yo!

And 150,000? I can't even imagine, haha. That's incredible!

[Andara Bledin]

I have been doing NaNo for years, and have yet to even come close to finishing.

^-.-^

[Jay 2K Winger]

I have been doing NaNo for years, and have yet to even come close to finishing.

^-.-^

Oh, I finished my story from last year's Nano.... three months ago. And still short of 50,000. But, the story was finished, and that's what matters.

The plan this year is to write the sequel to last year's, and I'm helped somewhat by the fact that I have some elements in place already, I just need to arrange them into a coherent narrative.

[Null Requiem]

I have yet to finish a NaNo myself. Made it to about 10k two years ago, and 25k or so last year.

And this year I'm working like crazy so I don't think I'll get the chance to try.

[Der Cute]

Owie on your hand. May I ask..where in the leg did you hit her? And don't write/type. Look into getting the software Dragon Speech Recognition. You talk to it, it records/types it. You can do the formatting somewhat with it, but, save your wrist.

[emax4]

If you actually need to use a mouse, google "Vertical mouse". eBay has a lot of em but I've gotten a cheaper knockoff for much less. To be honest, after using it extensively it lasted a few months. Still, it might be a good alternative if you need to free your wrist from a lot of movement and prefer to use your shoulder muscle or elbow muscles instead.

[Zapper]

I just hope you didn't hurt your other hand giving that nut the clubbing she deserved, especially if you're attempting Nano. I'm making my first go this year myself, and if I lost a hand, I would have NO chance of accomplishing that task.

[XCashier]

...Turns out this woman is a complete nutball with a record... Oh well, at least I'm in the witness box and know the judge quite well now! (Three jury duties in less than a year and cause I'm unemployed...)

Scary stuff! I hope they lock her away, jail cell or padded cell, I don't care. Just get her off the streets and away from society for a good long time!

...If my wrist is fucked by this you bet your ass I'ma sue for medical costs and sue HARD.

Absolutely. She had no right whatsoever to assault you, and you had every right to defend yourself. Speaking from experience, wrist injuries hurt like hell and make ordinary life very difficult; if some idiot had grabbed and pulled my injured wrist, I likely would've reacted the same way you did. I hope this gets resolved in your favor.

High five!

With the uninjured hand, of course...

[Tolly]

Luckily the injured hand is my left, and I'm a rightie...

Just got back from the doctor. She reckons it's just a pulled tendon, no muscle damage, so I'm taking Panadol and about to strap it up for 48 hours of rest. Wheeeee.

[sms001]

This woman has Subscriptions, she is well beyond issues at this point.

Gold.

Hope things turn out for you on every front.

[Syriilord]

Dear god that woman is nuts. Mad props for defending yourself though. And when (not if) she sues the store, they have footage of her instigating the assault on someone who was clearly not dressed as an employee.

Also, WOOT fellow Nano'ers. Last year was my first one. I had some vague ideas, but somehow managed to reach the goal. Editing is still ongoing. This year, I have less ideas and less hope of pulling it off, but Imma try anyway. (Also feel free to PM me if you wanna be writing buddies)

[An Haddock]

Please keep us updated... this is fascinating, if not disturbing.

[Tolly]

You guys will not believe this.

Her lawyer called me. At ten at night. To ask if I'm willing to drop the charges. Didn't even put an offer on the table.

Guess which four-letter word starting with f I used to tell him no?

Until the bitch pays for my medical bills and the physio I'm gonna have to visit for two weeks, AND agrees to a restraining order, she can just fuck right off.