With an overall net loss of two words, I have finally finished this particular Scene from Hell. I'm still not happy with it, but it contains at least the bones of what it needs. Of course, given that some things have changed, I should go through the next chapter (I had the first three pretty much complete as part of the proposal...well, except now I had to split the old chapter two into chapters two and three, and toss the original chapter three, which frankly sucked...) and rewrite portions, but not now. I'll add some comments to remind self to do this, and move on to blank page because I really need to get this ship out of the dock.

Now, to put on a pair of shoes I really don't care about and clear the thawing backyard of puppy mines. Sometimes the glamour of it all is just too much to bear.