Mmm. I'm very sleepy tonight, but as I close in on midnight I'm leaving the story at 22,300 words. I'm thinking I'll hit 25,000 tomorrow, depending on how much time I spend petting cats or, [i]gasp[/i], shopping. Fall is here in earnest and I think I need some sexy boots. :3 And probably some new slacks.

Remember everyone, National Back Up Your Novel Day might officially be "Mondays in November," but it really should be [i]every[/i] day. :3 We're all deep enough in that losing all that work would be heartbreaking!