Behold! I am Cute and Mighty!

[liz_marcs]

A new record kayaking for me today:

7.5 miles (or a little over 12 kilometers) in 2.5 hours.

Wah-HOOOOOO!

To be fair, I did it in a Necky Manitou 14. While not as slick as the Wilderness Systems Zephyr 155, it's a peppy little boat with a similar design. The main difference is that the Necky Manitou 14 is a light touring kayak (suitable for rivers, lakes, protected harbors), while the Zephyr is classified as a touring kayak (rivers, lakes, protected harbors, and open ocean).

In either case, I'm insufferably pleased with myself.

*does happy dance*

Now, I must get back to whacking at my Remix while repeating the following mantra to myself: "I'm writing this story as if I was the one who wrote it. I'm writing this story as if I was the one who wrote it..."

All the main points of the original is there, but I've significantly telescoped the timeline, expanded on the actions taken by the various characters, and added additional characters into the mix.

In short, to borrow the example from musesfool, I'm doing the Disney version of "The Little Mermaid" vs. the original's Hans Christian Andersen version of "The Little Mermaid". It'll be interesting to see the reaction.

Now, I must get back to writing, otherwise there's no way I'm going to make deadline.

Comments

[imaginarycircus.livejournal.com]

And it's a gorgeous day today at last--it must have been lovely out on the river. For some reason I always imagine you kayaking at Walden Pond, I think just because I've seen people learning to roll in sea kayaks there.

[omegar.livejournal.com]

Glad that you enjoyed yourself, makes me wish i had kept it up, or was fitter that i could do it now.

I would love to take a trip along the canals & rivers of Ireland in a small boat.

[texanfan.livejournal.com]

You have every reason to be pleased with yourself!

I'm looking forward to the remix stories.

[sam-arkand.livejournal.com]

Congrats, and hope you are having an excellent Glorious Fourth. As a 1/8 American--one grandad was from the wilds of Brooklyn--I always feel just a bit of borrowed pride on July 4.

One important difference of any remix fic of yours from a Disney remake: fewer songs, and more awesome.