Just Because I'm Not On Track

...doesn't mean you can't be! I'm still on vacation, and therefore, behind in getting last week's Tour de Writing standings posted.

But in the meantime, while I update this post to dress you all up in your proper jerseys, let me know how writing went for you last week.

Let me know:

1. How many words you wrote (or revised).
2. Number of times you wrote in the Practice Room
3. Number of times you were a part of a challenge on twitter.
4. Are you drafting new words or revising?

As I figure out LAST WEEK's standings (I know, I am SO far behind!), I will post them below!

TdW Check-in and Standings

I should have known she was sick when she was curled up at the foot of the baby doll's bed, instead of mine.

I am sitting on the floor, trying to get my sick kitty to eat a tuna popsicle. (Thanks, Nandini, for the recipe!)

Anyway, if you have noticed that I haven't been around this week, that is mostly why. I rushed her to the vet with a 105 degree temp, and she hasn't been bouncing back as quickly as I had hoped. So, I'm planning on packing up both kittens to come with us on vacation this weekend.

So, you are probably wondering--who is out in front of the Tour de Writing? What are the other two prizes? (I unveiled two already, and you'll have to wait for the other two. Yes, there are FOUR winners of the Tour every year!)

So, here are the standings:

OVERALL:

In first place, with a big lead out of the gate, the overall front runner is:

 Marisa Hopkins with a whopping 9,112 revision points!! Congrats Marisa--you look awesome in yellow. Fight hard to keep that yellow jersey on your back this week!

REVISING:

King of the Mountain this week, sporting the polka-dotted red jersey in the REVISION category is:
 Tina Laurel Lee with 6500 revision points. Congrats on being Queen of the Mountain this week! Watch out, Marisa, Tina is on your tail!
 LynNerd is coming in fast behind Tina and Marisa, with 1080 revising points. Woo-hoo!

DRAFTING:

Jonathon Arntson with 6,100 points is wearing the green, sprint, drafting jersey.

Coming up quickly behind Jon are:

 Kristine Asselin with 2639 drafting points
 Anita with 1400 drafting* points

 Fida I with 186 drafting points and
 Kelly with 0 drafting* points

*Anita and Kelly, I wasn't sure which category your guys were in, so I threw you into drafting. Let me know if you are drafting, revising, or both, and I'll change the standings.

REVISING AND DRAFTING: 

Wearing the white, revision and drafting jersey is:

  Taffy with 1691 revising and drafting words

 me with 0 revising and drafting words--better look out, Taffy, I have you in my sights!

CONGRATS EVERYONE!!

If I have made mistakes, please let me know. I had to adjust some scores, due to very strict Tour de Writing rules (LOL). For instance, as much as I love it when people tweet about the Tour, you only get points when you use twitter to organize a writing Party. Confusing, I know. Sigh. But you can compete as many times on twitter, and even if no one answers your call, if you wrote, you win the bonus points. :)

Things can change quickly in the Tour de Writing. And, even though I was delinquent in getting last week's standings posted, already, it is time to chime in with 2nd week standings. Gasp! Already!!

2nd Week Tally

Let me know your word count for the past week, in this fashion:

1. First week's points total (this is what your standing is up above, in this blog post, unless my math was bad.
2. This week's total word count.
3. Number of times in TPR
4. Number of times that you wrote, party style on twitter, inviting others to join you
5. Whether you are drafting, revising, or both

I know this is convoluted. :)

Mine looks like this:
1. 0
2. 1201
3. 3 x 500
4. 0
5. still both

If you are new to the Tour, it is not too late to join in! Email me at hegkelly at gmail dot com, if you are confused. A good week of writing could blast anyone to the front of the pack!