not signed up for the big version, just the little one [only 600 words a day for me] here: http://community.livejournal.com/mini_nanowrimo/

you're lucky to have the write-ins though [hard chairs or not :P ]. small town girl here and there are no other writers in my area. [or none that i've ever been able to smoke out.] i really rely on LJ this time of year.