Bits and Bobs
October 16, 2007
- Sorry for this mass of text. I’m too tired to write any CSS to add linebreaks, and my CMS dictatorship, commonly known as WordPress, won’t let me add them manually in the HTML. I tried.
- Thanks everyone who left book recommendations on the last post. I’m a little embarrassed that I’ve read so many writing books and haven’t written a damn thing. Reading about writing is just so much easier, I suppose.
- My friend, Tanya, sent me a photo the other week of a strange plastic object with a plus and a minus on it. I was really excited for her, because I thought she bought the new hand-grip Wii controllers, but it turns out she’s just pregnant (and I’m very slow). Congratulations Tanya!
- I’ve been exhausted this last week. I must be fighting off the black plague that has afflicted everyone around me. I fall asleep if I stop moving for more than twenty minutes. I slept through Friday night, after getting home from work. The next morning, I went golfing and fell asleep the instant I got home, napping through the entire sunny afternoon. What a waste of a day.
- I’ve been writing plot ideas and character sketches in my wee Moleskine to ready myself for NaNoWriMo. I have the opening of my plot ready to go, and I just need to find a middle and an end somewhere. I’m excited to start writing, but I also have a rising feeling of dread as November creeps closer. I don’t want to fail this challenge, but it’s nearly impossible to imagine writing that much in a single month.
- I’m trying to plan a trip for early next year, but I’m having a hard time deciding where to go. I’ve narrowed it down to:
- Scotland, to meet relatives and finally visit the motherland. Unfortunately, I’d have to suffer through nasty weather at that time.
- Various bits of Scandinavia, to visit friends I studied with in Austria. Also terrible weather.
- Australia, to backpack with my friend Lee-Ann. She might be moving there next year, and I’ll tag along for the first few weeks if she does. Fantastic weather.
- Backpacking alone somewhere in Africa or Asia. I have traveled alone before, and I actually quite enjoy it, but I’ve only done it in western/central Europe.
I’m not very good at narrowing, as you can see.
It’s alright to do more reading than writing - all I’ve been doing lately is reading cyberpunk novels to get a feel of how to write it. And as for a plot? Haha - not so much!
You won’t fail at this because you’ll have me to push you along. We’ll support each other throughout the long month of November. Lots of late nights, I’m thinking.
Anyway, I got my NaNo blog up and going; it’s in the website link. Feel free to head over there and take a peek. TTFN!
Comment by Amanda — October 16, 2007 @ 9:54 am
I’ll definitely be reading your weblog. It’s nice to share the suffering with companions. Have you talked Mike into joining in yet? :)
Comment by Rob — October 17, 2007 @ 12:38 am
Haven’t managed to get Mike into the whole NaNo business yet but I might convince my Dad, since he’s sort of a writer too.
Comment by Amanda — October 18, 2007 @ 6:57 pm
It’ll be cool if your dad decides to go for it. Always nice to have someone near for motivation.
Comment by Rob — October 18, 2007 @ 8:51 pm