One Day Left!

There is only one day left to vote! So if you haven't voted, please do so! And remember, you can vote for multiple selections! So feel free to go crazy!

Perhaps when the voting ends I will explain what this poll was all about too...maybe...

:)

Tired, But Happy

It's really early, but I feel like posting something. So here I am!

The Bamboo Pen & Touch is working really well. I've completed a couple of drawing makeovers: pencil pieces that I've inked and colored in Photoshop. I think I may dig into the past, find a drawing I really like, and see if I can bring it to colorful justice. I have a couple of projects for myself.

Because I have a lot of control with a pencil, I'm going to continue to draw outlines on paper first. There's just something utterly satisfying about possessing the physical hard-copy.

I'm really tired. I can't even think these sentences as I'm writing them. Time for bed!

Attempt #2: Wacom Bamboo Pen & Touch

To keep the story short and sweet, there ended up being a couple of issues with the Bamboo Pen. To avoid future messes, we called it an early birthday present to me, and we exchanged up upgraded to the Bamboo Pen & Touch. I am much more satisfied, and really happy. (I had a major Christmas meltdown last night over the problems. Wasn't a good time.)

But now it's all sorted out, and I can get back to enjoying my Christmas/Birthday toy!

Wacom Bamboo Pen

I am writing this post by hand with help from my favorite gift of the evening: a Wacom Bamboo Pen tablet. I have been waiting for this for months, and I finally get to play with digital art! I won't write all of my posts by hand in the future because it is cumbersome. But for tonight, I have a new toy, and I want to play with it!

I want to extend good wishes to all of my readers. No matter which traditions you keep, and regardless of the holidays you celebrate, I wish you the best in health, luck, and fortune!

Merry Christmas!

Where's that Movie Review?

It has been too long for me to give the review of "Avatar" that it deserves. My solution has been that I'll have to see it again and get back to you on the review. Sound like a plan?! Okay, good!

I updated the list to week 4's topic: my favorite webcomics. Take a gander, enjoy! They are in order from #1 favorite at the top to #5 at the bottom. If you find yourself with a lot of free time, I would suggest trying any of them out for size. Each one is unique in story content and type of humor.

That is all. Good evening!

Avatar = Amazing

All I can manage to say right now is "Avatar" is amazing beyond all belief. Easily vying for top spot on my favorite movies list. Go see it.

I will respond with more detail later.

I've Got a Couple of Minutes...

I may as well post something!

I don't know if anyone else besides me notices (or cares), but every once in a while, I do change the slogan right beneath the blog title. They are always weird little lines. But, then again, I am weird. Of course, you probably have gleaned that by now...

Moving on, I just spent a wonderful evening watching webcomic artist Lar deSouza give a wonderful Ustream, answering multitudes are art related questions. A good time was had by all! And, if you are interested in anything that has to do with webcomics, I highly suggest you check this guy out. He does the artwork for "Least I Could Do" and "Looking for Group", both written by Ryan Sohmer. While I haven't been all the way through "Least I Could Do", I can highly recommend "Looking for Group" for anyone who likes WoW type games/fantasy/magic and pure awesome.

That's about all I have for now. Until a future time!

More Changes

I have updated the poll. I'll let you devise your own theories about this one, but instead of polling for January list topics, I'm sending a different little brain-teaser at you. Just like last time, you can select multiple answers, but you must select them all in one casting. You can change your vote later if you want to. This poll with end by January 1st. Have fun!

I have decided that January will have four lists as well, and I'm using the runner up list from the last poll (favorite calendar themes) to bring in the new year. The poll starting New Year's Day will once again explore list topics. If the voting goes as well as this last poll, we'll have all the remaining lists decided in one poll and the rest of the month can be used for fun polls! There's your incentive to vote, people!

Also, I have done some techo-magic, and I can now text updates from my handy-dandy cell phone. That means I can bug you at any time from anywhere. Aren't you lucky!

I leave you with that. Until a future time!

Okiday!

I have update the list for week three! This week's theme: My Favorite Christmas Gifts Through 2008. They are in order of most liked of the most (top) to less liked than the ones at the top of the list but still worthy of being among the favorites (bottom). I would say the list is comprised of separate eras, but most are either from the past couple of years or from around when I was 10. So, there you have it and enjoy!

There are still a couple of hours before the poll closes, and currently "Favorite Webcomics" is winning. If you haven't looked lately, the percentage for this category is 60% out of 160%. Isn't the math in this poll awesome?! The answer is no.

Furthermore, when that poll closes, I will update the new poll for some January list ideas. I think I may continue the weekly topic idea (since there are two categories with outstanding votes in the current poll, I may make the runner-up the theme for week 1 of January). We will see how that goes.

That's about all I have for you today. Enjoy the list, and hopefully more interesting poop will arrive tomorrow!

Japanese Music!

I just discovered internet radio via iTunes. Guess who has a new favorite music source, now?! (Meeee!)

Anywho, I am listening to Japanese music, and it is fantastic. After spending a lot of my time watching the actual Yu-Gi-Oh show, it only makes sense that I listen to Japanese music right? (Um...no, your logic is very unsound...)

Oh dear, I am fighting with my subconscious self again. Tsk, tsk.

Well, I suppose, people of the blog, that I have run out of things to say yet again. Haha. I drew an octopus.

Later!

I'm Bored

Title just about sums it up. I've done everything I could conceivably want to do. Anyone else have any good ideas?

Hello, Soapbox!

I love Pandora.

It just lets me zone out to music that suits the exact mood I'm in. And, if I'm in not particular mood, it has the ability to throw a little bit of everything together. I could sit with my iTunes library and try to make a billion playlists that do the same thing, but with Pandora I can explore new songs too. So, why would I take the extra effort to get bored with the same songs?

Simply put, I don't.

I'm done with my soapbox for now. Currently I'm listening to a Trans-Siberian Orchestra (Holiday) station, and I am getting a nice little bit of Christmas tunes without being bombarded over the head with them. It's pleasant.

Okay, now I'm done with the soapbox.

My glass of ice water is down to its last cube. I'm debating whether it's worth getting more ice, since the glass is still half full with water. The fact that I'm even pondering this predicament with as much seriousness as I am proves that I should be making better use of my time. For example, I should be playing video games.

Time to play!

Wow!

December Week 2's list is up, featuring my favorite figurines (the top being my top favorite, etc.). Beast Wars figurines claim a whopping majority with 3/5 figurines, and they probably would have had more except that I forgot the names of some of the ones I own. In any case, in just one more week, the voting for week 4's list ends. So, if you haven't voted yet: vote, vote, vote!

The past couple of days I have found time flying away from me faster than I can get back and say, "Woah! Where has the time gone?!" Fortunately, I have something to say now.

My sister bought me some crocheting supplies last Saturday, and I currently have about ten inches of a gray scarf! I am pretty excited about this. It's almost as cool as me maybe finishing this cross stitch I've had floating around for a couple of years...I may finish that...someday...maybe...

Anyway, not much else to report other than that. Until another time!

My Apologies!

Sorry about the lack of updates for a couple of days. Time decided to slip right through my fingers! Between making Christmas wishlists and shopping with a good friend for Christmas gifts, I haven't had much down time the past few days for an update. But, I'm making it up to you by posting now.

Of course, I don't really have much to say. >_>

I guess that is unfortunate for you! I'll update again if I find something more of value. Ta!

A Note about Voting in the Poll

Sorry for multiple updates here, folks. I just wanted to point out that yes, you can vote for more than one option in the poll. But you vote for them all in one casting. So that means you check off as many options as you fancy, and then you cast your vote, thus voting for 1 or up to 5 options (though I hope none of you choose the latter). You can also change your vote to include more options or less, or a different option as you see fit.

I hope I made it clearer and not more confusing!

Also, for you math people out there, enjoy the highly incorrect percentages on the current results! :)

New Goal?

I'm working on filling up a book of staff paper I've had floating around forever. I'm writing out every little music related blip in my head in order to use up the space. Why? Because I want a new book of staff paper.

Here's my reason: the book I have has 10 stave pages. This means, unless you only score for a single part, a duet, a quintet or a ten part ensemble, you're going to have unused lines at the bottom of your page. While it may not annoy you, it does annoy me. I'm looking at purchasing a book with 12 stave pages. I am not a big math person, but even I know that 12 is divisible by more numbers than 1o.

What I have liked about this book is that the paper is nice and sturdy. And, for all you environmentalists out there, it's made out of recycled paper and the lines are printed with soy ink. I didn't purchase it for this reason seven years ago (or whenever I bought it), but I do like how well it is made.

In any case, I'm trying to fill up this book as fast as I can. I have the ideas to fill it with, ones that I just haven't written down yet. I guess it's about time they find their way to paper anyway. And since both of my Finale programs are more or less nonfunctional, I may as well have fun doing it the old fashioned way.

Enough about all this. I'll save you all from any more ramblings. Until another day!

Happy December 1st!

It is December. NaNoWriMo 2009 is over, and a sigh of relief falls over the world just before the chaos of Christmas shopping and the like. In my little corner of the world, things are going splendidly, however, and there are lots of things I'm looking forward to doing in December.

There are a couple of contests over at deviantart that I am aiming to participate in. I spent a couple of hours really early this morning planning one of the pieces out. All that is left now is to see how things turn out!

I have updated the blog to be more current to the times: week 1's list is up, and they are in order of most to less most (top to bottom). I have also updated the thought box and the poll. And, in addition to the new poll, which will end after two weeks, I have allowed people to vote multiple times. So, hopefully, that will help with dead-ties in the future.

That's about all I have for now. Until a future time!

It's Over!

In all respects, NaNoWriMo is over for me. I gave up with 25k and no will to finish the remaining 25k in two days. I am not disappointed, and I have a good start on a story I intend to continue.

With December starting on the morrow, I find that I have three categories in my poll with equal votes. Unless some magically appear before midnight, I'll just have one new list each week of December. The next poll will be for the 4th December list. The poll will end on December 15th, at which point January's poll will go up.

That being said, check back tomorrow for the new list, poll, and thought box. And, who knows, maybe something else will be new too... :)

Good night, and happy November 30th!

Happy Thanksgiving!

My wishes are kinda late, but they are sincere nonetheless. I hope you and yours all had a wonderful holiday (or just plain old good day as the case may be). I myself spent a lovely day up in the Twin Cities with my relatives. There was lots of food, drink, and merriment.

I do not, however, feel so good right now. Two times over the two previous days (once on Tuesday and once on Wednesday), I hit my head (with a distinctive crack I might add) in the same place on the hard metal frame of a papasan chair in my room. I didn't feel any different until today. My head hurts, I have a headache (and I don't get those ever, to put it in perspective), and I just feel nauseous, even though I've had food.

I very well may have a concussion, and I still have a hefty chunk of NaNoWriMo to go. I will see how I feel in the morning. I'm going to do some writing now, but my head would appreciate it if I just kind of didn't do much.

Until later, be safe!

Someone Should Be Here

With good music, beverage, and assorted snacks in abound, one would think that I'm having some form of party. Upon entering my room, the lights are pleasantly dim, a nice groove is going, and the air is jovial. I feel like there should be multiple people here, wreaking havoc in some sketchbooks, coloring books, or just reading books. Or, if that's not lively enough for you people, a couple of mad rounds of hard core Bananagrams (like, you can only spell four-letter words hard core).

Do I know how to have a good time, or what?!

Okay, so maybe that's a little strange for you. On the other hand, consider the reality; I'm the only one in my room with the snacks, beverage, and good music. And I'm writing. So, I guess I'll just have to have one mad solo writing party!

P.S. If my scanner wasn't downstairs and being poopy, I would doodle a little scribble of my avatar self partying with the caption: Wish you were here! You can imagine it instead! :)

Woo!

I just finished listening to "Into the Electric Castle" by Ayreon. Next I'm going to listen to "Human Equation", and I'm going to write until my fingers give out.

Ironically enough, last week while I was writing, I typed so many words that my fingers began to get cold from loss of blood circulation. I took a bit of a break after that. I decided that my fingers were more important than that day's ending word count. Well, it's on to more writing!

Sorry for the boring post. But, life has its boring parts too! Ta for now!

Karma?

While wandering around the local Target the other night with a bunch of good friends, I found the blasted destroyer droid figurine (from Star Wars) that I stopped to sift through all the Star Wars figurines to find. I had, however, found two different versions of the same figurine at another store and purchased both, despite the fact that they were very similar. It was with a bitter sting that I found the same toy at this Target when I had checked every single visit for well over a year.

Karma, are you spiting me?

Most likely. That bites.

New Post!

Hahahahahahahahahaha! You thought it was actually going to be intelligent! Bwahahahahahahah!

I Dislike Inventing Titles

Hello, everyone. This is going to be another short post.

I still don't have a title for my NaNo. And every time I come on here to post, I have to make a title for these things. And I usually don't know what to call them. You see, I like spending some time thinking about titles. But when you're just coming for a spur of the moment update, you really can't spend much time thinking about such things as titles or you'll lose all interesting in posting and you'll give up.

Long story short, I dislike inventing titles. And that is really all I have to say for today.

The cousins are visiting. They are going hunting tomorrow. I am sleeping in. Haha.

Later!

I Finally Broke 20k

It only took me about 2xs longer than it should have, but I broke 2ok. This is an exciting moment for me, because the last 4k I wrote was all one scene. Oh I'm so proud of myself. I didn't even get bored while writing it!

How did I do that? Upon a friend's suggestion, I visited the website "Write or Die!". It's an awesome application. If you're having problems with continuous writing, give this site a try. It really helped keep me focused on what I was doing. (I took my writing at 500 words/10 mins with 10 min breaks in between sessions.)

So, I'm still behind, but I still have a way to keep myself on track for reaching 50k on Nov. 25th. I did discover, however, that my book will definitely be much longer than that. I'm at 20k and I haven't even reached the main mission of the plot, nor the second small mission. My poor little team of mercenaries are stuck on their first mission. But that's okay, because the plot hasn't died yet. It's just taking longer to mature. Good things are happening, and I am very pleased.

It just means I have a lot of work post-NaNoWriMo to do. Oh well, I guess. I am one to take on big adventures!

Well, that's all I have for now. Ta!

Haha!

I bought Star Trek today. :)

I did have to take a trip back to Wal-Mart though, because Mom picked up the blu-ray version instead of the regular dvd version. Whilst on that adventure I sent my best text of the day:

Nope. I'm trekking across Wal-Mart. Haha.

Oh, I'm so clever. XD (trekking, Star Trek...eh, eh?!)

Ok, folks. Sorry for the short post, but I've got 3k words yet to write and then some personal time with a certain dvd. Tootles!

Good Deeds

Just before I started writing this post, my sister popped into my room and asked me if I had journal I could part with. Anyone who knows me is already informed of my joy in collecting journals. For those who don't know: I love collecting journals. :)

Despite having a million of the things flying around, I only had two blank ones: a Celtic one and a brown/orange plaid one. I received the Celtic one as a gift, and I intended to use it as a travel journal, but I haven't really traveled anywhere since I've gotten it. Thus, I haven't used it yet. The other I bought a long time ago because I liked the design, but I just never got around to using it.

She chose the brown/orange plaid one. I'm glad it will finally get used. :)

And after several days of complaining, I was finally granted a new desk chair. My old one was not a very good chair, and it did not provide proper support. After spending hours writing at my desk, my back would be really sore. The new one is a leather executive style, and my back is already pleased at the difference. I can sit at my desk for hours on end and not have to get up and stretch every twenty minutes or risk muscle strains! I could always write in my recliner...but then I'd fall asleep...

In other news, I am grossly behind on my NaNo word count. So, to catch up, I am going to write as close to 4k/day as I can sanely accomplish this week. By Friday or Saturday, I don't remember which, I will have surpassed the recommended goal and reached the goal I wanted to be at. Then I can cut down my daily goal by half and get to 50k by Nov. 25th. After that, it's write as much as I can till Nov. 30th without having to worry about making the deadline. :)

There's only one thing left to do. I must go write! Ta!

Bananagrams and Diet Pepsi?

This is a good story. :)

So my friend and I, whom I will call "Din", are hanging out at the Acoustic Cafe. I breezed through my soda with dinner, because I was hungry and thirsty after a grueling three hour rehearsal with the church praise band. There I was, no soda in my glass, and I was very sad. But Din offered me fifty cents (that's two quarters), the price of a refill. I approached the counter, ordered my refill of regular Pepsi, and paid with my (Din's) fifty cents (that's two quarters).

But when I returned to the table, the soda tasted fishy. It was bubbly, a type of bubbly that distorts the mind of all previous bubbly sensations. And it made me wonder: is this Diet Pepsi?! After sipping about a tenth of the glass, I determined it was not diet.

I hypothesized that the soda was running low, so I was tasting that icky fountain stuff. My hypothesis was correct. I got my actual Pepsi refill, and all was well.

Even though it was well received when the glass of real Pepsi came, it has sat, half unfinished, for the remainder of the evening. That's fifty cents (two quarters) only half spent. Good thing I found a quarter (that's twenty-five cents) laying on the floor in front of the register. :)

And then we played Bananagrams. :)

I Missed Fri. 13th

You may not believe it, but I missed posting this on Friday the 13th by about 5 min. Oh well, I guess. You can't win them all.

I'm waaaaaayyyy behind on my word count. I need to get things into gear. I also have some art that I want to do. I just need to stiffen my upper lip and get writing done first...I have a loooong way to go to catch up...^.^'

Short post. Sorry! I may add another one if I have more to talk about tomorrow/today. Toodles!

Fun Evenings

I just spent a lovely evening with some friends. We went out to eat at Buzzard Billy's Flying Carp Cafe, and then watched "Julie & Julia". Though I had seen the movie before, I still loved it the second time around. :)

As such, I'm two days behind (again) on my word count. I intend to spend tomorrow working on it. Hopefully, I can get myself caught up. I'll take a crack at putting a dent in some words, but I doubt I'll get very far tonight.

I broke out the good old Crayola crayons and a neglected coloring book today, and I did some serious damage and had lots of fun. Now I'm enjoying a quiet end to a riotous, fun day. It's a shame these don't happen more often.

From me to you, good wishes in all you do! Until next time!

New Music

I found some music on iTunes that I want. Oh to have no money with which to buy it though...It's an album of African music and an album of Asian music. I listened to the previews, and they sound really nifty!

By the end of the day today, I want to have 15k words for my NaNoWriMo, which means I've got 2,300 words to go.

Before I go, I will mention that I was able to finish up a drawing I've only been working on for a month. It was very exciting to get done and posted.

That's all for today. Maybe one of these days I'll actually write something interesting. We'll see.

In the Middle of Things

I'm right in the middle of a writing session. As I was checking how I spelled my pen name on here for something in my story, I made the realization that this will probably be the best chance to jot a post down for today. Again, it will be short.

Instead of catching up on my lagging word count all in one day, I'm spreading it out over the coming week. I want to get my writing done so I can have a relaxing evening. Besides, I want to break out those new pencils. I didn't get the chance yesterday.

OK, that's enough jotting. Time to get back to writing!

I Like New Stuff!

I went shopping today. :B

I bought a new scarf that's a lot less formal than the one I have. I'm pretty pumped about it. I also picked up a package of 36 Prismacolor Pencils, because I've been wanting a pack for over a year now. I gathered some coupons and money off of the parents, and I bought them. I was really excited. I have yet to be able to use them, as I have been working on other things. But I look forward to sharpening them up and coloring the night away!

I have some NaNoWriMo to catch up on, so this is going to be another short post. But, still, I suppose it's better than no post at all!

That's all I have to so for now. Time to get some writing done!

Movie Night

Tonight has been a real movie night for me. I saw "Men Who Stare at Goats", and it wasn't too bad. On a scale of 1 to 5, I think I'd give it about a 3.8. It focuses around a certain type of humor, so it may be far-fetched for some people to enjoy. I was skeptical going in because of the mixed reviews I had read about it, but it turned out being better than I thought it was going to be.

Now I'm watching Star Wars Episode 5: The Empire Strikes Back. It's awesome, because I haven't seen this movie for a really long time. After this one, I'm going to watch Episode 6, and then, since I don't have Episode 1 on DVD, I'll follow up with 2 and 3. (And maybe I'll watch 4 after that, but I've seen that one too much...) I don't intend to watch them all in one night, but since I just finished my Lord of the Rings marathon, it's time for a new one. I picked Star Wars. :)

I still have a bit of writing to do, so I think I'll do some work on that. Have a good evening!

Coloring!

So...I spent today coloring stuff and having good times! :D

I'm behind on my word count, but I've always left Sundays for catching up on stuff.

Sorry, for the short post. If it's any consolation, I watched a children's TV show today, and they talked about how everybody poops. It was pretty epic. :)

That's all for now. Till next time!

Torn Between Two Loves: The W&D Scandal

As I mentioned yesterday, I came up with this brilliant idea for Yu-Gi-Oh: The Abridged Series fanart. I spent a good portion of my background movie, Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (extended edition), working out the sketch and finalizing 3/10 characters. I decided that this piece will not be inked, but it will be colored.

This, however, puts me in another predicament. I really want to keep working on that fanart, but I'm also falling behind on my word goal. I have about 6,700 words, and I need to have about 8,400 to stay on task. (Mind you, for my personal goal I should have had 10k done for today. Oh well, that's what weekends are for: catching up.)

So, unlike last night where I could just write about 700 words and be done with it, I have 1,700 words that need to be written. And I really want to stay on top of this fanart so that it gets done.

I'm torn between my loves Writing and Drawing. And it's quite a scandal.

I'd best do the writing first though, as that deadline is a little scarier. That means I'll talk to you fishies later!

Choices

Day four of NaNo, and I'm only about 700 words behind the NaNo staff's recommended daily word goal for today. I'm 2k short of my own goal, though, so I have a choice to make.

If I stick with my goal, I'll be soaring where I would like to be; I'll reach 50k on Nov. 25 instead of on the 30th. And then I can just see how much more novel I have left to go and write as much as I can before November ends.

If, however, I let today slide, I can work on some Yu-Gi-Oh: The Abridged Series fan art that popped into my head recently, which would be a relaxing deviation from hard core writing.

Of course, being that it's only 7:45, I could easily spend a couple of hours writing, and then spend the rest of my late night drawing (and inking and coloring).

It's all in the choices. I think I'll get cracking on that word count in any case, and we'll see how the rest of the night goes. But keep an eye peeled for fan art, if you're a deviantart follower!

Later!

Funky Tracks and Online Vids

So, I feel like such a sap because I've been listening to romantic songs all day (like Andrea Bocelli and Josh Groban). I like it, but at the same time, I'm wondering just what's going on in my head.

Once again, I'm leaving my writing to the later hours of the day. I have roughly 4,400 words right now, and by the end of the day I would like 6k. It's kind of a bad habit, but, at the same time, I have quite the excuse.

I decided today to catch up on the twelve episodes of Yu-Gi-Oh Abridged that I hadn't seen. It was a couple hours well spent. I spent so much time laughing and in an elated mood that I'm wondering just how I'm going to transition back to the more serious tone necessary for the scenes in my NaNo right now. It's a problem I am willing to tackle with determination. And, when I hit my goal, I promised myself a reward of beef jerky and X-Men III. (I watched the other two a couple nights ago...It's kind of a marathon thing.)

I was permitted to have Subway for dinner, which made me happy. And now I think I'm ready to go tackle some words.

Until a future time!

At Long Last

I took the time before starting my NaNo yesterday to change out all of the features on here to a November theme (the list to the right, and thought box and the poll at the bottom of the page). I meant to post an entry after that was done, but it slipped my mind, even after I had some of my daily writing done.

I'm standing at about 1,663 words. I was supposed to finish 2,000 yesterday. All that means is by then end of the day today I must have 4k or the zombies will be unleashed from my closet. (Yes, they are very sad that Halloween is over...Poor zombies...)

In other news, I'm obsessed now with keeping everything in manuscript form, and I spent a good half hour writing a short introductory scene from the point of view of a mouse. Good times.

Ta for now!

Time (Part 4)

I don't have the heart to finish any more "Ninth Symph" chapters, not with NaNo so close.

I still have some outlining to finish, but, for the most part, I have good ideas floating around. I'm going to spend today, my final day of freedom, doing some art, having a party with some close friends, and fleshing out some more plot details. I will be starting my NaNo at 12:00 am Nov.1. At least, that's the plan.

I still don't even have a bloody title yet. It's hard, because I don't know how detailed this story is going to be. It all depends on soooo much! I should just pick a working title and fly by the seat of my pants. Weee!

Ok. I must stop for now. My brain is turning to mush.

Time (Part 3)

I'm sitting at the local hot spot for wireless action: the Acoustic Cafe. Nursing my 20 oz. glass of Pepsi with cherry flavoring (because Cherry Pepsi alone is not good enough for me), I watch the world of Fastenal and other semi trucks and the local hum-drum of personal motorized vehicles pass by the window on this delightfully dreary afternoon. No bird plays in the skies, and the air threatens to turn to freezing if you turn your back on it for one second. Overall, it's not a pleasant day, yet I feel in my element. The only way this could be any better was if WILSON (my laptop), my soda and I found ourselves atop a sailboat drifting languidly in the water. But, this is not the case for me. At least not at this point in my life.

There are times for sailboats and languidness, but this is not one of them.

The purpose of my time here is simple: I need to make a decision and accomplish something. That something is hopefully a chapter of "Ninth Symph", but we'll see how it goes. First I need to read over the chapters that I have allowed to incubate for about a week. This is a very important step, though it can be a costly decision if the piece incubates for too long.

Imagine, if you will, what a chicken would look like if we could choose when it should hatch, and we let it incubate longer than it out to have. By the time the poor creature came out of its shell, it would probably be gigantic, have 2.5 heads, and at least 3 wings and 4 legs. It wouldn't be pretty, and it probably wouldn't even be considered a chicken anymore. It would be a Magnus Chikticor.

But, fortunately for us the egg was made as it was (by God or by evolution, whichever pleases you), and chicks hatch of their own accord. No Magnus Chikticori on the Thanksgiving dinner table this year. Damn...

In any event, this is why I let my stories incubate for a bit: freshen ideas with fresh eyes. Now, I think it's high time to refocus my energies into a different endeavor.

Till next time!

Time (Part 2)

Is it sad that I still haven't made a blasted decision? Probably...although I have thought more about plot. That and I completed seven character profiles for my upcoming NaNo novel. That's something exciting, considering I only had one character before. Heh...seven makes a much more interesting crowd. ^_^'

The new goal for Sunday, Nov. 1, is to complete three chapters of my online story as well as a basic outline for my novel with more specifics outlined for the first couple of chapters. It's gonna be a busy couple of days. Then again, I am planning on hitting up the local cafe tomorrow for most of the day. That means that I should be able to get at least one chapter plus some outlining done.

Woohoo for planning!

I want Chinese food. Good night.

Time (Part 1)

For the very same reason that I haven't posted a new chapter of my online story, I am sitting here, unknowing of what to do: I've lost all motivation, at least for writing. I know that in five days I must start working my way to a 50k word novel, and perhaps it is this very fact that causes me to freeze my pen. I have so little time (yet still time enough to work on three chapters), but I also have that same amount of time to really get a solid outline going.

So, when all the gooey stuff falls to the floor, I am left with one definitive decision.

Do I write my promised three chapters of "Ninth Symphony", or do I focus more on the plot for my NaNoWriMo project, writing whatever I can for my online story as time allows?

It's not an easy decision.

I played my wrist out today. I have a date with some therapy putty, a fitting chance to deliberate over my problem.

Product of the Mind

After incubating silly ideas all day, I finally have a general idea for this year's attempt at NaNoWriMo. And, surprise! It's going to be a sci-fi! :O:O:O:O!!!!!

I didn't see that one coming, actually. I was surprised when I made up my mind about it. Well...at least it's made up for now. But the alternative is a kind of silly idea. :)

I'm hungry. It's 11:27 PM, and I'm hungry. Silly brain...^-.-^ (<- horrible attempt at fox icon)

Fortunately I have some Cheez-Its, one of my favorite snacks, should I require them! :D

And, of course, I always have some chocolate nearby as well. It's good to get those creative juices flowing, at least in my mind. >_>

I think I'd best leave it at that before I start talking about the latest new things I've discovered in the Star Trek fandom.

Till next time!

A Little Something New

For those of you who used to read my old blog, I have decided on a change. I was tired of having to be labeled by my username on the other website, and this site allows me to separate a little more from my username and from the parent site. It feels like I have a little more control.

Components that should keep you coming back:

• Every month I will be writing a little Thought Box near the bottom of the screen about that month.
• Every month (to start) I will have a list on the right hand side of the screen about a particular topic. This month it's about snacks!
• Every month I will have a poll at the bottom of the screen in regards to next month's list.
• Who can resist the cute little fish?! They follow your mouse pointer in hopes of food. Click to give them some.

If I find a lot of response to these features, I'll probably change the frequency with which I update them. And, in time, I may be adding new features for the heck of it as well.

Not much else to add to this except that I'm excited for the change. And, there are 10 days till NaNoWriMo begins! This is going to be an interesting ride.

Enough for now. Till next time.