... why I picked the “Participate” version of joining NaNoWriMo. I’d be lucky to get halfway with this monster. But I’m still plugging away, hoping to catch up a bit today, after 4 days of horribly sidetracking, delaying, time sucking emergency activities. Today’s the day to shoot for 10K (its a nice dream)
Tigerman's Life List
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1. ride in a convertible through the rain at 100+mph
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2. Finish adding X10 devices to my home
4 entries . 8 cheers1 person -
3. Keep up with my online life, but not to the exclusion of my offline life
2 entries . 16 cheers3 people -
4. Be comfortable
2 entries . 7 cheers52 people -
5. Find people who do not get many cheers a day, and CHEER them up!
2 entries . 6 cheers1 person -
6. try salvia again
3 entries . 6 cheers5 people -
7. ~List 43 of My Favorite Smells:
9 entries . 10 cheers17 people -
8. List 43 Songs that are Important to Me
8 entries . 9 cheers17 people -
9. learn how to use the scanner more and things I can do with it
1 entry . 1 cheer2 people -
10. take walks on the beach
2 entries . 13 cheers3 people -
11. Get the CD's and DVD's that are on my list to buy
1 cheer2 people -
12. Customize my Macintosh
1 entry . 3 cheers1 person -
13. create a LEGO masterpiece
1 entry . 16 cheers68 people -
14. donate 1 gallon of blood
10 cheers23 people -
15. learn to cook like a professional chef
2 entries . 10 cheers9 people -
16. read all the books I haven't read that are sitting on my bookshelf
2 entries . 10 cheers310 people -
17. hug people more often
4 entries . 19 cheers19 people -
18. Become a better story teller
1 entry . 7 cheers85 people -
19. Win a trophy
2 entries . 4 cheers13 people -
20. photograph a tornado
2 entries . 8 cheers11 people -
21. counterattack my enemies!
1 entry . 1 cheer1 person -
22. play drums
1 entry . 2 cheers311 people -
23. jet ski
1 entry . 2 cheers70 people -
24. go to another concert
1 entry . 4 cheers16 people -
25. make love to someone who is making love to me
13 cheers9 people -
26. Get Over all my ex-girlfriends
5 entries . 6 cheers4 people -
27. try a fleshlight
1 cheer1 person -
28. be happy, not on the surface happy, but deep down for serious happy.
5 entries . 17 cheers125 people -
29. Swim with dolphins
1 entry . 6 cheers7,367 people -
30. Learn how to remember peoples' names
2 entries . 3 cheers1,716 people -
31. SLEEP...sleep better, sleep longer, sleep more, sleep earlier
3 entries . 18 cheers267 people -
32. write a good novel
3 entries . 4 cheers141 people -
33. get drunk with my sister
2 entries . 6 cheers4 people -
34. not lose my mind
5 entries . 1 cheer3 people -
35. Beat up someone who hurt someone I love
1 entry . 3 cheers13 people -
36. hug a tiger
1 entry . 8 cheers29 people -
37. Complete 85 of the 100 Most Completed Goals
2 entries . 2 cheers26 people -
38. Invent a great salad
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39. Final Fantasy XII: Complete the main story
1 entry . 2 cheers2 people -
40. Go to the dentist
1 cheer1,030 people -
41. make a list of things that make me happy
2 entries . 1 cheer18 people -
42. Participate in NANOWRIMO
2 entries . 1 cheer110 people
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So I was sitting there, after being reminded on the 5th that it was November, and it’s not just about Turkey Day… and I thought to myself, hmm, I can bang out 50K words that mean nothing, suuure… nooo problem.
The first day was awesome. Despite my broken spacebar I’ve adjusted and spat out 3000 words of various plots. Yeah, I don’t even have a plot yet. :/
But the following days are getting hard. It’s like hacking through rock. The distractions are everywhere. And worst of all, I don’t have this kinda luck! Ever! Consistency? 2K words every single day? I don’t even have any dialogue yet. Because apparently I don’t know conversations well enough. And I can forget about local meetups. :P :(
And yet, I hammer away at it, because I want to see if the characters will come to life and do their own thing…
Part of me thinks it’s brilliant, and part of me condemns it to the back of the basement because it’s got the stink of my personality all over it… :/
I keep having these great ideas for things to do that I could actually accomplish in a few weeks or a month, or I remember something I already did… but I think of this in the car on the highway heading home, and by the time I get back home and inside I’ve forgotten it again. :(
Do I need to take notes on the road??
