Sirens and Shadows

You’d think by now I’d just give up for good.  Every time I’ve participated in NaNoWriMo I’ve crashed and burned, and I always vow that I’ll never try again.  I always try again.  This year I’ve teamed up with a good friend of mine, Kris, for some healthy competition.  I’m going to get 50k in on Triptych to finish out the first draft (or be within 10k of it) and he’s going to tell a story with 100 pictures in 30 days. 

I need this.  While working on a gaming project I’ve been completely ignoring my own work, and that’s got to stop.  The sooner I can get a draft of Triptych out the sooner I can get to rewrites, and my year’s goal was to have the first draft of Triptych done.  NaNo’s a good time to do this as  I only know where the story needs to go and no clue as to how it will get there. 

This also means NaNoWriMo haiku’s for the month of November, probably posted to my Twitter.

See you in November!

Wednesdays are boring.  Seriously boring.  Claw your eyes out just to have something to do boring.  So I figured that making sure I have something to post and think about every Wednesday might dispel the tedium.  Every Wednesday I’m going to do a post on things I’m excited about.  I’m also hoping this will put me in a better frame of mind, because it’s hard to find something happy right now.

1) The weather.  Really.  I mean that.  In Houston September is generally a continuation of August’s slow rolling boil, but for the last few days it’s actually felt like fall.  This fills me with so much giddy joy it’s hard to contain.  I love fall.  I love the way it smells and the way the air tastes.  I’ve already brought out all the pumpkin spice/apple cinnamon candles.  Here’s to hoping the weather lasts.  If it goes back to baking me slowly I may cry.

2) Food Blogs.  I’m more than a little obsessed with cooking right now to the point where collecting recipes is as good as doing the real thing.  I could honestly spend all day looking for new recipes to add to my YummySoup! app.  Julie and Julia is partly to blame, but I think it also has something to do with Fall coming and the need to feel a bit more control in my life.  Last night I talked the husband into trying ceviche. 

3) Sheldon Comics.  One of my best friends has been sending me random comics from this online strip for a while and I started reading it this morning.  It is now almost 4 o’clock and i have no idea what happened to my day.  All I know is that I must own a talking duck, and soon.

4)  Being done with the Couch to 5K Program eventually.  I’m not a speedy runner, but I’m trying, at least.  I should be able to run for half an hour straight by the end of October.  This fill me with glee.  First stop 5K, next stop triathlon!

5)  One More With Feeling Sing-a-Long.  Discovery Green is constantly hosting pretty awesome events in Houston, and the Buffy Sing-a-Long is this Saturday.  We’re picnicking and I’m tremendously excited.  Amber Benson will be there.  There’s also supposed to be a trivia contest.  If my friend Kris (www.loukasarts.com) doesn’t win, I will be very surprised.

I haven’t used this website in a very long time.  Part of it is that I haven’t had much to say in the writing world.  It gets boring typing “I wrote today.”  I’d much rather have a blog where I discuss everything.  Sure, I may occasionally put up writing pieces but for the most part I don’t write short fiction.  I was forcing myself to do what I thought everyone else expected which left me unhappy.

What does this mean for my blog?  Not sure really.  I would like to pick it back up and really do something with it.  Chances are I won’t be posting every day.  I’m not even sure what I’ll be posting about.  I plan on it being random and honest, but where that goes it’s anyone’s guess.  It’s time for a change.