Quote of the Day:
I think I did pretty well, considering I started out with nothing but a bunch of blank paper.
-- Steve Martin




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It's been a hectic year. But I have to say, I feel great about having done this again. Because with as long as the odds were last year, and with as amazing last year's accomplishment was for me, this year's NaNo tells me that I can do this, no matter what I'm dealing with outside of writing. I can do this. And I love this powerful feeling I have, because I feel like I can apply it to anything. XD Which may be scary, but who the hell cares? :D

I want to thank you both for all your amazing support the past four weeks. You know I love you both, and I miss you, and this wasn't the same without you. (It was better! ... HAHAHA, just kidding. ;D)


Word Count: 50,035

Quote of the Day:
Man acts as though he were the shaper and master of language, while in fact language remains the master of man.
-- Heidegger

First of all, HAPPY THANKSGIVING to everyone who's celebrating this year. (Marchelle... are you?) My Thanksgiving is feeling doubly festive this year because of some wonderfully productive writing I got done last night. Before sitting down to write yesterday, I was almost a day's worth behind my word count, but was blessed by a sudden rush of words that just flowed out in about two hours, which was amazing. I ended the night being two days ahead of my word count, and as a result, I have only 2786 words to write in the next four days. And I'm feeling incredibly optimistic. I'm really, really hoping to cross the threshold of 50k tonight, and hopefully surpass it.

( Finally, we could see the southern station just a few metres down the river... )

Word Count: 47,214

Quote of the Day:
Better to do something imperfectly than to do nothing flawlessly.
-- Robert H. Schuller

*cries* *sobs* *suffocates from all the hopeless, hopeless tears*

I am SO tired. That is all.

( As I watched two long legs stride into the room... )

Oh, also: I know I've been horrible about not responding to y'all's great, supportive comments. I'm sure you understand that I just don't... have... time... O.o But I love you both! And thank you, thank you, thank you for everything!

Word Count: 30,050

Edit: If the really retarded version (aka. basically, the last post I posted... but effed up... ugh, nevermind...) of this post ends up emailed to you or on your friends page, I apologise. Just... consider it a testament to my insane sleep deprivation.

Quote of the Day:
You must learn to overcome your very natural and appropriate revulsion for your own work.
-- William Gibson

It's been a long and hectic week. And we're not even done yet. And though I haven't yet reached that moment of doom(!) when I don't know where my story is going anymore, I'm dreading the beginning of week two, because I know the week two slump is inevitable. In the meantime, here's an excerpt from today, which was quite productive for me.

( A familiar face smiled at me, and my heart tightened. )

Um... So, I know it's been pretty busy for you (I'm sorry for not responding to the comment you left... I read it and then dashed off to class and forgot to come back to respond... D=), but have you managed to get any writing in? Even if you don't make it to 50k, I think you should try to sneak in a few hundred words here and there when you get the chance this month. Just to put you in the mindset again and get you thinking about it. It's been a long while since we seriously wrote, and I know you love it just as much as I do. Good luck, babe! I hope things are going well with you!

Word Count: 10,177
(I have been working my butt off to stay ahead of the game. *will die from lack of sleep*)

PS -- By the way, check out Write or Die, an online motivator to get you writing. It's pretty nifty, and it actually helps.

Quote of the Day:
Whatever you can do, or dream you can do, begin it; boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.
-- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Well, after extensive video-game inspired research, a Christmas-themed floor set, and expertly-executed NaNo avoidance, I can officially announce that I have had quite the start to this year's NaNoing season. And I'm so excited for the next 28 days.

( I took a deep breath and forced myself to my feet. )

So, how are you doing??

Word Count: 3411
(I'm ahead! Woot woot!)

I decided that I had gone too long with nothing. I've finally found the groove again, and I'm loving it. Not all of the details have been ironed out yet (as you will see), but I hope you'll forgive me.

( Anger he smiles, towering in shiny metallic purple armour )

Off topic: Kudos to John Mayer for covering Jimi Hendrix.

Hello everyone! 

This is the part I was having trouble with. I completely rewrote this part because I needed it to be something completely different and i was hoping y'all could tell me if you have a vague idea of what happens here, because it's not supposed to be lucid, and i'm not going to tell you what's supposed to be happening because then you'll be thinking it and making connections that may not be there. And so now, i'm getting to the point. 

okay now tell me what you get from that...

I feel really good about this chapter and kind of uneasy at the same time. I hope it fulfills all of your expectations.

I apologise in advance for any possible typos. I'm sure that there are some that have made it through my filter. xD

( ça marche, bras dessus et bras dessous )

I combined the end of chapter one to the beginning of chapter two, and I like it a lot. Please let me know what you think.

Oh, and question: when I want to say "the prince," should prince be capitalised or not? I can't decide and I don't know which is correct. (Also, that's the disclaimer for the discontinuity in the manuscript, sorry. xD)

I dunno, something still doesn't feel right, but I can't put my finger on it. I'd love your opinions.

( You must keep your hand at the level of your eyes! )

Is it sad that I'm more inclined to keep writing than to read Eclipse? I can't decide.

Sorry that it's not the most exciting excerpt. It's not the exact beginning, but it was more intriguing than the rest. As I already explained to Jazz, my story is starting kinda slow.

It's funny, though my current manuscript started more formal (like Pride & Prejudice-esque), it's kinda regressed back into the style in which I was writing last November. Oh well. If you can't fight it, right?

( we're trapped and well concealed in secret places )

Just wanted you guys to know that I posted some stuff about our fundraiser, website, and LJ on a couple of LJ communities:

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itslittlethings life_helper linksforchange

I found these mainly by searching for the interests charity, community service, and health. If you have any other ideas about where we can advertise our cause or whatnot, then post them or just go for it. I'm thinking that there's not really a whole lot more we can do with the online portion of it; we're just going to have to start going door-to-door and business-to-business at this point. But, again, if you have more ideas, PLEASE share. Because I'm running out.

Hope you guys are having a good weekend so far. Don't forget that we're getting together at the Starbucks by the new King Soopers at 2:00 tomorrow.

EDIT: By the way, sorry about the confusion with joining stridenride2008. I didn't realize it was actually closed membership. Anyway, you guys are both invited now, so make sure you go and accept those sometime.

THE FOLLOWING IS FOR MARCHELLE & DENISE. (Shruti, go away.)

Okay, so I was going to bed yesterday at, like, 8:00 but then I was reminded of our fundraiser for the 2008 Stride and Ride. And I was talking to Denise about it, and then I just got going. So last night and this morning, I've pretty much worked non-stop to get some basics done. And we should definitely plan a time to get together this weekend to talk some more definitive strategies.

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Also, here is the website with all of the (basic) information as of now. I'd like to get a couple of pictures from Rampart (like the front of the building or the Ram statue in the commons) on there, but that will have to wait until at least Tuesday).

Rampart NHS Stride and Ride 2008 Fundraiser

This is also posted at thebloodinside as well and I will be sending you both (being Deni and Chelle) all of the log-in information to basically everywhere I established our cause at.

PS -- Don't freak out. Let's not even talk about it. Let's just say "cool" and move on with what we're doing next, okay?

I changed the layout, just because I felt like it. We need more updates. It goes without saying, but I just felt like saying it.

Well here's the scoop poop! I don't really post because I'm so close with my Grandparents here (in MS) that we're so busy doing everything that you could possibly imagine and I really just don't have time between reading for english and cooking and doing dishes and ... well it goes on and on and on. BUT I spend at least 30 minutes checking my email everyday and I spent a good 30 minutes writing to Charlotte yesterday but I really don't have time to do that and this (I only had one email today So I checked up today). SO, if you REALLY want to know what's up with me, just send me an email that says "what's up" in a few sentences and I'll respond with like my life. And like right now I'm already feeling guilty for spending this much time on the computer.... arrgh but at my Uncles house (if that's where we stay in Dalllas) I'll have plenty of time (hopefully) to actually post some. Plus my uncle is more technology concious and he expects me not to spend time with him.... alright i'm slowly being pulled away in to doing my good southern grandaughter thing! Love you all merry xmas more later I hope!

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVE EVERYONE!! I hope its amazing and u get lots of presents tomorrow...marchelle and jazz, lemme know how ur trips are going..denise, well i talk to u like everyday, but tell me how ur day is going as well!!

love u girls like none other :-)

ciao!

OH MY GOODNESS... can you guys believe this is our last christmas WITH our families. And by with I mean like living with not just visiting on long weekends and holidays living with. I mean I know most of us will be with our families next christmas but we'll be like flown the coop adults coming BACK to VISIT. 

Us VISITING them not visiting WITH them.  I can't believe it. I'm kind of scared. Not gonna lie. but it's gonna be a spectacular christmas. Last Christmas. 

Sorry if that kind of dampened the mood it's meant to inspire to make amazing Christmas. 

so here i am...on Rampnet..annnddd i dunno wht to say..OH! but i have a question, whts the point of rampnet? just wondering...cuz u guys had that whole "writing thing" (nanowrimo???...is that wht its called?) on here for a while, but how is it different from ur regular lj posts?