31.10.08

About Time, Yeah?



It's that time of year again, when adults are given an excuse to dress up and be somebody different. The last few years I've only been able to throw things together from my wardrobe, slap a name on it and pretend I know what I'm doing. This year is different.

I planned to go as a samurai, actually, but I ended up ordering a different sort of costume. I'm as pleased with this as could be, however, so no complaints here. I plan to post pictures later, after my sister snaps a few. I actually loathe getting my picture taken, but this costume demands to be viewed by the world--even if they don't know what it is. (This is proof that despite my protests, I really am a fan girl. (Yes, you may shudder.))

So far, at the few parties I've attended, people have mistaken me for a "catholic priest", a "Chinese person" and a character from something I'm unfamiliar with. Doesn't matter. The point is, the costume seriously rocks. That's enough for me.

More on that later, when the pictures come.

Happy Halloween! Hope you enjoy my own capture of a very eerie sunset.

On another note, I've been trying to figure out why I can't seem to stay faithful to my blog very long. I finally determined that I needed to personalize it so I felt like it really was mine, and I really could say whatever I wanted. Thus, my new layout. Nifty and neat, yeah?

30.10.08

NaNoWriMo Much?

I'm absolutely pumped for National Novel Writing Month, this year. I disappeared (aka moved) during last year's month-long writing retreat, but kept writing anyway. Still, it'll be nice to have fellow participants and supporters, er, supporting one another and thus-and-such.

Too bad there are no local cafes or bookstores for the proper environment. Ah well. It'll still be worth it. The way I figure, if I write three pages EVERY day minus Sunday, size twelve font, single spaced, I can make it. I did last year, though I had considerably less time, what with the move, so I had to get in more pages every day...

This year will be fun. The story is demanding to be written; it won the lottery when I was trying to decide between around fifteen titles, and it's definitely being persistent now that it has that winning ticket. All I can say is it better stay a winner. I'd hate to get half way through November and then realize that it isn't going to fly. Ugh. I hate when that happens.

Anyway, for all participants, good luck! Wanna add me as your buddy? I'd love it (and most certainly return the favor).

Happy writing, all!