I used to watch this 14 times a day and LAUGH EVERY TIME. How on earth did I forget about this? It's pure gold!
EL OH EL.
Saturday, October 4, 2008
NaNoWriMo
November is National Novel Writing Month. It is a beautiful thing, and anyone who has a creative cell in their brain should try it just for fun!
NaNoWriMo home page
The gist is this: in the month of November, you write a novel. Yup, you have 30 days to write 50,000 words. It's exhaustingly exhilarating. I think I've only ever finished once, but it's good fun, even if you don't make it to the end. And when you do make it to the end, it's like you've just invented a time machine and all of your dreams are about to come true. That's how good it feels.
Every year around this time, I start to get that same feeling - the jittery, slightly nauseous feeling of anticipation, and the back of my mind is occupied with the knowledge that NaNoWriMo starts in less than a month. I get an adrenaline rush just thinking about it.
NaNoWriMo home page
The gist is this: in the month of November, you write a novel. Yup, you have 30 days to write 50,000 words. It's exhaustingly exhilarating. I think I've only ever finished once, but it's good fun, even if you don't make it to the end. And when you do make it to the end, it's like you've just invented a time machine and all of your dreams are about to come true. That's how good it feels.
Every year around this time, I start to get that same feeling - the jittery, slightly nauseous feeling of anticipation, and the back of my mind is occupied with the knowledge that NaNoWriMo starts in less than a month. I get an adrenaline rush just thinking about it.
Friday, October 3, 2008
Halloween!
In short, I love it. I am going as Sherlock Holmes this year, my awesome roommate is going as Watson, and I'm currently planning the most epic Halloween party. I need to decide which scary movies to watch, but apart from that I'm also doing bobbing for apples (yes!), eating doughnuts off a string, maybe frosting cookies, dunno. The party is definitely going to spill onto the quad, though, because I don't have a lot of room in my apartment. I figure the messy/wet stuff should go outside anyway.
And, of course, like any good Provo bash, I'm going to have a Mocktail bar! I'm going out today to get a bunch of mixes so I can practice my bar tending skills. Margaritas and daiquiris are always easy to do virgin, and sparkling cider is always good for 'champagne', but what the heck do you do to a martini to make it virgin? It IS the alcohol. I figure maybe some fruit juice/extract and sprite, and hang a piece of fruit on the side. And then I'll have some sort of pumpkin cocktail, just to be seasonal. I already got a ridiculous amount of cocktail glasses (courtesy of DI. What would I do without thriftstores?)
Aaaannnddd.... that's my life.
And, of course, like any good Provo bash, I'm going to have a Mocktail bar! I'm going out today to get a bunch of mixes so I can practice my bar tending skills. Margaritas and daiquiris are always easy to do virgin, and sparkling cider is always good for 'champagne', but what the heck do you do to a martini to make it virgin? It IS the alcohol. I figure maybe some fruit juice/extract and sprite, and hang a piece of fruit on the side. And then I'll have some sort of pumpkin cocktail, just to be seasonal. I already got a ridiculous amount of cocktail glasses (courtesy of DI. What would I do without thriftstores?)Aaaannnddd.... that's my life.
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