Woke up Early and went to the coffee shop

I'm wide awake and so confused by robotsgoboom

I hate insomnia

Wow, I am a terrible blogger.

So, this is a terrible blog. I am terrible at updating.
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sorrysorry.

However- I'm here with good news! I've decided to take the Wardrobe Refashion challenge, as I have way too many clothes that need to be refashioned. Also- I don't have any money, and I need some new clothes to get ready for college. WHOO
I contacted the person in charge of Wardrobe Refashion, so hopefully I'll be a pproved, and for the next four months I'll bust that stash and get some new clothes while living the sustainable life.
ho-ya.

I Weatherly Richardson pledge that I shall abstain from the purchase of "new" manufactured items of clothing, for the period of 2 / 4 / 6 months. I pledge that i shall refashion, renovate, recycle preloved items for myself with my own hands in fabric, yarn or other medium for the term of my contract. I pledge that I will share the love and post a photo of my refashioned, renovoted, recycled, crafted or created item of clothing on the Wardrobe Refashion blog, so that others may share the joy that thy thriftiness brings! Signed Weatherly Richardson


p.s. It is extremely annoying how Blogspot turns every word of the title to another language. Just saying.

p.s.s. The picture has nothing to do with this post, but Broccoli Wokly? Awesome.

NaNoWriMo

Ahhh- so I know this has turned into a NaNo!Blog but too bad- because here's more!
Lovelyamazingmagnificentfantastic August from the NaNo forums made me these perfectamazinginsanelyspectacular banners for my novels.
*sniff*
I love them so much I'm getting a bit emotional, actually.




gah

It was a dark and stormy night...

The pounding of computer keys. The buzz of over-caffeination. The anguished sounds of brains exploding. No- it isn’t finals week- it’s NaNoWriMo.
If you are inquisitive, then you ask, “Nanowha?” To which I answer: Erm… NaNoWriMo, that is, National Novel Writing Month. A super-spectacular event wherein one attempts to write a 50,000 word novel, (about 175 pages) from November 1 to November 30. For those of you into schedules- that rounds to about 1667 words a day. The writing bonanza that I've been looking forward to since last November.
This may sound like a lot. Don't worry, it's completely feasible. In fact, last year I missed exactly eight writing days, and wrote less than my 1667 words at least half the month, and I still managed to scrape a win. (Of course, my November consisted of a lot of late nights and canceled social arrangements, but I digress.)
Some people ask- what's the point? If the writing doesn't have to be good, then why write it? To these people I say this: oh, do shut up. 50,000 odd, cliché, or plain awful words is still 50,000 words. Those words may never be written otherwise; and among all of the stilted dialog and long, rambling rants about shoes or cheese or dreary weather, there may be some writing in there that's good.
If you reach the 50,000 word mark and verify your word count online by 11:59 on November 30, you are declared a winner, and obtain the rights to brag to friends, family, and random strangers on the street that you are a novelist. Also- you get a nifty certificate.
Sound like fun on a stick? Well, for those of you thinking of participating this year, here's some handy advice from a veteran:
-Write badly. No one is going to read it unless you want them to. It's almost NaNoWriMo 2008 and I still haven't let anyone read '07's nanovel. Write what's in your head; you can edit in December.
-Join a writer's group. Yeah, they exist. Yeah, they really help. Being able to talk to someone about why your main character has to die, or why that bridge that is the background of your story just exploded actually helps. So come find me, and we can nano together. And remember: keep writing!

NaNoWriMo

It's almost here.
I've been waiting since last December.
Yearning.
Needing.
Wishing for November.
It's so close I can almost taste the overdose of coffee.
I can almost hear the clanking sound of furious typing 1667 words a day.
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I'm excited.
Can you tell?


More NaNo-y stuff to come.