Hey there!
Well, right now I'm sitting at school in AP English class. I should be working on one of the many papers I have due for this class, but instead I find myself here, blogging.
I just checked out Lolita Charm, where Victoria was mentioning BABY, Angelic Pretty, and Metamorphose's new spring lines, and I can't help but love all of them! So far, Meta's is actually my favorite, if you can believe that, but I'm excited for the rerelease of BABY's Snow White Print, too.
Anyway, I've decided to do my research paper on Poe and his short stories. I figure that he writes interesting/creepy things and I would have fun reading his works, so it's all good.
I really want to see Coraline! Carrie! Will we see it tonight? You sounded like you didn't want to...but anyway. Everywhere I look, everyone says that it rocks, and it looks so awesome! Gah!
Let's see, what else is there to randomly remark about... Oh my goodness, I still have fifty mintues left of this class! Too much! Whatever shall I do? LJ? Sure, let's go with that!
Oh yes, last night, I had one of those mini-freak outs of mine where I feel so overwhelmed with business that I don't know where to start. What's worse is that I took a critical eye to my NaNo novel and decided that it is complete crap. I suppose that's what you get for writing in a month... even with the editing and rewriting that I'm doing now it is just so....lifeless! Sigh, but I suppose that I won't really know until somebody else reads it.
On that sad note, I leave to go divert myself from doing homework. Fare thee well!
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Mini-Rant on Nothing of Importance
Heeeellllllooooooooo! (say it like that one episode of Seinfeld, ok? XD)
First of all, congrats to Kory and Alyssa for making Aida, and to Catey for having the guts to try out. Here's to hoping that her and I can do something backstage!
Right, now for my ranting....
Work today was the most boring day I have ever experienced! Though we had more tables than usual, I had nothing to do but sit people and buss the tables once they were done as I had cleaned and wrapped all the silverware there was the night before. This being the case, I just stood there most of the time, when I could have been at home working on one of the many AP English assignments I need to complete or commenting on poupee girl! I know, I have nice priorities :P
There's not much more to say, as I need to get ready while Catey is in the shower and think of something for us to do. I haven't written since last week, and I plan to do that tomorrow, alongside the tons of homework I must do. Oh, and skirts need to be sewn; if not this weekend then hopefully I can start next weekend, or even during the week if I don't work too much, though I'm almost certain that next week will be the same as this week. :( Ah well, it's not like I don't need the cash for Mexico, which I cannot wait for!
Oh, and today it is nice out, though I hate slush, even though it is a sign that spring is coming! I can't wait until everything is nice and green again! :D It's kind of scary, but it's almost soccer season! I hope we have a good team that can not only play well together, but that can also have fun together, though that may be a stretch! :
Well, I must get changed now. Goodbye!
First of all, congrats to Kory and Alyssa for making Aida, and to Catey for having the guts to try out. Here's to hoping that her and I can do something backstage!
Right, now for my ranting....
Work today was the most boring day I have ever experienced! Though we had more tables than usual, I had nothing to do but sit people and buss the tables once they were done as I had cleaned and wrapped all the silverware there was the night before. This being the case, I just stood there most of the time, when I could have been at home working on one of the many AP English assignments I need to complete or commenting on poupee girl! I know, I have nice priorities :P
There's not much more to say, as I need to get ready while Catey is in the shower and think of something for us to do. I haven't written since last week, and I plan to do that tomorrow, alongside the tons of homework I must do. Oh, and skirts need to be sewn; if not this weekend then hopefully I can start next weekend, or even during the week if I don't work too much, though I'm almost certain that next week will be the same as this week. :( Ah well, it's not like I don't need the cash for Mexico, which I cannot wait for!
Oh, and today it is nice out, though I hate slush, even though it is a sign that spring is coming! I can't wait until everything is nice and green again! :D It's kind of scary, but it's almost soccer season! I hope we have a good team that can not only play well together, but that can also have fun together, though that may be a stretch! :
Well, I must get changed now. Goodbye!
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Sneezes Cause Diseases
Hey there!
Sneeze. Sneeze. Sneeze. Why does this always happen to me? Why can't I sneeze like a normal person instead of thirty-some times in a row for three minutes straight followed by a fifteen mintue break then another three-minute burst?! I must have some sort of disorder :(
Anyway, noveling has been going alright, I guess. Today I've written 1005 words, which is very good considering I've been averaging about 500. This is also bad because a) none of this was new material, but rather fixing a plot detail that I had overlooked and b) because today is February 1st, the day we were all (Alyssa, Carrie and I) supposed to have our novels all edited and ready to go. Obviously, this did not happen. I broke 100 pages today and am currently at 64813 words, yet my novel is still nowhere near completed. There's still a two and a half chapter junk that I skipped over before that must now be written in as well as the ending of the novel that needs to be finished plus an epilogue. After that's all written, I have the pleasure of reading over the entire thing and editing once more. Fun.
Not.
But it's worth it I guess. This year, I'll finally have something to show for all my hard work! Yay! I want to have it all printed nice and I want to do an illustration or two for it as well. It's going to be awesome!
If I ever finish it . . .
Moving on! Today I got my fabric for my Mexico skirt as well as some really cute, sparkly, mint cupcake fabric for a new spring Lolita skirt (even though I already have a mint green skirt...still, this one has CUPCAKES AND POLKADOTS AND GLITTER!!!! ahem, Angelic Pretty anyone?) With all of this fabric laying around, I currently have four skirts to be sewn plus accessories. I'll have to have a sewing weekend one of these days, but work is making that a little difficult. Ah well.
Today is also the Super Bowl. Weird. I don't even know who is playing, but that doesn't surprise me because I hate football. I also have come to hate UFC fighting or whatever. Because of the supposedly important pay-per-view match last night, work was uber busy and I killed my feet running around trying to make sure things ran smoothly. I succeeded, though, so it's sort of worth it. And besides, watching two fit guys in tight shorts grabbing at eachother isn't all that bad :P
Here's to hoping I stop sneezing sometime soon. Now, where did I put that disinfectant?
Sneeze. Sneeze. Sneeze. Why does this always happen to me? Why can't I sneeze like a normal person instead of thirty-some times in a row for three minutes straight followed by a fifteen mintue break then another three-minute burst?! I must have some sort of disorder :(
Anyway, noveling has been going alright, I guess. Today I've written 1005 words, which is very good considering I've been averaging about 500. This is also bad because a) none of this was new material, but rather fixing a plot detail that I had overlooked and b) because today is February 1st, the day we were all (Alyssa, Carrie and I) supposed to have our novels all edited and ready to go. Obviously, this did not happen. I broke 100 pages today and am currently at 64813 words, yet my novel is still nowhere near completed. There's still a two and a half chapter junk that I skipped over before that must now be written in as well as the ending of the novel that needs to be finished plus an epilogue. After that's all written, I have the pleasure of reading over the entire thing and editing once more. Fun.
Not.
But it's worth it I guess. This year, I'll finally have something to show for all my hard work! Yay! I want to have it all printed nice and I want to do an illustration or two for it as well. It's going to be awesome!
If I ever finish it . . .
Moving on! Today I got my fabric for my Mexico skirt as well as some really cute, sparkly, mint cupcake fabric for a new spring Lolita skirt (even though I already have a mint green skirt...still, this one has CUPCAKES AND POLKADOTS AND GLITTER!!!! ahem, Angelic Pretty anyone?) With all of this fabric laying around, I currently have four skirts to be sewn plus accessories. I'll have to have a sewing weekend one of these days, but work is making that a little difficult. Ah well.
Today is also the Super Bowl. Weird. I don't even know who is playing, but that doesn't surprise me because I hate football. I also have come to hate UFC fighting or whatever. Because of the supposedly important pay-per-view match last night, work was uber busy and I killed my feet running around trying to make sure things ran smoothly. I succeeded, though, so it's sort of worth it. And besides, watching two fit guys in tight shorts grabbing at eachother isn't all that bad :P
Here's to hoping I stop sneezing sometime soon. Now, where did I put that disinfectant?
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Socks, Socks, OMG! Socks.
Hello there!
Well, after the craziness that was midterm exams/ finals, I emerge with a sickness. After waking up with a splitting headache and a mild cough, I stayed home rather than drag myself to school. At home, I slept, read, wrote, drew, window shopped, watched tv, and watched Repo! The Genetic Opera again. (Which is highly recommended, by the way, especially if you're in to gothy musicals, lol.)
Anywho, I've become obsessed with looking at different kinds of socks. Socks! Of all things I could find interesting on my day off, I choose to focus on socks! I think I'm suffering from lack of sleep, because I spent hours looking at the damn things... Why aren't socks more popular anyway? They're cute and interesting and sexy! I wish more people wore them... Then I could wear them more often! I used to wear black knee-highs all the time, but lately I've opted for tights instead. I have a pair of nice, plain white knee-highs that I wish I could wear with my sweeter outfits, but I have a feeling that the administration would be all over me then. :( Stupid hick town where practically everyone is the same! And I really want to wear my pink and white striped knee-highs as well, but don't have the guts or the patience to deal with stupid people and I dress odd enough as it is. Still, I can't help but devising plans to subtly wear awesome and cute socks in my daily outfits...I snuck in some black and white stiped ones yesterday under a pair of slacks with some flats... and there wasn't any lashback, so I'll take that as a good sign.
Anyway, sock rant over... Now I shall rant about NaNo...
As I continue to write and edit my novel from NaNoWriMo, I continue to wonder if it's any good at all or if it's just a pile of steaming crap. I'm hoping for the former, but can't help but think the later more likely. One reason for this is the fact that I took a years old story idea that I had forgotten about and tried to make it work last minute, which wasn't exactly the best approach for me, though I surprised myself in many instances by somehow making things work and connect when it seemed that I would lose all continuity. Next year, I'm going to make sure I write something with which I'm a little more comfortable, something young-adult and probably focused on teenage relationships with a hint of the supernatural thrown in, rather than the sword and socerey-esque thing I've got going on this year. I personally love to read that sort of fantasy, but I don't think I'm any good at writing it. So for the sake of sanity and probably lots of time as I will be writing my first college NaNo next year (woot!) I'm going to go for something a bit easier.
I don't know if I shall return to school tomorrow, for my headache keeps making miraculous comebacks, though my cough has been reduced to next-to-nothing. I fear, though, that if I stay home tomorrow, I shall be sitting at my computer, once again browsing socks...
Oh! One last shopping related note: My cute red heart purse from Forever21 has apparently been shipped! I never got a confirmation e-mail, much less a shipping e-mail, so I had been afraid that perhaps the transaction hadn't gone through. On a wimb I decided to check my account there and checked my recent orders and, lo and behold, it said that it had shipped two days ago! It should be here Friday, and I'm uber excited. I think I have a thing for purses too... mainly tote purses though. Hmm, totes and socks.
Rants over. Is anyone still reading? I salute you! XD
Well, after the craziness that was midterm exams/ finals, I emerge with a sickness. After waking up with a splitting headache and a mild cough, I stayed home rather than drag myself to school. At home, I slept, read, wrote, drew, window shopped, watched tv, and watched Repo! The Genetic Opera again. (Which is highly recommended, by the way, especially if you're in to gothy musicals, lol.)
Anywho, I've become obsessed with looking at different kinds of socks. Socks! Of all things I could find interesting on my day off, I choose to focus on socks! I think I'm suffering from lack of sleep, because I spent hours looking at the damn things... Why aren't socks more popular anyway? They're cute and interesting and sexy! I wish more people wore them... Then I could wear them more often! I used to wear black knee-highs all the time, but lately I've opted for tights instead. I have a pair of nice, plain white knee-highs that I wish I could wear with my sweeter outfits, but I have a feeling that the administration would be all over me then. :( Stupid hick town where practically everyone is the same! And I really want to wear my pink and white striped knee-highs as well, but don't have the guts or the patience to deal with stupid people and I dress odd enough as it is. Still, I can't help but devising plans to subtly wear awesome and cute socks in my daily outfits...I snuck in some black and white stiped ones yesterday under a pair of slacks with some flats... and there wasn't any lashback, so I'll take that as a good sign.
Anyway, sock rant over... Now I shall rant about NaNo...
As I continue to write and edit my novel from NaNoWriMo, I continue to wonder if it's any good at all or if it's just a pile of steaming crap. I'm hoping for the former, but can't help but think the later more likely. One reason for this is the fact that I took a years old story idea that I had forgotten about and tried to make it work last minute, which wasn't exactly the best approach for me, though I surprised myself in many instances by somehow making things work and connect when it seemed that I would lose all continuity. Next year, I'm going to make sure I write something with which I'm a little more comfortable, something young-adult and probably focused on teenage relationships with a hint of the supernatural thrown in, rather than the sword and socerey-esque thing I've got going on this year. I personally love to read that sort of fantasy, but I don't think I'm any good at writing it. So for the sake of sanity and probably lots of time as I will be writing my first college NaNo next year (woot!) I'm going to go for something a bit easier.
I don't know if I shall return to school tomorrow, for my headache keeps making miraculous comebacks, though my cough has been reduced to next-to-nothing. I fear, though, that if I stay home tomorrow, I shall be sitting at my computer, once again browsing socks...
Oh! One last shopping related note: My cute red heart purse from Forever21 has apparently been shipped! I never got a confirmation e-mail, much less a shipping e-mail, so I had been afraid that perhaps the transaction hadn't gone through. On a wimb I decided to check my account there and checked my recent orders and, lo and behold, it said that it had shipped two days ago! It should be here Friday, and I'm uber excited. I think I have a thing for purses too... mainly tote purses though. Hmm, totes and socks.
Rants over. Is anyone still reading? I salute you! XD
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Back to Ye Olde Life
Happy New Year!
2009 is a much anticipated year for me; it's the year I graduate from high school! Yay for moving on and going off to college!
It bums me out though, leaving many of my friends behind, maybe even all of them (I'm looking at you, Catey!) and having to rough it out all alone. It's gotten to the point where I come to the song "For Good" on my Wicked soundtrack and I have to skip over it because it's just too damn sad, and I cry everytime! I remember them playing it during the senior slideshow a few years ago, and I hope they don't play it for us this year, otherwise I will be there crying in front of everyone! That would not be good. . .
Well, anyway, I had a nice, loooooong Christmas Vacation that has come to an end. In the morning, I shall have to wake up at some ungodly hour and resume my life as a high school student, if only for another semester and two weeks.
Despite my procrastination, I actually got a few things accomplished today! I drew out my storyboard for film and theatre class, not exactly the most difficult thing to do, but at least I did it! I also wrote about 2,500 words in on my NaNoWriMo Novel, which has been neglected lately. It makes me so happy that I'm finally getting around to writing in the scenes I had to cut before! I feel like it will finally come together and work!
Speaking of work, I work tomorrow night. Weird. I usually don't work Mondays.
Well, here's to another pointless post and the last few months of my high school education!
2009 is a much anticipated year for me; it's the year I graduate from high school! Yay for moving on and going off to college!
It bums me out though, leaving many of my friends behind, maybe even all of them (I'm looking at you, Catey!) and having to rough it out all alone. It's gotten to the point where I come to the song "For Good" on my Wicked soundtrack and I have to skip over it because it's just too damn sad, and I cry everytime! I remember them playing it during the senior slideshow a few years ago, and I hope they don't play it for us this year, otherwise I will be there crying in front of everyone! That would not be good. . .
Well, anyway, I had a nice, loooooong Christmas Vacation that has come to an end. In the morning, I shall have to wake up at some ungodly hour and resume my life as a high school student, if only for another semester and two weeks.
Despite my procrastination, I actually got a few things accomplished today! I drew out my storyboard for film and theatre class, not exactly the most difficult thing to do, but at least I did it! I also wrote about 2,500 words in on my NaNoWriMo Novel, which has been neglected lately. It makes me so happy that I'm finally getting around to writing in the scenes I had to cut before! I feel like it will finally come together and work!
Speaking of work, I work tomorrow night. Weird. I usually don't work Mondays.
Well, here's to another pointless post and the last few months of my high school education!
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Christmas Vacation!
Well hello there! Where has the time gone? Christmas has already come and gone, and soon it will be New Years! Even though it is supposed to be a vacation, I am going to be really busy with all of the things I'd like to get done before I resume school on the fifth.
But first, let's talk about Christmas!
Despite the fact that my mother and I had to drive through the horrible weather to meet up with our family, that my dad couldn't make it down until late Christmas Day, and that there was a little family drama to be had, it was probably one of the best Christmas celebrations to date. I got to see my darling two-year-old cousin for the first time, and he's such a cutie! Also, I got some pretty great gifts: new gloves, new boots, a car-emergency kit, a new DS game (Kirby), some lovely fabric that I am in the middle of sewing into a skirt, The Dark Knight, a new sweater, and some cash that I've used to buy a plethera of things, mostly accessories from claire's! It was a good balance of things I needed and things I wanted! The family time was awesome too, but I'm a little sick of ham and cheesey potato caserole! XD
Now, what do I want to get done this vacation?
Well, my little excursion down to Sussex for Christmas cost me quite a few days to work on my NaNo editing, which was going swimmingly until about a week ago. I need to really get working on that again, and have it all finished by February. I also want to get going on some crafts and drawings that I had set aside. Hopefully I'll at least finish the illustrations that I planned to accompany my NaNo story! I'd also like to clean my room and get rid of a few old things that I don't need anymore, but I'm not sure if I'll find time!
Was this a completely pointless post? Eh, probably, but whatever, it's my blog!
But first, let's talk about Christmas!
Despite the fact that my mother and I had to drive through the horrible weather to meet up with our family, that my dad couldn't make it down until late Christmas Day, and that there was a little family drama to be had, it was probably one of the best Christmas celebrations to date. I got to see my darling two-year-old cousin for the first time, and he's such a cutie! Also, I got some pretty great gifts: new gloves, new boots, a car-emergency kit, a new DS game (Kirby), some lovely fabric that I am in the middle of sewing into a skirt, The Dark Knight, a new sweater, and some cash that I've used to buy a plethera of things, mostly accessories from claire's! It was a good balance of things I needed and things I wanted! The family time was awesome too, but I'm a little sick of ham and cheesey potato caserole! XD
Now, what do I want to get done this vacation?
Well, my little excursion down to Sussex for Christmas cost me quite a few days to work on my NaNo editing, which was going swimmingly until about a week ago. I need to really get working on that again, and have it all finished by February. I also want to get going on some crafts and drawings that I had set aside. Hopefully I'll at least finish the illustrations that I planned to accompany my NaNo story! I'd also like to clean my room and get rid of a few old things that I don't need anymore, but I'm not sure if I'll find time!
Was this a completely pointless post? Eh, probably, but whatever, it's my blog!
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Life After NaNoWriMo
As Catey has been saying lately, Oy!
NaNo is over. I won, in case you did not see the widget on the right, and it feels like I have more free time on my hands. I know it only seems this way because I have stopped devoting several (more) hours a day to sitting at my computer, typing furiously, ignoring my friends when I see that they sign on to MSN, and ignoring my family. Despite all the antisocial-ness, the whole experience was rewarding; sort of.
I made the 50,000 word quota plus a bit of extra. This is the rewarding part. I won! I even beat my friends Alyssa and Carrie who were competing in it with me. This is huge for me because I have failed in my attempts to reach 50,000 words in the two years I have previously done NaNo. I feel like I have written so much! It feels great!
But...
My story is nowhere near completed, storyarch-wise, and nowhere near any level of professionalism in terms of syntax and what-have-you. I had to cut out scenes to allow myself to reach the ending of the story before I hit 50,000 words (which I didn't actually do, but I did get close to the ending so it sort of worked.) These scenes that I cut weren't just unneccessary scenes though, they were entire sequences during which major character and plot developments took place that were just skipped over in my frantic race against the calender.
Why did I do it?
I knew that if I didn't reach the ending of my story (which I still haven't completely, but whatever) that it stood a great chance of never getting finished. It still stands this chance, especially since I've started to read Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen, a novel that began as a NaNoWriMo novel. I realize that there would have been a lot of time and editing between the original NaNo draft and the published draft, but it still depresses me how inferior my writing skills seem to me now.
What can I do about it?
I have implemented a nearly fool-proof way of making sure I will at least finish writing in all that I skipped during NaNo; making a certain friend swear that she will pester me and, if needed, harm me bodily if I do not finish it all up. Thanks, Alyssa, let's just hope I don't retaliate :P.
On another note, I feel extremely odd tonight. I don't know what it is . . . I feel like I'm in some sort of lull. Maybe it's just post-NaNo blues. Or maybe it's because I finished watching the last hour of Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King right after I came home from school. . . It's kind of epic first thing coming home.
Toodles.
NaNo is over. I won, in case you did not see the widget on the right, and it feels like I have more free time on my hands. I know it only seems this way because I have stopped devoting several (more) hours a day to sitting at my computer, typing furiously, ignoring my friends when I see that they sign on to MSN, and ignoring my family. Despite all the antisocial-ness, the whole experience was rewarding; sort of.
I made the 50,000 word quota plus a bit of extra. This is the rewarding part. I won! I even beat my friends Alyssa and Carrie who were competing in it with me. This is huge for me because I have failed in my attempts to reach 50,000 words in the two years I have previously done NaNo. I feel like I have written so much! It feels great!
But...
My story is nowhere near completed, storyarch-wise, and nowhere near any level of professionalism in terms of syntax and what-have-you. I had to cut out scenes to allow myself to reach the ending of the story before I hit 50,000 words (which I didn't actually do, but I did get close to the ending so it sort of worked.) These scenes that I cut weren't just unneccessary scenes though, they were entire sequences during which major character and plot developments took place that were just skipped over in my frantic race against the calender.
Why did I do it?
I knew that if I didn't reach the ending of my story (which I still haven't completely, but whatever) that it stood a great chance of never getting finished. It still stands this chance, especially since I've started to read Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen, a novel that began as a NaNoWriMo novel. I realize that there would have been a lot of time and editing between the original NaNo draft and the published draft, but it still depresses me how inferior my writing skills seem to me now.
What can I do about it?
I have implemented a nearly fool-proof way of making sure I will at least finish writing in all that I skipped during NaNo; making a certain friend swear that she will pester me and, if needed, harm me bodily if I do not finish it all up. Thanks, Alyssa, let's just hope I don't retaliate :P.
On another note, I feel extremely odd tonight. I don't know what it is . . . I feel like I'm in some sort of lull. Maybe it's just post-NaNo blues. Or maybe it's because I finished watching the last hour of Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King right after I came home from school. . . It's kind of epic first thing coming home.
Toodles.
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