Woah! It's been a while!

Hey guys! It's been a long time since I have written in my blog. Sorry =(

 

Let's see, in my last entry I was whining about being stressed about the wedding. Well, the wedding went fine. I had a pretty intense panic attack the night before, but I got through it well enough. It was so great to see my family and friends again. My dress was absolutely beautiful! It's hanging in my room right now because I can't bear to hide it in a closet.

 

Since my last post, lots has happened. For one, Dalin and I got a wee little addition to our family. Her name is Maxine and she is a Tabbyco kitten (Tabbyco is the term for a half tabby/ half calico cat)

Isn't she precious? She's a little insane, but we love her. She loves to climb into the sleeves of my robe (While i'm wearing it..) and sleep there.

 

Also, Nanowrimo happened. I got really far in my story and word count but got totally thrown off by Thanksgiving, when Dalin and I went to Rexburg to be with his family. So no, I didn't win NaNoWriMo this year. Sad times, my friends. But I haven't given up on my story yet. Hopefully it should be done before NaNo next year. Haha

 

I've been knitting a lot too. Remember those intricate cabled socks I was making for Dalin?

They are finished! Those are my feet in the picture which is why the socks look kind of big. They fit Dalin perfectly. He can't have them until Christmas though. Bwahahaha. I'm so glad I'm so glad I'm done with those socks. They were the first ever non-plain socks I'd ever knit and, though it was a good learning experience and my confidence in knitting really fancy socks was boosted tremendously by them, it just took FOREVER to finish them.

 

So, after I finished those, I decided that I wanted to knit some plain vanilla socks for myself that would be finished in no time.

I finished one of them already. Which means it took me just under two days to knit a whole sock. For comparison's sake, one of Dalin's socks took about a month to knit. Oh instant gratification, I love you so. These are being knit in KnitPicks Palatte yarn in the color called Semolina. I love KnitPicks yarn, it's so cheap and lovely.

 

Anyway, It's now suddenly December so I'm thinking a lot about the holidays. I think D and I will be celebrating Yule this year on the 21st again because I seem to have an adverse reaction to Christmas. I've been sick on Christmas for the past 6 years or something. We saw part of the Parade of Lights in downtown Caldwell last night. we found out about it last minute and only stayed for about half of it because I had forgotten my scarf and mittens and it was just too damn cold. What we saw of the parade was nice though.

 

Also, I found on Hulu the Nutcracker movie that I used to have on tape when I was little. Dalin and I are going to watch it together on Thursday. He's never seen it. I have such happy memories of this movie so I am really excited.

 

Other than that....I'll try to update more often. Poor blog. I love you, I really do, it's just so easy to forget about you.

NaNoWriMo!

Hey guys! Do you know what month it is? It's OCTOBER!! And you know what October is? It's the month before Nanowrimo!

I'm really excited for NaNo this year. I have my general idea and I'm working on outlining and such as we speak (or...as I type..)

I don't want to talk too much about my story idea because I don't want to lose interest by blabbing about it all the time, but here's a couple sneak peaks.

 

My banner for the nanowrimo forums.

 

Screencap of a bit of my outline so far. Yes, I know, it's not that much, but I promise that there is more in my head than I've had time to write down yet. My plot points are hidden from you in this shot! Bwahahaha! And No, I don't know who Liam and Paige are yet, but I like those names.

So, get ready for word count updates and such, coming soon.

 

Loves!

NaNoWriMo Update Numero Quatro

Why hello Mr. Home Stretch. It's nice to meet you. My name is Alek.

That's right kiddies, I hit 40k last night. That means I have the rest of the month to write a measly 10k to win Nanowrimo. That's only about two (good) days of writing.

But now for some adventures in fiction writing. I needed Cecilia to become sick with a fever because she needed to have a kafka-esque dream. I felt okay when I was writing it, even though the dream sequence was truly horrifying. It wasn't until I stopped writing for the night, and I laid down to go to bed and I was thinking over the scene that I arrived at trigger city. I actually had a mini panic attack.

It's all good now though and the scene is finished and now I can just focus on putting lots of distance between myself and that dream sequence.

I hope to get to 45k by tonight, so I better be going.

Love ya'll

Ahh...

Just a short break from novelling...

I wrote five thousands words today. I feel like a real writer. I feel like I can *do* this. I can get published and live my dream. It's totally possible.

I feel amazing. I think this is how it feels to give birth to a new child.

Well, not really. That will come when I can write "THE END" but now is like...when you are in the middle of labor and suddenly realize "Holy shit, i'm having a baby."

Love you all. See you on the other side.

NaNoWriMo Update Numero Tres

TITLE:Pushing Lilies

SYNOPSIS: Cecilia Matheson falls in love with a Mr. Laurence Rochester, only to find out that he is not who he seems. (Lame, I know. I will write a better one later)

TOTAL WORD COUNT: 17306/50000 (as of midnight november 8th. I plan to write more, I took an accidental nap and so I am not at all tired..)

DAILY QUOTA OF 1667 WORDS: surpassed (erm...for the 7th..which is yesterday...but barely.)

MUSINGS SO FAR: I had no intention of the best friend maid named Chelsea. funny how these things happen. I like Chelsea though. I wish she was MY friend. Ha.

It is officially week two of NaNo. It is known as "Hell Week." This is the week where most people quit. Pas Moi! I will prevail. Especially since Laurie has been introduced, considering his appearance is loosely based on James McAvoy. Yum. I could write about him for hours.

He met cecilia at a bookshop who's description was totally pilfered from Twice Told Tales in downtown Nampa.

God, I love that place. If I had money, I would totally spend it there.


Sorry about the lack of non-nano blogs. In real life I am still unemployed, still generally unhappy, but feeling like a "real writer"makes my heart happy. So I am doing better than I might have been otherwise.

NaNoWriMo Update Numero Uno!

NaNoWriMo Update!

The first of it's kind.

At almost exactly 1 am the morning of November the First, 2008 I met my daily word count goal of 1667 words. I already love my Cecilia. I am totally going to finish it this year. Just wait, on the 30th of November I will have my last nano update saying THANK GOD IT'S OVER.

Considering I met my daily quota in only an hour, it would seem as though NaNoWriMo is a piece of cake. An hour a day, that's all.

Oh but it's so much more than just an hour a day. It's the whole day, thinking, planning, jotting, writing, panicking, coffee guzzling, beret-wearing wonderful-ness.

Oh NaNoWriMo, How do I love thee?

(Somehow managed to get D to do it with me this year. He is sitting on the floor typing away. Bwahahaa)

http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/user/212496

Check it out, ya'll.