They are POLAR BEARS!!!!
You're welcome. A great mystery has been explained to you.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
~IS HUGGED~
Well, I kinda have to respond to that now, huh?
Dear, Anna,
~***SUPER-DUPER-BEAR-FROM-ALASKA-HUG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!***~
Thanks for putting up with me...
HAYLEY
Dear, Anna,
~***SUPER-DUPER-BEAR-FROM-ALASKA-HUG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!***~
Thanks for putting up with me...
HAYLEY
Monday, March 14, 2011
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Unhappy List
First of all, I feel really, really stupid that I haven't checked the blog since last Tuesday. I'm very sorry, Hayley. I feel like I missed a really important Mini Rant a whole week ago! I am so, so sorry that I missed it.
Second of all, I really don't want you to move! I've already been worried about how much time I'm gonna have for friends when I have to start college and work, but if you're not even here... :P That would just be completely awful to have my best friend move away!!!
Third of all - if it does happen, then I'll just have to drive. We both can, when you get your license. I don't want it to be one of those friendship things that just dies because someone else lives far away! No, no, no, no! I won't let it!
Fourth of all - I really am horribly, awfully sorry that this is a week late. I'm not sure why I didn't check the blog all last week, and I feel really bad about missing it....
Fifth of all. Don't want you to move!!!!
Sixth of all. STILL DON'T WANT YOU TO MOVE!!!!
Seventh of all. See five and six.
Second of all, I really don't want you to move! I've already been worried about how much time I'm gonna have for friends when I have to start college and work, but if you're not even here... :P That would just be completely awful to have my best friend move away!!!
Third of all - if it does happen, then I'll just have to drive. We both can, when you get your license. I don't want it to be one of those friendship things that just dies because someone else lives far away! No, no, no, no! I won't let it!
Fourth of all - I really am horribly, awfully sorry that this is a week late. I'm not sure why I didn't check the blog all last week, and I feel really bad about missing it....
Fifth of all. Don't want you to move!!!!
Sixth of all. STILL DON'T WANT YOU TO MOVE!!!!
Seventh of all. See five and six.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Mini Rant
It's more of a worry than a rant. I'm not upset which is when ranting occurs. I'm worried. Maybe more of a vent. Yes. This is my Mini Vent. (Still, that's a little strong...)
Anyway, my dad just very briefly mentioned moving to a small town less than thirty minutes away. A town that I love and always have. I even wanted to move there a few years ago. But now that I have more involved friends (and am more involved with said friends) I'm not so sure anymore. I know I should hurry up on my Driver's Ed and I will, but I'm afraid this may narrow down outside trip substantially. Like, when Anna goes to college, our already skimmed down writing days may end up even fewer. Then again, if I manage to get my own car provided (that was also mentioned) maybe it won't. But, it'll be further away from Anna, so if a car doesn't get provided, even fewer writing days will happen. And then I wouldn't be able to go to the same college as Anna, because there would be a closer one... and SIGH!
On the plus side, I'll get to see my dad's parents more often. But... I won't get to see my mom's parents so much.
We wouldn't get to bring Lily. (And that SUCKS!)
But all in all... I think it would end up okay. Though I have to admit, there's a small (okay, kinda really big) part of me hoping that, like last time, it doesn't happen.
I don't know....
Anyway, my dad just very briefly mentioned moving to a small town less than thirty minutes away. A town that I love and always have. I even wanted to move there a few years ago. But now that I have more involved friends (and am more involved with said friends) I'm not so sure anymore. I know I should hurry up on my Driver's Ed and I will, but I'm afraid this may narrow down outside trip substantially. Like, when Anna goes to college, our already skimmed down writing days may end up even fewer. Then again, if I manage to get my own car provided (that was also mentioned) maybe it won't. But, it'll be further away from Anna, so if a car doesn't get provided, even fewer writing days will happen. And then I wouldn't be able to go to the same college as Anna, because there would be a closer one... and SIGH!
On the plus side, I'll get to see my dad's parents more often. But... I won't get to see my mom's parents so much.
We wouldn't get to bring Lily. (And that SUCKS!)
But all in all... I think it would end up okay. Though I have to admit, there's a small (okay, kinda really big) part of me hoping that, like last time, it doesn't happen.
I don't know....
Monday, February 21, 2011
Hmm.
So, this morning....afternoon, rather, when I woke up and pulled my laptop into bed with me, there was no internet. Also, my cell phone service was down.
It felt wrong.
I didn't panic - I knew it would all be back later, but I still looked forward to the moment when it *would* be back, because for some reason, I had this idea in my mind that I had important things waiting for me. Or that I needed to do important things...one of those.
And what happens when I got on?
Nothing. Nothing new at all.....
Maybe internet is a conspiracy, like socks!
But I'm not going to stop using it every day any more than I'm going to stop wearing socks. In fact, I don't think I enjoyed socks nearly so much until I found out they were a conspiracy, and that they were alive. This blog post is falling flat. I'm going to stop.
Goodbye.
It felt wrong.
I didn't panic - I knew it would all be back later, but I still looked forward to the moment when it *would* be back, because for some reason, I had this idea in my mind that I had important things waiting for me. Or that I needed to do important things...one of those.
And what happens when I got on?
Nothing. Nothing new at all.....
Maybe internet is a conspiracy, like socks!
But I'm not going to stop using it every day any more than I'm going to stop wearing socks. In fact, I don't think I enjoyed socks nearly so much until I found out they were a conspiracy, and that they were alive. This blog post is falling flat. I'm going to stop.
Goodbye.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Anna inspired blog post
I decided I needed to make a list of my favorite music stuff, too... Because I really like making them, and I enjoyed Anna's! (Really Blogger? How is "Anna's" spelled wrong?!) I'm not procrastinating writing anymore because my characters are SNOTS and wouldn't cooperate so I just gave up on them. But I got over 1000 words! That's not bad!
Anywho! Lists! Like Anna, I think I'm going to start with Three Days Grace. But since they're one of my favorites, I'm going to do top 5 in no particular order:
1. Break (I feel like I should put a reason, or something... but I don't have one. The music video is fun!)
2. Never Too Late (Because it introduced me to them...)
3. Goin' Down (Because it's awesome!)
4. Let You Down (This one is creepishly fantastic!)
5. The Good Life (Narrowing it down to five is a lot harder than I thought it would be...)
Top 4 Train songs! (Woo! Countdown! Kinda...):
1. I Got You (DJ!)
2. If It's Love (Yep! No reason...)
3. Whipping Boy (Thanks, Anna! I'd only listened to this one once until you suggested it for Quid!)
4. Get To Me (uhhh...)
Top 3 Killer's songs! (This one is going to be even harder... why am I so mean to myself?!):
1. Under the Gun (Thanks for letting me borrow the CDs I didn't have Anna...)
2. Sam's Town (I really should stop with the parenthesis...)
3. All These Things I've Done (LOVE this one!)
For someone who thinks Day & Age is their best CD, I sure have an odd list of favorites. None of which come off my favorite CD... Huh...
Random others:
1. I Need You (That Thing You Do) -- The Wonders (That movie is epic! Seriously.)
2. Run -- Snow Patrol
3. Wrecking Ball -- Lifehouse (This one reminds me of Harpe sometimes...)
4. Only The Young -- Brandon Flowers (QUID AND PETER!!! And Joey! Might as well add in almost all the rest of his songs, too.)
5. Heartless -- The Fray (because it's THE FRAY! And I like their version better...)
6. Be The One -- The Fray
7. Grace Kelly -- MIKA (Thank you, Anna!)
8. Don't Take Your Guns To Town -- Johnny Cash (do I need a reason? It's Johnny Cash...)
9. The Motion Waltz -- Rufus Wainwright (Who doesn't love the name Rufus?!)
10. Animal -- Neon Trees (Yes. Still.)
I think I should stop at ten on that list otherwise it would never end. That, and my space key is being wonky...
Anywho! Lists! Like Anna, I think I'm going to start with Three Days Grace. But since they're one of my favorites, I'm going to do top 5 in no particular order:
1. Break (I feel like I should put a reason, or something... but I don't have one. The music video is fun!)
2. Never Too Late (Because it introduced me to them...)
3. Goin' Down (Because it's awesome!)
4. Let You Down (This one is creepishly fantastic!)
5. The Good Life (Narrowing it down to five is a lot harder than I thought it would be...)
Top 4 Train songs! (Woo! Countdown! Kinda...):
1. I Got You (DJ!)
2. If It's Love (Yep! No reason...)
3. Whipping Boy (Thanks, Anna! I'd only listened to this one once until you suggested it for Quid!)
4. Get To Me (uhhh...)
Top 3 Killer's songs! (This one is going to be even harder... why am I so mean to myself?!):
1. Under the Gun (Thanks for letting me borrow the CDs I didn't have Anna...)
2. Sam's Town (I really should stop with the parenthesis...)
3. All These Things I've Done (LOVE this one!)
For someone who thinks Day & Age is their best CD, I sure have an odd list of favorites. None of which come off my favorite CD... Huh...
Random others:
1. I Need You (That Thing You Do) -- The Wonders (That movie is epic! Seriously.)
2. Run -- Snow Patrol
3. Wrecking Ball -- Lifehouse (This one reminds me of Harpe sometimes...)
4. Only The Young -- Brandon Flowers (QUID AND PETER!!! And Joey! Might as well add in almost all the rest of his songs, too.)
5. Heartless -- The Fray (because it's THE FRAY! And I like their version better...)
6. Be The One -- The Fray
7. Grace Kelly -- MIKA (Thank you, Anna!)
8. Don't Take Your Guns To Town -- Johnny Cash (do I need a reason? It's Johnny Cash...)
9. The Motion Waltz -- Rufus Wainwright (Who doesn't love the name Rufus?!)
10. Animal -- Neon Trees (Yes. Still.)
I think I should stop at ten on that list otherwise it would never end. That, and my space key is being wonky...
Aleatoric Musically....things.
Yes. Aleatoric is a word.
It means random! (I think...)
Good word, isn't it? Desultory means random, too! I like words that mean random. They're fun. And...yes. Random.
So, I'm procrastinating writing. For the...(I've lost count) time today. This afternoon alone, actually!
But something important has just happened. With the help of Hayley, I have NAMED MY iPOD!!!!!
His name is Elliot. Named after the kid in E.T. (Because that's my favorite movie *ever!* If I had to pick five movies to take to a desert island, that would be one of them. It's perfect. The whole movie. Per. Fect.) He's also named Elliot because Hayley happened across that one in the baby names book. Thanks Hayley!!!!
I keep thinking I need to make a list of my current top whatever songs, so I'll do that now! While I am listening to Elliot. (Why don't I name my stuff more often?! I named my laptop!!!)
So...let's see.
Top Two Three Days Grace songs....Top Three (it's Three Days Grace. Hard to pick!)
1. Animal I Have Become
2. Goin' Down (I am going to love this song so much when I have mountains of homework in college....this is the song I will think of when I have to confront it)
3. Without You
Top Two Imogen Heap Songs:
1. Wait it Out (because it's addicting, and I have to sing with it every time it comes on)
2. Half Life (same reason.)
Okay! Now just some random ones!!!
1. I Put a Spell on You by Screamin' Jay Hawkins (Thanks Hayley!)
2. Doo Wah Diddy by The Five Faces of Manfred Mann
3. Meet Virginia by Train (again, Thanks Hayley!!!)
4. Only the Young by Brandon Flowers
5. Swing, Swing by the All American Rejects (This song reminds me of Grace, for some reason...in some ways....)
6. Strange Charm by Hank Green. (Hayley, see how many of these songs you're responsible for?)
7. Be Good to Yourself by Journey (Thanks, Quid....)
Those are just some random ones. I could sit here and make a really long list if I wanted to......
It means random! (I think...)
Good word, isn't it? Desultory means random, too! I like words that mean random. They're fun. And...yes. Random.
So, I'm procrastinating writing. For the...(I've lost count) time today. This afternoon alone, actually!
But something important has just happened. With the help of Hayley, I have NAMED MY iPOD!!!!!
His name is Elliot. Named after the kid in E.T. (Because that's my favorite movie *ever!* If I had to pick five movies to take to a desert island, that would be one of them. It's perfect. The whole movie. Per. Fect.) He's also named Elliot because Hayley happened across that one in the baby names book. Thanks Hayley!!!!
I keep thinking I need to make a list of my current top whatever songs, so I'll do that now! While I am listening to Elliot. (Why don't I name my stuff more often?! I named my laptop!!!)
So...let's see.
Top Two Three Days Grace songs....Top Three (it's Three Days Grace. Hard to pick!)
1. Animal I Have Become
2. Goin' Down (I am going to love this song so much when I have mountains of homework in college....this is the song I will think of when I have to confront it)
3. Without You
Top Two Imogen Heap Songs:
1. Wait it Out (because it's addicting, and I have to sing with it every time it comes on)
2. Half Life (same reason.)
Okay! Now just some random ones!!!
1. I Put a Spell on You by Screamin' Jay Hawkins (Thanks Hayley!)
2. Doo Wah Diddy by The Five Faces of Manfred Mann
3. Meet Virginia by Train (again, Thanks Hayley!!!)
4. Only the Young by Brandon Flowers
5. Swing, Swing by the All American Rejects (This song reminds me of Grace, for some reason...in some ways....)
6. Strange Charm by Hank Green. (Hayley, see how many of these songs you're responsible for?)
7. Be Good to Yourself by Journey (Thanks, Quid....)
Those are just some random ones. I could sit here and make a really long list if I wanted to......
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Thoughts of a.....
I don't know what I am.
An irresponsible teenager? Maybe. I'm working on changing that one, though! And - all fairness due to me, I don't think I have much to be responsible about right now. The school I'm currently required to do consists of two whole subjects.
The other things (reading and writing consistently) happens anyway, because those things are awesome!
I don't think I have much to say this morning. Because I've been sleeping most of the morning.
I'm failing on the getting up earlier front of trying to be more responsible. Going to bed earlier is easier than the getting up earlier part! This is bad. This is very bad...I need to fix this! *nod*
So, let's see. What am I doing today?
I should do those two whole boring subjects that were previously mentioned. I should also call my math tutor and set up a meeting. I should also spend some time reading.....And I should also go work at Dad's office, because I need the money! Tonight is my Nanah's birthday dinner, so I'll be doing that this evening.
I need to finish my Hermione fingerless mittens.
I need to finish the fingerless mittens/gloves for Alissa.
I need to ask Hayley about needles for that ribbed hat (I have money for that now! What?! Excited!)
I should also probably work on some art stuff. I like how all of these things today are things I should or need to do....will I get all of them done? I dunno! Is that what makes days exciting? Probably not!
I'm not sure that I'm happy about this nice weather. I like the cold weather! I just wanted it to go away for a while. But I don't want it to be gone until next year! I don't want for summer to get here and murder us all over again with its heat! Murder was not a great word to use for that. Because if we were actually murdered, we couldn't be murdered again. And heat can't murder, anyway. I just woke up. :P That'll be my excuse for the....non-structure, nonsensical nature of this post. Post it. HA! Post it!
Yes. I just woke up.
An irresponsible teenager? Maybe. I'm working on changing that one, though! And - all fairness due to me, I don't think I have much to be responsible about right now. The school I'm currently required to do consists of two whole subjects.
The other things (reading and writing consistently) happens anyway, because those things are awesome!
I don't think I have much to say this morning. Because I've been sleeping most of the morning.
I'm failing on the getting up earlier front of trying to be more responsible. Going to bed earlier is easier than the getting up earlier part! This is bad. This is very bad...I need to fix this! *nod*
So, let's see. What am I doing today?
I should do those two whole boring subjects that were previously mentioned. I should also call my math tutor and set up a meeting. I should also spend some time reading.....And I should also go work at Dad's office, because I need the money! Tonight is my Nanah's birthday dinner, so I'll be doing that this evening.
I need to finish my Hermione fingerless mittens.
I need to finish the fingerless mittens/gloves for Alissa.
I need to ask Hayley about needles for that ribbed hat (I have money for that now! What?! Excited!)
I should also probably work on some art stuff. I like how all of these things today are things I should or need to do....will I get all of them done? I dunno! Is that what makes days exciting? Probably not!
I'm not sure that I'm happy about this nice weather. I like the cold weather! I just wanted it to go away for a while. But I don't want it to be gone until next year! I don't want for summer to get here and murder us all over again with its heat! Murder was not a great word to use for that. Because if we were actually murdered, we couldn't be murdered again. And heat can't murder, anyway. I just woke up. :P That'll be my excuse for the....non-structure, nonsensical nature of this post. Post it. HA! Post it!
Yes. I just woke up.
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Empty
As in my head. My head is empty.
I just spent forty minutes coming up with middle names for five characters (GOT 'EM!) and making sure I had the years right on a few birthdays.
I have several ideas for Netherground, but I just can't get them to come out! Mostly because the part I'm in right now came out of nowhere. Wasn't planned in any sort of way. It just... BAM! happened. Which.... I mean... I guess I like it, but I can't really decide for sure. I may end up taking it out completely. But I need it in a way for several something elses to happen. So, it's convenient, but it's not... I may have to figure out a different way to get to it. But if I do that, the thing that brought it on would have to end differently. And I REALLY suck at writing action scenes. They always end in a Let's Talk This Out! way... Which is good, I suppose. But... not when I need an action scene! More than just the one at the beginning... Maybe I should just read the Hunger Games. That'd be easier than this...
But I need to get this done... Maybe I'll go to the rewrite that I already kinda started. I'm not sure I like it either, because it completely changes DJ's back story... (I STILL need to work on Snazz's... Darn it! At least he has a freaking middle name now!) I need to figure something out with DJ's parents, too... They could use names. Maybe this is what I'll work on today. Because I don't see many words coming out. I'll just... figure out back stories, names, and birthdays. Yes... Yes, I like this plan. Very much so.
Whoo! I worked it out over blog post! That's great...
I'm procrastinating in case you can't tell.
I love Brandon Flowers... His songs are so freaking addicting... (I mean on his album, but the Killer's songs are addicting, too...)
I really like doing ellipses.... (<-- See? They're awesome...)
My Dad's friend called him earlier and his ring tone on my Dad's phone is the Imperial March. It was epic... We all agreed that it was epic. Anna's got me really liking Star Wars. Not as much as her (I don't think it'll ever be that much) but enough for me to ask my Mom if we could get the movies... And get excited when the Imperial March starts playing...
I played Scrabble with my dad and brother and came in second... Almost lost. To an eight year old. I didn't feel very writerly...
I was at Schlotzsky's earlier and they were playing Is There A Ghost by Band of Horses. It was kinda super awesome...
And it's my sister's birthday! Yay! You're legal now! ;)
I've really got to stop the blog post. I only seem to do these when I'm procrastinating writing. ~Sigh~
Hayley
I just spent forty minutes coming up with middle names for five characters (GOT 'EM!) and making sure I had the years right on a few birthdays.
I have several ideas for Netherground, but I just can't get them to come out! Mostly because the part I'm in right now came out of nowhere. Wasn't planned in any sort of way. It just... BAM! happened. Which.... I mean... I guess I like it, but I can't really decide for sure. I may end up taking it out completely. But I need it in a way for several something elses to happen. So, it's convenient, but it's not... I may have to figure out a different way to get to it. But if I do that, the thing that brought it on would have to end differently. And I REALLY suck at writing action scenes. They always end in a Let's Talk This Out! way... Which is good, I suppose. But... not when I need an action scene! More than just the one at the beginning... Maybe I should just read the Hunger Games. That'd be easier than this...
But I need to get this done... Maybe I'll go to the rewrite that I already kinda started. I'm not sure I like it either, because it completely changes DJ's back story... (I STILL need to work on Snazz's... Darn it! At least he has a freaking middle name now!) I need to figure something out with DJ's parents, too... They could use names. Maybe this is what I'll work on today. Because I don't see many words coming out. I'll just... figure out back stories, names, and birthdays. Yes... Yes, I like this plan. Very much so.
Whoo! I worked it out over blog post! That's great...
I'm procrastinating in case you can't tell.
I love Brandon Flowers... His songs are so freaking addicting... (I mean on his album, but the Killer's songs are addicting, too...)
I really like doing ellipses.... (<-- See? They're awesome...)
My Dad's friend called him earlier and his ring tone on my Dad's phone is the Imperial March. It was epic... We all agreed that it was epic. Anna's got me really liking Star Wars. Not as much as her (I don't think it'll ever be that much) but enough for me to ask my Mom if we could get the movies... And get excited when the Imperial March starts playing...
I played Scrabble with my dad and brother and came in second... Almost lost. To an eight year old. I didn't feel very writerly...
I was at Schlotzsky's earlier and they were playing Is There A Ghost by Band of Horses. It was kinda super awesome...
And it's my sister's birthday! Yay! You're legal now! ;)
I've really got to stop the blog post. I only seem to do these when I'm procrastinating writing. ~Sigh~
Hayley
Monday, February 7, 2011
I'm blank on titles. Again...
Wow. Funny and true as that article was (in certain places. Please don't hurt me), that's a horrible thought... I'm gonna stop thinking it.
PETER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (That's all I have to say about that... ~Cheesy smile~)
I meant to wake up early today. I really did. But I didn't. I've failed our attempts, Anna. But, in my defense, I got off the computer at a fairly reasonable time. I was in bed at a reasonable time. Then, what did I do for close to five hours? I laid there. (I lay there? I can't ever figure that one out.) Awake. For almost five hours.
So I turned off my alarm around 6:30. Got to sleep (finally) about 6:45. Woke up at 12:30. I'm still tired, because even that not quite six hours was full of me waking up and tossing and turning and thinking over stuff that I shouldn't have been thinking over.
Anyway, I'm tired, but I have ideas for our things, Anna! Ideas that kept me up for nearly FIVE HOURS! Uhg! I'm bitter, can you tell?
I'M STARTING DRIVERS ED TODAY! (How was that for a transition?) I'm really nervous even though it is online and not in person. In fact, as soon as I'm done with this blog post I'm gonna go start it!!! I'm excited!!! Woo! (That doesn't happen often, the "Woo." Enjoy it while you can.)
After that, I think I'm going to spend the rest of the day watching Primeval. Or Doctor Who. (Yay! for having already done school.)
That was such a random blog post... Does it go to show you just how tired a really am? I hope so.
I have hair in my face.. It won't go away.
DFTBA, Hayley (that's not me telling myself, that's me telling y'all... er... you.)
PETER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (That's all I have to say about that... ~Cheesy smile~)
I meant to wake up early today. I really did. But I didn't. I've failed our attempts, Anna. But, in my defense, I got off the computer at a fairly reasonable time. I was in bed at a reasonable time. Then, what did I do for close to five hours? I laid there. (I lay there? I can't ever figure that one out.) Awake. For almost five hours.
So I turned off my alarm around 6:30. Got to sleep (finally) about 6:45. Woke up at 12:30. I'm still tired, because even that not quite six hours was full of me waking up and tossing and turning and thinking over stuff that I shouldn't have been thinking over.
Anyway, I'm tired, but I have ideas for our things, Anna! Ideas that kept me up for nearly FIVE HOURS! Uhg! I'm bitter, can you tell?
I'M STARTING DRIVERS ED TODAY! (How was that for a transition?) I'm really nervous even though it is online and not in person. In fact, as soon as I'm done with this blog post I'm gonna go start it!!! I'm excited!!! Woo! (That doesn't happen often, the "Woo." Enjoy it while you can.)
After that, I think I'm going to spend the rest of the day watching Primeval. Or Doctor Who. (Yay! for having already done school.)
That was such a random blog post... Does it go to show you just how tired a really am? I hope so.
I have hair in my face.. It won't go away.
DFTBA, Hayley (that's not me telling myself, that's me telling y'all... er... you.)
The Doctor = A Bad Person? What?
Okay, so while I was browsing through a Doctor Who blog that I follow pretty regularly, I found this article, listing all the reasons why the Doctor is a bad person.
READ THE ARTICLE HERE IN THE CAPS! NOT LITERALLY, JUST CLICK ON US!
Some of the reasons are stupid - they just make him a poor person, not a bad person.
Other reasons are dealt with on the show.
Other reasons are true.
My take on all of them?
He wouldn't be The Doctor without his faults, because every good character has them. Every good person that actually lives and breathes and exists and has a bank account (the last thing I said is the way I'm distinguishing from characters in books and people in the real world) has faults! In fact, the people in the real world have way more faults than most characters in books. Or TV Shows, as we're technically talking here.
The Doctor wouldn't be nearly as good without his faults! He wouldn't be conflicted! The show would have died a long time ago!
And then whoever wrote the article wouldn't have anything to complain about. I enjoyed reading it, though. Good article, but it's the Doctor. He's not a bad guy. Not anymore than the next character with faults. (Harry Potter has tons of faults. Frodo has tons of faults. And, since Hayley's the only one that reads this blog, and because I'd like to think I'm writing well-developed people, Peter has tons of faults! All the best characters do! But before I sound egotistical here, listing Peter has one of the best characters who isn't even published - all the best characters also have motive, and Peter has a hard time giving me his motives sometimes....)
READ THE ARTICLE HERE IN THE CAPS! NOT LITERALLY, JUST CLICK ON US!
Some of the reasons are stupid - they just make him a poor person, not a bad person.
Other reasons are dealt with on the show.
Other reasons are true.
My take on all of them?
He wouldn't be The Doctor without his faults, because every good character has them. Every good person that actually lives and breathes and exists and has a bank account (the last thing I said is the way I'm distinguishing from characters in books and people in the real world) has faults! In fact, the people in the real world have way more faults than most characters in books. Or TV Shows, as we're technically talking here.
The Doctor wouldn't be nearly as good without his faults! He wouldn't be conflicted! The show would have died a long time ago!
And then whoever wrote the article wouldn't have anything to complain about. I enjoyed reading it, though. Good article, but it's the Doctor. He's not a bad guy. Not anymore than the next character with faults. (Harry Potter has tons of faults. Frodo has tons of faults. And, since Hayley's the only one that reads this blog, and because I'd like to think I'm writing well-developed people, Peter has tons of faults! All the best characters do! But before I sound egotistical here, listing Peter has one of the best characters who isn't even published - all the best characters also have motive, and Peter has a hard time giving me his motives sometimes....)
Saturday, February 5, 2011
I have no title...
I finally got past that scene in my book that was giving me oodles of trouble yesterday! It's not great, but it's about as it's going to get in a first draft. (Uhg! I have to write another draft?!) Anyway, that's finally over and done with and fairly satisfying. Except, now I don't know what to do next! Should I just jump right to the thing that the scene hints at? (Hints strongly. I probably shouldn't even call it a hint...) Or should I go through the motions of them getting ready/freaking out some more? I'm thinking just skipping... And then I can get to something even more excited. But that's going to be a challenge to write, I can already tell.
I had to stop writing for a minute so I could procrastinate -- which is why I'm doing another blog post. I even attempted mapping stuff out. I keep trying this even when I know I can't. Period. I have to write blindly. Like, I know more or less where I'm going, but I don't know how I'm getting there. That's something I figure out when I get there. I admit, it turns out fairly well when I'm writing with someone else, but not when I'm writing alone. It ends up changing the plot and I have to go back over and over and over and over... And that's a pain. I get that it comes with being a writer, but that doesn't make it any less of a pain.
Me comma button doesn't want to work... Only when I press on it really hard... That's another pain.
Odair thinks I want to listen to Metallica... Not that I don't want to, but the scene currently in the works doesn't go to well with that... Now, here in a minute... it will. Really, really well... (If you're curious, I'm currently listening to Seek & Destroy. It's kinda... dark. But that's Metallica for you, right?) Wow... it's insane how well this fits something that's about to happen... (There you go, Anna! Are you happy? You have a hint! As if you're not going to be reading it soon, anyway...)
I think I'm done for now... Ooh! I'm finally getting around to knitting that Slytherin scarf that got me wanting to knit in the first place! (Only two years later...) I got the yarn today! Yay!
Okay, I really am done now. I need to go work on Nethergroundyness stuff.
Hayley
I had to stop writing for a minute so I could procrastinate -- which is why I'm doing another blog post. I even attempted mapping stuff out. I keep trying this even when I know I can't. Period. I have to write blindly. Like, I know more or less where I'm going, but I don't know how I'm getting there. That's something I figure out when I get there. I admit, it turns out fairly well when I'm writing with someone else, but not when I'm writing alone. It ends up changing the plot and I have to go back over and over and over and over... And that's a pain. I get that it comes with being a writer, but that doesn't make it any less of a pain.
Me comma button doesn't want to work... Only when I press on it really hard... That's another pain.
Odair thinks I want to listen to Metallica... Not that I don't want to, but the scene currently in the works doesn't go to well with that... Now, here in a minute... it will. Really, really well... (If you're curious, I'm currently listening to Seek & Destroy. It's kinda... dark. But that's Metallica for you, right?) Wow... it's insane how well this fits something that's about to happen... (There you go, Anna! Are you happy? You have a hint! As if you're not going to be reading it soon, anyway...)
I think I'm done for now... Ooh! I'm finally getting around to knitting that Slytherin scarf that got me wanting to knit in the first place! (Only two years later...) I got the yarn today! Yay!
Okay, I really am done now. I need to go work on Nethergroundyness stuff.
Hayley
Good Morning! Darn, it be afternoon already.
Well, I'm lying in my bed because I slept late, and I had my iPod, which I am listening to now (Safety Dance, rah!) and trying to think of reasons not to get up yet. Blog post became a great reason!!!!!
Okay, so. Weather. (Yes, I'm actually going to talk about the weather!) I think snow is dope. And I think cold is dope. But I'm a little bit bitter towards the snow after being rolled in it. (This was not voluntary on my part, and I'm not going to talk about it because Hayley already knows the story and I feel no need to recount it again....) I'm also bitter at the snow because it won't melt. It keeps piling up more. Which I normally wouldn't mind, but I CANNOT DRIVE IN IT.
I'm used to going to Lubbock a lot to be with my besties! I haven't seen any of my Lubbock besties this week! Grah! (Peter and Grace are getting to me! Horror! Not really. Their grah-ness isn't horrible.)
So, I think the snow needs to stop. I don't care what the cold does, but the snow needs to go visit somewhere else.
I realized just a minute ago as I was reading a knitting blog that I HAVEN'T BEEN ON RAVELRY IN A LONG TIME! What up with that? Of course I'm on there right now, remedying this.
Hayley, you haven't put up any new projects! :( Grah! I haven't either. Grah! (I have finished the mitt part of the first Hermione mitt, though, and barely started the other one! Maybe I should work on that today.....)
I'm hungry. Hmm. This should also be remedied soon. Maybe right now.....or something.
Okay, so. Weather. (Yes, I'm actually going to talk about the weather!) I think snow is dope. And I think cold is dope. But I'm a little bit bitter towards the snow after being rolled in it. (This was not voluntary on my part, and I'm not going to talk about it because Hayley already knows the story and I feel no need to recount it again....) I'm also bitter at the snow because it won't melt. It keeps piling up more. Which I normally wouldn't mind, but I CANNOT DRIVE IN IT.
I'm used to going to Lubbock a lot to be with my besties! I haven't seen any of my Lubbock besties this week! Grah! (Peter and Grace are getting to me! Horror! Not really. Their grah-ness isn't horrible.)
So, I think the snow needs to stop. I don't care what the cold does, but the snow needs to go visit somewhere else.
I realized just a minute ago as I was reading a knitting blog that I HAVEN'T BEEN ON RAVELRY IN A LONG TIME! What up with that? Of course I'm on there right now, remedying this.
Hayley, you haven't put up any new projects! :( Grah! I haven't either. Grah! (I have finished the mitt part of the first Hermione mitt, though, and barely started the other one! Maybe I should work on that today.....)
I'm hungry. Hmm. This should also be remedied soon. Maybe right now.....or something.
Friday, February 4, 2011
As I sit here with the cord of my headphones hanging from my mouth...
I write about stupid scenes in my book.
I just realized how ironic this is. I'm writing to get away from writing.
Anyway, all day writing day at home and I've already done more today than I did the last time Anna and I had a writing day out of the comfort of our own homes. Maybe we should do these more often, Anna. I'm better at writing when I'm in my element. The comfy place in the middle of my room with Three Days Grace screaming, "PAIN!" in my ear. Ooh... now Lifehouse. Big change there.
I'm working on a scene that has proven to be a lot harder than I'd planned. I mean, how hard can it be to ask someone out? Probably really hard, actually, but I don't have any experience in the field. I even went so far as asking my Mom -- not much help there, but at least she tried! I even attempted consulting Twilight (the only book I have where romance is most of the plot) then I realized just how stupid that was (I can't even get through the books anymore. They're mostly just taking up space on my bookshelf right now) and I put it back. I can't very well call my sister -- who has more recent experience in dating -- because she's a little tied down with a newborn and a one year old with the flu. (The newborn doesn't have the flu -- thank goodness!) And I know-ish how her most recent story goes anyway. Something having to do with rice, and that's not relevant to Harpe and Deej's story -- it is to my sister's and her husband's, but they're not Harpe and Deej, so that doesn't work out...
That was a long paragraph... How is it I can write more about being unable to write this scene and why I can't write it, but I can't actually write the scene?! Maybe I should watch a chick flick... But then I'd get absorbed (yes! Even I can get absorbed in chick flicks!) and no more writing would happen. And I kinda would like more writing to happen, because I'm excited about this scene! Even if it doesn't want to get written!
Taylor Swift now...
On a not completely different note:
1) I finally got past 50,000 words! Only three months late! Currently at 51,611! That's exciting... I should celebrate or something.
2) I'm tired because I woke up at nine so I could do school before I started my all day writing fest.
3) I've had three cups of coffee and have a coke waiting for me in the fridge.
4) I'm still tired after all that caffeine.
5) I just spelled caffeine right on the first try! Sadly, that's the first time that's ever happened, I think. It's a far cry from last night when I was so tired (I obviously need more sleep!) it took me four tries to spell "hungry" right.
6) Taylor Swift again. Aww! Sad song! Harpe and Deej song. Last Kiss... Are you gonna start crying again, Anna? Please don't... even if I think it's kinda funny...
7) I seem to like making lists, too.
8) The front door is open and it's letting light in through the crack under my door. Someone keeps walking by it and I jump every time, thinking it's a mouse. It's very distracting.
9) I hate mice.
10) I got very far off base with this list. One more thing left, I think.
11) PETER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Okay. I think I'm done now. I'm gonna change Odair to only playing Taylor Swift and go back to attempting to write this scene that eludes me. And hope that I don't make it sad because most of Taylor Swift's songs are about breaking up -- or along those lines. Maybe I should rethink the Taylor Swift thing.
Hayley
I just realized how ironic this is. I'm writing to get away from writing.
Anyway, all day writing day at home and I've already done more today than I did the last time Anna and I had a writing day out of the comfort of our own homes. Maybe we should do these more often, Anna. I'm better at writing when I'm in my element. The comfy place in the middle of my room with Three Days Grace screaming, "PAIN!" in my ear. Ooh... now Lifehouse. Big change there.
I'm working on a scene that has proven to be a lot harder than I'd planned. I mean, how hard can it be to ask someone out? Probably really hard, actually, but I don't have any experience in the field. I even went so far as asking my Mom -- not much help there, but at least she tried! I even attempted consulting Twilight (the only book I have where romance is most of the plot) then I realized just how stupid that was (I can't even get through the books anymore. They're mostly just taking up space on my bookshelf right now) and I put it back. I can't very well call my sister -- who has more recent experience in dating -- because she's a little tied down with a newborn and a one year old with the flu. (The newborn doesn't have the flu -- thank goodness!) And I know-ish how her most recent story goes anyway. Something having to do with rice, and that's not relevant to Harpe and Deej's story -- it is to my sister's and her husband's, but they're not Harpe and Deej, so that doesn't work out...
That was a long paragraph... How is it I can write more about being unable to write this scene and why I can't write it, but I can't actually write the scene?! Maybe I should watch a chick flick... But then I'd get absorbed (yes! Even I can get absorbed in chick flicks!) and no more writing would happen. And I kinda would like more writing to happen, because I'm excited about this scene! Even if it doesn't want to get written!
Taylor Swift now...
On a not completely different note:
1) I finally got past 50,000 words! Only three months late! Currently at 51,611! That's exciting... I should celebrate or something.
2) I'm tired because I woke up at nine so I could do school before I started my all day writing fest.
3) I've had three cups of coffee and have a coke waiting for me in the fridge.
4) I'm still tired after all that caffeine.
5) I just spelled caffeine right on the first try! Sadly, that's the first time that's ever happened, I think. It's a far cry from last night when I was so tired (I obviously need more sleep!) it took me four tries to spell "hungry" right.
6) Taylor Swift again. Aww! Sad song! Harpe and Deej song. Last Kiss... Are you gonna start crying again, Anna? Please don't... even if I think it's kinda funny...
7) I seem to like making lists, too.
8) The front door is open and it's letting light in through the crack under my door. Someone keeps walking by it and I jump every time, thinking it's a mouse. It's very distracting.
9) I hate mice.
10) I got very far off base with this list. One more thing left, I think.
11) PETER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Okay. I think I'm done now. I'm gonna change Odair to only playing Taylor Swift and go back to attempting to write this scene that eludes me. And hope that I don't make it sad because most of Taylor Swift's songs are about breaking up -- or along those lines. Maybe I should rethink the Taylor Swift thing.
Hayley
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Further Thoughts on Procrastination When You're Supposed to Be Doing Something Else
In this case, it would be writing! Which, don't get me wrong, I love to write. Lots. But there's something about it...you have to stop every minute or so and do something else. Helps you think. Or...something. Yeah, let's go with that. So here's a list of things that happen when you're writing.
1. Stop. Stare out the window.
2. Stop. Stare out the window some more. Think.
3. Stop. Stare anywhere, think.
4. Stop, pull out notebook and draw a doodle of your characters, resume, stop, think.
5. Stop, look around idly, pick the zits on your face because that's a convenient thing to do it and it's about time for some of them anyway.
6. Realize that you have a whole blog post you could write about the things you're doing and go do that.
7. Resume.
8. Do all that again, except maybe not the blog post, because you've already done that.
9. Rinse and Repeat.
1. Stop. Stare out the window.
2. Stop. Stare out the window some more. Think.
3. Stop. Stare anywhere, think.
4. Stop, pull out notebook and draw a doodle of your characters, resume, stop, think.
5. Stop, look around idly, pick the zits on your face because that's a convenient thing to do it and it's about time for some of them anyway.
6. Realize that you have a whole blog post you could write about the things you're doing and go do that.
7. Resume.
8. Do all that again, except maybe not the blog post, because you've already done that.
9. Rinse and Repeat.
Your Number One Procrastination Station = More Elf!
Okay. So, I'm on the computer, doing my routine morning procrastinating.
I just realized that I put waffles in to toast a few minutes ago, and they've probably popped. I don't want to get up. They're probably already cold. Blah!!!
I decided that, since I didn't have much else to do on the computer to procrastinate (except start writing, which would be useful for procrastinating school all morning, and then keep me from writing with Hayley this afternoon.....so I can't do that) I decided to write a blog post!
Are you not excited?! Be excited!
I don't think I have very many interesting things to say, if any interesting things to say at all.
I guess I'll talk about Three Days Grace fora minute. I have lots of songs by them on my iPod, because Hayley's nice and lets me borrow her CDs all the time. (I used to not load CDs to my iTunes....because of ONE person that consistently says it is illegal. I hear lots more people say that it is legal as long as they don't sell it, so I'm just not going to even worry about it anymore....)
I haven't listened to their third album, Life Starts Now, as closely as the other two, and it's the only complete album I've got on here. One X is my favorite, but I'm really enjoying Life Starts Now today. I discovered Without You (which is an AWESOME SONG!!!), which is now in my top five Three Days Grace songs (if I had a list...).
I've also fully realized just how many Three Days Grace songs fit Peter. I'm sorry - you people that probably aren't reading this blog wouldn't really know about Peter. But Hayley knows who I'm talking about and I know who I'm talking about, and if Peter is a blog reader (which I seriously doubt) he would know who I was talking about, too.
I mean, seriously! If the song doesn't fit Peter, then Peter likes the song. I think that's pretty much how it rolls.
Now I think I'll talk about Peter. I really like him. He's in my top five character list (and I do roughly have that list.....right now, it be Dwalyn, Quid, Peter, Grace and someone......probably.....I don't know. North? Niquill? Mudfrey? No, not Mudfrey.) And all that's in no particular order. Again, you won't know who I'm talking about (you non-existent strangers that read this blog) but Hayley will! And Dwalyn, Quid, and Peter all know, too! And Grace! YEAH!
So....where was...? Yep! I really like Peter. Top five character list. Or technically, top four. But he gives me problems, because he's Peter and he just can't make things easy for me. For instance: I don't know why he wants to go home. But Peter needs to want to go home. Peter, why do you want to go home?
*Peter looks at me like I'm an idiot*
Don't look at me like that, Peter. I'll give you a candy cane!
*Peter holds up candy cane*
Cigarettes?
I don't need you to buy me cigarettes. Leave me alone.
Peter! Help me out!
Go away.
You're gonna hurt my feelings.....
Good, go away.
*sighs*
I formatted all of that in a very confusing way but I am not going to fix it. Okay, I'm really hungry, so I've got to stop procrastinating now. Go get those waffles, stick 'em back down in the toaster so they get warm again. Probably burn them, or something. And then do boring things! Like SAT Math and Biology! Yuck!
So long....so long? Wow.
Bye!
Anna
I just realized that I put waffles in to toast a few minutes ago, and they've probably popped. I don't want to get up. They're probably already cold. Blah!!!
I decided that, since I didn't have much else to do on the computer to procrastinate (except start writing, which would be useful for procrastinating school all morning, and then keep me from writing with Hayley this afternoon.....so I can't do that) I decided to write a blog post!
Are you not excited?! Be excited!
I don't think I have very many interesting things to say, if any interesting things to say at all.
I guess I'll talk about Three Days Grace fora minute. I have lots of songs by them on my iPod, because Hayley's nice and lets me borrow her CDs all the time. (I used to not load CDs to my iTunes....because of ONE person that consistently says it is illegal. I hear lots more people say that it is legal as long as they don't sell it, so I'm just not going to even worry about it anymore....)
I haven't listened to their third album, Life Starts Now, as closely as the other two, and it's the only complete album I've got on here. One X is my favorite, but I'm really enjoying Life Starts Now today. I discovered Without You (which is an AWESOME SONG!!!), which is now in my top five Three Days Grace songs (if I had a list...).
I've also fully realized just how many Three Days Grace songs fit Peter. I'm sorry - you people that probably aren't reading this blog wouldn't really know about Peter. But Hayley knows who I'm talking about and I know who I'm talking about, and if Peter is a blog reader (which I seriously doubt) he would know who I was talking about, too.
I mean, seriously! If the song doesn't fit Peter, then Peter likes the song. I think that's pretty much how it rolls.
Now I think I'll talk about Peter. I really like him. He's in my top five character list (and I do roughly have that list.....right now, it be Dwalyn, Quid, Peter, Grace and someone......probably.....I don't know. North? Niquill? Mudfrey? No, not Mudfrey.) And all that's in no particular order. Again, you won't know who I'm talking about (you non-existent strangers that read this blog) but Hayley will! And Dwalyn, Quid, and Peter all know, too! And Grace! YEAH!
So....where was...? Yep! I really like Peter. Top five character list. Or technically, top four. But he gives me problems, because he's Peter and he just can't make things easy for me. For instance: I don't know why he wants to go home. But Peter needs to want to go home. Peter, why do you want to go home?
*Peter looks at me like I'm an idiot*
Don't look at me like that, Peter. I'll give you a candy cane!
*Peter holds up candy cane*
Cigarettes?
I don't need you to buy me cigarettes. Leave me alone.
Peter! Help me out!
Go away.
You're gonna hurt my feelings.....
Good, go away.
*sighs*
I formatted all of that in a very confusing way but I am not going to fix it. Okay, I'm really hungry, so I've got to stop procrastinating now. Go get those waffles, stick 'em back down in the toaster so they get warm again. Probably burn them, or something. And then do boring things! Like SAT Math and Biology! Yuck!
So long....so long? Wow.
Bye!
Anna
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Paper Towns and a boring blog title
I'm having trouble typing today, because I'm cold and these fingerless mittens weren't made for wearing while typing. But I refuse to take them off because they're blue, fuzzy, and WARM.
I'm hungry, so I'm just gonna skip to the point of today's bloggy-thingy.
I finished Paper Towns yesterday! I'm not going to write a long, drawn out review or anything like that, but I am going to write what I thought about it. So... you can just skip over this part if you don't want to read it because I really suck at doing anything like this.
This. Book. Was. Awesome.
Wow. That was actually a lot easier than I was expecting.
No, I'm really not done. The book is fantastic, but you have to get past all the cussing and... other stuff. Not that the other stuff is graphic, in fact there is no other stuff. Just talk about other stuff. Not really even that. Talk about other stuff used in other stuff. I really hope you know what I mean by "other stuff" because that's as specific as I'm getting.
And I would have liked a different ending. But I can't say how without ruining the book. There was closure, but I would have liked more closure.
Anyway, I'm hopefully going to the library today (yay! for brave me and the cold!) and I'm planning to get An Abundance of Kathrines... So that's exciting. Same author, obviously. Mostly because he's a great author. Another to add to that list of authors you read and then wonder how on earth you're ever going to ever even be able to attempt to even remotely thinking about writing again.
On a different note, I've decided that this whole being responsible thing is stupid. At least the little stuff, y'know, the stuff that I should actually do right now. Like going to bed early(er) and getting up early(er). I went to sleep about 2:30, which is good for me. great even, because it's not 4. I woke up at 8... went back to sleep until my alarm went off at 9... then slept until 12. So... something I obviously need to work on. But, thanks to my Dad, I'm not nearly as freaked out about this whole "growing up" thing. So... even though you don't read us, thanks Dad! ~HUG~
I think I'm done. The back of my neck is cold. I'm thirsty. Hungry. Need to do school... That may be hard to do in these mittens, too... Hmmmm.
Hayley
I'm hungry, so I'm just gonna skip to the point of today's bloggy-thingy.
I finished Paper Towns yesterday! I'm not going to write a long, drawn out review or anything like that, but I am going to write what I thought about it. So... you can just skip over this part if you don't want to read it because I really suck at doing anything like this.
This. Book. Was. Awesome.
Wow. That was actually a lot easier than I was expecting.
No, I'm really not done. The book is fantastic, but you have to get past all the cussing and... other stuff. Not that the other stuff is graphic, in fact there is no other stuff. Just talk about other stuff. Not really even that. Talk about other stuff used in other stuff. I really hope you know what I mean by "other stuff" because that's as specific as I'm getting.
And I would have liked a different ending. But I can't say how without ruining the book. There was closure, but I would have liked more closure.
Anyway, I'm hopefully going to the library today (yay! for brave me and the cold!) and I'm planning to get An Abundance of Kathrines... So that's exciting. Same author, obviously. Mostly because he's a great author. Another to add to that list of authors you read and then wonder how on earth you're ever going to ever even be able to attempt to even remotely thinking about writing again.
On a different note, I've decided that this whole being responsible thing is stupid. At least the little stuff, y'know, the stuff that I should actually do right now. Like going to bed early(er) and getting up early(er). I went to sleep about 2:30, which is good for me. great even, because it's not 4. I woke up at 8... went back to sleep until my alarm went off at 9... then slept until 12. So... something I obviously need to work on. But, thanks to my Dad, I'm not nearly as freaked out about this whole "growing up" thing. So... even though you don't read us, thanks Dad! ~HUG~
I think I'm done. The back of my neck is cold. I'm thirsty. Hungry. Need to do school... That may be hard to do in these mittens, too... Hmmmm.
Hayley
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
A list of things. Because I like to do lists of things. Lists of things are *cool.*
1. Hayley - *HUG.* I know I gave you one...or several....yesterday. But - *HUG.* Because for me, there's really no such thing as too many hugs. I like hugs. They're *awesome.* They're like....I don't know. Hugs are just hugs! They're warm and comforting and cuddly, like lots of blankets and soft pillows and cookies. Hugs are some of my favorite things. It would be weird for me to not have a hug every day from somebody....
2. I started rereading Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix! This is the longest Harry Potter book out of all seven. (Seven should have been the longest.) I like this one for lots of reasons. I think one of them is just because of the dope blue cover art. Blue things are just...blue's my favorite color. Blue is an Anna color. And a Doctor color.
3. Isn't it great when you create new characters and know that you've got something solid? Just because you actually care about the character, and another new character cares about the new character that I'm talking about right now? And he has a dope name! I'm proud of him, but he's technically not born yet. Not in his time line. And neither is the other new character that I just mentioned. I'm not sure when I'll get to write with this new character that I'm talking about....I could just tell you his name instead of saying 'new character' and making it all confusing, but it's more mysterious this way!
4. I think growing up is absolutely terrifying. I had a meltdown about it yesterday, actually. (In case you can't tell, I'm responding to Hayley's blog post...) Or...actually....I just had a meltdown. It was an up and down day, and today feels like a mostly up day, so that's good. Up days are a lot easier to get through. That makes life sound really depressing, doesn't it?! How dare me!
I like what C.S. Lewis said about growing up, and age. I couldn't find the quote, but I think I remember it pretty well:
I don't think age matters so much as people think. At twelve, I think parts of me were already fifty, and at fifty, I think parts of me are still twelve.
Isn't that the way it goes? I'm still a little kid about some things! I still love to go get expensive ice cream! But I've still changed about some things. Because when I was little, I didn't care as much what people thought about my writing, and I forced lots of people to read it. Poor people. I'm so sorry. Poor younger me. What? No. 'Poor younger me' should be apologizing to older me, right now. She embarrasses me! Younger me - stop it!
*Cough* - anyway - I'm a lot more self-conscious about that now. There are only a few people that get to read my stuff frequently. Well, one. Hayley, congratulations.
I feel really awkward asking most other people to read my stuff (not all, but most) and often regret it when I do. It's hard to get people to criticize it - and when they do, they usually aren't that helpful. I have to beg Hayley to criticize, and when she does, she's way more helpful than some of the other people I've gotten to read stuff. (It's not a bad idea to ask older people....but they think in terms of grammar, and not story. They don't even think in terms of words....unlike Naomi, who is dope and thinks in terms of grammar that breathes.)
Still, I'm a little bit mad at younger me for letting this 'not caring what other people think' thing slip. How dare she. YOUNGER ME! STOP IT!
All the responsible stuff scares me too. Publishing a book scares me, actually. Nearly all future stuff is scary to me. (Hey kids, let's watch while Anna screams her way through college! OH LOOK! SHE TRIPPED AND FELL!) Hopefully falling will be kept to a minimum. And hopefully, screaming will only be figurative. Not literal.
5. Number four was very, very long.
6. THERE'S SNOW OUTSIDE! So, today, I'm going to do things that ought to be done while there is snow outside. Such as: Read. Write. Knit. Take a bubble bath and read. School. (:P) Watch...stuff. Draw/color/paint. (Hopefully. We'll see.) And wear socks! My feet are cold!
7. Continue drinking herbal stuff in my water to banish this freaking stupid cough. Thankfully no gagging on my own breath today. Yet. You wanted to know that, didn't you?! Yep!
8. Part of me kinda wants to go outside and throw a snowball.
9. All of me thinks hot chocolate would be a good idea, today.
10. My dog is spending the whole day in the house! She's so cute (annoying) when we're eating.....she comes up and does this melting puppy dog eye thing! What am I supposed to do with that?!
"Autumn, stop begging."
*Eyes*
"Autumn, stop begging."
*Eyes at someone else*
*Someone else gives her food*
*I finish eating*
"Autumn, come 'ere!"
*Rubs Autumn's ears*
"I don't have anymore food!
*Eyes*
"Do want to lick the plate?"
*Autumn licks the plate.*
Yeah. :D
This is *really* long blog post. I'm going to stop now.
2. I started rereading Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix! This is the longest Harry Potter book out of all seven. (Seven should have been the longest.) I like this one for lots of reasons. I think one of them is just because of the dope blue cover art. Blue things are just...blue's my favorite color. Blue is an Anna color. And a Doctor color.
3. Isn't it great when you create new characters and know that you've got something solid? Just because you actually care about the character, and another new character cares about the new character that I'm talking about right now? And he has a dope name! I'm proud of him, but he's technically not born yet. Not in his time line. And neither is the other new character that I just mentioned. I'm not sure when I'll get to write with this new character that I'm talking about....I could just tell you his name instead of saying 'new character' and making it all confusing, but it's more mysterious this way!
4. I think growing up is absolutely terrifying. I had a meltdown about it yesterday, actually. (In case you can't tell, I'm responding to Hayley's blog post...) Or...actually....I just had a meltdown. It was an up and down day, and today feels like a mostly up day, so that's good. Up days are a lot easier to get through. That makes life sound really depressing, doesn't it?! How dare me!
I like what C.S. Lewis said about growing up, and age. I couldn't find the quote, but I think I remember it pretty well:
I don't think age matters so much as people think. At twelve, I think parts of me were already fifty, and at fifty, I think parts of me are still twelve.
Isn't that the way it goes? I'm still a little kid about some things! I still love to go get expensive ice cream! But I've still changed about some things. Because when I was little, I didn't care as much what people thought about my writing, and I forced lots of people to read it. Poor people. I'm so sorry. Poor younger me. What? No. 'Poor younger me' should be apologizing to older me, right now. She embarrasses me! Younger me - stop it!
*Cough* - anyway - I'm a lot more self-conscious about that now. There are only a few people that get to read my stuff frequently. Well, one. Hayley, congratulations.
I feel really awkward asking most other people to read my stuff (not all, but most) and often regret it when I do. It's hard to get people to criticize it - and when they do, they usually aren't that helpful. I have to beg Hayley to criticize, and when she does, she's way more helpful than some of the other people I've gotten to read stuff. (It's not a bad idea to ask older people....but they think in terms of grammar, and not story. They don't even think in terms of words....unlike Naomi, who is dope and thinks in terms of grammar that breathes.)
Still, I'm a little bit mad at younger me for letting this 'not caring what other people think' thing slip. How dare she. YOUNGER ME! STOP IT!
All the responsible stuff scares me too. Publishing a book scares me, actually. Nearly all future stuff is scary to me. (Hey kids, let's watch while Anna screams her way through college! OH LOOK! SHE TRIPPED AND FELL!) Hopefully falling will be kept to a minimum. And hopefully, screaming will only be figurative. Not literal.
5. Number four was very, very long.
6. THERE'S SNOW OUTSIDE! So, today, I'm going to do things that ought to be done while there is snow outside. Such as: Read. Write. Knit. Take a bubble bath and read. School. (:P) Watch...stuff. Draw/color/paint. (Hopefully. We'll see.) And wear socks! My feet are cold!
7. Continue drinking herbal stuff in my water to banish this freaking stupid cough. Thankfully no gagging on my own breath today. Yet. You wanted to know that, didn't you?! Yep!
8. Part of me kinda wants to go outside and throw a snowball.
9. All of me thinks hot chocolate would be a good idea, today.
10. My dog is spending the whole day in the house! She's so cute (annoying) when we're eating.....she comes up and does this melting puppy dog eye thing! What am I supposed to do with that?!
"Autumn, stop begging."
*Eyes*
"Autumn, stop begging."
*Eyes at someone else*
*Someone else gives her food*
*I finish eating*
"Autumn, come 'ere!"
*Rubs Autumn's ears*
"I don't have anymore food!
*Eyes*
"Do want to lick the plate?"
*Autumn licks the plate.*
Yeah. :D
This is *really* long blog post. I'm going to stop now.
Monday, January 31, 2011
In which Hayley freaks about growing up. And is cold. Very cold.
I'm (finally) halfway through Paper Towns! I know, this isn't really anything to report. In fact, it's kinda sad that I'm reporting I'm only halfway through it when I've had it for almost a week. Anyway, I forced myself to sit down and read it (which is more what this post is about than the book. Chill, I'll get there in a second) this afternoon. Managed (as mentioned -- a few times) to get halfway through and past the heel and gusset on my sock! Ahhh! That's awesome. For me, anyway... I'm really loving this sock right now... I wish they'd finish themselves... And quickly. I wish I was as fast as Stephanie Pearl-McPhee... That'd be epic. But I've watched her knit before but she's just so freaking fast I can't figure it out...
ANYWHO! (I enjoy saying that. Oddly enough it doesn't happen so much in real life.) On with what most of this bloggy-posty-thingy is about. I mentioned how I forced myself to sit down and read. I'm really proud of myself for actually listening to myself. Because I suck at listening to myself. I can't make myself do something. I have an authority problem when it comes to myself. Or other people sometimes, but more with myself. Which is really bad. How am I ever going to finish reading a book? Finish a knitting project? Do school? Finish writing my book?
Anna and I were talking about being more responsible earlier about staying up so late/getting up earlier. And I decided I had a lot more I need to apply this to. Like reading/school/writing. Not so much knitting... I should probably limit my knitting time a little, even. That's why I was knitting while I read today... that makes it better. Anyway, I was thinking about all this -- because that's what I do. Yes. While reading. I probably missed something important. But that's what re-reading is for -- and I decided I needed to make a schedule for myself. But then I realized that if I did that, it ABSOLUTELY wouldn't get done because I can't listen to myself. So... I'm a little lost in what I should do. Maybe make the schedule and get my mom enforce it. But this isn't her thing, it's mine. My responsibility....
Gosh! I hate being responsible! I'm the first to fully admit I won't survive as an adult! I'm not looking forward to college (which I'll have to pay for myself. But I can't get a job to do that, because 1) I spend a lot of time either watching my brother or nephew. Or both. And, when she's a little older, my niece. 2) I can't drive! Working on that, though, finally! Ha! Finally... 3) Frankly, it scares me. More responsibility. I'm not a leader. Not a follower. Mostly I'm just there. And... that's not such a good thing with jobs. 4) I hate not being at home, or somewhere I can't immediately retreat into my shell for protection. Etc, etc. 5) I DON'T WANT TO GROW UP! I know, I can have a job/be responsible without growing up. But right now, right here, I don't see how that's possible.
I'm sure I'm just completely freaking. Going through one of those funks that we tend to get. But... I don't know. I just.... GAH!
I need a hug from someone other than my dad. Because his hugs come with lectures. I don't want a lecture. Why can't my mom be home right now? Or someone other than my dad with his lecturey hugs? (Not counting my brother... Ew... brother hugs...)
I didn't realize how much I needed a hug until I wrote that last paragraph...
AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!
I'm hope I'm good now. I think I got out everything I needed to get out. Except maybe how cold I am. I'm super cold.
~Sigh~
Hayley
ANYWHO! (I enjoy saying that. Oddly enough it doesn't happen so much in real life.) On with what most of this bloggy-posty-thingy is about. I mentioned how I forced myself to sit down and read. I'm really proud of myself for actually listening to myself. Because I suck at listening to myself. I can't make myself do something. I have an authority problem when it comes to myself. Or other people sometimes, but more with myself. Which is really bad. How am I ever going to finish reading a book? Finish a knitting project? Do school? Finish writing my book?
Anna and I were talking about being more responsible earlier about staying up so late/getting up earlier. And I decided I had a lot more I need to apply this to. Like reading/school/writing. Not so much knitting... I should probably limit my knitting time a little, even. That's why I was knitting while I read today... that makes it better. Anyway, I was thinking about all this -- because that's what I do. Yes. While reading. I probably missed something important. But that's what re-reading is for -- and I decided I needed to make a schedule for myself. But then I realized that if I did that, it ABSOLUTELY wouldn't get done because I can't listen to myself. So... I'm a little lost in what I should do. Maybe make the schedule and get my mom enforce it. But this isn't her thing, it's mine. My responsibility....
Gosh! I hate being responsible! I'm the first to fully admit I won't survive as an adult! I'm not looking forward to college (which I'll have to pay for myself. But I can't get a job to do that, because 1) I spend a lot of time either watching my brother or nephew. Or both. And, when she's a little older, my niece. 2) I can't drive! Working on that, though, finally! Ha! Finally... 3) Frankly, it scares me. More responsibility. I'm not a leader. Not a follower. Mostly I'm just there. And... that's not such a good thing with jobs. 4) I hate not being at home, or somewhere I can't immediately retreat into my shell for protection. Etc, etc. 5) I DON'T WANT TO GROW UP! I know, I can have a job/be responsible without growing up. But right now, right here, I don't see how that's possible.
I'm sure I'm just completely freaking. Going through one of those funks that we tend to get. But... I don't know. I just.... GAH!
I need a hug from someone other than my dad. Because his hugs come with lectures. I don't want a lecture. Why can't my mom be home right now? Or someone other than my dad with his lecturey hugs? (Not counting my brother... Ew... brother hugs...)
I didn't realize how much I needed a hug until I wrote that last paragraph...
AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!
I'm hope I'm good now. I think I got out everything I needed to get out. Except maybe how cold I am. I'm super cold.
~Sigh~
Hayley
Sunday, January 30, 2011
I'm an aunt! ...Again!
I think it's funny how people keep telling me this. Like I ever stopped being an aunt... Weird stuff. They realize I never became unrelated to my nephew, right? Sorry, very tiny rant there. Done now.
I've been listening to my MP3 (Odair) this morning -- er... afternoon -- and just now, as I was changing songs It's All Over by Three Days Grace started playing. Ironically, the next song was It's Not Over by Daughtry. I think Odair is at war with himself... Can't figure it out. Then Exitlude by the Killers came on. I wonder if that means something.... It stopped being ironic after that. This whole paragraph was pointless...
Anywhoodles! No, Anna, I have not worked on Netherground anymore... I'm really not planning to today, either. Though I may. I'm really not sure how to get where I need to get. If I should stretch it out or make it happen now. That, and I need to start on the real beginning, and I'm not looking forward to that so much. I should probably figure that one out a little more, too. And backstories. I need to work on backstories...
My foot is asleep... I just moved it. Ow.
I started a new pair of socks! Ahhh!
Another one?
Yes.
I'm using the stitch pattern for the Tilting Tardis Cowl by Marilyn Phillippi. It's a Ravelry link, so... sorry non-ravelers that aren't there, I'm just pretending you are... We should probably work on that, huh, Anna? Eh... later. ANYWHO! (Doctor Who!) I started making the cowl itself, then remembered that I don't wear cowls. (Kinda like a scarf, but it's more of a wide tube that you just wear around your neck. It's not all long and hangy.) I adapted the stitch pattern to make it work in the round. So... socks! Yeah! Because I need more of those... (I really do, actually. I wonder if I can get them done by Tuesday -- or Wednesday. Whatever day it is when we're supposed to be really cold... I literally just laughed at myself. Silly, ambitious, stupid me.)
I just started the majority of my sentences with "So." Add that to the list of stupid sentence openings that I make a habit of using. I went back and I think I got rid of a good amount of them. But probably not a lot...
Anyway, I'm sure you've already checked your email and you know this by now, but I'm sending you an email, Anna! One that is not relevant to anything I've just talked -- typed...? -- about. Not sure why I'm even putting this here. A filler? Sure. Let's go with that.
All the Right Moves by One Republic just started playing... HUNGER GAMES!
Hayley
I've been listening to my MP3 (Odair) this morning -- er... afternoon -- and just now, as I was changing songs It's All Over by Three Days Grace started playing. Ironically, the next song was It's Not Over by Daughtry. I think Odair is at war with himself... Can't figure it out. Then Exitlude by the Killers came on. I wonder if that means something.... It stopped being ironic after that. This whole paragraph was pointless...
Anywhoodles! No, Anna, I have not worked on Netherground anymore... I'm really not planning to today, either. Though I may. I'm really not sure how to get where I need to get. If I should stretch it out or make it happen now. That, and I need to start on the real beginning, and I'm not looking forward to that so much. I should probably figure that one out a little more, too. And backstories. I need to work on backstories...
My foot is asleep... I just moved it. Ow.
I started a new pair of socks! Ahhh!
Another one?
Yes.
I'm using the stitch pattern for the Tilting Tardis Cowl by Marilyn Phillippi. It's a Ravelry link, so... sorry non-ravelers that aren't there, I'm just pretending you are... We should probably work on that, huh, Anna? Eh... later. ANYWHO! (Doctor Who!) I started making the cowl itself, then remembered that I don't wear cowls. (Kinda like a scarf, but it's more of a wide tube that you just wear around your neck. It's not all long and hangy.) I adapted the stitch pattern to make it work in the round. So... socks! Yeah! Because I need more of those... (I really do, actually. I wonder if I can get them done by Tuesday -- or Wednesday. Whatever day it is when we're supposed to be really cold... I literally just laughed at myself. Silly, ambitious, stupid me.)
I just started the majority of my sentences with "So." Add that to the list of stupid sentence openings that I make a habit of using. I went back and I think I got rid of a good amount of them. But probably not a lot...
Anyway, I'm sure you've already checked your email and you know this by now, but I'm sending you an email, Anna! One that is not relevant to anything I've just talked -- typed...? -- about. Not sure why I'm even putting this here. A filler? Sure. Let's go with that.
All the Right Moves by One Republic just started playing... HUNGER GAMES!
Hayley
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Things you *really* want to know about: (Like the sugar I consumed today!)
1. I have just discovered that tugging hard on your ear lobe is not a good idea. It really isn't. You're trying it now, aren't you? Don't. It can only end in pain, and then you'll do something stupid like telling everyone how stupid you were.
2. I feel like I'm going to mention Doctor Who every time I post here, now. Bad thing? Heck no! Good thing! Well. Duh.
3. So! Since I'm going to mention Doctor Who every time I post here (or a lot of the time), let me just run with that. Not literally. I had a lot of sugar today and it has stirred up my cough. Running would not help it, I don't think. And I don't have socks on so I can slide around on the floor. And I just don't want to run right now. Anyway, running with mentioning Doctor Who - I've discovered how much fun it is to think in Doctor Eleven's voice. His thought pattern is all over the place. It makes sense and it doesn't, all at once. I love that. It really helps when I'm trying to justify something when I'm brainstorming. (Okay. Okay. I need him there. I need him to be in there because I want him to be in there and I need the reader to get attached to him, so they'll be sorry later when he's important...) If you imagine all of that in Matt Smith's voice and accent, that's how some of my reasoning goes when I'm figuring out stuff, now.
4. Speaking of the sugar I had today:
I was so good until I went out to eat. Then I got a big coke. And it was good. It was amazing. It was coke.
And then I started coughing.
I still do not regret the coke.
Then I came home - and I had grape jello with whipped cream. It was good too. Pretty darn great.
I ate what I wanted and then gave the rest to my dog.
I'm coughing now. A lot.
5. You really wanted to know about the sugar. I know. You're welcome!
6. *HUG* Whoever you are! Unless you're a creepy stalker or something. Then it would be weird and inappropriate. But I like hugs. Maybe I'll just direct this hug at certain people. (Hayley - *HUG!* And also *HUG!* to Luna Lovegood, Earnest P. Whorl, Kramer, Connor from Primeval, and RORY! )
7. I'm done! *waves*
2. I feel like I'm going to mention Doctor Who every time I post here, now. Bad thing? Heck no! Good thing! Well. Duh.
3. So! Since I'm going to mention Doctor Who every time I post here (or a lot of the time), let me just run with that. Not literally. I had a lot of sugar today and it has stirred up my cough. Running would not help it, I don't think. And I don't have socks on so I can slide around on the floor. And I just don't want to run right now. Anyway, running with mentioning Doctor Who - I've discovered how much fun it is to think in Doctor Eleven's voice. His thought pattern is all over the place. It makes sense and it doesn't, all at once. I love that. It really helps when I'm trying to justify something when I'm brainstorming. (Okay. Okay. I need him there. I need him to be in there because I want him to be in there and I need the reader to get attached to him, so they'll be sorry later when he's important...) If you imagine all of that in Matt Smith's voice and accent, that's how some of my reasoning goes when I'm figuring out stuff, now.
4. Speaking of the sugar I had today:
I was so good until I went out to eat. Then I got a big coke. And it was good. It was amazing. It was coke.
And then I started coughing.
I still do not regret the coke.
Then I came home - and I had grape jello with whipped cream. It was good too. Pretty darn great.
I ate what I wanted and then gave the rest to my dog.
I'm coughing now. A lot.
5. You really wanted to know about the sugar. I know. You're welcome!
6. *HUG* Whoever you are! Unless you're a creepy stalker or something. Then it would be weird and inappropriate. But I like hugs. Maybe I'll just direct this hug at certain people. (Hayley - *HUG!* And also *HUG!* to Luna Lovegood, Earnest P. Whorl, Kramer, Connor from Primeval, and RORY! )
7. I'm done! *waves*
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Blogger accepts "TARDIS" as a word... I'm so proud of them!
Heeellooooo! *Rolls by in swivel chair, stroking purple fuzzy -- crashes into a wall* Ow...
Well, that was fun... Now that I'm done with that, I'll get on with the bloggy thing.
First off, I have to say how insanely jealous I am of Anna's mind/TARDIS comparison... That's just... the best! Wish I'd thought of it... Earlier, I attempted to think of something to compare my own mind to and came up completely blank. I found that a bit disconcerting... I am a writer, you'd think I could figure out something. Guess not. But that's fine -- I hate starting sentences with "but." I think because it was driven into my head as a little second grader. I listened then, not so much now. In fact, most of my sentences tend to start with "but" or "and." Sometimes "because." That's really bothersome when I'm editing. Another thing I hate! Editing. That's stupid... I cringe at the word. I'm gonna go on with what I was saying before I started this rant now, if you're lost, go back a few lines -- because I have plenty of time to figure that one out, and when I do, it'll be way cooler than the TARDIS. (I don't actually mean that... not a lot is cooler than the TARDIS.)
I'm tired. Insane how tired I am. I even woke up to a very chirpy alarm on my phone. I ended up turning it off and going back to sleep for another thirty minutes. Now that I think on it, it was probably the alarm that started today off on a bad note. I don't do "chirpy." Maybe on occasion, but very rarely. I meant to get up at a decentish time so I could read, mostly -- then squeeze in everything else.
What have a managed to do so far today instead?
Sleep.
Shower.
Watch Star Wars/eat breakfast.
And, now, Blog.
I feel so accomplished. I got up early -- for me -- so I could read, and still haven't gotten that done.
What am I (going to) read(ing)? ((The parenthesis are confusing but I'm not going to go back. Give me a break, I'm tired and there's a dog barking right outside my window. I kinda wonder why I did double parenthesis for this... Because I wanted to! Ha!)) Anyway, I'm (going to) read(ing) Paper Towns by John Green. I've read two paragraphs and it's pretty good so far, though I have no doubt in it. I mean, it is John Green. He kinda inspired the name of our blog... I think he deserves props for that. That sentence didn't make sense in my context... Hmm... Again, not changing it.
I was thinking earlier -- along with trying to figure out something to compare my mind to -- that Anna and I could review books and movies and stuff, but then I realized I hate doing that type of thing... So that's out of the question. Anna's more than welcome to, of course.
This is weird, referring to you as "Anna," Anna. Really weird. I may stop, and you can just assume by "you" I mean "Anna." But then, if we get readers, that would confuse them. Hm. I think I'll just stick with "Anna" for now see where that takes us.
That one was a lot more rambly than the last! Yes! I knew I had it in me!
Anywhoodles... I'm really not sure if I should sign out of this blog-posty-thing... I guess I will.
Hayley <-- How very unoriginal am I? Wow...
Well, that was fun... Now that I'm done with that, I'll get on with the bloggy thing.
First off, I have to say how insanely jealous I am of Anna's mind/TARDIS comparison... That's just... the best! Wish I'd thought of it... Earlier, I attempted to think of something to compare my own mind to and came up completely blank. I found that a bit disconcerting... I am a writer, you'd think I could figure out something. Guess not. But that's fine -- I hate starting sentences with "but." I think because it was driven into my head as a little second grader. I listened then, not so much now. In fact, most of my sentences tend to start with "but" or "and." Sometimes "because." That's really bothersome when I'm editing. Another thing I hate! Editing. That's stupid... I cringe at the word. I'm gonna go on with what I was saying before I started this rant now, if you're lost, go back a few lines -- because I have plenty of time to figure that one out, and when I do, it'll be way cooler than the TARDIS. (I don't actually mean that... not a lot is cooler than the TARDIS.)
I'm tired. Insane how tired I am. I even woke up to a very chirpy alarm on my phone. I ended up turning it off and going back to sleep for another thirty minutes. Now that I think on it, it was probably the alarm that started today off on a bad note. I don't do "chirpy." Maybe on occasion, but very rarely. I meant to get up at a decentish time so I could read, mostly -- then squeeze in everything else.
What have a managed to do so far today instead?
Sleep.
Shower.
Watch Star Wars/eat breakfast.
And, now, Blog.
I feel so accomplished. I got up early -- for me -- so I could read, and still haven't gotten that done.
What am I (going to) read(ing)? ((The parenthesis are confusing but I'm not going to go back. Give me a break, I'm tired and there's a dog barking right outside my window. I kinda wonder why I did double parenthesis for this... Because I wanted to! Ha!)) Anyway, I'm (going to) read(ing) Paper Towns by John Green. I've read two paragraphs and it's pretty good so far, though I have no doubt in it. I mean, it is John Green. He kinda inspired the name of our blog... I think he deserves props for that. That sentence didn't make sense in my context... Hmm... Again, not changing it.
I was thinking earlier -- along with trying to figure out something to compare my mind to -- that Anna and I could review books and movies and stuff, but then I realized I hate doing that type of thing... So that's out of the question. Anna's more than welcome to, of course.
This is weird, referring to you as "Anna," Anna. Really weird. I may stop, and you can just assume by "you" I mean "Anna." But then, if we get readers, that would confuse them. Hm. I think I'll just stick with "Anna" for now see where that takes us.
That one was a lot more rambly than the last! Yes! I knew I had it in me!
Anywhoodles... I'm really not sure if I should sign out of this blog-posty-thing... I guess I will.
Hayley <-- How very unoriginal am I? Wow...
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
My Mind is a Blue Box
Yo-kay!
I really, really wanted to mess up the word 'okay' with 'y.' So I've done that. Yeah!!!
Yesterday, as I was on my way (look at that! all formal and stuff. As I was on my way...) to Hayley's house to pick her up, I started thinking about writing, and Doctor Who. Two things that probably cross my mind every day. I know writing does. I probably think about that more than anything else. Is that bad? Maybe if you're not a writer, but I am, and I'm programmed a certain way to think like that, so....it's not bad for me!
Great! I'm really, really glad that we got that cleared up.
Anyway!
I started thinking about writing and Doctor Who, and how every time I sit down to write, something happens. Sometimes it's just a bunch of bad writing. But sometimes - new ideas, new characters, or great lines show up! And there's usually at least one great line. Sometimes several (in hundreds of really bad lines! Lines, sentences, paragraphs.)
You never know what's going to turn up when you start writing. I am going somewhere with this.
Sitting down to write is like walking into the Tardis. The Doctor never knows what's going to happen when he steps into the Tardis! I mean, roughly. He knows he'll go somewhere, and see great things. Or terrible things. He knows he'll see things. When you sit down to write, you know that words will happen. Assuming that typing happens first. You know you'll write things.
So, I realized, that when I sit down to write, the most appropriate thing to say to...my laptop, fingers, imagination, whatever - (I kind of like comparing my imagination to the Tardis....) - and...where was...? Oh. The most appropriate thing to say to your imagination when you sit down to write is:
"Okay. What have you got for me this time?"
Oh, the wisdom of Matt Smith. BADGER!
And then, when you move on into writing and good things happen, you can talk to yourself some more. "Oh, you sweet, sweet thing, you."
Or you can yell at it and call it names, perhaps adopt River Song's words: "What's wrong with you?"
So...yeah! My mind is a blue box. I like that a lot, actually...
I really, really wanted to mess up the word 'okay' with 'y.' So I've done that. Yeah!!!
Yesterday, as I was on my way (look at that! all formal and stuff. As I was on my way...) to Hayley's house to pick her up, I started thinking about writing, and Doctor Who. Two things that probably cross my mind every day. I know writing does. I probably think about that more than anything else. Is that bad? Maybe if you're not a writer, but I am, and I'm programmed a certain way to think like that, so....it's not bad for me!
Great! I'm really, really glad that we got that cleared up.
Anyway!
I started thinking about writing and Doctor Who, and how every time I sit down to write, something happens. Sometimes it's just a bunch of bad writing. But sometimes - new ideas, new characters, or great lines show up! And there's usually at least one great line. Sometimes several (in hundreds of really bad lines! Lines, sentences, paragraphs.)
You never know what's going to turn up when you start writing. I am going somewhere with this.
Sitting down to write is like walking into the Tardis. The Doctor never knows what's going to happen when he steps into the Tardis! I mean, roughly. He knows he'll go somewhere, and see great things. Or terrible things. He knows he'll see things. When you sit down to write, you know that words will happen. Assuming that typing happens first. You know you'll write things.
So, I realized, that when I sit down to write, the most appropriate thing to say to...my laptop, fingers, imagination, whatever - (I kind of like comparing my imagination to the Tardis....) - and...where was...? Oh. The most appropriate thing to say to your imagination when you sit down to write is:
"Okay. What have you got for me this time?"
Oh, the wisdom of Matt Smith. BADGER!
And then, when you move on into writing and good things happen, you can talk to yourself some more. "Oh, you sweet, sweet thing, you."
Or you can yell at it and call it names, perhaps adopt River Song's words: "What's wrong with you?"
So...yeah! My mind is a blue box. I like that a lot, actually...
Procrastination
I hate to start this blog... post... thingy... (I'm gonna start calling them that) with the same word that's in the title but it's the best I can think of.
Oh, wait... Ha. Never mind.
Procrastination, I think, is really important for writers. Without it, nothing would ever get done. I mean, if you think about it, when you're procrastinating writing, you're doing other things. Today, I even considered doing school in order to avoid writing. Since when is doing school something you use to avoid something? Shouldn't it be the other way around? (I did eventually wind up doing school, because... you know... it's school... But mostly I just watched the vlogbrothers.) I didn't get any writing done.
Look at that! That wasn't too rambly! I was expecting it to be rambly, but it wasn't!
Anyway, this is our new, shiny blog that involves writing, knitting. Doctor Who, reading -- probably, rambling, other stuff... And... I think the last one just about covers everything.
Oh! I'm not gonna do the "Labels" -- they bug me.
Oh, wait... Ha. Never mind.
Procrastination, I think, is really important for writers. Without it, nothing would ever get done. I mean, if you think about it, when you're procrastinating writing, you're doing other things. Today, I even considered doing school in order to avoid writing. Since when is doing school something you use to avoid something? Shouldn't it be the other way around? (I did eventually wind up doing school, because... you know... it's school... But mostly I just watched the vlogbrothers.) I didn't get any writing done.
Look at that! That wasn't too rambly! I was expecting it to be rambly, but it wasn't!
Anyway, this is our new, shiny blog that involves writing, knitting. Doctor Who, reading -- probably, rambling, other stuff... And... I think the last one just about covers everything.
Oh! I'm not gonna do the "Labels" -- they bug me.
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