01.15.10 - I know I skipped a day!

Sorry! To the few of you reading this blog at the moment.

Watching Julie and Julia again at my friend's house. The movie, is cute. The boys around us, are annoying. Not much to note about my day back at work. I'm trying to keep on top of things. I have to be good. Hence part of the blogging every day. It's a goal, something I have to do for myself to keep myself motived and moving forward.

Things I have learned today:

1) Never judge a person by his or her appearance.

2) Guys are completely ridiculous in ALL forms. Seriously.

3) Julie and Julia makes me want to blog. And eat. Mostly eat.

01.13.10 - Not much to say tonight

I wrote more yesterday than I had in a long time. And it felt good. Still have no idea which idea to actually go with and that makes it hard. The elements story is poking me in the head, it's characters being the loudest. And yet the sirens are screaming at me too. Not sure who will end up winning.

So tonight, super short entry because my brain is fried.

01.12.10 - the muses....

I'm prepping this blog entry on the ferry so that I'm on top of things tonight. I'm watching last night's episode of Castle, and boy is it entertaining. I like how he decided to be authentic when figuring out how his character would get out of a rather tight situation. Very interesting. I wonder what kinds of things I should be trying to figure out. Hmm… food for thought.

Also, that entry I submitted to that writing contest has gotten some good feedback. I'm really excited about that and glad that people seem to be enjoying it. It makes me feel really good. I'm glad I got something written this vacation.

Sitting on the ferry is definitely an experience. This one is different and it gives me some food for thought. About boats. I'm always trying to get more information, more background for future stories, things that kind of poke my brain. And this episode of Castle is helping too. I have an idea for something, something mildly cute. Another possible ending for my first book idea, the one I started in college. The one I set aside when my grandmother passed away. The one I shouldn't be writing when I have something else prepped. It's hard.

The muses! They never shut up!

01.11.10 - A crazy day

First of all, sorry that I have been dating my entries wrong for the past two days. I'm pretty smooth, I know, but at least they were every day. Have to give myself credit for that one.

I have been doing a lot of thinking lately, which isn't really helping much because it's not thinking about writing. It's about other things. And that just leaves me with a sour taste in my mouth. Not such a huge fan of that.

In other news, I did enter a writing contest. That is rather huge, I realize, since I haven't actively written much in a while. It was a short, 250 word drabble, but it was something and hopefully it will work out in my favor. Fingers crossed everyone!

Another short blog, but very think heavy day and I need to make to do lists. Hopefully something else will be written soon and as soon as winners are announced, I will publish my drabble here. :)

01.09.10 - Another late one

So therefore it will be short due to exhaustion.

Today was not as hard as I thought it was going to be and yet nearly impossible to get through. I thought being on the Cape and going to church and the cemetery was going to be really upsetting. It wasn't as bad as I was picturing. Trust me to psych it up for no reason. But that hard part was being around my family and hearing their perceptions of the woman I am right now. That was really hard. Because, while it's not the total truth, they're not just imagining things. So that was hard. Suppose I have some soul searching to do. Perhaps a short story or a writing exercise is in the works?

Side note: AVATAR = AMAZING! Go see it and fall in love with Sam Worthington.

01.08.10 - A long day of balloon fishing

I spent a lot of today driving and I'm pretty exhausted. Not much to say other than I'm at my grandfathers and I got here safe and sound. I fell asleep while watching a movie and attended a birthday party for an eight year old where her cat stole the party. (It was a very cute theme. They had to solve the mystery together) Then we had to fish for balloons because the strings broke. To do this, you need a tall balloon (aka one with a REALLLY long string). Attach to it a relatively small piece of duct tape. Too large and the balloon will be too top heavy. Once you have done this, you must very carefully let the balloon with the tape get to the balloon you need to retrieve. We spent the better part of the afternoon bringing them down and letting them go again. It was a really fun game that we made up.

01.08.10 - A post from work

So I'm posting at work because quick math deduced I probably wouldn't be able to post until after midnight. Therefore, post from work. I'm very excited for my vacation. And I'm exhausted. I need to be a little less last minute. I was up until 4 packing and wrapping presents. That was a bad idea. Since I got up early so that I could put all my stuff in my car and also head over to the bank.

Started reading Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters. Amusing so far. I don't know what else they could do with Jane Austin novels, but I am enjoying this so far.

T-minus 4 hours, 8 minutes and counting before vacation. Let's hope the roads don't suck too bad and that the ferry isn't crazy. And that I get something written this vacation. Even if it's just a short story. I want to have something written by the end of Thursday.

I can totally do it, right?

01.07.10 - Such a lazy day.

I had a nothing day. And it was amazing. I spent the majority of my day relaxing, though I should have most definitely been packing. Definitely should have been packing. I'm taking a six day vacation from work. I'm calling it my palette cleanser. Two days with my grandfather, twoish? days with my cousin and time to myself, cleaning out my brain. I want to start fresh with something to write.

Today's laziness was broken when I enjoyed some sushi with my friend Sara. Interestingly enough, I got an idea for the elementals book I'd thought of when I was still in college. Those characters are starting to attack my brain. So I'm not sure what will happen, if the sirens will beat out the elementals, but we shall see. I'm curious.

Okay, short entry for I need to pack. I will be mostly MIA until I get back, but there will be journals cause it's my New Year's Resolution.

Three things I rediscovered today:

1) I love the idea for my first book and I want to maybe go back to that before all the index cards on my doors

2) I'm obsessed with many things and am a huge nerd

3) I want a Flip camera. Real bad.

01.06.10 - One minute writer: laughter

One Minute Writer: Blog Prompt - What do you want to rediscover?

"I would love to rediscover how I laugh. It's evolved so much since I started laughing. I'm sure it was some childish giggle as a baby, maybe with some gurgling. Now it is more cackle like… with a little Betty Rubble. It's cute, but I forget how I natural laugh sometimes."

Everyone has a different laugh. I forget what mine started as. I remember trying to tone mine down at one point because I cackle. I'm since just accepted it and moved on. I'm loud when I laugh. Get over it. Everyone knows I'm enjoying myself. :)

In other news, I'm totally looking forward to the days off from work I have next week. I just need to relax and get my head back on straight. Then hopefully I should have new stuff written and I will feel accomplished.

01.05.10 - Friends are honestly the best thing in the world

And I'm sure everyone knows that. So when my friends show up at my house with Chinese food, it makes for a nice evening. No matter how tired I am, the bond I have with my girls is priceless. Singing random songs, laughing, reading texts and watching movie trailers actually made my night.

Everyone has this point in their lives, when there are people in their lives, the people that shape them, bring them joy, sadness. Right now, for me, those people are my friends. But what are they for my characters? That's a big question. Are they friends? Past lovers? Wives? Children? What makes a character tick. It's a big thing for me when I figure out backstory for my characters.

So what makes you tick? What makes you smile? Cry? Laugh until you cry?