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[01 Jan 2008|12:16am] |
Happy 2008, all! :)
I think it's interesting that when I was little, staying up til midnight seemed like Such A Big Deal... But just yesterday, I remember thinking to myself when I was getting ready to go to bed "Well, it's 12:30, I should probably get to sleep early, I have to work tomorrow."
Just interesting is all.
I'm not really in the mood for a big whimsical and contemplative post about the past year at the moment... I've just got a tummyache from too much fondue and sparkling punch (yes I'm a wimp, stfu) and feel like laying on the couch and watching the South Park movie... Maybe tomorrow though, I dunno.
At any rate, happy new year, best wishes from yours truly. I'm simultaneously eager and anxious at what the next year holds for me, but hell, that's half the fun, eh?
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| PLEASE COMMENT OR VOTE OR SOMETHING PLEASE. |
[01 Dec 2007|11:10am] |
Okay, so this novel thing.
As you know, it's done.
Well, "done" anyway.
See, this is how I view it...
( This is my novel right now: )
( And this is how I hope it will be after heavy, HEAVY editing: )
So this leads me to a question I have for you guys.
I don't know if I'll publish this thing... I much much more than likely will not.
However, I would like to show people. I love having other people read and review my stuff. It really does make me feel happy inside, even if they don't like it and give me criticism... Means I get to grow as a writer. Either way it's a positive, imho.
Problem is, it's a novel and that means nobody at ALL wants to read it. Well, strike that. I've got a promise from my boyfriend that he'll read it. But... that's one person. And all he's gonna say is "Gosh! That's amazing, Amanda! I love you...." Not the best constructive criticism in the world, amirite?
So okay.
Poll #1098488 My novel (BE HONEST PLEASE I don't want to put forth the effort if everyone's just being nice)
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: AllWho would be interested in reading this shit if I post it maybe one chapter a week or something after editing? Of course, editing might take like two months, so I might post as I edit... I dunno.
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[18 Nov 2007|02:48pm] |
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I...
I have roughly 15000 words written on my novel.
I'm supposed to have 30000 words written.
*twitch*
*twitch twitch*
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| Despite the insane stress, it really is a ton of fun... |
[15 Nov 2007|03:39pm] |
Well it's officially halfway through National Novel Writing Month.
A fourth of my novel is on a computer that won't turn on, four and a half pages are written in a notebook and have yet to be typed and the rest is on this laptop here which doesn't happen to HAVE a word counter.
*twitch twitch*
But I've been trying to write at least a little every day... I've failed a few days, but mostly I've been keeping pretty on top of it... No idea how far I am but I thiiiiiiiiiink I'm about halfway through my storyline so that's a plus!!
I'm just starting to get to the superinteresting part so it should be really easy to write from now on. Also, next chapter will inclue a huge, ginormous, ridiculously blatant reference to They Might Be Giants. Go me!! ^_^_^
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[13 Nov 2007|08:19pm] |
Quote of the Day:
MOM: "What are you looking at? Is that porn?"
ME (reading picturesforsadchildren.com): "Yes. Isn't it hot?"
MOM: "Oh yeah... *gasp* are those phallic symbols??"
Today was better. Much better.
:)
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[12 Nov 2007|07:11am] |
Quote of the Day:
"Allia. I'm sorry. But you can't come out of being alone in a closet with your boyfriend for a long time and say 'I need to wash my hands now!' It's a recipe for disaster!!"
-Me
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| Amanda's life for the past few days... IN SUM. |
[07 Nov 2007|02:40pm] |
Quote of the Day:
"I'm gonna go to Mexico... and I'm gonna kill people. I'm gonna be a mass murderer in Mexico. Cause I like alliteration."
-William
Jeez. It's been a while, eh?
I miss you guys ._.
Thankfully not a lot has happened so I don't have much to talk about.
The biggest thing is I got my second moving violation yesterday! I was driving and thought I saw a friend pulled over on the side of the road and when I looked back to the road, BAM there was a big ol' Explorer stopped at a red light.
So my headlight got fucked up. Turns out the tags on my car are also expired so my mom doesn't want me driving while I'm all conspicuous and whatnot. Since I can't get renewed license tags until I get a headlight (passing inspection, blahblahblah) and I won't get a headlight until at LEAST Monday, I'm currently fucked.
Also, later that same morning I locked my keys in the car. -_-
In other news, having a boyfriend's turning out to be pretty rad. You'd like him. He's fun. Here's my favorite picture of him: http://photos-c.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sctm/v124/156/121/557302441/n557302441_285722_530.jpg
Yes, his name is Ken.
I hope he doesn't mind me showing off his picture to the intranetz. I doubt it.
Finally, my last bit of news is that I'm currently approximately 8000 words into my novel. (I'd give a precise number, but due to a series of unfortunate events, I wasn't able to get a word count last night... and the story's saved on the laptop, which is currently dead as a doornail.) It's going pretty well. I'm a bit nervous that the storyline's not gonna last as long as it needs to... but I'm gonna try, godammit! And nobody can condemn me for that!!! *runs away crying*
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[02 Nov 2007|10:56pm] |
QUESTION:
What do you get when you eat hardly any candy for about six months... then load up on a shitload of Halloween candy for three days?
ANSWER:
Extremely nauseous!!
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| I wanna write more but I'm so...tired... |
[01 Nov 2007|11:24pm] |
Well, today's the first day of NaNoWriMo...
I've gotten 2,111 words done so far.
Out of... 50,000.
It's gonna be a long month :P
EDIT: Actually, I just did the math and apparently I'm more than on track, if I intend to write that much every day... Which won't happen, but theoretically I'm doin good so far!!
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| EXCLAMATION POINTS TO THE MAXXORZ |
[30 Oct 2007|05:15pm] |
Guys!
NaNoWriMo starts Thursday!!
I finally get to rid myself of this idea that's been swimming around my brain for a YEAR!!!!!
I'm exCITED!!
Another reason I'm excited!
I HAVE A BOYFRIEND!!!
Like a real one, one that cares about me and everything!!!
^_^_^_^_^_^
I haven't felt this happy for a very long time.
And I haven't felt this way about somebody for a very long time.
Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayz...
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[29 Oct 2007|09:46pm] |
Ahahaha...
I was trying to write "shift" and I wrote "shit" instead...
...omgimsotired...
...kill me...kill me now...
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[23 Oct 2007|04:20pm] |
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You know what I've decided just might be the most adorable thought in the entire world?
The thought of John Linnell reading a children's story to a group of kids.
One with lots of characters with lots of dialog so he could use a bunch of different crazy cartoon voices... I would seriously pay money to have him read me a story. Without hesitation.
Also tomorrow I'm borrowing my friend's trip pants. It should be interesting. I'll take a picture :D
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[18 Oct 2007|09:24pm] |
Oh yeah and my birthday was pretty rad... I got basically everything I wanted, including the new iPod nano (yes I believe I have said that they're not worth the money... but I didn't pay for it so it's all good XD)
STILL haven't gotten the Then: The Earlier Years 2-disc set which I've asked for for the past three years... Maybe I'll just buy it... I wanna read those damn liner notes!!
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[18 Oct 2007|09:23pm] |
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Boys upset me.
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[15 Oct 2007|09:16pm] |
Quote of the Day:
"Clarinets are so annoying... they make me wanna punch myself in the penis..."
-Ken
So I have a very VERY distinct feeling that the next few days are going to be really good at school and really crappy and annoying at home.
Why do birthdays have to be such a big fucking deal??
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[14 Oct 2007|07:41pm] |
What is it about John Flansburgh that makes you know he's important, even if he's just doing background vocals?
I was watching the video of the Craig Ferguson taping of Mesopotamians (GREAT recording btw) and I was reminded of the first time I ever saw/listened to Them, which was Experimental Film on Conan...
I remember a lot of the thoughts that were flowing through my head at that time, but the three most prominent ones were:
"Damn this song is freaking amazing!"
"Jesus that skinny guy is so gorgeous..."
"That guitarist sure thinks a lot of himself, he seems kinda arrogant."
I found out later that he has all the right in the world to be arrogant, but actually isn't, but that's beside the point completely.
But Flansy just puts out such a magnetic vibe... even in my transfixed state of getting hit by both the loveliness of Their music and Linnell's unbelievable eyes for the first time ever at the same time, I couldn't help noticing the guitarist jumping around and making weird movements...
Thoughts?
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