Goalsetting

Kealie mentioned participating in NaNoWriMo, and I'm a HUGE fan of that particular writing challenge. Really, though, it's about setting writing goals, isn't it? It's exciting to participate in NaNo because there is a massive outpouring of support from the thousands of other folks who are involved in the insanity. And that is AWESOME.

But, what happens the other eleven months of the year? You know... when you don't have all that excitment and support?

Well... are you a writer? Then write.

Set goals and make yourself accountable. Tell other folks -- your family, crit partners, whomever you trust to keep you accountable. Say, "Crit Partner, I will write 500 words every day and I need you to keep my accountable."

Set realistic goals. But make them at least a little challenging. Don't just set writing goals, set submission goals.

The biggest thing, though, is to keep the momentum from NaNo... write every day... get it done.

That's my plan. What's yours?

Am I Crazy?

Y'all may think so, and some of you claim to know so... but really. Am I crazy? You wonder why I'm asking... well, probably not, but I'm gonna tell you anyway cuz it's MY turn to blog today. :-D

The real reason I ask this question: Am I crazy? Is because I signed myself up for something that I don't know if I'm ready for.

Next month I will be taking part in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). So, my already insanely busy life will become even more so. I believe Mysti and Jenni are doing it as well, so we'll see how wacko we sound in the coming month in regards to our posts. I have a feeling we'll become rather neurotic and odd in our "conversations" here. But, that's the price you pay when dealing with writers.

So, for right now, this is what I'll mostly be blogging about... and since I know that many of you will be doing this too you may not even be here to see just how wonky we can get. LOL

Maybe we'll give you some excerpts or some examples of the excercises...who knows. Anyway, I thought it would be interesting to give it a try. Well, we'll see y'all around. Hope you have a great week.

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Thursday Thirteen ~ "Words" From the URBAN Dictionary

As a writer... I love words. This week's 13 is a list of "words" from the Urban Dictionary that for one reason or another caught my attention:

1. Mud Turkied: Supremely owned, embarrassingly schooled.

"I just totally Mud Turkied you at a game of pool." Which translates roughly in to, "I just beat you so bad at pool that your mother started crying and offered me her body so I would stop destroying you so madKorely".

*snicker* Good to know!

2. Labradoodle: A cross breed dog. Half poodle, half labrador, often used as guide dogs.

"Hey ur dog is really cute...uh what is it?"

"A labradoodle!"

Okay, yes, I've heard this one before... but it still cracks me up. The dogs are adorable... but say it out loud. Bet you can't do it without laughing.

3. Pash: Australian slang for a tongue kiss, like the English word snog.

Did you hear that Richard pashed Emma at the dance?

I have no idea if it's accurate or not... but we can always use more words for kiss!

4. Slackitude: The act of, or state of being a slacker. Describes the attitude typically associated with being a slacker.

Most appropriately applies to one with no responsibilities, one that gets by pretending to be hard at work, or the co-worker that is found hanging out near the coffee machine for most of the day.

I just can't tolerate that guy's slackitude! If I were his manager, I'd sack him, no doubt.

A phrase that can unfortunately describe WAY too many people these days.

5. Designated Texter: a passenger who reads and replies to any and all text messages recieved on the drivers phone, thus alowing the driver to focus on the road and not hit anything or get pulled over for reckless driving.

Guy 1: "Woah, I almost hit that telephone pole back there, Dude you should be my designated texter "

Guy 2: "Yeah no problem bro"

Hadn't heard this one before, but it sounds like a good idea to me!

6. Cuddle Call: a phone call (or a text) to arrange an immediate cuddle date. Not a booty call but similar in the call for satisfaction nature of the behavior.

"Hey Baby. What's going on?"

"Hi. Cuddle Call?"

"See you in ten minutes"

I swear I didn't make it up!

7. Requestion: requesting something indirectly by way of a question
note: this is distinguished from a regular question because the answer is usually obvious.

"are those peanut m&m's?" (requestion)

"yes, would you like some?"

"yeah"

Hey, my kids do this all the time!

8. Vanilla: n. The opposite of kinky. Not in any way involved with BDSM.

"He was a little more vanilla than I was used to, but we got along fine anyway."

Come on, y'all didn't think I'd leave this one out did ya?

9. Blackberry Jam: A people traffic jam that occurrs in subway tunnels and bus stations. Caused by inconsiderate workaholics walking too slow while their noses are glued to their Blackberry device.

I was late for work because there was a Blackberry Jam getting out of the A train.

It's rather ingenious.

10. Tag Hag: A person who is obsessed with name brand clothing. See label whore.

Nicole always flaunts the latest clothing.

She is such a tag hag.

I can only laugh at this one...

11. FNG: Military term, 'F***ing New Guy' usually someone just out of training or just transfered into the unit/AO, who either hasn't proved his worth or doesn't know how to operate properly due to lack of experiance.

"Damnit, nearly everyone here is an FNG, we'll be wiped out on the next op"

Umm... I come from a Military family... we love this "word".

12. Desk Rage: The peak of office employee stress levels which ultimately starts with the screaming of vulgar language within the workplace. It can often times lead to assaulting fellow employees, abusing office equipment and/or stealing of company property, abusing sick days and ultimately poor production at work. A possible side effect is that the employee continues to take out his or her rage at their residence in the form of kicking small animals and drinking heavily.

With my pending at work and the amount of people calling me each day I'm on the brink of desk rage and one day I'm going to break and take it out on that weird guy that sits next to me.

WOW, SO much worse than Road Rage.

13. Liptease: The act of putting on lipstick suggestively; The oral equivalent of a striptease.

Diane was giving me a liptease from across the room, so I went over and asked her out.

You ladies KNOW you've done this... and even some of the men! Don't deny it!

So, that is my 13 for today. I swear, none of these were made up by me... and you can go to the site and see how many people even agree with the definition. Heck, you can vote yourself! Hope y'all have a great Thursday!

Thus Quoth...

... Nope, not the Raven, but a whole bunch of other people! LOL... Today, I thought I'd share some of my favorite quotes. They're about persistence, creativity, motivation... all the things we need to keep on keeping on.

I hope you enjoy them.

"Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude."

— W. W. Ziege

"Desire is the key to motivation, but it's determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal - a commitment to excellence - that will enable you to attain the success you seek."

— Mario Andretti

"The best way to have a good idea is to have a lot of ideas."

— Dr. Linus Pauling

"Enthusiasm is one of the most powerful engines of success. When you do a thing, do it with all your might. Put your whole soul into it. Stamp it with your own personality. Be active, be energetic and faithful, and you will accomplish your object. Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm."

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Keep away from people who belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great."

— Mark Twain

"We are what we repeatedly do, excellence then is not an act, but a habit."

— Aristotle

Feel like writing now? I know I do!!!

Thanks... for .... everything

I have been very sick the past couple of days... when it rains it pours. Mysti and Jenny get a bit antsy when they can't reach me, but that's what is going on. I feel rather like when it rains it pours. This month has been overwhelming: Marital issues...I get sick... hubby gets hurt, BADLY, and we are dealing with recuperation...I get really sick again... and nothing is really moving through my brain at a very easy pace.

I did get a short finished and subbed to WC and they posted it to their site this last week... sorry I didn't give y'all more notice, but it's been rather... rough lately to do anything beyond the basics in getting through each day.

A friend of mine pointed out, since he is quite a bit like me in this regard, that my writing is what sustains me, what gets me through when I'm not sure I want to push through. When it feels like it would just be easier to give up. AJ reminded me that this is who we are. We are writers and we take in everything... good or bad... and we save it. Then when it doesn't hurt so much, when we can pull it out and look at it without wanting to scream, then we use it. We go back to it and lose ourselves in these worlds we create. I may not have really been accessing my laptop, but I have notebooks throughout the house with my favorite sharpie pens attatched to them so that I can write some stream of consciousness and maybe work past some issues.

So, right now, I feel disconnected, discombobulated all sorts of 'dis' feelings, but I'm still writing. I'm still working through my feelings of anger, frustration, loss of trust, and just plain being sick / a nursemaid / then sick again... so hang in there with me. Hopefully, I'll come out the other end of this sooner rather than later and amazing stories will be able to be told. Maybe I'll be able to use some of it for my NaNoWriMo challenge coming up next month. As another dear friend keeps reminding me... "Writers write. Period." Trying to keep that one going.

Thanks for being there, those of you who have held my hand, cried with me and threatened bodily harm to the person or persons who ruined some of my trust. Y'all keep me going when I just want to lie down and give up for awhile. Now that I've made myself cry it's time to totter off to bed and try to avoid puking again (yes, yes, TMI, deal with it). Your support means a great deal... so thanks.

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