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well thought I'd post again..nothing much....really long weekend....a little late posting today but that's okay :)

Anyways...I only have one more day of class this week...tomorrow...but it still feels like it will last forever until tomorrow afternoon. haha. I don't have class on friday so I'll have a long weekend. Maybe it's because it's a long weekend and that's why I feel like tomorrow will last a long time? I don't know but that's all I can think of to write right now...lol. :D

Well, I wasn't sure what to write for today...so this is sort of random. :)
Anyway, no class tomorrow! Yay! :D But I do have homework...getting up earlier than I would usually get up so I can get my work done and then have the rest of the day off. :D Anyways...earlier I was looking up Robert Pattinson's previous films because I've noticed there are actually a lot of well-known leads who have starred in some pretty obscure (or at least to me....maybe I've been living under a rock?) titles. For instance, one day I found out he starred in The Bad Mother's Handbook and I was shocked that I hadn't heard of it before. What brings me to this topic is another movie he made...How to Be. I've only watched a portion of it and I'm shocked I haven't heard of it too. Maybe this is because he is a British actor. Still, there are very many British actors that have many well-known movies, not just one or two - Hugh Grant for example. So, does this mean he has more obscure movies...or that he needs more time to make well-known ones....? Or am I just oblivious for not noticing these entertaining and funny movies? I'll let you decide.

I almost forgot to post today! Anyway, it's taking a while to get back in sync but I think I'm adjusting better. Can't wait for tomorrow's class...it should be fun...i have a quiz but I don't think it will be that bad. Will be done at 4 hopefully and then resting until thursday! :) I have both Wednesday and Friday off so that's good. :) Well, I'm about to go to bed. Can't think of much else to write except that I love these movies: Juno and Blast From the Past. Yeah...I know that's a weird combination. :D

Well, tomorrow is the start of Jan Term and the first day of my new class, Developing the Female Warrior Within. I'm both excited and nervous. It feels like the first day of high school every time classes change. Maybe it's because I don't know who is in the class. Or maybe it's because you are always nervous when you try new things. Anyway...about to head for bed. Tomorrow should be a good day. :)

Well, It's the second day of 2010 and I thought I would share some interesting things: fanfic recommendations, books I've been reading, music I've been listening to, movies and TV shows I've been watching and etc.

So without further ado I give you my....(drumroll please)....

Recommendations of the Week:

Fanfiction: The Caged Bird by Kristen Nicole.

This is a fanfic that can be found at fanfiction.net in the Twilight category. It is an All-Human story and has a very interesting premise. The author uses literary quotes at the beginning of each chapter, and these quotes frame each chapter nicely. For a brief summary..(I don't want to give much away because this story is so good)....
Bella lives with her overly religious mother and her one place of freedom in her life is the library. She attends a Christian school and her only friend at the beginning of this fic seems to be Miss Angela who works at the library although she is on friendly terms with her father as well. This is a Bella/Edward fic and the way they meet is great as is the rest of the fic. It made me smile but it also made me tear up...Although I can be more emotional than others anyway...lol. The main thing that I absolutely loved about this fic was the journey you take with Bella as a reader and the fact that this is one of the best fanon Bella's I've read...I related to her so easily.

Book: The Year My Life Went Down the Loo by Katie Maxwell

This book is entertainment, personified. I love reading anything by this author because she understands teenage girls and she is also hilarious, which is a plus. I'm currently reading this and so far it has been great. This one is probably just for the girls though....lol. Anyway, put this down on your reading list - you won't be disappointed.

Movie and Blog: Normally these would be seperate but I have my reasons for putting them together.

The Movie: Julie and Julia.

I recently watched this movie and it was inspiring...It made me want to eat and want to cook. Since I don't know how to cook the inspiration went into this blog....and speaking of blogs...

The Blog: The Julie/Julia Project

Shortly after watching the movie I of course looked up the blog and I was not disappointed. It has the stories of her cooking and what she cooked. Granted it is a little old so you have to fool around before getting to the beginning. Anyways, a good read for fans of the movie, cooking, or even eating :)

Website: PostSecret www.postsecret.blogspot.com

This website is a blog as well but I thought I'd mention it anyway. People send in anonymous postcards and they are put on display. The big deal is that these people are also sending in their secrets on these postcards. The site says it is updated every Sunday. Check it out tomorrow....I know I will.

Well, that's all the recs for this week and all I could think to blog about....
Hope 2010 is great so far for everyone and if you have an idea for this blog or a subject for me to blog about post a comment or send me a message or whatever! :)

Hey! Welcome to the year 2010. As I said in my previous blog I'll be taking part in the Big, Fun and Scary List of Things To Do (in 2010). I will be posting that list on here as well as on the NaNoWriMo forums. So are you ready? I am. 2010 will be an amazing year, I'm sure and I hope that it is for you, readers...if there is anyone out there....Anyways, 2009 was great and 2010 should be even better.

My List of Big Fun and Scary Things To Do In 2010. (in no particular order - sequentially or in order of importance)

•Finish Fanfiction WIP’s and challenges.
I've been putting these off for a long time and I think this year is the year to start finishing the things I've started.
•Win Script Frenzy (April)
I've tried my hand at NaNoWriMo but not Script Frenzy. I think this will be interesting...not to mention entertaining... :)
•Win NaNoWriMo 2010 (November)
I didn't win last year so I'm going to try my hand again this year. It should be fun....and I'll have plenty ideas of what to write about by then... :D
•Finish and Edit NaNoNovel (2009)
This is one of the scariest and biggest things on my To Do list....but I'm determined to see it through.
•Edit JulNoNovel (2009)
I started this and never finished it....I had a story idea that I loved but because I didn't win JulNoWriMo I let the Novel hang in the balance. I hope to finish and edit this by the end of the year.
•Write out all original fiction/fanfiction story ideas
This goes along with trying to find NaNoWriMo ideas and finishing fanfictions....Once those I'm working on are finished I want to write out story ideas...even if it might take a while to write those stories. I hope this will help my writing style and help me to become a better writer in the long run....Also, it is very easy to come up with ideas and I want to try my hand at getting them on paper/typed up.
•Blog Every Day (livejournal)
This is spurred on by my lack of updates and recently the viewing of Julie and Julia. It won't pertain to cooking but I have thought about updating every day with things like book/movie/tv show reviews, quotes/writing, website links and etc. I'm not sure how I will do it but I plan to at least update...and have substance to that update every day. By the way...whoever is reading this...post a comment if you have a subject you want me to write about or just an idea of what I could write each day. It might help spur me on if I have comments from whoever actually reads what I write.
•Make banners/bookcovers for stories (NaNoNovels, fanfic, etc.)
This goes with the other things about fanfiction and also because I would really like to understand graphic design better and put visuals with my stories...It would probably help with writer's block...lol :)
•Read One book a week or 52 books in 2010 (work on reading list of books)
This will probably be one of the easiest because I have a huge list of books on my books to read list and got a fair few for Christmas to read. I may surpass this hugely thanks to summer....but who knows?
•Begin working on College Resume
This is important but also probably easy...seeing as I just started college it should be.... I just need to compile a list of dates and things to include in it so later on in my senior year I won't be frantically trying to recall what I did as a freshman in college. :)

I will keep you updated throughout the year and hope you comment on my blog to give me ideas....I have some idea of what I will blog about each day but would like comments from others... :) Have a fantastic and Happy New Year! :D

So, I definitely failed NaNoWriMo and December has been my month off. I'm thinking of starting off my new year with a bang however - with some writing challenges similar to NaNoWriMo. I've got a list of goals for the new year - courtesy of browsing the NaNoWriMo forums and reading everyone's Big Fun and Scary lists. If you don't know what that means, I'll explain. Most of the time you will find these lists under the heading The Year of Doing Big Fun and Scary Things Together. People set goals for themselves similar to New Years Resolutions but post them online so that they are held accountable. I'm thinking of doing WriYe and NaNo as well as Script Frenzy next year along with other writing challenges. I will probably only finish half of this list but I'm going to try to complete as much as possible on my list and see where I'm at near the end of 2010. Hopefully by posting online I will feel more like actually completing these tasks/goals. Anyway, I will probably post this list on New Years. I'm not sure if I'll post it on midnight or not.

On a side note, Eclipse is supposed to open in theaters in June and I hope I can go to see the movie at midnight like I went to see New Moon and I hope that I can see it with my mom since I will be out of school. Also, the new Harry Potter movie is coming out in November and I hope to see it at midnight too! Anyways, that's all that I can think of writing on here....

Oh,...and I plan to try and update my blog more often (as in every day). Obviously this will be a little bit of a problem because I have a hard time updating. No one ever said I didn't like a challenge though! :D Well, hope to update soon. Maybe I'll actually get some fanfic done as well as other stuff I've been slacking on. Well, that's all! :)

Well, NaNoWriMo ( http://www.nanowrimo.org ) is here! :D I'm going to write every day this month in the attempt to complete a 50,000 word novel. Also, I'm going to try my hardest to accomplish this goal - unlike when I tried JulNoWriMo. This should be interesting. So far I've got half of what I'm trying to get every day - 1,667 words. Well, wish me luck and join in the NaNoWriMo fun by signing up! I'm under bandgeek_jamies on the NaNoWriMo website if anyone wants to be my writing buddy! It would be great to meet you and see what you are writing this month! Well that's all! :D

Wow! It's been forever since I last blogged! I have no clue who reads this or if anyone actually does so I doubt anybody's noticed my lack of updates. Speaking of which, if you read this, leave a comment if you want! Anyway, college has been great. I'm really getting used to my classes and like all of them. Everyone here is very nice and I'm making friends easily. Workstudy isn't bad because I don't mind helping the people there and I get to know how to use the library a little better! Anyway, today I almost tripped giving an oral presentation but people in the class didn't seem to notice! LOL! I talked about going overseas. It was a good day today with not much homework assigned. I'm going to the french film festival at school tonight and it should be interesting and entertaining. Well, that's all that is going on in my life right now.

Haven't doing much lately. Read more of my summer reading book The Road by Cormac McCarthy. 9 days left until I'm moved in! Can't wait. Nervous, excited, and feeling all different emotions at once! First Week looks like it will be very fun! Well, nothing else going on! Anyone else feel crazy about college? Comment me if you do. Also really bored for some reason!

Going to college in 10 days! Found out who my roomie is! Well nothing much else going on! Just excited about college. Also, a little bit nervous! Well, that's all!

Well, I think I have decided to give up on JulNoWriMo. I know I won’t be  able to finish so I will

save what I wrote and maybe come back to it at a later date. With that said, I now know that I

am distracted very easily. Well, there is not much else to say on that note. Anyway, I am

excited about college and I don’t have much else to say, so bye!

I finally caught up and am now satisfied with my word count for julnowrimo! Yay! Well that's all and I just wanted to keep this up to date as I go along with julnowrimo.


This wordmeter is from the same website as the previous word meter that I have posted.

As you can see I have been working on my novel for JulNoWriMo and I am a little behind but it is okay because I am going to get back on track today! Well that's all. I'll be sure to update when I have gotten farther into the novel.

Oh, and I found the above image at http://www.writertopia.com/toolbox/meters.

Well, I definitely always want to have my hands full. If there is anyone reading this that knows what NaNoWriMo is then JulNoWriMo may sound familiar. NaNoWriMo is National Novel Writing Month and it takes place in November and I always thought it would be fun to do something like that so I registered and signed up for July Novel Writing Month today and it is free. You write 50,000 words in one month just like in November but it takes place in July. So I'm going to begin writing 1,667 words a day because I think that this would be something cool to do and be a winner. Anyway you are a member once you sign up but you are a winner if by the end of the 30 days you have written 50,000 words so wish me luck. Plus as an added benefit maybe this can improve my writing.

Well I have finally got a computer so I am going to be online more  and I will probably be updating this more often. Anyway I will also probably be getting around to posting more fanfictions online and I am going to post them first on fanfiction.net and this is the link to my page on there:http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1579192/
and the link to my page on harrypotterfanfiction.com:http://www.harrypotterfanfiction.com/viewuser.php?showuid=129354    where I also post it is usually the second place I post but I may post some that I particularly like on here when I am able to getting around to writing more. Right now I only have one or two posted at most and I am trying to catch up on a lot of challenges that were all with no deadline and begin writing for some of them including the hp100 challenge among many many others. Well anyway if you want to see any updates of my stories the best place will probably be at fanfiction.net because I usually post there first so if you read any of my work please read and review so that I know wat you think or comment on this post or send me a message or whatever! Bye!

well it's been a while but i am finally on here again! Yay for me! Anyway, finally going to be getting a computer in a little while. I'm really excited about it and can't wait to be able to use a computer without having to be the only one at home or asking somebody if I can use their computer. Going to Savannah in a little while with mom and brother and then off to college orientation! Well that's all really, Buh-Bye.

Well, It's been a really long time since I have been able to use the computer. I'm out of school today because I'm exempt from all my finals and I GRADUATE in 2 Days! Well not much more to write except that hopefully I can update this more throughout the summer!