My Life

breathing94 @ 2009-08-22T16:41:00

2009-08-22T20:41:51Z

Ahem.

2009-08-20T14:30:57Z

Retiring from LJ for a while.

Writer's Block: Thanks for the Input

2009-08-20T02:06:43Z

What is the worst piece of advice you've ever received?

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Whether or not he meant well, my one teacher last year really wanted me to pay attention and get an A so I wouldn't be a total failure in life. And I know that last sentence made him seem nice, but . . .

I will never stop imaginating so just shut up and watch me write a novel. I will never be a mathematician, partly because of the 'name curse' theory I created*.

*A theory I believe in just like how someone can believe in Jesus, so back away from the Wall of Beliefs, bub, and go to your wrestling practice!

Writer's Block: The Right to Privacy

2009-08-16T23:45:31Z

Should some parts of celebrities' lives be off-limits to the public, or is giving up privacy a fair price for being famous?

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Their private lives SHOULD be private as should their children's. Their kids are only famous because of the mom/dad--they should be left alone.

Writer's Block: Confidence Booster

2009-08-14T18:48:12Z

What do you wear to feel confident?

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I second this.

Writer's Block: I Love My Body Because…

2009-08-13T13:37:06Z

Why do you love your body?

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That is the WEIRDEST question I've ever heard/read. And that's all I have to say.

For now.

Writer's Block: Proven by Science

2009-08-12T13:54:09Z

Do you believe everything has a scientific explanation?

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I believe that everything has an explanation. It doesn't have to be scientific or spiritual or whatever. But science is still a little wobbly, so there can be plenty of scientific answers to things, but not everything has a scientific explanation yet. Yet.

NaNoWriMo 2009

2009-08-11T22:14:56Z

I HAVE AN IDEA!

On top of:

Geometry (stressful)
Gym (painful)
Word Count Journal
and anything else the people upstairs will hurl at me

I have NaNoWriMo. As I worry about this, I cannot help but feel so extremely happy that I will have NaNoWriMo. I was worried about lack of joy that I felt last year while writing, and the happiness of finally be able to stop writing when I felt like it.

............

Just
got distracted. So long!

Julie & Julia and WCJ

2009-08-11T20:39:22Z

First off, I went and saw Julie & Julia today. Very very good and funny. I recommend it.

Secondly, I want to talk about WordCount Journal. I Google-searched top blog hosts and found this*, leading to what I previously typed. I really really think you should check out WCJ because it has a unique platform and idea. I can't believe I haven't found it before!

*Of course, not all weblinks lead to websites that work. I check a few such as Ufem.com. They could be broken links--I don't know exactly.

a shot at poetry

2009-08-08T21:11:27Z

Before this moment, life was nothing more than an empty night.
Pitch black without sound or sight to tell me where to go.
But now you are here and I can see again.
At last! The moon is white.

And the So You Think You Can Dance season 5 winner is...

2009-08-07T14:46:36Z

Jeanine!

I totally saw it coming. Even though I favored Evan, I figured:

1. The overwhelming positive response and support for Jeanine would secure her in as one of the top two, if not winner. Even more so since Nigel pointed it out on Wednesday.
2. Because I favored Evan, I knew he should deserve the runner-up spot, but Brandon clearly had an equal shot at it as well.
3. I had come into the series late and there were a few names I learned immediately because of the way they danced and so on: Evan, Jenette, Melissa, Jeanine... Kayla was not one of them and I knew that she would probably fall in fourth.

So when I tuned in yesterday I was suprised to know that I was right! Kayla was dropped, then Evan, and Brandon was runner-up! I've never been that good at predictions before. But perhaps it was just from the calculations.

A lot of people vote for their favorite dancer, while others follow the word of the judges. So when Nigel said Jeanine and Brandon would be in the top two, I knew on the spot that Evan was going to be third, but I still hoped he'd be second.

Either way, I hope Evan comes back as a choreographer with some Broadway stuff. Because that is awesome.

Writer's Block: Fantasy Sports

2009-08-04T15:13:42Z

Imagine you manage a coven of baseball-playing vampires. The Cullen family is really strong this year and you want to bring in a ringer. Which currently active MLB baseball player do you sire?

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~~WHAT IS WITH ALL THESE TWILIGHT VAMPIRES? MAKE IT STOP SOMEHOW PLEASE111!!!!!!1Q1Q11~~

Jcasfhudi, totally.

Writer's Block: Do Not Open Until 2059

2009-08-03T18:11:18Z

If you were to make a time capsule today to be opened in 50 years, what would you put in it?

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Actually, I would rather plan a time capsule. As in, begin a journal on what is going on in the world on January 1st of some year and keep it up every day until December 31st of the end of that year, and put it in the capsule. THAT would be nice.

If it were today, though, I don't know what exactly.

30 in 31

2009-08-01T14:04:27Z

Only 30 posts in one month. Sad. I'll try again some other time.
I've been wandering around the internets over the past week or so, not really aiming for anything, but I always like to pick out a PC and just dub is "awesome" for a while before forgetting it and repeating the process and finding a different one. I'm a MAC girl, so perhaps that it why I find it fun to do what I do. Yesterday, I came to this conclusion and dubbed it "awesome". What do you think?

Writer's Block: Birthday Shout-out

2009-07-31T16:06:31Z

Happy birthday, J.K. Rowling! Which of her seven Harry Potter novels do you think is the most satisfying read?

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I'd have to say all of them, in order. (Added satisfaction before they were all done being published.)

I'm lost (and in need of saving)

2009-07-28T03:41:48Z

Sorry in advance for the length!

In November 2007, I encountered a fun opportunity called NaNoWriMo and took it upon myself to write a real novel, not the little short-stories I had been writing for about a year. So I began my first WriMo with a story I had been acting our by myself with Barbies since I was little. It involved four characters, each having a definitive personality and way of thought time and time again. However, this evolved back and forth for years before 2007, and the main female character was, at one point, a very legitimate whore. The other female character wavered back and forth between a pixie/fairy and human and her name changed depending on what her race was. The main male character died from falling off a cliff due to a varying cause, and the main female character was the one trying to save him, having come to terms that she loved him (and him, her) moments before. The second male character was the backup, always the heir to the throne but never knowing it. His relationship with the FMC (female main character) always differed.

In 2007, the characters took real forms. The FMC became Natty, a confused girl living in a Compound originally called Cot but now named Lerie. She is mysterious in more ways than one and has a strong attitude. The MMC (male main character) is Dmitri, a twenty-year-young delinquent who has a strong connection to a book written in another language and the eye of his enemies. He is still wavering between life and death in various drafts and ideas since that year. He has kept his fondness for Natty. The other female character evolved into Rachel, a bright puff of motherly joy. Enough said. And last but not least is Charles, a boy with a mysterious past who is too mature for his background of a similar one to Natty. I have also added a villain, St. (pronounced Sir) Lucifer, having reached that point in my 2008 NaNo and a cousin of Dmitri's named Falon.

So now I'm at the point where I realize that I've been only writing drafts that I can never finish because of the lack of plot. I need to create a difinitive plot and know, also, that I cannot do it by myself. I'm looking for someone who can love the characters and know them like they would those in their favorite novels. I believe I'm looking for a clone of me, but I really want at least one person who I can confer to when I do something that lifts my heart or makes me want to cry and critic me on what needs to be.

In all honesty, it's like I'm waiting for a soul mate. Which sucks, because I'm waiting and on the lookout for one romantically and now have to do the same for one with writing.

Thank you for taking the time to read this--I'm off to daydream (or, if it's near midnight, sleep).

K.

Writer's Block: Bite Me

2009-07-28T03:07:57Z

From Dr. Polidori's Lord Ruthven to Stephenie Meyer's Edward Cullen, the annals of vampire lore are filled with attractive, charming bloodsuckers. Which one would you most want to be bitten by?

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None of the above. I'm rather have a (handsome) clear-minded protector like a Jacob Black rather than a Edward Cullen. But if anyone starts going around imprinting on my (maybe) future children, I will NOT refrain from ripping their head off.

Peter Pan

2009-07-27T14:43:06Z

So in TS3, Agnes Crumplebottom had two kids with her dead husband Erik Darling. The first kid was born when Erik was still living in the front of the house in his stone so the kid was human. Then Erik became controllable and Agnes had a second kid, having married her husband (again). This kid was ghostly. The first son, Icarus, has his father's last name. The younger son, Hikaru, has his mother's last name because I had her change it after marriage yet before Hikaru was born.

And then I started thinking: Since I'm planning the kids' future and all, why not their kids? Icarus is studying to become a Secret Spy Guy. He should have three kids: Wendy, Michael and Jon. The Darlings! I find it so cute!

Hikaru is less exciting: he gets a Symphonic career and a happy relationship and a few kids. He'll carry on the Crumplebottom name!

Writer's Block: Parental Involvement

2009-07-26T17:42:33Z

Are you friends with your parents?

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I wouldn't say that I'm friends with my parents, but I do get along with them better than other people I know. (Mother better than Father, but still).

This Isn't Hollywood

2009-07-25T22:24:25Z

I have a short story idea. It's based off of the first idea I ever penned down, which was in 2006/2007 or so. I remember the main male character and his name came to me in a dream about kidney beans. And the beans are all I can remember. The plot and "chapters" were malnourished and short. Like the last three sentences that you read in this post short.

I will be happy to revisit my characters, and I have a wonderful little super-natural addition to it all. Because that's what I love to write about.

Writer's Block: Leave Room

2009-07-25T12:59:39Z

What's your favorite dessert?

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Just about anything delicious, like ice cream or cake :)

Back!

2009-07-24T18:13:36Z

Back from Boston! Yes! Our dog had barked herself hoarse while we gone, which is hilarious--to a point.
My insides are recovering from the flu and I feel that I should be better in a few days. Had to shout for the first time in a year or so, and I feel angry that I even had to in the first place.

stomach flu

2009-07-21T20:03:31Z

In boston and writing/typing from an iPod touch borrowed from a family member. Got sick yesterday evening and am recovering from a ninja of a stomach flu. I am so proud that I have made it through the day on Ginger ale and dry toast.

Boston has been awesome fun and we crammed as much of it as we could in only 4days...

Writer's Block: To Infinity and Beyond!

2009-07-16T17:16:26Z

Are you interested in intergalactic travel? What would you hope to discover?

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OHMIGOSH WAIT I JUST THOUGHT OF A BETTER ANSWER!
Intergalactic travels? I would go try and find Pigfarts* because it is in the intergalactic area and on MARS
oh yeah, totally. I think I won this question. Maybe. Don't beat me up!

*for this link, skip to 4:47 for an explanation of PigFarts

Harry Potter and the Lightening Thief

2009-07-16T15:46:30Z

February 12, 2010 will be the best day ever (other than yesterday). Why? Check it out!

I didn't post yesterday because I was in shock with the HBP movie. I saw it at the earliest time (other than midnight), which was 10 o'clock. I can't stand having seen it just once. This is the only movie in which I would see more than once in the theater. It makes me jumpy.