I also realized that I have zero female characters in my novel. Which makes me wonder what kind of book I’m writing.

I have also come up with a semi-plausible twisted faerie tale very loosely based on Red Riding Hood for NaNo.

I’m also disliking the fact that I’ll be without Aaron for ten full days. Happy for him, since he gets to go to Latvia with the family, but … lonely. And jealous. *shrugs* Ya, he better pick me up something nice and shiny! lmfao

While I am typing this up on my iPod, Tappi, I am looking at the time. I really should get to sleep.

I bought several notebooks tonight. I plan to get up in a few hours to buy more as they will be a quarter each. For two writers, that is heaven.

I am not writing lately. I am in the middle of a mental spring cleaning and renovations. I may or may not explain myself later.

This test post is brought to you by the letters H, J, and X.

Also, happy Friday 13th, kiddie. <3

Well, you can see how that pans out.

It’s upsetting, but sometimes life just hits and damn, does it hit hard.

I am happy to announce I got my first real comment. A comment that was not spam. I feel like celebrating. Instead, I have decided that I should go to bed soon as it’s 2 in the bloody morning, and I hear snores coming from upstairs. And they are not kitty snores, either. *smirks*

NaNo is coming up. Again. I’ve honestly lost track how many years I’ve been doing this. Seven? Eight? Doesn’t matter. What matters is that this year will be my second year as ML-ing for my area. I’m excited.

I have decided I’m doing a YA novel this year.

I have no clue as to what the plot is. I just can’t get the idea of Red Riding Hood dating the Big Bad Wolf out of my head.

Either way, it’ll be dark and angsty.

Till I decide to update again … stay frosty, kiddies. <3

Partially why I’ve been so quiet. <3

Do plan on re-posting the chapters so that plot holes aren’t there, and working it so that the chapters on the right side appear in order. No idea how they got out of order.

So, I will be continuing to work towards the end of the chapter. I give myself till Friday to finish it, after ninety percent of editing and working out the plot so that it runs relatively smoothly.

I plan on doing a chapter every week, and will work towards finishing the book by the end of the year. Let’s see how that goes, shall we?

It went into the toilet. I’m so bad at keeping promises to myself. It really is upsetting.

But, the good news is that I’ve been making a lot of personal changes to improve myself. I’m eating more healthier, and less food is going into my mouth. I’m counting calories, even though I feel a bit hypocritical doing that. I used to scoff at the people who would count them and snort at them and think that it was just a big joke and that it never really worked. The first week I started counting, I lost TEN pounds. I’ve been doing it for a month now and I’ve not lost any more weight, but I know I’m losing inches, so that’s awesome too. I’m also walking more, and that’s helping with the muscle, and muscle weighs more than fat.

Taking into account that I’ve made some personality changes as well, and I’ve been sticking to it to help me improve myself in all aspects of life… I think I’m going to try to write again. I haven’t written since April and that is very, very sad.

I’ve been doing crafting. I’ve taken up beading. I’ve taken up using various colouring and painting methods, crayons, and oil pastels. I’m still interested in knitting, but it’s hard when you need your mentor there so she can undo all your mistakes. So, on top of all my creative energy lately, I figure that writing should be given another shot.

Me? I am not to sure why I don’t write everyday. I enjoy it, despite it being hard for me. Is it because I have a hard time keeping myself focused, a bit of the ‘ooh.. shiny’ syndrome? Maybe it’s b/c of the fact that I had ADD? Or maybe it’s because I let myself get distracted?

Either way, I haven’t worked on the story for more than a handful of weeks. I feel guilty.

So, I sat down yesterday and finished chapter six. The sense of accomplishment I felt was good. It felt nice. I felt like I was finally getting somewhere. Though, I found chapter six less hard than the previous. Chapter five was seriously near-impossible to finish.

I went to my first NaNo meet this year, as I ended up missing the first one due to my going off to Winnipeg to go see my family for my birthday. It was nice seeing everybody again. I felt a bit awkward, as a lot of them really don’t know me. I’ve also changed since they last saw me. I’ve changed so much, even in the last two months alone! I tried to chat, but my social awkwardness made it difficult. I’ll have to work on that a bit more.

Despite that, I did have fun. I showed Xanateria my first two chapters. She said that she was hooked and that she wanted to read more. Unfortunately for her, I had to pack up and leave. I had a hot date with the snarky and sarcastic Proopdawg and the boys. The look on her face was priceless. Though, I did tell her it was up on my site.

I’m going to make it a point to write for at least one hour every day, from here on it. We’ll see how that goes…

Which has got me thinking. It seems that people only do things like this when there’s a meme. I remember as a kid, we’d do stuff for each other all the time, when memes didn’t even exist. We’d do it because we wanted too, and didn’t expect a damn thing back.

In today’s society, it seems like everybody feels pressured to do something in return on someone’s good deed.

Also, when I personally try to do nice stuff for my loved ones, it is seriously irksome to have them refuse to your face. And yet, they can do whatever they please and buy me things. Makes things a bit one-sided. I understand, but still. Stop with the social obligations already.

I have wanted to send a bit of something to my friends for years now, but it seems like I’m too lazy and unmotivated to do it. Then when I actually get motivated to do it, I don’t have the money to send the package.

What’s a girl to do?

Someone I know and respect greatly has asked me to write a little bit about Dungeons & Dragons. While the unnamed person is also a member of my D&D group I won’t inflate my head too much in the belief that my skills as Dungeon Master has somehow lead to the request to write this.

I’ll start with explaining that I play 3.5 Edition and am currently uninterested in moving to 4th Edition. For new players this won’t mean much but I felt it was necessary to say as it makes a difference in understanding my perspective. You see 4th Edition has been simplified and this bothers me a bit. I expect that 4th Edition will most likely bring in more players but it just won’t be the same for me.

While 3rd Edition causes most players to shriek in horror when they see the character sheets, I am a tolerant DM and encourage players to be patient before dismissing the game as too complex and hard to learn. So quickly here are the things that I think cause too many people to avoid my table.

1) Character Sheets. This isn’t Clue folks. While you can call your character Professor Plum if you want to, this game isn’t as simple as swinging the candlestick in the dining room. I know that the character sheet seems confusing and complex but like everything in this game, if you give it time you’ll realize that it’s easier than it looks and it’s well worth it.

2) Octo-die? It’s amazing to new players that this game doesn’t use dice that only contain 6 sides. I know, it’s weird, but like everything else that seems strange about this game, you’ll get use to it.

3) Players Hand Book. I know the rule book seems huge. Trust me, you don’t need all of it. I know it looks as interesting as the novelization of monopoly but this isn’t like any game you’ve played before. Find a good DM to show you what parts you need to know now and then enjoy the time with your friends. Don’t focus on the many chapters contained within your handbook.

4) Where’s Go? How do I collect my $200? This is the biggest obstacle I see amongst potential new players. When describing how I play at a table with pencil and paper I’m always asked how I move the players around and how do I win. When playing this game it’s like those ‘choose your own adventure’ books or it’s what it would be like if you were watching Lord of the Rings and you think, ‘You know if I was Frodo, I’d tell Boromir to sit down and shut up.’ You can! The person on your left is Boromir and you get to be Frodo!

So as I’m looking back I realize I basically wrote a list of why you shouldn’t play D&D. What I’ll have to write next is what’s so great about this game and why it’s well worth your time, energy and money.

It’s true that it is ‘a choose your own adventure’ rather than your typical board playing game. It’s also creative since you make up the story as you go along. It’s great. I really enjoy it. Look out for the next installment Abner Doon will write!

This book is Twilight.

Four books are in the series, and with a quick Google search, there appears to be another book that will be in Edwards view.

I will admit, that I did buy it two years ago and tried to read it. I was bored. I really was bored. I really didn’t like Bella’s characterization at all. It was just a little too over the top for me. But people I knew were swearing up and down that it was the best book ever. One happened to be in my NaNo group, the other was a co-worker. So, I kept reading.

I literally threw the book across the room when I came to the part where Edward Cullen stepped out into the sun to sparkle like a thousand diamonds.

I couldn’t bring myself to finish the book after that for a long, long time.

In fact, it was three days ago that I was determined to finish the damn thing. That, and I really had nothing else better to do as I had called in sick for work (which in itself is its own story O.o). I started reading at the beginning but soon got bored, so I picked up where I left off. And finished it the next day.

It’s a book. It’s not one I would recommend but it was entertaining if you take away all the horrible things that go on in that book. I’ve actually borrowed the second book from my sister, Kolyndia, to read. It entertains me and that’s what books do, right?

So why do I feel as if my soul was sucked out? ;p

And just who the bloody hell is Lauren anyway?