A widget of my NaNo completion stats; if you want more details, check out this link. To donate, you can subscribe to our Patreon and become a monthly donor or, for one-time donors, go through our PayPal. It’s the start of National Novel Writing Month and I’m going to dedicate my messy 50,000 words towards […]
There once was a girl who wanted to read all the books in the world. She believed sincerely that she could chew her way through book after book, never re-reading and never looking back. She would read the good with the bad, the classics with the post-modern, and eventually conquer all the material there was […]
At the end of yesterday’s post, I wrote about my dream of becoming a roller girl someday. Thus far, that dream may be one of the most daunting ones I’ve ever undertaken. It requires the patience to develop a skill that does not come naturally to me – who thought that me, the wall hugger […]
I am a list addict. That’s right, I’ve admitted it (yet again). And for the upcoming summer I have made a list with subsections of items that I want to begin or complete during that time. But this time I’ve done three things that are a tad bit different with the list:1. I have made […]
Check out this TED Talk video about innovation. It’s by Steven Johnson, the guy who wroteEverything Bad is Good For You. (Kudos to Tracy V. Wilson for putting it up and writing NaNo!) Planner? Check. Red pen? Check. Thoughts crowding my brain like an angry bunch of tourists in a hotel elevator? Check.Every month I […]
I have a love/hate relationship with lists. At the beginning of every month, I get out my well-worn planner and write two lists down in red pen: Accomplishments and Goals. The notes can range from personal things (like, see more of the city) to academic things (make sure to get homework done in advance) to […]
In the last week or so, I have decided.Yes, decisions were made. Big and small, long-term and short-term… but all in the name of rejuvenating my motivation. And, thankfully, it seems to be coming back (yippee!). So let’s see what some of them are… 1. Junk food detox – currently, I am on day 3 […]
Please inquire within. Today, when I came home, I realized… summer is going to be boring. I’ll be in obvious anticipation of my entrance into college, but in the meantime, I definitely cannot just sit around and do nothing. I will honestly annoy myself to death with that – worst case scenario is actually the […]
This is such the more epic tennis shot than the one they gave me for sports photos! (Curse those fools! They cut out my multi-colored socks!)Anyway, I have been reading a lot of blogs, articles, and things-that-generally-aren’t-books in the past few days and realizing: they’re just as valuable. I have not had the urge to […]
After the euphoria and experience of the show, coming back down to regular life seems dull and slow. Thrill-by-the-minute cannot, obviously, continue forever – but today just reminded me that there are so many days and weeks left in the school year. I definitely need to get moving again, but “moving” doesn’t look quite the […]