I have almost two weeks off starting this Tuesday, so I might be able to get into a routine that includes my ideas, at least, and possibly even rants and somewhat. We shall see. For now I'll focus on my life a bit.
So, in the last few weeks, well, things have stagnated. This is a bad thing, because I hate the status quo. So I took my cat to the vet one last time (I sincerely hope) and save for some pills I have to feed him, that crisis should be over. There are no signs of urinary tract infection, so at worst it my be an allergic reaction or a change of diet might be needed. After spending hundreds of dollars on emergencies and things I needed, I said "fuck saving" and bought an XBox 360. It wasn't the most frugal or sensible thing I ever did, but look where frugal got me this year? At least now I can worry about the future with Bioshock. Oh, expect that review some day, and the reviews for the pack-in Lego Indy and Kung Fu Panda much, much later.
Love life? Nonexistent. Attempts at meeting people online have failed miserably as of late, and I'm seeing a girl I realized like and/or liked next week, as a friend, due to the fact she has a boyfriend. Wee! So that's something to work on next year.
Which brings me to my main concern. Next year. I'm turning 30. I'll have nearly completely wasted my twenties on idle hopes and jobs that have done little to inspire me creatively. What do I do? Do I try school again? And that's assuming the economy and job market don't make this decision for me. It's a scary time to face one of those numerical hurdles we all hate to deal with.
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Thursday, December 4, 2008
My Life AND My Ideas: Yeah, about that "Once a Week" Thing.
On the plus side, I'm still posting more often than Websnark. But the main reason for the lack of updates was Nanowrimo, AKA National Novel Writing Month. Writing 58,000 words in 30 days does tend to cut into other types of writing. But it's been a rough month anyway. There were trips to Chicago, I actually got some semblance of a life on Tuesday nights at least, even if said life and semblance mostly involves bar trivia nights, and my work got, well, tricky. Notably, I lost a week doing inventory, and heaving boxes around while counting tens of thousands of little metal and/or plastic thingies does not inspire.
There have been other downsides. My cat has been, well not sick exactly, but something worse. It involves words like "anal glands," "sedation needed," "Urinary Tract Infection," and "$700." And he's still rubbing his butt on the carpet. I also had to figure out some new ideas for insurance; my current one was too expensive. On the plus side, I think I found one that'll save me quite a bit a year. So there's that.
As for the Nanowrimo, it went well enough. I experimented with a first person perspective by making this year's project a journal for one of the characters. So it's all her voice. On the other hand, this means that I could do almost none of the dialogue that I find is my strength. That's not too surprising; after all, as much as I like writing, I'd rather do something visual like television, movies, or video games. But that requires artistic skills, technological abilities, actors, artists, and/or a budget. Anyway, this Nano ended up having some trouble with voices with other characters besides the main one. I especially noticed that I have a trouble making love interests, especially male ones. On the other hand, a female love interest proved surprisingly easy. I could even make children's novels around one of them (if there was a market for children's books about a lesbian demon, albeit an adorable one.) Nonetheless, I think I'm going to try to set up dialogue for each character. I like the idea of using "auditions" for new characters, giving them a chance to reveal some back-story and their voice even without in-story dialogue. Crazy? Maybe, but what in my life isn't insane?
There have been other downsides. My cat has been, well not sick exactly, but something worse. It involves words like "anal glands," "sedation needed," "Urinary Tract Infection," and "$700." And he's still rubbing his butt on the carpet. I also had to figure out some new ideas for insurance; my current one was too expensive. On the plus side, I think I found one that'll save me quite a bit a year. So there's that.
As for the Nanowrimo, it went well enough. I experimented with a first person perspective by making this year's project a journal for one of the characters. So it's all her voice. On the other hand, this means that I could do almost none of the dialogue that I find is my strength. That's not too surprising; after all, as much as I like writing, I'd rather do something visual like television, movies, or video games. But that requires artistic skills, technological abilities, actors, artists, and/or a budget. Anyway, this Nano ended up having some trouble with voices with other characters besides the main one. I especially noticed that I have a trouble making love interests, especially male ones. On the other hand, a female love interest proved surprisingly easy. I could even make children's novels around one of them (if there was a market for children's books about a lesbian demon, albeit an adorable one.) Nonetheless, I think I'm going to try to set up dialogue for each character. I like the idea of using "auditions" for new characters, giving them a chance to reveal some back-story and their voice even without in-story dialogue. Crazy? Maybe, but what in my life isn't insane?
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