Just finished the three black, white, and red art pieces on the wall. I’m pretty happy with them. Blankets for the sofa are probably the next planned purchase.
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I wrote a novel… sort of
Posted in news, tagged 50000 words, finishing a novel, nanowrimo, writing a novel on 29 . November . 2009 | 1 Comment »
Yes, technically I have won NaNoWriMo, the National Novel Writing Month competition (competing with one’s self) put on by The Office of Letters and Lights to write a 50,000 word novel within the month of November. They gave me this cool little image and a certificate. Really though, my novel is crap. The ending is [...]
NaNo 90% and Thanksgiving in Japan
Posted in news, tagged Japan, labor thanksgiving, nanowrimo, thanksgiving, writing a novel on 26 . November . 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today I will pass the 90% mark on my NaNoWriMo novel. Yesterday was technically Thanksgiving day as celebrated by America, but in terms of simultime, it’s still going on right now. Thanksgiving isn’t celebrated the same here in Japan as it is in the US, but they’re not completely unaware of our celebration. [...]
NaNoWriMo tips for next time
Posted in books, news, tagged nanowrimo, writing a novel on 23 . November . 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Well, as I pass the 75% mark of my novel and start realizing the need to wind down the story and tie up all my plot and such I also realized that I need to write down some of the things I discovered along the way. It would be a waste to go through [...]
10k Run
Posted in news, tagged 10 kilometer run, 10k run, half marathon, Hidaka village, Japan, kochi prefecture, nanowrimo, writing a novel on 22 . November . 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This morning I participated in Hidaka Village’s annual Mohei Marathon, which is actually a half marathon event including a 10k, a 3k, and a 1.5k run as well. Most of my students than ran participated in the 3k and 1.5k, largely depending on their age. I ran in the 10k placing 81/121.
I managed [...]
NaNoWriMo 50%
Posted in books, news, tagged nanowrimo, writing a novel on 15 . November . 2009 | 1 Comment »
25,000 Words, half way, getting there. The Plot pieces are assembled. Now it’s more or less time to just knock em down one by one. Havn’t figured out the ending yet. It might be a shocker.
Making headway on my novel
Posted in internet, news, tagged nanowrimo, writing a novel on 6 . November . 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve broken the 10,000 word threshold with my novel. I’ve never written this much of a single story before and it’s awesome. I more or less know where I’m going with it and I’m largely pleased with my writing so far. No, it’s not publishable quality, but I wasn’t expecting it [...]
November hits
Posted in news, tagged halloween in japan, kochi japan, nanowrimo, stir fry, surfing, surfing in japan on 1 . November . 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Sweet. I am rockin and rollin’. Actually that’s a cover up, but my true emotions are a well guarded secret that only the characters in my NaNoWriMo story know about. I’m pumping them full of feeling, sapped from my real life wants, desires, hates, fears, and fantasies. It’s awesome, Novel writing [...]
Gundam versus Godzilla
Posted in news, tagged godzilla, gundam model, Japan on 18 . October . 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In an effort to create interesting decor for my apartment I had decided to purchase a godzilla toy and eventually a gundam model to fight each other in my bathroom. I already had the godzilla for a while and I finished putting together the Gundam today. Their poses will change, sometimes Godzilla will [...]
Rearranged
Posted in Travel, news, tagged apartment arrangement, chobitto film festival, tengu kougen, 四国カルスト, 天狗高原 on 10 . October . 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I re-arranged my apartment quite a bit. It’s so much better now. Still needs a bit of decorating but it just generally makes more sense now than it did before. When I’m done re-arranging I’ll post pictures. Instead of making my main room a forest, I think I’m just going to [...]
