Cataloging life from 2005-2010

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Tag Archives: seasons past

Two Thousand Nine

Happy New Year! And Happy New Blog, too!
Last year I made two New Year’s resolutions, and it was the first time I seriously attempted this. The first was personal, but I’d like to say that it was a partial success. In fact… not a bad job.
The second one I did share last year, and it [...]

NaNoWriMo

I’ve been hearing about this NaNoWriMo thing here and there for about a month, and I’ve finally figured out what it is. It’s National Novel Writing Month. I read up on it, thought about it for a few minutes, and then I thought… What a perfect opportunity to get in gear and finish Seasons Past!
The [...]

Synonyms, anyone?

I need a new name for a common ailment: writer’s block. For some reason, it sounds so cliche. I’ve got writer’s block. You’ve got writer’s block. The kid down the street has writer’s block. Everyone’s got it, whether they’re writers or school kids or the guy bagging your groceries at the Walmart up the street.
So [...]

Writing and De-Lurking!

Guess what, guys! I’m writing again!
Okay, I’m getting to it. I’ve taken out my Seasons Past notebook again, have gone over my outline, browsed back through what I’ve written, and am starting to get excited about it again. I’ll also work on getting all of my junk up on the site (man, going back [...]

Daily Drabbles

Nothing too exciting to report, per se. I did get promoted from trainee to normal person today at work, completely out of the blue. Doesn’t really mean much except a prettier nametag. I also ended up working at another Braum’s for two hours today, because they needed help during lunch.
I’ve been writing up a storm [...]