"Find out the reason that commands you to write; see whether it has spread roots into the very depth of your heart. Confess to yourself you would have to die if you were forbidden to write." ~ Rainer Maria Rilke

Saturday, November 22, 2008

If you like Vampire Anime, Go watch "Karin" on MegaVideo.com

So, just a quick update. 

Dark Alliance 2 is the Shit.

I should totally be writing right now. 

But I'm watching Karin.

And I applied for two writing gigs on Craigslist today. One pays per article, the other is a literary magazine still in the development stage. So I hope at the very least that I get an email back from them! :)
I've been thinking about it, and I need to at least get some experience under my belt writing on a regular basis. If anything, it will give me more discipline to finish my own work. Goodness knows I can shoot out 500 words in one sitting, easy.  

Something else I think I will start doing are creative writing prompts. I'll find one, and then write at least 500 words on it. It could be fiction or nonfiction, whatever cards are dealt.

I still have a bit of a desire to be a journalist; but I've only really pursued it in high school. College was just a bust, journalistically speaking. Maybe I'll also look up some fashion/style/art blogs as well, since those would be my subjects of interest.  

*I have black fingernails. It looks so good on me*

~Pusher. Of. Pens.~

Friday, November 14, 2008

And if you complain once more...You meet an ahhhmy of meeeee...

I'm typing this from my iPod touch :)

Today was spent updating this baby. I can now download apps like this nifty one I'm using right now that allows me to post blogs from here. The keyboard takes a little getting used to, but blogging this way will help me to speed up the process.

This weekend is definitely going to be a gaming weekend. Loving Beau and I are spending all of tomorrow in our jammies and playing Dark Alliance. I'm ridiculously excited to do absolutely nothing.

I also downloaded my first podcasts today. This whole time I thought I had to buy any podcast I wanted to get. But I found a couple of really decent ones for free! One is on grammar and another is by TED. I'm always really excited when I find ways to use my tech gadgets. I have every intention of integrating them into my life. Without going overboard, of course, because I do love simplicity and naturalness.

It's all about balance, you know?

Alright, I'm spent. The main purpose of this post was to practice on this keyboard

*checks clock*

Not bad, only took six hours...

~Pusher. Of. Pens~

Friday, November 7, 2008

I refuse to turn up the heat despite my chattering teeth.

I must have hit my head somewhere...

I suddenly believe that I am this super awesome interior designer/ jewelry maker that can make anything she puts her mind to.

I have these crazy plans of making our curtains and using  painted tree branches as curtain rods.

I learned how to make the Kusudama flower to put into our vases for colorful decoration.

I'm working on a couple of chokers for a couple of friends...

And other crazy little stuffed animals and all that terribly artsy n craftsy stuff. 

Also, now that I am no longer singing in a band, I am teaching myself acoustic guitar (again). Only, this time, I intend to follow through. I have so many songs in my head that need to get out. And I need to be the one to get them out. 

Still working on my Vampire Novel...jumping ahead, tying up older chapters...banging my skull on the wall because I can't type any faster (yet). Even though I average over 50 wpm. And that's with MINIMAL mistakes, thank you very much. :-D

Tonight...headed out to the Hayloft to see a couple of fellow bands play. Perhaps I'll be networking... need some friends when I make my first album, right?

God, I'm so right-brained, I'm what my mom calls "lopsided". Pretty soon I'm gonna lose my communication skills with the outside world. I've gotta be careful about this.

~Pusher. Of. Pens. ~