Alright. Today has the potential to majorly suck. I work three to midnight. I am anticipating hours upon hours of over-caffeinated children and parents asking if we have free candy for the kids (which they've been doing since Thursday, even though we are a GD gas station). I can do this. At least that's what I keep telling myself. I am bringing my NaNo workbook. I doubt I'll have much time to work on it, but if the opportunity arises, I want to take advantage of it.
Yeah, so the optimism is totally a front. I'm not looking forward to today one bit. But that's okay because I'll get home shortly after midnight, log online, and head to Tina's NaNo Kick-Off Extravaganza Party Thing (not the official title). Don't wait for me to show up because the fun starts at 11pm ET. Binge on candy and get ready for the gates to open at midnight (unless you live in the frontier and have to wait as we "Easterners" unlock our brains and pour them out onto our desks (think Cadbury Egg)). <---what are the rules re: multi-layered parentheses?
Even if you're not doing NaNo, come by and haggle (or encourage) us. I'd love to see what you are doing with your November (perhaps growing a beard).
Oh, and
At least stimulants like caffeine and chocolate are in your near future! Best of luck with work and NaNo :))
ReplyDeleteOh boo hiss, I'll probably miss you at Tina's NaNo Kick-off Extravaganza Party, since I'll only be there to say hi in the beginning, before I try my hardest to sleep so I can write in the morning. It's better than Christmas Eve, I tell ya.
ReplyDeleteHappy Halloween and have fun writing!!
Good luck with work and Nano!
ReplyDeleteJONATHON: One of these days, I'm showing up at your station!
ReplyDeleteYou are fab, J!
ReplyDeleteI LOL'd at your positive attitude being a front! Yeah, I think we got that! Good luck Jon!
ReplyDeleteHa! My son participates in No Shave November, too. Today is the last day I'll see his clean-shaven face until December.
ReplyDeleteGood luck, Jon!! I think I can come thru on the beard growing :-)
ReplyDeleteGood luck with NaNo. Hope it's a productive month.
ReplyDeleteHope you survived Halloween AND got some writing done!
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ReplyDeleteJ, hang in there. You're going to do fine. Just remember, Nano is not there to make you feel bad. It's there to encourage you. If you don't write every day or make that 50K, it doesn't matter. The important thing is to give it all you've got and see what happens. Ping me if you need some motivation.
Glad you have such easy access to caffeine and sweets--both excellent tools for stimulating the writerly brain. Hope your NaNo is going great.
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