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Yesterday Was Hilarious

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It’s time to share some of the funny stuff I’ve accidentally written so far!  I managed to get all caught up, which made yesterday even better!  So here we go:

  • “so why are you here earler?” aske gibbs.  (I know gibbs is a man of few words, but you’d think he’d be one to speak clearly.)
  • “There is ziva,” tim whispered. “Mcgee’s hjere, and he looks happy wjch might not last very long if he’s sees us at his desk.”  (I feel the need to bang my head against a wall repeatedly after noticing I typed this.)
  • “You know about abby, boss,” tony said.  “She things somethings wrong.” (I should hope Gibbs knows about Abby.  They’ve worked together for years now).
  • “If I don’t have to hide someone, then I won’t.”  (I would hope you’re not hiding anyone…)
  • “I could use another set of eyes,” abgy said.   “Time are you doing anything important?” (I’ve come up with a new character!  Meet Time, Tim’s evil twin.)
  • “Chasing down leads bossy,” gibbs sais.  (This made me laugh.)

The best thing I noticed from yesterday was the fact that I named my novel July 2010!  Which made me laugh, because I laugh at everything.  I’m going to keep it as is, because it’s too funny to change!  Yesterday’s final wordcount was 8344, and hopefully I can stay on track.

My Brain And Fingers Need To Communicate Better

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Alrighty, I just have to share some of my nano-isms from Turning Point.  They’re just too funny not to share with the world.  These were some of the ones from the last few times I worked on it. 

  • “You cn borrow myine,” kior said.  (My question is: who exactly is kior?) 
  • “Sienna, it’s nice to see you back,” the tracher said.  “Please be sure to get the notes from someone.”  (who exactly is seeing saying this?  Apparently blog posts aren’t immune to nano-isms.)
  • “I stuck my finger in a vegetable slicer and cut myself,” kiora explained.  “It’s all my sautly there was no note, I should have left on, but I wasn’t thinking.” (*headdesk*)
  • “Dorry,” luna appoligized.  “I just open my mouth, and stuff comes out.”  “Apprently,” sienna nyterred.  (I would like to note that Luna is apologizing for Kiora.As for Sienna’s line, *facepalm*)

And my all-time favorite nano-ism:

  • “Thnaks,” she sadi again.  “Oh, what happened to your ginger, kiora?” (This is seriously one of the funniest things I’ve ever accidently written.  Sienna meant to say finger, but it makes me laugh everytime I think about it.)

It’s honestly any wonder I manage to keep writing with some of the stuff that comes out.  Everything needs to work together, and that clearly isn’t happening.  Like I’ve said a bunch of times, at least it’s always a good laugh, and it really does make writing more fun.  It’s like a game sometimes…what on earth will I come up with next?

Mr. Impossible

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Book: Mr. Impossible by Loretta Chase

Pages/Format: 312/Paperback

My Thoughts: I’ve always been a fan of the romance genre, but it’s been a long time since I’ve read anything from the genre, so I decided to start off with this novel.

It’s a historical romance about Rupert Carsington and Daphne Pembroke, who are trying to rescue Daphne’s brother.  She’s the brains, and Rupert is the brawn.  Some of the imagery is absolutely hysterical, which is one reason why I like romance so much.  Plus, romance (as a whole) is very predictable, and sometimes I want to read something where I know that X event is going to happen on Y page. 

So, imagery.  It’s your typical “this is what they look like, and I’d like nothing more than to make them want to get in bed with me” imagery.  It was fairly descriptive, which was just okay at times, absolutely hysterical at others. 

Rupert wants Daphne, but she doesn’t want to admit that she wants him too.  Miles ends up being saved, and Daphne and Rupert end up being married. 

Rating: 3.5 out of 5.  An interesting (and sometimes funny) re-introduction to the world of romance.

Must. Not. Laugh.

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Sometimes, when I’m writing, I glance at the last few paragraphs, and wonder what on earth were my fingers thinking.  Because what comes out is always funny.  Today I thought I’d share some more bizarre writing, this time from Harry Potter and The Giant Prehistoric Chicken.

  • “So be patient, is what he’s trying to saym,” tinks said.  (Who’s Tinks?  Is she related to Tonks at all?)
  • “Kepp this up mrs weasleyt, and you’ll find yourself in detention.  (When did Mrs. Weasley show up?  And what is kepp?)
  • “Yes professor,” ginny frinned.  (Maybe Ginny should try grinning instead of frinning.)
  • “We like encoruage trouble hermione,” geokrge said.  “I have a feelinh this potion is imporant.” (How many words can I misspell in one sentence?)
  • It was the best polalce to hide in the libraruy as she could actually be in the library without anyone finding her.  (*headdesk*)
  • “this isn’t air.” (*headdesk*)

It really is interesting (and funny) what I end up writing sometimes.  Other times I want to bang my head against a wall or find a cliff or something, but it’s really entertaining.  And whenever I need a good laugh, I know I can always go to previous NaNo’s.

No Shortage Of Bizarre Writing

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I thought I’d share some of my more recent nano-isms.  Apparently, I’m still in “just write, and edit later” mode, which is fine, and works rather well for me.  Today’s nano-isms are from my fred and hermione fanfic.

  • “It’s time for dinnger,” sje said.  “Come on, you need to help.”  (Dinnger?  Sadly, it goes downhill from here)
  • “ron, shurt up,” ginny said.  (I had to giggle at this.  I have this image of Ron doing something funny with his shirt)
  • “Because she also doesn’tr trsut thw with harry or Hermione,” ginny said.  “She thinks you lot will good off.  But I’m much more likely to kill you so it isn’t that great of an aidea.”  (I don’t even know where to start with this.  Perhaps I need to go find that cliff I’ve mentioned a few times)
  • “You and fred and trwins, so if he can, it sohuldn’t be problem, George” mrs Wesle said.  (Where is that cliff?  Seriously, I need to go find it)
  • “Did you have a nice time exploring the area?” mrs. Weasley asked.  “I’m sorry, I forgot you were hgere draco.”  (I totally forgot about draco, and remembered he was there when he randomly appeared in the paragraph before this)
  • “Right, because there are so many pensieces laying around,” Hermione said. (Pensieces?  Are you kidding me?)

I remember when I would painstakingly edit everything I wrote.  Editing has so gone out the window at this point, and you can tell the difference in writing.  Most of it’s very nice- no typos or weird grammar, and then out of nowhere, there are red and green squiggly lines everywhere! 

I hope you enjoyed the randomness that is called my writing!  I’m sure there will be more to come.

Movies And A Wedding

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Yesterday, I saw Water For Elephants, and I liked it!  I wasn’t sure what to expect, but it was really good.  It’s been a while since I’ve read the book, but it stuck fairly closely to the book, from what I remember.  There were a couple parts that were hard to watch, and I ended up not looking, but I got through it.  They left out a good chunk of the book, but despite that, it was a really good adaptation.  At some point I’ll probably give Water For Elephants another read, when I don’t have so many books checked out from the library.

One idea that has popped into my head is the idea of going to culinary school and become a pastry chef.  I have no idea where it’ll go, but I’ve discovered a love of baking over the last 7 months, and it seems interesting enough.

I stayed up to watch the royal wedding, and I will say that the hats brought up a couple questions.

One: How on earth did some of the hats not fall off?  They were at such odd angles for a hat, and yet were firmly on the heads of the guests.  I’m guessing they used bobby pins, or fastened the hats in some way, but still.

Two: How could some of the women see where they were going?  There were several very large hats, and from the camera angle, it honestly looked like they couldn’t see where they were going!  Furthermore, how did the people sitting around them manage to get a good look at the ceremony?

Maybe the weird hat angles were so people could see…like a response to the overly large hats.  I would like to say that I thought most of the outfits were ugly.  Not that ABC really showed anything.  Maybe I should’ve watched it on a different channel- actually there were some technical difficulties with ABC, so I switched to CBS, and the CBS guys weren’t nearly as annoying as the ABC people. 

Have a great day, and a great weekend everyone!

Harry and the Potters

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With my Harry Potter obsession, and my growing obsession with wizard rock, it’s rather surprising that I’ve never devoted a whole post to any specific wizard rock bands. 

Harry and the Potters were my introduction to wizard rock (henceforth known as wrock), and they are one of my favorite bands.  They were the only band I had ever heard of, as far as wizard rock goes, and they’re definitely a great place to start. 

One of the things I love about wrock (besides the band names) are the song titles.  Based on the song titles alone, I’d say some of my favorite songs are Hermione Screws Up The Polyjuice Potion, Never Going To The Bathroom Again, Smoochy Smoochy Pukey Pukey, We Save Ron’s Life, Part 8, the Hogwarts Tonsil Hockey Team and the Human Hosepipe. 

Other favorite songs include Bertie Botts, I Am A Wizard, Phoenix Tears, and Harry Potter.  As for my favorite album, I honestly can’t pick because they’re all good, but The Enchanted Ceiling is probably the one I’d start out with. 

They’re pretty creative, because all of the songs are from the perspective of Harry Potter, and they’re all about Harry Potter.  Anything that can inspire a whole genre is pretty awesome in my book.  If all of the different bands can do music in character, there’s no reason why I can’t write a harry potter fanfic. 

Hopefully they’ll come out with something new soon, since I’m always looking for new wrock.  I may have to start taking a look at the multitude of compilation albums.

PostSecret (Times 2)

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Quick Note: Today I’m reviewing two books instead of one.  And Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Title: PostSecret: Extraordinary Confessions From Ordinary Lives and My Secret: A PostSecret Book

Author: Both are compiled by Frank Warren

Pages/Format: Postsecret: 276/Hardcover; My Secret: 144/Hardcover

What I Thought: Since these two books are both PostSecret, and very similar, I thought I’d lump them together.

For those who aren’t familiar with PostSecret, it’s where people send in a secret they have neve revealed to anyone.  The secrets are sent to Frank Warren on a postcard, which are often decorated or go along with the secret in some way.

I really liked both books.  I could relate to a lot of the secrets, but even with the ones I couldn’t relate to, I still feel connected to them.

One of my favorites is from PostSecret, and the person had sent in a postcard that said they had no idea which secret to send in, because they had so many.  Or the one from MySecret that goes like this: wanting someone to recognize one of their secrets so they could stop pretending.

Some are sad, some are heart-warming, some are silly.  There is a sense of relief in sharing your secret, even if it is on an anonymous postcard sent in to a stranger.     

Rating: PostSecret gets a 4 out of 5.  I loved the secrets, and it’s great to flip through it every once in a while to remind myself that there are other people out there feeling the same way I do.  There were a wide variety of secrets to go through.

MySecret gets a 4 out of 5 as well.  I also loved the secrets in this one, and I felt the same way when I read this one as I did when I read Postsecret.  There weren’t as many secrets to flip through, but that’s due to the fact that MySecret is considerably shorter than PostSecret.  Despite it’s length, I still found it enjoyable and heart-breaking.

Sometimes My Music Scares Me

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I feel like the music I have on my iPod/on iTunes is sometimes scary.  I definitely need to get a new iPod, simply because I’m slowly running out of room.  However, a new one is out of the question for the moment because I can’t afford a new one.  And besides, there’s a bunch of stuff I don’t listen to, so I can leave that off until I can wrangle up enough money to actually get a new iPod.

But back to the music.  It’s an odd assortment, with Frank Sinatra, Metallica and the Backstreet Boys, among others.  But today is completely devoted to the…more interesting songs that should embarrass me…but really doesn’t.

  • Party In The USA by Miley Cyrus: it’s a really catchy song!  It’s the only song I have by her.  My only defense (if you can even call it that) is that she has some very catchy songs.  Very weak, I know, but we all have our guilty pleasures, and one of mine just happens to be teen popstars.
  • pretty much any Hannah Montana song: again, my only defense is that there are some very catchy songs from the t.v. show (and yes, I’ve watched it, for anyone who’s wondering).
  • MMMBop by Hanson: I really love the chorus!  Plus, it’s a fun, upbeat song, and I can’t help but sing along.
  • Cupid Shuffle by Cupid: At some point, I felt the need to download this song.  It makes want to do…the cupid shuffle!  Even I can do it, which should tell you something given my history of klutziness.  Mainly how easy it is, because I’m not all that coordinated (plus injury prone- they go hand in hand really).  I would check out the video over at YouTube.
  • 16 Chickens and A Tambourine by the VW Boys: I heard it on the Jeff and Jer Showgram once, for one of their segments, and felt the need to download it myself.  They also have a video over at YouTube, if you have the time to check it out.  And I have to say that I miss cracky.  That was seriously one of the funniest things ever.  I’m so glad they’re back on the air.
  • Barbie Girl by Aqua: I also have a weakness for 90’s music, so when KyXy had one a few weekends ago, I was super happy!  I have no idea why I like this song, I really don’t.  Maybe the nostalgia factor?

So, that’s just a small sample of some of the odd things I have in my music collection.  It is nice to have some random stuff though, especially because I tend to gravitate towards characters that are quirky and random.  Plus, listening to random songs sometimes helps when I’m writing fun scenes.

My Poor Finger!

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You may have noticed that my posts have been…slightly more sporadic over the last week or so.  That is because I am a complete idiot.

It started out innocently enough.  It’s cold and rainy, I’ll make some soup.  So the soup needs some chopped carrots, and I decided to use the vegetable slicer.  However, the carrots are being uncooperative, so I decide it would be a good idea to get the carrots out by putting my finger into the vegetable slicer.  It was a good idea until I cut myself.  And about 30 minutes later, I found myself in the emergency room at 10:30 on a Saturday night in need of s0me stitches.  Thankfully, it was just a couple stitches but still, stitches!  While my right hand has been functional, it hasn’t been as functional as it normally is.  Partly because I didn’t want to do anything weird to my stitches, but also because when it comes to needles and stuff, I am the world’s biggest baby. 

My Poor Finger!

It’s really hard taking a picture one-handed, especially when the hand taking the picture is the one you don’t use on a regular basis.  I somehow managed to not use my finger, which is a small miracle, but it’s better now, especially since my stitches are out.  Using my now better finger is weird, since it’s been a bit since I’ve used it, but it will be back to normal soon. 

It made me glad I had some posts in my queue that I had been working on and had no idea what to do with.  I’ve been (mostly) unproductive, spending my time watching the travel channel.  Mostly because I was bored with the history channel and there really isn’t anything on in the middle of the day.  I did watch the USA network a few times though.  Plus, I caught up on a lot of the blogs I follow, since I could manage that one-handed. 

I’ll be posting a few book reviews over the next few days, since I did do some reading.  Plus, I’m itching to cook and bake, especially as I found a lot of stuff I want to try.