I have been tagged by Kyleian.
(As a side note, my NaNoWriMo took precedence so you likely won't be hearing much more about the convention.)
Seven Random Things About Melda
1. I am unaffected by caffeine. I like coffee and chocolate, but no matter how much I drink/eat, my level of hyperness thereafter is completely psychological. I can also be extremely hyper and not have had coffee for ages.
2. I have a slurpee in the freezer and later today I will dig it out and eat it with a spoon.
3. I really want nice boots to go with my coat, but it seems as though the perfect ones are only to be found on other people, and not in stores.
4. At home, I sleep with a squishy heart-shaped red pillow. When away, I find a pillow and sleep with it like a teddy bear, because otherwise I feel slightly bereft.
5. I am addicted to crossword puzzles.
6. I hate airport security with all my heart, and if one of those guys ever tries to search me with his metal-detector thingy, I will be seriously miffed.
7. I really appreciate it when cashiers are chatty, cheerful people. If I am ever a cashier, that is my goal.
There. Now I tag...
Joy
Robyn
Valera (now you have to post, mwaha)
Lenya
Meg
Ellie (you have issues finishing things you start. Or even perpetuating them. POST, DARN YOU)
I can't think of a seventh one but I know the Fudge Muffin periodically hangs around here, so she is now obligated to tell me seven random things about herself next time I see her on MSN. Or she could put them in a comment, I suppose. Whichever.
NaNoWriMo count: 25,500. Right on track.
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16 November 2008
06 November 2008
On a blogging spiel - and a song!
Look! Feet of Shadows has a song:
Shadowfeet by Brooke Fraser
Walking, stumbling on these shadowfeet
Toward home, a land that I've never seen
I am changing
Less and less asleep
Made of different stuff than when I began
And I have sensed it all along
Fast approaching is the day
When the world has fallen out from under me
I'll be found in you, still standing
When the sky rolls up and mountains fall on their knees
When time and space are through
I'll be found in you
There's distraction buzzing in my head
Saying in the shadows it's easier to stay
But I've heard rumours of true reality
Whispers of a well-lit way
When the world has fallen out from under me
I'll be found in you, still standing
When the sky rolls up and mountains fall on their knees
When time and space are through
I'll be found in you
You make all things new
When the world has fallen out from under me
I'll be found in you, still standing
When the sky rolls up and mountains fall on their knees
When time and space are through
I'll be found in you
When the world has fallen out from under me
I'll be found in you, still standing
Every fear and accusation under my feet
When time and space are through
I'll be found in you
When time and space are through
I'll be found in you
When time and space are through
I'll be found in you.
The same artist also has a song called C.S. Lewis Song and from the tidbit I can hear on iTunes, she uses this quote: "If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world." I've always really liked that one. Actually, C.S. Lewis in general is a veritable bottomless pit of amazing quotes. There's a really good list here.
And now I depart to make good on my assertion that Thursday is my most productive day of the week.
NaNoWriMo count: 8334 words
Shadowfeet by Brooke Fraser
Walking, stumbling on these shadowfeet
Toward home, a land that I've never seen
I am changing
Less and less asleep
Made of different stuff than when I began
And I have sensed it all along
Fast approaching is the day
When the world has fallen out from under me
I'll be found in you, still standing
When the sky rolls up and mountains fall on their knees
When time and space are through
I'll be found in you
There's distraction buzzing in my head
Saying in the shadows it's easier to stay
But I've heard rumours of true reality
Whispers of a well-lit way
When the world has fallen out from under me
I'll be found in you, still standing
When the sky rolls up and mountains fall on their knees
When time and space are through
I'll be found in you
You make all things new
When the world has fallen out from under me
I'll be found in you, still standing
When the sky rolls up and mountains fall on their knees
When time and space are through
I'll be found in you
When the world has fallen out from under me
I'll be found in you, still standing
Every fear and accusation under my feet
When time and space are through
I'll be found in you
When time and space are through
I'll be found in you
When time and space are through
I'll be found in you.
The same artist also has a song called C.S. Lewis Song and from the tidbit I can hear on iTunes, she uses this quote: "If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world." I've always really liked that one. Actually, C.S. Lewis in general is a veritable bottomless pit of amazing quotes. There's a really good list here.
And now I depart to make good on my assertion that Thursday is my most productive day of the week.
NaNoWriMo count: 8334 words
02 November 2008
The Latest News
Brought to you by Melda being too distracted to come up with something thoughtful and philosophical, and therefore deciding that it is time for an update on Real Life.
Recent Events:
#1: My first party planning attempt. Last Sunday, November 24th, I was very devious and cunning and hosted a surprise party for one of my friends. It involved a clandestine phone call to her mother, employment of my fantastic acting skills, several days of waiting, some streamers and balloons, and finally an army of youth girls hiding in my family room and an obscene amount of food including birthday cake. We had a fire, too. In the fireplace.
The lovely birthday girl.
#2: The most awesome youth event in the history of youth events, AKA Return to Dark Hold Keep. This, if nothing else, is evidence that I pretty much have the greatest youth pastor in the entire flippin' universe. We spent two and a half hours decoding runes, finding mini treasure chests, speaking in 'yarr' and 'ahoy', strutting around like Jack Sparrow himself, and (in my case) captaining the winning team of the entire event and coming home with Jack Rackham's rum bottle and a paper bag full of candy. We also saw The Biggest Cannon In Alberta, a whopping six inches long, and had a hole burnt in the back of one of our clues. It was supposed to be a code written in lemon juice.
We are pirates.
#3: NaNoWriMo. [National Novel Writing Month] I've never done this before but I decided it was time to jump in - I'm writing a novel in 30 days. 50000 words, to be more precise. It works out to a minimum of 1667 words per day. My novel is coming along steadily, albeit that I am very aware of the rampant way I have quantity over quality. Perhaps, in Editing Month (aka December) I'll see fit to post an excerpt or two.
#4: Halloween! In our household we had a random pirate with a red plush hat (yours truly), a random girl dressed in random sparkly stuff, Link, and his counterpart Zelda. There is now an obscene amount of candy floating around.
Upcoming events include: November 13-15, the Conservative Convention in Winnipeg. I am going as a Youth Delegate for the riding of Edmonton-Mill Woods-Beaumont. Also, the first district quiz meet, November 21-22. Both will come, I am sure, with pictures, and quite possibly blog posts as well. If I have nothing profound to post before then, look for reports.
By popular demand (sort of) I now depart to pay a cookie I owe, write a post in Phantom Grey, and add 2500 words to my novel count of 3250.
Recent Events:
#1: My first party planning attempt. Last Sunday, November 24th, I was very devious and cunning and hosted a surprise party for one of my friends. It involved a clandestine phone call to her mother, employment of my fantastic acting skills, several days of waiting, some streamers and balloons, and finally an army of youth girls hiding in my family room and an obscene amount of food including birthday cake. We had a fire, too. In the fireplace.
#2: The most awesome youth event in the history of youth events, AKA Return to Dark Hold Keep. This, if nothing else, is evidence that I pretty much have the greatest youth pastor in the entire flippin' universe. We spent two and a half hours decoding runes, finding mini treasure chests, speaking in 'yarr' and 'ahoy', strutting around like Jack Sparrow himself, and (in my case) captaining the winning team of the entire event and coming home with Jack Rackham's rum bottle and a paper bag full of candy. We also saw The Biggest Cannon In Alberta, a whopping six inches long, and had a hole burnt in the back of one of our clues. It was supposed to be a code written in lemon juice.
#3: NaNoWriMo. [National Novel Writing Month] I've never done this before but I decided it was time to jump in - I'm writing a novel in 30 days. 50000 words, to be more precise. It works out to a minimum of 1667 words per day. My novel is coming along steadily, albeit that I am very aware of the rampant way I have quantity over quality. Perhaps, in Editing Month (aka December) I'll see fit to post an excerpt or two.
#4: Halloween! In our household we had a random pirate with a red plush hat (yours truly), a random girl dressed in random sparkly stuff, Link, and his counterpart Zelda. There is now an obscene amount of candy floating around.
Upcoming events include: November 13-15, the Conservative Convention in Winnipeg. I am going as a Youth Delegate for the riding of Edmonton-Mill Woods-Beaumont. Also, the first district quiz meet, November 21-22. Both will come, I am sure, with pictures, and quite possibly blog posts as well. If I have nothing profound to post before then, look for reports.
By popular demand (sort of) I now depart to pay a cookie I owe, write a post in Phantom Grey, and add 2500 words to my novel count of 3250.
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