dang it

I wrote a big long blog post about feelings and stuff. And then accidentally deleted half of it. My bad.

Why is it when that happens I can never be bothered to write it again?

It was about the things that I have realised in the past few months. To summarise.

I hated my previous job and I don't want to be a scientist.

You can't change the past

The people who love me are awesome

I can be whatever the hell I want to be and I can do amazing things if I put my mind to it. The naysayers can go to hell. I can be awesome and I can't just sit around wishing I was as awesome as other people.

Amazing things may include: Going to Canada for 5 months (actually, there's no 'may' about this, I've booked my flights), studying design and possibly architecture, saying 'screw you' to anyone who thinks I can't or shouldn't.

That writing long blog posts about this kind of thing is cathartic.

One thing to say

Oh yes.

Actually, I have more than one thing to say, because there is no way I would have done that without loads of people encouraging me, supporting me, and maybe even bullying me :p

In particular, the amazing, wonderful, fabulously awesome Sarah, who inspired me to do this with the story of her friend. I had thought I was too busy but managed to prove to myself that actually, I'm not. Busyness is a rubbish excuse for not doing what you want to do. If something matters, you can make the time. I think that participating in NaNo has proved that to me, and I'm going to try to remember that if I can find time to work full time and still write 1,667 words a day, I can find time to do a whole lot of other things that I complain I don't have time to do.

Also thanks to fellow NaNo-ers Christine and Anna Grace, buzz cheer squad members Sheri (captain), Brandon, JJ, Doug, and Carolyn, and random other encouragers, in particular Luke, because he never encourages anyone so to find him encouraging me was quite a suprise, and Amelia, because she was the first of my local friends who actually knew was NaNo was. There are all sorts of other people who made comments on my facebook statuses encouraging me, or even just clicked 'like'. Seriously, that meant a lot and I hope you read this and know that I really do appreciate you!

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a little bit of awesomeness to start your week

I found this on another blog a while ago. I have since rediscovered the song via the Glee soundtrack I mentioned on Friday.



I love this song. I can't wait to see Wicked in January. Woo! Sydney, here I come.

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tra la la...

Sarah called me awesome. Just about tops off my day, actually. It's been one of those weird days where nothing particularly good happened, but regardless I just feel like I had a great day. It started without enough sleep. Perhaps this is my problem. Perhaps I am getting too much sleep and that is throwing off my groove.

I'm sure November will fix that...frantic typing to prove to myself that I can write 50,000 words of fiction in the space of a simple month.

I think I'm mad. But a touch of madness might just be a good thing. Might just be what I'm needing at the moment. Things are feeling rather rut-like. And I hate ruts. And I hate how I feel when I'm in a rut. Getting out of it in time for the Christmas season seems like a good idea.

Wow. This was a really random blog. But random is good...

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Something resembling athleticism, but not quite

So. I've decided to walk in the City to Bay this year. Only the 6 km one, cause I'm new at this whole charity fun walk thing and think I should ease in the soft way.

BUT please visit this page and sponsor me if you can. I would love to hand over some money to the leukaemia foundation on your behalf. It's one tiny way I can do something to help, I guess.

Otherwise...

Well, actually, nothing to report. My brother is home, I guess that's something. He brought with him a dog from Barcelona with no nose, and if you get why that is the awesome, then...well...good for you. If not, *sadface*, get some British SciFi into you, ASAP.

Totally Awesome

Those who know and love me, or even just read this blog, will know that I have a love of all things Whovian.

I also like cake.

So when this came up on CakeWrecks, it simply begged to be posted on this set on inane ramblings I call a blog

http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/2009/08/sunday-sweets-doctor-who.html

Seriously. Check it out. Especially the last one. It is actually a TARDIS cake that is bigger on the inside.

Things that are awesome

Here's a list of things that I think are awesome. Well, OK, things that I think are awesome today.

My GP
Amazon.com
Roast Potatoes
The fact that Richard Hammond hosts a British children's science show.
The fact that the book from said British children't science show has been purchased for my cousin's birthday. Let the corruption begin!!

Next year, when she's ten, I'm seriously considering introducing her to the joys of Doctor Who. Not quite sure how that will go down with her mother...and it would probably be a bad idea to show her 'Blink'...but otherwise, I think it's my duty as cousin to bring her up in the ways of the Whovian.

Election Day...

On a day when America is basically deciding the future of the free world...let us remember one of the great speeches by the greatest president ever.

Except he's fictional...



Which reminds me: Garry, are your West Wing DVDs amongst the stuff you're leaving being when you go overseas? Can I borrow?