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[Nov. 2nd, 2003|09:13 pm]
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Hey, nice day.
Got 3145 words in. Nobbad....
My average word length is STILL four letters per word. I guess I am the original four letter word guy...
It was a good day though. Im proud of 3100, but it probably should have been a 6000 word day, if I hadnt been lazy...
Oh well...
Hope everyone is doing fine....
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[Nov. 1st, 2003|03:36 pm]
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Day one is in the can.
At 1385 it is a bit short. But it is only 330pm here. So I can start Chap 2. I figured that I would end at a natural break point. Then I like to be a lil hungry for tomorrow... get it germinating...
Good luck everyone.... I know you can do better than 1385....
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| by way of intro |
[Oct. 31st, 2003|07:44 pm]
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Hi all:
Well it figures I would wait until tonight to find a NaNoWriMo community. It seems like I've been to busy to plan OR think. Not a good way to enter november.
Good luck to all still crazy enough to do this....
I'm going to try and track stuff on my web page here
Well.... Im in Baghdad, so I get a head start... either THAT or I HAVE to start before others,,, depending on how you look at it....
Take care
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| Good for her. One person with some sense. |
[Oct. 31st, 2003|09:20 am]
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Jerry's Kabbalah U-Turn
by Jeremy Last - Oct 23
Former supermodel Jerry Hall has turned her back on kabbalah after
being asked by its leaders to persuade her friends to donate money to
the cause.
In a television documentary entitled Jerry's Gurus, to be screened on
BBC3 next month, Hall reveals she has decided to halt weekly kabbalah
meetings held at her Richmond home.
Hall said: "They always talked about giving in order to receive but I
didn't realise that to go through their door of miracles you had to
give 10 per cent of your income. I felt it was unfair to have everyone
come to my house and feel obliged. It was a lovely experience and we
were very sad when it ended."
Hall said she has given "generous donations" to the organisation
running the London kaballah centre. She said: "We all thought it was a
very good cause because it was bringing light to people."
Hall is just one of a multitude of celebrity supporters of the centre
which include pop icon Madonna who reportedly paid for a new £3.65m
building in central London. |
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| I am writing an article on NaNoWriMo for school. Please help! |
[Oct. 29th, 2003|03:13 pm]
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Hello fellow NaNoWriMo-ers!
I am currently doing a survey for my college sociology research methods class on participants of National Novel Writing Month. If you could please fill this out and email it to me at celticair1@aol.com I would gladly appreciate it. I will not share your answers with anyone but you are free to talk amoungst yourselves about the survey. Thank you for your participation! I will be posting an essay based on this project sometime in early December.
1. What genre do you usually write in?
2. What genre are you planning on writing in for the NaNoWriMo Challenge?
3. Have you ever done the NaNoWriMo challenge before?
A. Yes
B. No
4. If yes, did you finish the challenge?
A. Yes
B. No
5. Have you ever published anything you've written?
A. Yes
B. No
6. How often do you usually write?
A. Frequently
B. Occasionally
C. Rarely
D. I've never done creative writing before.
7. How did you hear about NaNoWriMo?
A. Word of mouth
B. Internet search engine
C. Link from another website
D. Other
8. Have you met friends from NaNoWriMo that you talk to on a daily basis?
A. No, not yet.
B. No, it's not a social thing for me.
C. Yes, a couple.
D. Yes, lots!
9. What is the biggest reason for competing in NaNoWriMo? Select all that apply.
A. I want to get something published.
B. It's something I'm doing on a whim.
C. For the group spirit and motivation I receive from fellow writers.
D. Other
10. Have you ever had writer's block before?
A. Frequently
B. Occasionally
C. Rarely
D. No, I've never had writer's block before.
11. In your opinion what is the worst contributor to writer's block?
A. No time
B. No ideas
C. Lacking self confidence in writing skills
D. I don't get writer's block.
12. How often do you read books for your own enjoyment?
A. Frequently
B. Occasionally
C. Rarely
D. Never
13. Where do you do most of your writing?
A. At home
B. Away from the home
14. Do you think you'll finish the NaNoWriMo Challenge?
A. Yes, of course!
B. Yes, I'm pretty confident
C. I'm not sure
D. No, it's hopeless.
15. What is your age?
A. Up to 19 years old
B. 20's
C. 30's
D. 40's
E. 50's
F. 60 and Over
16. What is your gender?
A. Male
B. Female
17. Do you work?
A. I work full time.
B. I work part time
C. I am not employed at the moment.
18. If you do work, what is your current occupation?
A. Managerial/Owner
B. Professional/Technical
C. Sales
D. Administrative Support
E. Craftsmen/Production
F. Machine Operator/Assembler
G. Laborer/Helper
H. Farm/Fish/Forest
I. Food/Health/Personal Serv
J. Protective Services
K. Private Household Services
L. Other
19. Do you go to school?
A. I go to school full time (12 - 22 credit hours).
B. I go to school part time (under 12 credit hours).
C. I do not attend school at the current time.
20. Do you have any children at home?
A. No.
B. Yes, I have one child.
C. Yes, I have two children.
D. Yes, I have three children.
E. Yes, I have more than three children.
21. What is your ethnicity?
A. African-American
B. American Indian
C. Asian
D. Caucasian
E. Hispanic
F. Mixed Racial Identity
G. Other
22. What is your current completed education level?
A. Doctorate/Professional
B. Masters
C. Bachelors
D. Associate-academic
E. Associate-occupational
F. Some college
G. High school diploma/GED
H. 9th-12th grade, no diploma
23. Do you have any comments on this topic or this survey? |
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| Calling all Writers! |
[Oct. 23rd, 2003|10:54 pm]
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 write_away
Write Away Virtual Writer's Workshop is open to writers of all experience and skill levels, from beginner to pro!
Our Featured Writers are experienced and/or published authors who will gives you their tips for successful writing. We also offer feedback, critique, activities, and writing exercises on a regular basis. Here's a look at our current schedule:
Daily:
A journal writing prompt
Monday:
Vocabulary word of the week and exercise; a summary of upcoming activities
Tuesday:
Specific element exercise (setting, theme, character development, etc.)
Wednesday:
Poetry writing exercise, assignment or prompt
Thursday:
Writing tip/post from one (or more) of our Featured Writers
Friday:
Prose writing assignment/exercise/prompt
Saturday:
Writing trivia and/or game
Sunday:
Post your works in progress for feedback, ask questions, just hang out..
Day of Rest
Monthly
Open Mic Night on IRC (I'm going to set up a java chat for it too in order to make it easy to reach)
Moderator Planning/Hang Out Meeting
(Times and Dates to be announced)
Occasional
Live writing workshop - when we have the time for it, and can work out all of the details.
Participate in as few or as many of the exercises as you'd like- it's all up to you! If you are an experienced and/or published writer who would like to volunteer your time to help with this project, please let me know- we're still open to having more mods and Featured Writers. The community activities will be starting this Monday. Upon joining, please read over the user information and post the short survey found there into the community so we have some idea of your writing experiences and what you hope to get out of the community.
Hope to see you there!
--L |
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| If I vere a rich man...I'd buy me some Kabbalala land |
[Oct. 17th, 2003|02:34 pm]
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Todd: On another note...I randomly picked from my deck of cards sent to me by my dear friend and my name of God is "yud lamed yud" Which I guess means "Recapturing the sparks" I am not sure exactly why it was chosen for me but my guess is I really do need to recapture and replenish my soul and the energy of the light and it seems most appropriate.
From: rosecg
Date: September 25th, 2003 - 04:29 pm
Actually "yud lamed yud" (long U and the second word has two or three syllables if pronounced right) is an old Missouri Ozark saying, it refers to the hobbling of donkeys from stepping on nails, left by the railroad workers bringing the tracks into the back country. It went on to be a lament for flat tires, and mishaps in general, picking up popularity in the twenties, peaking in the thirties.
It found it's way into the Jewish community during the war, (first) and is actually first spoken as part of the version of the "Kabbalah" that Berger pushes has in 1959, when Darla Maybeery stepped on Feivel Gruberger's feet. |
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| Giving yourself piece of mind... |
[Oct. 16th, 2003|04:30 pm]
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Part of mauled magician's skull "removed"
Thu 16 October, 2003 21:49 BST
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - About a quarter of the skull of animal trainer and magician Roy Horn, who was mauled by a tiger two weeks ago, has been removed to reduce pressure on his brain, the Las Vegas Review-Journal says.
The paper, quoting Lonnie Hammargren, a neurosurgeon and former lieutenant governor of Nevada, also reported that Horn, half of the famous "Siegfried & Roy" act, was paralysed on the left side of his body after suffering a stroke from the mauling.
Hammargren told the paper that part of Horn's skull had been placed in a pouch in his abdomen to preserve it until the brain swelling receded and it could be put back. |
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