NaNoWriMo

NaNoWriMo Progress Report #1

Karen

Getting Started

I’m tired. No really, I’m exhausted.

This does not bode well for the rest of the month.

In addition to staying up way too late last night to watch the zoo that is our political system, I think I’m coming down with a cold.

And monthly Myrtle has decided to pay me a visit. And she’s not only here, she’s banging pots and pans, scattering toilet paper all over my house and generally being a HUGE nuisance. My abdomen is quite displeased with her.

This is not helping my fatigue. (Sorry, TMI)

I am already bored with my story. Three days in and I’m already stuck as to where I’m going. THIS IS NOT GOOD. I like my characters, I think this story has potential, but I haven’t quite figured out what that might be at the moment.

There’s no conflict right now. I’ve set up the situation, semi-introduced my characters and though the reader has been thrown into the middle of Marsha’s life (my main character), I know they’re thinking, “who cares??”

I’m not discouraged though, this is pretty normal for me, it’s just that I don’t usually reach this stage until the third week.

Not the third DAY.

I have to get my driver’s license renewed and my oil changed tomorrow. I have to – my license expires in five days and I’m going on 5,000 miles since my last oil change. Since the place I take my car is usually slow, I’m going to ask Kevin if he will bring me home so I can at least get in about 30 minutes of writing as opposed to sitting around the smelly waiting room and watching day time talk shows. *shudder* (And no, I can’t take my laptop and try and write in the waiting room. I can’t concentrate and besides, I spend most of my time people watching in situations like that – it gives me a chance to steal some characteristics).

I’m taking Dude to get his haircut tomorrow after school. BUT, we’re doing something a little different this time around. He’s driving us up there and I’m staying in the car while he checks in, gets his cut, and pays. We go to Too Hotties, which is a salon specifically for men. This means that there are hot girls wearing skin-tight t-shirts and short skirts who wait on the guys. (So sexist, but whatever, they give good cuts … geez, that sounded dirty). This also means it’s a terribly uncomfortable place to sit around since I’m the only female in there and I’m not exactly Too Hottie material.

At any rate, I’ll take my laptop up with us and write a bit in the car while I wait on him. I did that yesterday when I took Jazz in for his dentist appointment and I actually got quite a bit done – it’s amazing how QUIET the car can be.

My goal is to break the 10,000 word mark before Saturday.

Tell me, fellow Wrimos, how is your writing going? What is your word count?

Abundant Life

Audio Teaching: The “Sons of God” Of Genesis Six

Karen

by John Schoenheit
This teaching explains one of the first Satanic attacks on mankind to stop the promised “seed” of Genesis 3:15 from being born. Both prior to the Flood of Noah’s time, and afterward, certain evil spirits violated a prohibition of God, took on human form and mated with women. These are the spirits currently “in prison.” The result was genetic aberration called the Nephilim, which means “fallen ones.” The truth regarding this subject is the key to understanding why God sent the Flood, and why He was so insistent that the people of Israel in Joshua’s time kill every single living Canaanite, etc. Both of these things were completely consistent with God’s nature of love and righteousness. It also shows that no matter how big the enemy, e.g., Goliath, (one of the Nephilim), a believer can triumph with the power of God.

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Politics

Vote them Out

Karen

Did you?

Kevin and I went to our polling place around 10:00 a.m. this morning. We didn’t leave until 10:40 a.m.

We stood in line for about thirty minutes.

I don’t recall seeing this many people at the polls … ever. I’m not even sure there were this many people at the presidential election in ’08.

I just hope it’s a run away victory for conservatives because if not … well, not to be all doom and gloom on you or anything, but things will get much worse before they get better if the Democrats are left in power for very much longer.

I’m a bit bummed that Dude wasn’t able to vote this go-around. He’ll be 18 in a few weeks, so he just missed this election. I know the boys and I listen to Sean Hannity everyday after school on the ride home, so they are pretty current with what is going on in the world. (And no, not just from a conservative perspective – we talk about issues and try to be fair to everyone. Most times, the Democrats are the ones being crazy, but sometimes, it’s the Republicans, too), and I think Dude would have been interested in voting these mid-terms but, ah well, there’s always 2012.

I signed onto Facebook this morning and one of my high school friends, a liberal, had posted a picture of two people holding signs on his avatar. The signs read:

“I have no problem paying taxes because I’m an adult and that’s part of the deal.”

“War isn’t free. Pay your taxes, Tea Baggers.”

This really annoyed me, mainly because once again, he (and not to just pick on this guy, but I’m addressing liberals in general) don’t get what the Tea Party stands for.

I wrote this in response:

Once again, the Tea Party is not about paying taxes, we need to pay taxes for fundamental programs, but when over HALF of our gross income is going to the gov’t, and we see they’re squandering it, THAT’S the problem. Time to vote in more responsible people. (How many times do we need to explain this?!)

He then commented (and has since removed it Never mind. Facebook hiccup):

“Doesn’t the TEA in Tea party stand for “Taxed Enough Already?”

In which I responded:

Aren’t we taxed enough already? When is it enough? When we’re paying 70%? 80%? We have to draw the line somewhere. How about reforming programs, cutting waste and adjusting/re-evaluating the existing budget. Private citizens are expected to do that, why not the government?

And THAT ladies and gentlemen, is primarily what the Tea Party is all about. Where do we draw the line? When is it enough? The government will continue to tax us – it will never stop, unless we make it stop.

The Tea Party is also about smaller government, more accountability, and sticking to (getting back to!) Constitutional values.

I honestly don’t know why people don’t GET this? Are these concepts so hard to grasp? It boggles my mind that people try and demonize the Tea Party movement when the alternative is … what?

MORE government intrusion, MORE taxes. It’s hard to run on that platform because it just sounds so … insane. I mean, haven’t you noticed that virtually none of the Democratic candidates had a platform to run on this election? It’s because THEY can’t even justify this craziness.

And did you all hear about Obama’s trip to India the day after tomorrow? (Because he’s holding a press conference tomorrow – that should be interesting *cough*). He’s allegedly taking 800 (?!) people and 40 planes (!!) INCLUDING both Air Force Ones. In addition, they are renting 520 rooms at the Taj Mahal.

What in the world is that all about?

How much is this costing the American tax payer, THIS TIME?

And why in the WORLD would he need to take that many people?

It absolutely astounds me that this man is our president.

UPDATE: Well. What an impressive night for Republicans – we took back the House and put several more senators in the Senate. It’s still unbelievable to me that the people of California and Nevada chose to keep Boxer and Reid. Their states are in terrible shape and yet, they elect the same people to do … what. More of the same? It’s like they don’t WANT anything to get better.

It truly baffles my mind.

At any rate, here we go. Republicans are officially on probation. Let’s see what sort of correcting they can do in the next two years. I, personally, am not expecting miracles, but I AM expecting steps in the RIGHT direction. Make it happen, Red, make it happen.