Thank You, Everybody

Today I celebrate my 2⁵ birthday. Wow, it seems like only yesterday I was celebrating my 2⁴ birthday. I couldn't even drive back then! Looking ahead to my 2⁶ just makes my head spin. By then, I'll be looking forward to retirement.

Thanks to everyone that sent me e-greeting via Facebook.

Sorry for the subtle math humor, but it's my birthday. You have let this one slide.

LOSER!

Here it is, ladies and gentlemen. I am here to confess that I am officially a big, big loser.

You'll notice that the NaNoWriMo chart has been taken down. I'm out. I give up. I'm throwing in the towel. I was going strong for a while. I made my daily word count goals for a week straight, but I was a wreck. My time at home with Phoebe and Monkey-Girl was stressed. I Wasn't sleeping enough and my time teaching was suffering.

The founder of NaNoWriMo published a book No Plot? No Problem!: A Low-Stress, High-Velocity Guide to Writing a Novel in 30 Days. Well, low-stress it was not.

My time writing wasn't a total loss. I now have 10,000 words of original fiction generated by myself. That's the most writing I've done in years!I guess I'll have to try again next year when Phoebe isn't such a handful.

Thanks for the words of encouragement.

Let the jeers begin!

Do It

Today's the day. We've had over a year of lead up. It's all anyone's talking about. Half of the people I know will be elated by the results while the other half will be skulking for days, claiming to have lost faith in their fellow man.

Wouldn't it be a shame not to participate?

I did and I have a full time job, four month old baby, a wife in seminary, and I'm writing a novel. What's your excuse?