恋する女の子のVICTORY ... V!
Jan. 22nd, 2007 11:15 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
arishaI don't make New Year's resolutions because the way my mother used to force me to make them hasn't exactly endeared them to me. But everyone's favourite Chris Baty has decided that 2007 is a year for doing big, scary things, and that sounds to me much more better than New Year's resolutions, although I'm sure you could argue that they are exactly the same thing. XD
1. Finish a super duper terribly rough rough rough times a hundred first draft of What You Do. To me this is indeed a scary thing. I have been working on this novel since 2004, and when I realized late last month that I could probably very easily complete the first draft by the end of 2007, it was quite the scary moment. I am so much in love with the characters, maybe more than any other set of characters I've created. And so the idea of being done with the novel is really horrible to me. But not a good enough reason to never finish it. If this makes sense. I don't know why I'm so panicked ... the first draft will probably have tons of missing scenes and huge chunks that will need to be rewritten, so it's not like completing the first draft means completing the novel. Obviously. But, ah ... this is big and scary. And so it goes on my list. ^^;
AND THEN I CAN START WRITING THE SEQUEL lol lol lol XD
2. Write an actual proper fan fiction that I can be proud of. I don't even know if I'll do this or not. I wrote most of a proper fan fiction in grade seven or eight (guess what it was for! hahahahaha oh gosh, if I find it I'll post it and we can all have a laugh at my younger self's expense), and I wrote pieces here and there in grade nine and maybe ten (these attempts being much better, in my opinion, but still not crazy good), but now even just the idea of me writing a fan fiction sort of makes me nervous. Like, "I CAN'T DO THAT I WILL GET EVERYTHING WRONG!!!" And to be brutally honest, I guess I kind of view it as a bit of a waste of time, since time spent working on fanfic is time not spent working on original stuff ... hahaha, as if I am that desperate for free time, who am I kidding, I am rolling in free time. XD; But augh, I dunno. I have been off-and-on thinking "I should write a fanfic ..." since the summer, maybe I should just get it over with and get it out of my system. XD XD XD;;;
(Although there is also the question of what series I would write about. There are two series I could see myself writing for, but one makes me think "WAUGH WRITING THEM IN CHARACTER WOULD BE SO HARD!!!" and the other makes me think "WOW THIS IS SO EMBARRASSING." XD XD XD XD;;;;; )
3. Write at least five songs for the musical I am supposedly writing, even if they are terrible first drafts. Over the summer I rehauled my musical again, hahaha. Since grade twelve I have supposedly always been working on a musical but I keep changing my mind as to what I want it to be about. I think this time it'll actually stick, because it's closer to the stuff I usually write about, and actually maybe it's close enough to WYD that if I do happen to finish that first draft then working on the musical will help me through the withdrawal. ;) I have zero confidence when it comes to composition ... but obviously I'm only going to lose confidence the longer I put it off. Right? Right! And so this is on my list. I don't know if five is even a good number, but it sounds nice and doable. And actually, I stole the number from my brother, who once had "WRITE FIVE SONGS" written in big letters on his calendar. Hahaha, excelente. XD
I've also been thinking it might be nice to take some sort of not-university class again ... I would love to take Sewing I again, even though the teacher will probably be all "What are you doing here? Didn't you take this class already?" XD; But I always manage to check the calendar right after classes have begun, such is my curse. Earlier today I was thinking it might be nice to take piano again ... or a dance class, because I do like to make a fool of myself ... but I dunno. I'll see if the desire lasts until after I return from Disneyland and can start making money again, haha. X) And speaking of money, I would like to start saving for some vague future trip to Tokyo. I plan to start job-hunting after Disneyland. :) I think I'm going to have to, hahaha, I am going to be so broke in so many ways. XD XD XD XD
And speaking of Disneyland, because I am unable to talk about anything else, today I was reading a trip report (I'm addicted) and there was a picture of the Jungle Cruise exit sign, and it says "Escaping Passengers," and is it ridiculous how excited I am for the Jungle Cruise? Because I am crazy looking forward to the Jungle Cruise. I hope Adventureland lives up to my expectations, because right now it is my favourite land. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, oh gosh, me. XD XD XD XD
1. Finish a super duper terribly rough rough rough times a hundred first draft of What You Do. To me this is indeed a scary thing. I have been working on this novel since 2004, and when I realized late last month that I could probably very easily complete the first draft by the end of 2007, it was quite the scary moment. I am so much in love with the characters, maybe more than any other set of characters I've created. And so the idea of being done with the novel is really horrible to me. But not a good enough reason to never finish it. If this makes sense. I don't know why I'm so panicked ... the first draft will probably have tons of missing scenes and huge chunks that will need to be rewritten, so it's not like completing the first draft means completing the novel. Obviously. But, ah ... this is big and scary. And so it goes on my list. ^^;
AND THEN I CAN START WRITING THE SEQUEL lol lol lol XD
2. Write an actual proper fan fiction that I can be proud of. I don't even know if I'll do this or not. I wrote most of a proper fan fiction in grade seven or eight (guess what it was for! hahahahaha oh gosh, if I find it I'll post it and we can all have a laugh at my younger self's expense), and I wrote pieces here and there in grade nine and maybe ten (these attempts being much better, in my opinion, but still not crazy good), but now even just the idea of me writing a fan fiction sort of makes me nervous. Like, "I CAN'T DO THAT I WILL GET EVERYTHING WRONG!!!" And to be brutally honest, I guess I kind of view it as a bit of a waste of time, since time spent working on fanfic is time not spent working on original stuff ... hahaha, as if I am that desperate for free time, who am I kidding, I am rolling in free time. XD; But augh, I dunno. I have been off-and-on thinking "I should write a fanfic ..." since the summer, maybe I should just get it over with and get it out of my system. XD XD XD;;;
(Although there is also the question of what series I would write about. There are two series I could see myself writing for, but one makes me think "WAUGH WRITING THEM IN CHARACTER WOULD BE SO HARD!!!" and the other makes me think "WOW THIS IS SO EMBARRASSING." XD XD XD XD;;;;; )
3. Write at least five songs for the musical I am supposedly writing, even if they are terrible first drafts. Over the summer I rehauled my musical again, hahaha. Since grade twelve I have supposedly always been working on a musical but I keep changing my mind as to what I want it to be about. I think this time it'll actually stick, because it's closer to the stuff I usually write about, and actually maybe it's close enough to WYD that if I do happen to finish that first draft then working on the musical will help me through the withdrawal. ;) I have zero confidence when it comes to composition ... but obviously I'm only going to lose confidence the longer I put it off. Right? Right! And so this is on my list. I don't know if five is even a good number, but it sounds nice and doable. And actually, I stole the number from my brother, who once had "WRITE FIVE SONGS" written in big letters on his calendar. Hahaha, excelente. XD
I've also been thinking it might be nice to take some sort of not-university class again ... I would love to take Sewing I again, even though the teacher will probably be all "What are you doing here? Didn't you take this class already?" XD; But I always manage to check the calendar right after classes have begun, such is my curse. Earlier today I was thinking it might be nice to take piano again ... or a dance class, because I do like to make a fool of myself ... but I dunno. I'll see if the desire lasts until after I return from Disneyland and can start making money again, haha. X) And speaking of money, I would like to start saving for some vague future trip to Tokyo. I plan to start job-hunting after Disneyland. :) I think I'm going to have to, hahaha, I am going to be so broke in so many ways. XD XD XD XD
And speaking of Disneyland, because I am unable to talk about anything else, today I was reading a trip report (I'm addicted) and there was a picture of the Jungle Cruise exit sign, and it says "Escaping Passengers," and is it ridiculous how excited I am for the Jungle Cruise? Because I am crazy looking forward to the Jungle Cruise. I hope Adventureland lives up to my expectations, because right now it is my favourite land. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, oh gosh, me. XD XD XD XD
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Date: 2007-01-25 06:06 am (UTC)We should ride the Jungle Cruise over and over and over, until we can memorize the speech. Then we should follow the guides on their lunch breaks, whispering their speeches behind their backs. How many people can we break?
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Date: 2007-01-26 03:23 am (UTC)I don't want any CMs to get mad at me!!! I already have a (perhaps) irrational fear that they will hate me for being way too excited about everything. "OMG IS THIS THE MATTERHORN OMG CAN I RIDE IT OMG IS THIS THE SEATBELT OMG HOW DOES IT BUCKLE OMG REALLY OMG THAT'S AWESOME SEATBELTS ARE AWESOME OMG DISNEYLAND ROCKS!!!!!!!!" &c. But like I said, I at least want to ride the Jungle Cruise until we are sure that we have had a truly awesome guide. XD You can actually find lists of Jungle Cruise jokes online ... One of the first things I read about Disneyland in the summer was one such list, and it was basically the funniest thing ever. XD I love the bits that make fun of the Disneyland experience, haha. "Wave to the guests on the dock! You may never see them again! You probably have never seen them before!" hahaha. That is my awful paraphrase but you know what I mean. XD
Oh, or the joke where every animal gets the same little spiel. XD "That's a lion, it weighs five hundred pounds and can jump seven metres! That's a hippo, it weighs five hundred pounds and can jump seven metres! Look at that monkey - did you know a monkey weighs five hundred pounds and can jump seven metres?" Hahahahahahaha, oh gosh, the Jungle Cruise is love. XD XD XD XD XD XD