Rachel: Blah

I honestly have nothing to post about, but I just wanted to let you know that I'm still alive and whatnot since it's been forever since I made a post last. I'm ridiculously tired from a Sweet Sixteen/Halloween party that I attended last night--we stayed up until five and I got up at seven--so I'm less than inspired right now. I basically just wanted to say hi to everybody, so, HI! I might be on again later to make a real post.

-Iridian

Cori: My computer is stupid...

I miss my favorites and my pictures. My computer looks kind of different now and it bothers me...and I really miss the huge amount of documents I had. I lost one of my books. :(

I have to leave soon to hang out with my friend Emily (and get soaked from rain), but I thought I might take five minutes to leave a post for you guys. You know...just so you know that I'm not dead.

During club today we had a Halloween party. There was candy and salami-cream-cheese wraps, and this dip stuff that tasted really good...even though it has mayo in it. Mayo is the epitome of all that is evil in our world.

Today in Biology we learned history and wrote our own laws on the cloning of human beings. Vivian (a good friend) and I used our made-up world called Kish Fingdom (fish kingdom) and created its very first law. We also made a dictionary of sorts.

Kish Fingdom was kind of an accident. During Biology we were asking questions and using a table to figure out what kind of kingdom the thing belonged to (fungi, animalia, plantea, etc), but Vivian and I weren't listening the first time and when the teacher told us to raise up our white boards we wrote the first thing that came to mind: Fish.

"Fish isn't a kingdom," our teacher said. "Sorry, try again."

After that we were Team Fish Kingdom. Then, because I stumble over words when I'm excited or nervous, I kept messing up and saying Kish Fingdom instead. So now we're the Kish Fingdom - the domain of Kishland.

Anyway, I have to go. Bye!

Nicole: Writing prompt generator

Just a quick little thing before I have to head off to work, I thought you guys might like this:

Writing prompt generators

I haven't tried any yet because I'm forcing myself to not read or write anything while I'm trying to study, but I hope you guys find it useful, even if it's just to get an idea of something to write.

Cori: Virus.

If you were wondering where I was...yeah, I had a virus. Couldn't turn on my computer without a fake FBI warning coming up and telling me they were going to kill my family in five days if I didn't pay $2,000. But my dad went ahead and wiped the thing so...here I am. Chester (my darling laptop) has been fixed for about twenty minutes. I'm glad to have him back.

So like...I lost everything. My book is on my Nook but I don't know if I'll be able to put it on my computer. (Perfect chance to do another rewrite...we shall see.) I lost about 3,000 pictures, which I'm pretty darn upset about. I was really proud of my collection.

What has everyone been up to?

Heather: Long Day.

Today just seemed to go on and on and on.

In the morning, my basketball team, and I had a guidance session because of the accident (if you don't know, I decided I'd rather save it in drafts, because while I wanted to tell you guys, I didn't feel the need to tell the rest of the world) which was very awkward. Understandable, but awkward.

And, yeah, this post was pathetic, but mainly just to say that my other post is a draft on purpose now, and I'd like it to stay that way. But go read it and wear your seat belt! Haha.

-H

Kas: Sorry.

Hey guys. I wasn't able to get on after my last post last week. I had three midterms and a paper due all on Thursday, and then Saturday was the OU/Texas football rivalry game, which is really important to us. We beat the hell out of them, though, so that's good. I never got a chance to write my poem into a short story thing, I'm sorry. But apparently neither did any you either. Haha. This week isn't as busy for me, but I'll probably still only be able to get on a few times. I'll try to make a few more posts. I'm never really near my computer anymore these days, honestly. It's in my dorm room, and because I'm not really very fond of my roommate I don't spend much time in here. I'm only on it now because I have a paper to write before I go to Italian. I don't even sleep in my room anymore, usually. Last night I slept at the Pike frat house with a guy I know from their parties. I sleep at Pike most weekends, and now that I'm.. uh, 'seeing' this guy, i'll probably sleep there sometimes on the weekdays. I'm never quite sure if i should write some of the more 'adult' details of my life in these posts, because i'm still used to Cori being 13 years old, Haha. I know you're aren't anymore, Cori, but I still feel like i'm corrupting you sometimes. I should probably just get over it, though. Haha. So, yeah, I'm having sex with this guy. And it's still weird to say that on this blog. His name is Travis. He's a sophomore and he's extremely funny. He also has a really, really big heart... and by heart I mean penis. Hahahahaha. Oh god, I can't do this. So, yeah, there's a lot of other really complicated parts to this. Heather knows some of it, but there have been quite a few new developments since we last talked. I'm pretty sure she just found out about me sleeping with Travis along with you guys. Anyways, I might give you more details about my college life later, but it usually turns into a really long story when I try to tell someone. So, yeah. Uhm, it was really funny earlier as I was walking back to the dorms from Pike to watch people trying to decide if I was doing a walk of shame or not. Since most people don't really expect that on a Tuesday. Haha. Anyways, so there are a few things about my life. They're probably inappropriate for the blog, but oh well. I can't really talk to anyone around here about it because of some of those really complicated details i'll eventually have time to tell you guys. Hopefully. So, yeah, you guys might get some of my more personal updates. So be excited for that! Haha -Kas (Also, I had to write this in the HTML page version, because the compose one wouldn't work, so that's why its all one big block of text.)

Heather: Well, it was nice while it lasted.

I've waited this long to post again, simply because I was waiting for someone else to say something. Also, a little caught up with life, but I did keep checking and as soon as I saw Rachel's post I started planning out this one in my head.

But seriously, I guess it's just too much to ask for a post every day. Oh well. It's also been a shitty day/week, so I'm rather irritable, which has probably just shown through... haha.

Well, I'm up for Rach's new girl.

Also, this week just so happened to be the week from hell, so I have no short story to post on here tomorrow; but the next challenge I will absolutely be involved in. This week was just really busy.

This isn't much of a post, and it took me two days to write, but at least it's something. I should have a better update tomorrow/Sunday. Lots to do this weekend, haha.

Later ladies!

-H

Also, Kas, Silver?

Rachel: I'm a rebel.

So I'm at school right now, but because I'm not doing anything particularly interesting or important, I thought that I might as well get on here and chat to you ladies about something. I really don't have that much to say, but I was feeling inspired because I was just working on planning out Soul Debt (which is what I have decided to call that nanobook that I have been blabbering so much about) and, as usual, I felt like talking to somebody about it.

Sorry to those of you who have missed most of the posts where I actually tell you what it's about. Now that I think about it...I'm not even sure that I ever have told you all what it's about. That's mostly due to the fact that I don't really have a super established plotline yet, but I can tell you the rough details that I DO have. So I know it's about this ficitonal village on kind of a different version of the Earth that we know. Everybody's pretty primitive and they believe in gods and goddesses and what not that actually exist and are characters in the book. The main characters are all from the village Samot, and are sent out on a mission (all teenagers are sent out on missions that are a ceremonial part of the transition to adulthood) to gather intelligence about what is responsible for the mysterious muders that have been taking place for the past few months/years/whatever. It is suspected that the mountainous village of Ticnamor is resposible, so my characters embark on a journey and whatnot. They get to Ticnamor and it turns out that Ticnamor ISN'T killing people--the God of Death, Morrah, is. He's freaking out because people worship Bion, the Goddess of Life, too much; he is resentful that humans are content to let the world fall out of balance, so in order to punish them and show them what it feels like when things are out of whack, he plans to throw them into chaos where death is rampant, not life. So basically my characters have to figure out a way to stop this before the world is plunged into darkness. It's a lot less lame than it sounds...I swear. Especially with the little twists and things that make the plot more complicated and interesting. I'm just trying to give you all the gist of what goes on since I'll probably be talking about it a lot more, and I wouldn't want you all to be confused.

Anyway, I'm going to go back to planning. I just kind of wanted to spaz about it for a few minutes. It's fifth period at the moment which I happen to have free, but I still probably shouldn't be blogging. Sorry about the spelling erros that this post is certain to be riddled with; for whatever reason the ancient computer that I am using does not seem to want to spellocheck me. Which is awesome. I hope you're all doing well! Sorry about your computer, Heather...not to make you feel worse, of course, but that's awful. Know you're in my thoughts! Maybe in some bizarre way it was for the best. How, you ask? I have no idea. I'm just trying to be optimistic for once in my life.

I'll go ahead and sign off for now. I'm going to try to be on here more often--the last few days have been rather hectic, hence my absence, but we have some three-day weekends coming up and it should be better soon.

Oh, and hey, are any of you opposed to letting a new person on the blog? I'm not entirely sure she's interested and she's not as big of a writer as all of us, but she's very intelligent and quite creative, and I think she'd fit in just fine. She wants to do nanowrimo this year, so maybe we can poison her mind with the ways of writing. Just throwing that out there.

-Iridian

Heather: My Computer is Back.

With none of my files. Heartbroken.

I guess that's what you get for not backing yourself up.

Speaking of, Kas, I still need you to email me Silver.

So, it was my hard drive that failed. The fix was free, which was good. The files gone... not so good.

But beggars can't be choosers, I guess.

I have this song stuck in my head: "It's Sunday morning, rain is falling, but you are all I need." That's like, two lines that might not even be in order... but I can't stop singing it, or remember what it is called.

Damn.

To those of you who are celebrating thanksgiving this weekend, have a good one! And to the rest of you... well, I suppose you guys too. Maybe.

I'm sorry this post is so incredibly lame.

frshdijpkae

I had stuff to say and I started writing and it all ran away, so I guess I'll post again tomorrow.

IGDSHREWAFIHDJSTERAO!

Just remembered: MERLIN SEASON FIVE STARTS TOMORROW.

Very important, I tell you. Very.

Oh, and I also really like Kas's challenge idea! Even though I really don't have a favourite poem.

-H

Kas: I've missed quite a lot.

Well, Hi.

Haha.

As you all know, I'm at college now. Which is the most hectic, time-consuming thing of ever. I think this is seriously the first time I've sat in my room for more than like ten minutes in the past two weeks. I never get online anymore, because i don't have any time. Thats why I've been so MIA for the past month and a half.

Anyways, I'm glad to see that you're all back to posting again! I've honestly tried to make a post four times over the past two weeks and I always ended up having to leave and go do something, or go to class, or whatever. But, I'm going to try getting on here every day from now on, since I have a 1 hour break between my classes everyday.

Vague update on my life: I'm loving college, the classes are extremely hard, though. I've decided to change my major, but I'm not sure what to. Maybe International Business. I'm also now getting a minor in Italian, because it's not only my favorite class, but I love the language so much.

There's lots of drama with my personal life, which Heather knows all about, but its a super long story. I've also lost 10 pounds since starting college, so that's awesome. It's mostly just because I walk everywhere and eat so many vegetables that the boys actually make fun of me.

Heather, I'm so sorry! I completely forgot about your Facebook post. When I first saw it i was in class, so I didn't respond, and then i forgot. I'll send you the Silver stuff now! It will come from my OU account, though, so don't overlook it.

Nicole, I'm so glad you're back. We missed you. I loved you're short story, too. It actually gave me an idea..

Since pretty much everyone but Cori is in a writing funk as of late, I think we should try a new challenge. Pick your favorite poem, or a completely random one, and re write it as a short story. Its a pretty vague challenge, you can do whatever you like.

And then, if you want, we can continue to do weekly challenges, things that won't take large amounts of time preferably, as a way to get the blog back up and running.

Now, you all know how I like to make prizes, so I have an idea. Maybe we should do three challenges a month, and each week we submit our piece in a post up on the blog. And we vote, anonymously of course, in a draft-post. The winner of each challenge will get one point, and at the end of three months the person with the most points wins some kind of prize. Haha. And we make a spot on the blog with the winner of each week.

And, honestly, I think that it should be a sort of dedication to the blog. I mean, we have all taken so much from this blog, why not show how much we appreciate it? By uploading at least something every week you show us all how much you appreciate this site, and the people on it. I know everyone is busy with their lives, but we have to realize that we almost lost this blog forever a few weeks ago... which shouldn't happen again.

No more dry spells.

So, I'm not saying its mandatory or anything, but we should all try our best to do the challenge every week.

Alright, so since it's Wednesday,  I'm going to give everyone a little more time on this challenge than there will be for the others. You all have until Friday of next week to upload your short story, and then we will use next Saturday and Sunday to vote. And then each Monday we will start again.

Sound good? Nicole you can re-use the story you already posted if you want. :)

Tell me what you think.

-Kas

Nicole: An Atheist on a Date

Two posts in one night, I'm on a roll. Like I said in my previous post, I haven't been writing very much. I've also been pretty dry with ideas and inspirations of what to write in a really long time. I have decided that I might start trying to focus on writing more short stories, rather than attempting to write whole novels like I used to which never worked for me. Maybe my brain is too scattered to be able to focus on one thing for that amount of time.

Anyway, I wrote this after reading this poem. I hope this isn't plagiarism! I do steal a few lines, but the idea of it really intrigued me and I wanted to expand it in my own way. I hope the little "read more" thingy works too, I just didn't want another giant post after my last one.

Edit: I hope I don't offend anyone with the content! It's nothing to risqué, but I can't remember who's religious on here and who isn't, because it does involve religion and a little bit of sex. I just wanted to comment on the contradictions of modern people who are religious and embrace their faith, yet they also go against it, almost like picking and choosing. Just a little context and this was just to explore my own curiosities.

Nicole: A little update

It's been a long time since I've updated on here. The little in my title is meant to be ironic, in case you didn't notice.

Well this year I've hardly written at all, except for school, which when I think about it I'm pretty disappointed. I'm excited and very scared though because I only have two weeks of classes left as of next week and then exams, and it's over forever! No more fricking school uniforms! I've been doing really well in my English and English literature subjects though, so I have still been forced to still write, whether it's just essays or a few creative pieces (I really don't mean to brag but I'm so happy I got 96% on my essay about "On the Waterfront", and my creative piece in lit which was the one I wanted to do well on got 90%. I was so shocked because I'm the worst student ever, I hate studying.) It's lucky I am going well in those subjects though, because my maths and psychology scores have been pretty bad all year.

I had to put in my Uni preferences the other day, and every time I thought about it I felt like I was gonna projectile vomit everywhere. I've been so caught up in working on my photography and going on to study that (or tourism if I didn't get the right mark or have my portfolio ready), that I hadn't really considered many other options. Plus, I'm doing a Certificate in photography this year instead of one school subject, so it takes away from my end of year score (which wouldn't be that great anyway.) I really ended up not being keen on doing photography anymore, because I absolutely hate the course I'm doing. The teacher and course are just so lazy, I feel like I've taught myself more than I've learnt. My biggest regret is choosing to continue it this year because I feel like it's stunted my creativity with photography so much.

Anyway, so back to my point: I was putting them in and just having a look at the other courses, because we get twelve choices, and I stumbled across a Bachelor of Arts in Creative and Professional writing. As soon as I saw it, I wanted to slap myself across the face because I couldn't believe I'd forgotten that for so long that's exactly what I wanted to do. So I had a little look, and I can do an elective in Literary studies (and the description sounds so amazing) and another one, which will be a heap of work, in anthropology and possibly go onto anthropology when I turn twenty one and this god damn score is irrelevant. I only need 55/99 (to put our scoring system simply), but I'm just not sure. I've applied for special consideration for my anxiety disorder, so I just hope they have a look at that if I don't get the mark I need.

So I really hope I can keep focused on knowing that I want to do that, because it really was one of those moment where everything just seems to click and fall into place. I'm hoping that coming back on here will help with that though!

As for writing, like I said, I haven't really written much just for myself all year. I'm trying to get back into just some short stories for now in case I need a portfolio for the course, and I've noticed that what I want to write about has changed a whole lot. I think I really want to use writing to explore my own questions about religion, different people and life in general and I'm straying away from supernatural and fantasy. I just finished a short story that I might upload soon, actually.

Wow this is getting long, I don't mean to ramble! There hasn't been a lot else going on. I'm still desperate and dateless, there have been some boys, but I'm so picky when I really shouldn't be, I probably should just take what I can get hahah. I really shouldn't be either because my town really has two types of boys. Bogan and gross, because I don't live in a very fabulous town, and by bogan and gross I mean they wear those stupid snapbacks and jeans half way down their asses, drinking and smoking most weekends - actually probably during the week too. Or far too Aussie, if that makes sense, and by too Aussie I mean these typical boys that drive utes, drink beer  and camp and live on farms and are fairly small minded.

I want to date a writer God damn it! Alright, I'll be honest. I want to date a writer from Ireland who will read to me and go on adventures with me. I'm going to be a lonely old woman with cats, I can see it now.

AND has anyone else got the new Mumford & Sons album Babel. OH LORDY I AM SO IN LOVE I WANNA DIE EVERY TIME I LISTEN TO IT AND RIP OUT MY HEART AND SOB. It's so flipping perfect.

Also, do we want to change the look of the blog? Something fresh for our fresh start? If nobody else wants to do it, I'm happy to. It might take me a while to figure out how to work this new website layout though... ugh. Anyway, I'd love to hear how everyone else has been doing too! Goodbye all.

Nat: We're bringing sexy back...

Them other blogs don't know how to act. :)
[to steal Heather's idea and begin with a song hehe]

But any who - the future is looking up once more for SAAWAKM. Hooray!

Quick update-y type stuff, since I haven't told you much in quite a long time - since, like, July.

I got a new job!! I'm working at a daycare with the kids in grade 1-6 and I absolutely LOVE it. I also work in the preschool for part of the day and the kids are just so adorable. :)

School: definitely not easy or breezy or cover girl (to steal from Heather once more - what can I say, Heather? You're brilliant). It's so much work...I have 2 midterms tomorrow and a paper due...yet I'm sitting here writing a post on SAAWAKM...Priorities, eh?

Family type stuff: My sister's having her 2nd baby, so I'll be an auntie to another little rugrat in May!!! ;P

Writing: has been a little scarce lately, what with the whole school thing. But I've been working on it whenever I get a chance.

Books: I'm reading The Perks of Being A Wallflower right now. So good, if you haven't read it, READ IT! also I can't wait for the movie.
A Casual Vacancy by JK Rowling is also sitting on my shelf waiting for me. So excited! No spoilers please if you've already started it.

Other than that, not really much to say.
Nicole, I'm super glad you're back, and nice to hear from everyone else.

Til next time,
A

Rachel: Mewko!

.......I just wanted to post some more about my book. Not extensively like last time (because, let's face it, that's seeeerious overkill) but I was just feeling inspired and needed to type to SOMEBODY. For the hell of it. I'll just make this sort of an update on what's going on with my planning process right now instead of a full-blown let-me-tell-you-every-detail-of-everything-ever. So here's what's gone down since my last post. Don't worry, this will be short; I'm going to be eating dinner soon, and then I have to go to "old man band."

Okay, so I know more about Mewko now :) Which definitely makes me happy. Ketta, unfortunately, is still in the works, but I'm sure I'll figure him out before November. I've decided that Mewko is pretty cute and sweet, but she has a dark side. Not much of one but...well, you'll see what I mean. I think I mentioned that she spends a lot of time caring for children, and therefore would have developed sort of a harsh motherly instinct that shows itself whenever people are getting ready to do things that could potentially hurt them. If they look like they're going to be dumb and go through with whatever potentially dangerous thing they're doing, she threatens them with a knife until they settle down. Just so she doesn't sound like a total psychopath, know that EVERYONE carries around some sort of weapon in my book, not just her. But still...she is mostly really nice, but she has an edge. Which I think makes for an interesting character, maybe.

I promised this would be short, and ta-da, it is! You are welcome. I'd like to get into the habit of making my posts so short, but we all know that probably won't occur any time in the foreseeable future. I hope you are all alive and well :)

-Iridian

Heather: A Day Late.

Sorry guys, my computer got a virus and now I have to lose all my files and all that jazz and use my mom's when she doesn't need it. Thus, I missed the post yesterday...

So, hey Nicole and Rach, what's up? Just chilling? Oh yeah, me too.

I was off in my post before, and Merlin doesn't start until October sixth, which is depressing, but hey, I've got a week to prepare myself for the sheer awesomeness of Merlin. And that's a lot of awesome, let me tell you.

Rachel, I have seen your super efhivgobjscbaskl\mlfsjhvaipjskldsf,bhvoesidjavklajdljhvdshdfjvnje-ing long post, and think it is wonderful, but I will comment on it later, because right now it makes my eyes hurt. :P

Silver: Has gone no where, as all my files are now gone, and I have no way to contact Kas aside from facebook, but she still hasn't answered my wall post so foewgfhoejdhavj.

Scholarships: Bloody hell, so much to do, so little time. Not to mention applying to universities.

School: Easy, breezy, but not covergirl. That was neither witty nor profound, but I'm too lazy to edit my joke.

And I think that's about it... but if any of you have twitter, will you please follow BGAMillionWays? It's part of a scholarship contest my friend and I are entering to become egg carton entrepreneurs. And no, the egg cartons were not our choice, but it happens. If you follow us that would be amazing! :) It will be  an important part of the ''social value'' of our project. :)

Love you guys! ... er, ladies.

-H