Project 365 for 2012: Day 1/365 - Grammar Be Good

Back in 2008, I learned from my dear friend Beth about a little thing called Project 365. It is basically a challenge to take a photo every day for a year. The purpose? To create a visual diary of a single year in your life. Time moves surprisingly fast, and if I didn't keep a daily account of my comings and goings, I honestly don't think I would remember even half of what I do.



I managed to finish Project 365 in 2008 (video above). Started it in 2009 but fizzled due to extreme busyness. In 2010, I made a concerted effort, but stopped in April because sometime at the end of 2009, I got a crazy hair spiraling out of my cranium and attempted to do a photo AND a video each day. (It was extremely fun to do a video a day though; don't get me wrong. One of my faves is here below.)



For 2012, I'll attempt no such daily video nonsense, but will most definitely be posting daily photos here.

Please feel free to comment! Creative people are feedback junkies; we thrive on pats on the back and constructive criticism. So I welcome your comments as we progress through the year. Many thanks for following! And now, without further adieu...let's begin.

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2012 Project 365: Day 1/365 - Grammar Be Good



How, oh, HOW does a sign get publicly posted with a blaring grammatical error such as this? The "in assure" is bad enough, then let's add the fact that there are capitalization and punctuation problems to boot. ACK.

NaNoWriMo 2011: Day 9

Writing days have been up and down lately, squeezing in just a few hundred words here and there. It's been a weird week, and I've found myself behind. Tonight, I've got to get some serious noveling done!

'Round about chapter 7, I decided that it was time to change POVs (point of view) to the secondary main character, Beck. He's from a contemporary world (ours) and, as I discovered surprisingly, a total geek. He even wears glasses. I love, love, love his voice. Some great lines have come out from Beck's third person POV.

He had no idea the the old doorframe from the antique shop would take him to a distant realm of fantasy where there was no indoor plumbing and certainly no wi-fi to speak of. If he had known, he wasn’t sure if he would have walked though that shimmering portal at all. But standing here, even freezing to death in the stables, talking to Chan, he wondered if maybe she was the reason he was here.

Back in his world, a techie geek was sexy in theory, but in practice? Perhaps not so much. Not many cute girls liked to hang out in the computer data server room at corporate offices. It was dusty. And hot. And there was always the possibility of breaking something just by turning around. Or getting electrocuted.

And here's an awesome, comical scene from today's writing:

Beck stared at the ground from atop the enormous horse. He really didn’t want to meet the dirt any faster than necessary, but Chan was already too far off the road to call. No, he didn’t need help to get off of a horse. How hard could it be?

Fingers gripping the saddle horn, Beck leaned forward and brought one leg up. He rested it atop the horse. While adjusting his other shoe for balance, he lost track of his higher leg, and his body twisted. He reached out for something--anything--to grab. Finding nothing but air, he peeled backward off the side of the stallion and fell on his face.

The horse whinnied and sidestepped away.

Beck spat gravel from his mouth and tried to stand. His every sinew ached. “Thanks for nothing, Lester,” he muttered to the animal, who whinnied at him once more. Funny, he sounded like he was laughing at him. Or was that his pride turning into a cherry slushie?

I'm having a ton of fun writing both of these characters. So far, I still love the story. Here's hoping it lasts at least another 21 days.

In other news, the next episode of Month of the Novel was released today. Check it out!

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YOU TUBE CHANNEL: MonthOfTheNovel
WEB: monthofthenovel.com

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Day 9 Word Count: 12,580 (pre-noveling tonight)
Words Remaining: 37,420

NaNoWriMo 2011: Day 3

Didn't get a whole lot of writing done today--about 1,000 words. But I'm still a bit ahead, so there's no cause for alarm just yet. This excerpt is actually from yesterday's writing, but I still like it, and it shows the main character's personality very well.

"Stay alert, Princess.”

“Yes, indeed I will, Sir Joshue.”

It was the burly man’s turn to blush. “Please, Princess. You embarrass me.”

“Precisely what I intended then.”

ON A RELATED NOTE: A handful of my young writer friends from the east side of the country and their cohorts have started a series about a writer who is attempting to write a NaNo novel, but she's...running into some creativity issues. This is hilarious and done completely by teens and young adults.



YOU TUBE CHANNEL: MonthOfTheNovel
WEB: monthofthenovel.com

I just discovered that they were working on this project and had to share. Enjoy!



Day 3 Word Count: 6,211
Words Remaining: 43,789

First: a serial audio novella

I've got an idea to serialize the novel I am currently writing in audio format. If this is interesting to you, please let me know, and I'll begin posting the chapters when the story gets off the ramp.

Astounding Kids' Book On iPad

Wowza. Like I needed another reason to covet the iPad. Here's a HUGE one.



Here's the whole story on this Pixar animator's new interactive children's book, designed exclusively for iPad.

Live Sketch App

There's a drawing app for the iPhone (and iPod Touch, which I have) called LiveSketch. I was able to download it for free and have been having quite a fun time with it! It's unlike any other drawing app I have ever tried. The images it creates are quite unique. Here are a couple of mine:



Below is a Japanese artist drawing an anime character on an iPad with the same app. (Obviously he's a lot more talented at this than I am!)

CP Vlogging Project III - April 24, 2010

Here's the final installment in the CleanPlace Vlogging Project of April 2010. See the rest of the vlogs on YouTube at CleanPlaceTV.

Project 365: 111/365 - A Lot of Me :oP

Somehow I ended up in the photo and video editions today.

Project 365: Photo Edition - Happy Mom



The picture is just me posing with the kids. It's so hard to get everyone to look cute at once. XD

Project 365: Video Edition - Office Tour



This is a video I created for work that day, chronicling a day during the big office move.

Project 365: 110/365 - Finding a Rainbow

Project 365: Photo Edition - Rainbow Blossoms



A perfect rainbow, along with spring blossoms. What's not to love?

Project 365: Video Edition - Prize Findings



Found a bunch of stuff that would make cool prizes for the teen writers on CleanPlace.

Project 365: 109/365 - A Day Indoors

Project 365: Photo Edition - Old School



Even today's youngest generation can have fun playing Pole Position!

Project 365: Video Edition - Nothing But Reading



It was a stay-at-home day today, but I got a lot of reading done. :o) Played around with effects because I look incredibly awful in this one. :oP

Project 365: 108/365 - Tour du Cat

Project 365: Photo Edition - Black on White



Of course the black cat has to sit on the only white article of clothing in the entire house.

Project 365: Video Edition - Tour of the Day



Here's the next installment in the CleanPlace Vlogging Project. Follow the rest of the vlogs on YouTube at CleanPlaceTV. This video features a few other CleanPlacers!

Project 365: 107/365 - Anti-Vlog & Fog

Project 365: Photo Edition - Fog Tree



The fog was settled throughout town practically all. It was absolutely beautiful.

Project 365: Video Edition - Anti-Vlog

Project 365: 106/365 - On the Road

Project 365: Photo Edition - Cuision?



No, it isn't an alternate spelling. I looked it up.

Project 365: Video Edition - New Friend



Thanks for watching the road while I recorded a vlog.

Project 365: 105/365 - Bad & Good

Project 365: Photo Edition - Irony



Is there irony in the fact that someone vandalized the "Stop Family Violence" sign?

Project 365: Video Edition - Good Reads



Here's a sampling of the some of the great books I've read while working out at the gym. Not every book is good for while you're sweating it out on the elliptical. :oops:

Related Link: GoodReads.com

Project 365: 104/365 - No Theme XD

I was at a loss for finding a connection between these two posts today. :oops:

Project 365: Photo Edition - Vlog-watching



The kids love watching video and picture slideshows of the teens from CleanPlace. Here, they're watching one my favorite vlogs from the April 2009 CleanPlace Vlogging Project.

Project 365: Video Edition - Old Fashioned Wife



Going over my nightly ritual for Monday-Thursday evenings.

Project 365: 103/365 - New Spaces

Project 365: Photo Edition - New Play Space



The kids have a new table to play on! (See video below.)

Project 365: Video Edition - New Office Space



Sometimes I get a little obsessive when I get an idea.

Project 365: 102/365 - Awesome!

Project 365: Photo Edition - Happy & New



It's my new work laptop! Shiny...with Windows 7.

Project 365: Video Edition - Awesome!



My man is AWESOME.

Project 365: 101/365 - Chain Gang

Project 365: Photo Edition - Workspace



It's not much, but the wi-fi connection at Safeway is fantastic. XD

Project 365: Video Edition - Chain Interview



This is one of a series of vlogs for a collaborative project with some of my young writer friends. The rest of the vlogs are posted on the CleanPlaceTV channel.

Project 365: 100/365 - Deuces Wild

Project 365: Photo Edition - Two Skies



Project 365: Video Edition - Two Movies

Project 365: 99/365 - Writer's Cloak

Project 365: Photo Edition - Cloak of Wonder



I can't even tell you how awesome this cloak is. It's great fun to wear. Thank you, Mother Elf!

Project 365: Video Edition - Procrastination



This is how two writers get 110 words written in 45 minutes. I cut out SO much from this video, and it's still the longest vlog I've ever made.