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05/21/2007
Go Sens Go!!
It's a long weekend, which is absolutely great. Here I am on a lovely Monday morning and I didn't even have to get up really early and spend ages on a bus or anything. I woke up when my body woke up, had a nice shower, some breakfast, and just plunked myself down in front of my computer 30 seconds after breakfast. This is heaven! I had some work I had to type up for the OCO, so I did that, and even though it took maybe 30-40 minutes, and wasn't a big deal, I'm glad to just get that off my back! And now, I have the day free. I can't believe my good fortune! (Ah, small pleasures...)
It's also great that the days are longer these days, so I don't have to get up in the dark even at 6 am. It really helps!
As I mentioned in my last post, I'm going to do the 3 Day Novel challenge, and I'm going to head to Winnipeg for that weekend to do the challenge with my friend Victoria, who's been my writing buddy all along. The idea is to write a novel (realistically, a novella) in the space of 3 days, i.e. the Labour Day weekend at the beginning of September. The only word I can think of to describe this adventure is 'crazy', but I'm looking forward to it anyway! I have an idea, so all I have to do is finalize a plot, which is something I'm historically not great at, so it's good I have til September to nail one down.
Then I'll have to think of a brand new idea that can keep me going for 50,000 words in November, for NaNoWriMo 2007! The last idea I had was great and worked really well, but it had been simmering on the back burner for a few years before I actually sat down to write it during NaNo 2006. On top of it all, I haven't actually finished that novel either, so that's another thing I should work on. I need to plan how I'm going to get back into it, as I left off right before all hell breaks loose in the story, basically. This could be a really long one.
So, that's all on my to-do list.
Then, there's dance class. I'm on an adult 8-hand team that's going to be competing at the North American Nationals (NANs) at the beginning of July 2007, here in Ottawa. So, here's what I've learned so far:
1. I need to get in better shape.
2. I need to practice more.
2a. I need to find time to practice.
2b. I need to find space to practice.
3. I need to get in better shape.
4. I'm glad this only lasts til July, because late-class Wednesday is always followed by Zombie Thursday.
5. I need to get in better shape.
Did I mention I need to get in better shape? It's one of those things where I always tell myself that every time I'm in class and my legs feel like lead weights. And yet, somehow, I never quite manage to do enough activity during the week to be able to offset this. It's that job!!
Next year (i.e., come September), I'm going to drop one orchestra. I wish I could drop both, but we'll see. I just hate having an air-tight schedule like the one I was running up until last week.
We'll see what happens! I need a way to feel like I can have my life to myself again.
Oh, and I'm planning a vacation in August to Wales and Ireland, to visit my boyfriend. That will at least be great and a nice break from the daily grind!
And I almost forgot to mention, the Ottawa Senators hockey team made it to the Stanley Cup finals for the first time ever. Yaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyy!!!!
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