Well darn. I really should have seen this coming.

I hit a snag in rewriting my novel. Not a little snag, a big one. A giant one. One that I can't ignore because if I do, it won't be the best novel it could be. And I have the craptastic fortune to not have a computer to work furiously to fix the problem. I only have whatever time I can manage on the library computers, and possibly heading home for the night to hog my mom's computer to get it done, but that isn't the most efficient.

Here's the problem. I'm was in the middle of writing chapter 3, and I realized that everything I was writing was boring. And the actual action wouldn't start until chapter eight or nine. That's halfway through the book. No one would read such a boring book, especially when the author couldn't read it without being bored.

My solution is to slightly alter what I already have, so that I don't get too behind in finishing by the 16th, but at the same time I'm discard a few things I had previously wanted, have characters already together, and kick starting the plot right into 5th gear.

It's going to take a lot of dedication to get back on track, but I'm really liking the new plot. It's a lot more energetic, more hectic and danger filled, and I get to work with a couple characters that were just background characters previously.

It's going to be amazing, and will be ten times the novel it is right now.

I have to go now, as I really have to start working on it, if I want to collect my reward.

Until next time!

I hate Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewert

I just saw the first New Moon trailer, and I already don't like it very much. Robert and Kristen both can't act in my opinion. She doesn't have nearly enough emotion for Bella, and he... just isn't Edward. He will never be Edward to me.
The trailer was okay, ish. Until the last couple of seconds, when you see Jacob, and notice I called him by the characters name because Taylor IS Jacob Black, and...
WHAMO! BUFFNESS! Just seeing Taylor without his shirt on as Jake made watching the trailer all worth while.

And you get to see him shift. That was even better! When the movie comes out, I will probably go see it just to see Jacob. (Which is funny, considering I have always been Team Edward, but Robert just isn't Edward...)

In other news, it's pretty much official. After my short stint as an adult living out on her own, I will be returning to live in my parents house and will be going to the community college.

I got over $3,000 for my car. *Squeal* I have never EVER had that much money before! And it's all going to college! I might actually be able to do this college thing...

I'm just a little bit behind on rewriting Huntress, but only a little, and truthfully, it's not my fault. My computer crashed, and I only have access to a computer either at my parents home or at the library, and neither for very long.

I officially don't have a car anymore, not even a shiny red Ford Focus rental car that I happened to fall in love with and miss a lot already... Dang.

On the bright side, I'll be walking a lot more, and will finally start getting back into shape.

I'm wondering if my friend remembers babysitting overnight with me, when we watched Peter Pan twice in a row. If she does, I have beaten that record, and watched something THREE times in a row. In the same day. With very little pause in between.

It's a movie called Crusade: A March Through Time, and it's a British film that went straight to DVD here in the states. It is an amazing movie, though you probably figured that, since I watched it some many times.

It's about a boy in his mid teens who, after loosing his 'football' match (soccer)uses the time machine his mom's been working on to try to go back and relive the game. Only, through an error, he gets sent back to the 13th century, right in the middle of the children's crusade.

And he subsequentially goes on to practically saving all of the thousands of children from starvation, sickness, slavery, and more.

Until next time!

Dear Readers - Please accept my apology

I apologize for not posting in a long time. I can assure you that a string of circumstances have allowed me much more time and I intend to post at the very least every other day, depending on if anything actually happens.

Even though I figure most of you readers already know what has happened since my last post, I shall do a quick recap for you

I lost my job: The company I worked for wasn't doing well enough to keep the office I was at open, and they had to close it and lay everyone off.

I moved to a cheaper apartment: BYU housing to be exact. I now have 3 roommates instead of 1, but I already like the three better than the 1, and love my new ward.

I lost my car: Someone rear-ended me pretty badly, and totaled the car (That's the simplified version). I was told by my dad that if they don't think it's worth it to repair the car, the other person's insurance will offer $xxxx for the car.

Good thing I moved closer to everything...

In the meanwhile my dad got me a rental car until everythings resolved, but after that I'll probably only have a bus pass, and will eventually lose the weight I gained at my sit-down job.

And I might be able to afford on semester at UVU with the money I'll get for the car. IF I buckle down and apply, and take the ACT, etc, etc.

On the bright side (in my opinion) I have seen Wolverine twice (Opening Midnight showing with Balgram and friends, and again with my friend Cheez), Star Trek 3 times (Better each time), and Terminator Salvation once. (Though that might change by Sunday)

It is quite possible I will be able to survive the entire summer without a job. We'll see how that goes though... I might just get so bored out of my mind that I apply for whatever I can get...

At least for now I have enough time on my hands to write like crazy. (Too bad I haven't started that yet...)

It is my goal to finish rewriting Huntress before June 20th. Then I can do some last minute polishing before the end of July, and have it off to some publishers by the end of August. Again, we'll see how that works. I will finish by the 20th though.

I'm even going to dedicate a Write-In with Balgram's brother, Cavdawg, to getting past the part I'm stuck. I'll let you know how that goes...

Until my next post, which will hopefully been in the next couple of days,

'Live Long and Prosper!'

Race, etc.

So I went and saw Race to Witch Mountain this evening.

Can I just say I was blown away?

I loved it. It had great music, a great cast of excellent actors, pretty amazing special effects, and an awesome, almost continuous chase from start to finish. I really felt for the characters, and wished the movie would never end.

It didn't get very good reviews from the critics, but is currently claiming a top box office spot. And it even beat a rated "R" movie at one point!

Score one for the kids movie!

There's no foul language what so ever, no innuendos, and over all is a wonderfully clean film.

The story, while is a remake on an old '70s show, was very well re-thought, and while the kids talking got just the tiny bit annoying after a while, it was completely bearable.

This is definitely a movie I will be buying (when I have money), and something I would love for my future kids to watch.


I have finished rewriting the first chapter of Huntress, and have started working on the second, though watching Witch Mountain has turned my attention temporarily to the fourth book (not going to tell you what that one's about, as it's a secret.)

And I took this afternoon to clean out my apartment's fridge, and MAN did it stink. But now it's all clean and only has my food in it. (Turns out my roommate doesn't eat anything at the apartment. I wonder where she does eat?)

That's all for now!

Okay, Here's whats going on.

First things first. Technically I don't have internet, but I'm 'borrowing' from one of my neighbors.

So what's happened to me so far is this. I've started working on rewriting my book again, and have had a lot of great ideas about it. The actual paperback copy is in the hands of my good friend Angela from work, then it's go to Sarah, then to Camille, the to who ever claims it next. So claim now!

I love living in my new apartment, it's always so quiet, except for whatever I'm listening to or watching, and it's so refreshing. I can seriously leave for work 15 minutes before work starts, instead of the 45 minutes I used to do. So far I haven't eaten any tv or microwavable dinners, which is really impressive for me. I am running out of recipes, but my mom's making me a book so I probably won't have too much of a problem.

My roommate has been in Texas since last Wednesday, and will probably return this weekend or sometime early next week. It's really nice having the apartment to myself, but I have found that while she's gone I'm up watching tv until at least 1, then read until after 2, and don't get up the next morning until at least noon. Not good for me. I'm trying to be better. Tonight I didn't even turn the tv on when I got home from work, but we'll see.

On actually rewriting my novel, I've learned a lot about my characters, what works and what doesn't, and am about halfway through the first chapter. It's actually exciting to see everything coming together better than how they were the first time around, and I really do see my book on the shelves of a bookstore or library someday. It's turning out to be a trilogy with a possible stand alone fourth book, which is exciting, and really unexpected. I was only ever planning on one book, but halfway through writing it a character who I wasn't expecting showed up and changed things in the first book, then revealed that he was something I had never expected and demanded a second book. And just the fact that he wanted a second book made the rest of the characters demand that I follow up with a third book to solve the overall conflict they all face.

So, I guess I'm stuck with three books.

My plan is to write the second one this coming November for NaNoWriMo, which I am proud to say I have got three people to think about doing with me from work. My really good friend Angela, my sort of manager Brian, and another friend, Sarah. It's always amazing to me how many creative people I'm friends with.

Speaking of creative people, I learned that not everyone has the same kind of vivid and exciting dreams I do. I know my friend Balgram does, as well as Cheez, so I had thought that everyone is the same.

Somehow dreams came up in the conversation with my friend Angela, and she asked me if I had vivid dreams. I told her I did, and she was very relieved, saying that she was glad that she wasn't the only one. I asked her about that, and she said that when ever she talked with her roommates about it, they always thought she was weird for having vivid dreams.

So it's my guess that vivid dreams are solely the 'gift' to creative people like me and my friends.

That was and interesting something to know.

My mind has gone a little blank as to what else to tell you, so I shall bid you all goodnight and promise to post again soon. (At least before the month is up.)

Wow

Okay, So I should have told you before, but I don't have internet access in my new apartment yet, so I haven't been able to check or post anything. But I have a very long list of things I want to tell the world, so I'll post it sometime this week when I go to the library.

Until then, I love my new life!

Well...

How embarrassing. I haven't posted in such a long time. I'm really sorry about that, but I've sort of been busy with other things... Dang you Hulu....

Any-who, I have some great news for my dear readers.

I'M MOVING OUT! It took me all of a week to find, see, and get an apartment twice as close to my job as I am now! I've already started moving stuff down there and the big moving day is planned for Saturday.

*SQUEAL, SCREAM, SHRIEK!* That's what I did when I found out that I got the apartment.

Allow me to describe the place.

The door opens and the only way you can go is right, into the living room. There is a very large wide screen TV, which belongs to the girl who has the other room in this condo, a coffee table and rocking chair that belong to the owner, and a large brown, really comfortable couch, which also belongs to the other girl. The floor is covered in brand new tile (real tile, not linoleum), and there is sliding glass doors onto the deck (it's on the second floor of a fourplex).

Next you have the dining room, which is a continuation of the living room and has a really pretty wood breakfast nook that belongs to the owner, as well as a large window onto the deck.

The kitchen is really small, but the sink, stove, and fridge form a triangle, which if I remember correctly from my interior design class, is very good.

There is a hall between the kitchen and the front door that leads to the bedrooms and bathroom. My bedroom is the door on the left at the end of the hall, right next to the bathroom which is to the left of my room.

And my room is quite large with a bright window and a HUGE closet that takes up one ENTIRE WALL! WITH TONS OF SHELF SPACE! The funny thing about this is the first thing I thought of when I saw all that shelf space was BOOK SPACE! and the first thing the girls at work thought was CLOTHES SPACE! Shows you how different I am from a normal girl.

The bathroom is pretty average sized, but is has a JETTED tub that comes up to my knees! It is huge!

All the walls have a fresh coat of paint that is pale creamy yellow, and the bedrooms have a dark brown carpet that is really thick and cushy.

I met the other girl tonight. She's in the National Guard, so she's not at the apartment very often, but she's really nice. When I went to pick up my keys tonight she welcomed me and gave me a hug.... (NOT what I pictured from a woman in the NG.) But she's seems really cool, and I get along with anyone, so there shouldn't be a problem.

The best part about this condo/apartment is that it's only $400 a month including utilities. And with the other girl gone most of the time, it's like I have my very own, one room apartment for HALF of what a normal one room apartment goes for.

YEAH!