NaBloPoMo for June – FAN!

This came across my email a few days ago, and I think this has a lot of potential to me. Not that I don’t have a ton to write about already, but sometimes I need to not feel pressured to make something “absolutely amazing and stellar.”

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A message to all members of NaBloPoMo

Hi bloggers,

June’s theme for daily blogging: FAN. There are the physical ones, the symbol of summer in the northern hemisphere. I’m sitting across from one right now, and it’s cooling down the room. There are the handheld ones that women demurely shake in front of their face. There are the human ones — the fans we see at sporting events or the fans we see in our comment section. There are the times it comes tucked into a word… such as “fantastic.”

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So, 30 days of things I’m a fan of. You ready for this? Some of them will startle you.

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I have uncommon luck in contests.

I’ve never considered myself a lucky person. (For example, my lucky day is Friday the 13th).

If you recall, last year, I won a flyaway contest to Las Vegas by entering a random contest. I’ve won a few things day to day but that’s a pretty big one.

I also got a prize in the @Denisao44 and Fábio Coentrão contest – it’s not here yet… I’m so excited, I cannot wait to get it. :3

Recently, I’ve been (trying) to play a game called Gods and Heroes, Rome Rising. Trying because I really don’t have as much time as I’d like to play, but when I do get to, I rather enjoy it.

They’ve been running a few contests! There’s been a haiku contest and a correspondent contest.

I entered in the haiku contest to win an unlimited beta key first off. I won that, which I was horribly pleased about. I love knowing my writing is good enough to be able to compete.

This contest, however is slightly more of a bigger deal. The winner gets to fly TO Austin… spend time IN the studios, talk to everyone, and write for MOG.

And… I won that too. Which I’m blown away by. I know a few people that entered who are rather amazing writers, and for me to be picked over them is a massive boost to my self esteem.

So, May 11-13 (quite literally the week of my finals, so I can push them forward and have them due sooner), I will be in Austin, TX visiting Heatwave and meeting the G&H staff and getting a behind the scenes tour.

You can read the official press release and my interview here: Contest Winner!

Then the 18-25th I will be in Chicago for a planned Anime Central, Museum of Science and Industry, Cubs game, and celebrating my (31st) birthday. With some of the best girls on Earth!.

Then (hopefully) at the beginning of June, I’ll be LA bound on my plot to take over the world and learn how to have fun again. (And just maybe get a slinky red dress.)

I love travelling, this is just so awesome right now. NAB was an absolute blast, which I cannot wait to finish writing about, but I had to get this out first!

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Post a Week 2011 and why I’m participating.

I keep saying I’m going to write more, and I have been – just not here. I have a journal I got a couple of years ago from Someone Very Special to me, and the less I sleep lately, the more I write. (My overarching novel has been in process for over 6 years now, in bits and pieces, but mostly out of the dream world. Maybe some day I’ll share the basis for it, but it’s definitely not time to do that yet).

I read that WordPress is doing a Post A Week in 2011, and I think that’s more my style. I’d love to do Post A Day, but I don’t think I’m quite there yet. At least, via Post A Week, it’ll be better than no promise at all.

So, my promise is that at least once every week (Sunday-Saturday) I will have new posts.

Why is this important? Many reasons.

1. I’m participating in the 3six5 this year. I am absolutely thrilled and honored to be a part of it. It’s SUCH a great concept. (My day is March 29!)

2. I have some great blog ideas that I’d like to talk about – reviewing my new phone Kaylee (Samsung Continuum on Verizon, why I chose it over the Fascinate, my 6 month ordeal doing that); reviewing my absolute love for soccer/futbol; more music posts than you can shake a stick at; the ordeals of going back to college for the first time in 5 years; reviews for my upcoming trips… etc. This at least gives me a better goal.

3. That whole taking trips thing. Provided I can find work for it, @NABShow in April in Las Vegas (year 2! year 1 was awesome! I love it. I really do. I love going to trade shows. I learn so much, network more.. etc. Figured out my total costs for the show are under $800… which sure isn’t bad!) My trip to Chicago in May! I am seeing a friend who I haven’t seen in.. omg, almost 10 years (really Jen? 2002?) I’m finally seeing a Cubs game after being a fan since I was like 8 (there’s a great story here too)… visiting the Museum of Science and Industry for two days, which I am beyond excited about after being an entrant in Month at the Museum last year.

4. Going back to school. Nuff said. The more productive and creative I am there, the more it will manifest itself everywhere else.

So.. here’s my hopes for my year. And I hope I get more readers. And more feedback. The more I have feedback, the more I have to talk about.

.. if you know me, that may or may not be a good thing.

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