1. Halfway. I have reached the halfway point of my January NaNoWriMo novel, at five complete chapters and a total of 25,000 words. Fortunately or unfortunately, the novel will be longer than 50,000 words, so it’s not exactly halfway yet, but it’s halfway of my writing goal for January, so I consider it cause for celebration.
2. Science Fiction. Thus far this January, I’ve read as much science fiction as I can, working on instinct that during the semester, I won’t be able to read as freely as I prefer. However, this semester I’ll be taking a science fiction literature class, so my extracurricular reading can become “additional research.” After I finish rereading Something Rotten by Jasper Fforde (Thursday Next #4), I’m thinking of picking up Jingo by Terry Pratchett, or, for a more widely recognized classic, The Crying of Lot 49.
3. The King’s Speech. It was a tremendously well-acted movie, which I enjoyed a great deal. Except for the fact that what appeared to have been the entire retirement community had also chosen our 1:10 showing, and we were forced to sit in the third-to-front row on the floor. I’m sure it’s an even better movie if one can see it properly.
4. Parting Wisdom. Peanut butter fudge ice cream is really good. You should never pass up an opportunity to eat some.
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