maybe if i really tried with all of my heart

so ive been thinking for a while that i'd sign up for nanowrimo (National Novel Writing Month). the idea seemed really cool when i first heard about it a few weeks/couple of months ago, and when i reheard it recently it sounded even cooler. only problem is that i really do have enough stuff to worry about without adding writing a novel to the list (read: enough ways to procrastinate schoolwork). never heard of nanowrimo and too lazy to click that link?? this is what their website says it is:

National Novel Writing Month is a fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to novel writing. Participants begin writing November 1. The goal is to write a 175-page (50,000-word) novel by midnight, November 30.

Valuing enthusiasm and perseverance over painstaking craft, NaNoWriMo is a novel-writing program for everyone who has thought fleetingly about writing a novel but has been scared away by the time and effort involved.

Because of the limited writing window, the ONLY thing that matters in NaNoWriMo is output. It's all about quantity, not quality. The kamikaze approach forces you to lower your expectations, take risks, and write on the fly.

Make no mistake: You will be writing a lot of crap. And that's a good thing. By forcing yourself to write so intensely, you are giving yourself permission to make mistakes. To forgo the endless tweaking and editing and just create. To build without tearing down.

so i dunno... wait till next year?? fail a class or two?? register and then just not finish?? i'll let you know. maybe i could do it without messing up school?? i'll just take a break from reading or something.

another thing i thought was cool? book crossing. basically what you do with this is sign up and register a book (one you liked, one you hated, whatever) that you want to share with the world or just get rid of. you leave the book in a public place with a note. someone finds the book, finds out about the site, and enters the book info. they read the book and can then put it in a different place anywhere in the world (usually in the same city you put it unless you left it at an airport). you can track the adventures your book goes on as long as the readers keep going to the website. cool, right?

well, i have an exam to go study for/take. wish me luck!

*Lust for Life - Girls