01.) Define Dancing - Thomas Newman and Peter Gabriel - Robble
02.) White Horse - Taylor Swift - Anne
03.) Booty Call - G Love & Special Sauce - ohwowitsbecca
04.) Muistatko - seminaarinmäen mieslaulajat - ianmcorvidae
05.) I'm Yours - Jason Mraz - fate{a}
06.) The Sun Also Rises - Brave Saint Saturn - MexicanHunterD
07.) Fire and Rain - James Taylor - Devil_Trigger
08.) Old Hippie - The Bellamy Brothers - b2
09.) Devotional for Oshun - Ulele - Rowan
10.) Modern Nature - Sondre Lerche and Lillian Samdal - cattieloves
11.) The Highwayman - Loreena McKennitt - Morwen{X}
12.) They're Coming To Take Me Away - Neuroticfish - Ixi
13.) Not Ready To Make Nice - Dixie Chicks - pherring
14.) Rubber Lover - Marmaduke Duke - AboutPaula
15.) Internet Porn - Da Vinci's Notebook - Codi
16.) Mal's Song - Michelle Dockrey - moshez
17.) Doesn't Remind Me - Audioslave - drazak
18.) LA song - Christian Kane - Ava
19.) Flawed - Delta Goodrem - archy{F}
20.) So Real - Jeff Buckley - Jude
21.) Pretty When You Cry - VAST - PenguinAttack
22.) 99 Problems - Jay Z - EmuTux
23.) Hiphopopotamus vs Rhymenocerous - Flight of the Conchords - Intyalle
24.) Two Steps Forward, One Step Back - Zoë's Adventures Under Ground - xmolder
25.) My Life in Film Festivals (haiku #1) - Chris Robley & The Fear of Heights - TMH
26.) Wild At Heart - Gloriana - Eri
27.) WinterBorn - Cruxshadows - tellervo
28.) Apple Blossom - White Stripes - druspeth
29.) Black Betty - Spiderbait - Storymaster69
30.) What Difference Does It Make - The Smiths - Nate_Summers
31.) The Big Picture - Bright Eyes - RavingGriff
32.) Ozone Baby - Led Zeppelin - smokey991
33.) White [King's Theme] - Pixel (Daisuke Amaya) - Talec
34.) The Pearl - Emmylou Harris - Rawr
35.) Musee D'Nougat - The Dandy Warhols - Jarannis
36.) I Believe In A Thing Called Love - The Darkness - Jei
37.) Lucky - Jim's Big Ego - InsanityPrawnBoy
38.) Me - Paula Cole - Ivymere
39.) Birds Fly Away - Theresa Anderssen - kennethlove
40.) Picture - Mute Math - Kortney
41.) Re: Your Brains - Jonathon Coulton - Zombie
42.) Kangaroo Cry - Blue October - RGallagh
43.) Cowboy Take Me Away - Dixie Chicks - dream_weaver
44.) When I Am King - Great Big Sea - SteelAngelJohn
45.) The Future Soon - Jonathon Coulton - reliantfc3
46.) Womanizer (Bass Force Remix) - Britney Spears - adyrules
47.) Angel On My Shoulder - DeathBoy - mousse
48.) Sekka No Shinwa - Kotoko - Rubyfruit_Pixie
49.) Be My Baby - The Ronettes - Phil
50.) Nights In White Satin - The Moody Blues - wolfspirit
51.) Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen - ShardAngel
52.) Tennessee - The Wreckers - oUbObCt17
53.) If I Had A Million Dollars - Barenaked Ladies - carcar
54.) Come Undone - Duran Duran - redcurl
55.) Love Me Dead - Ludo - Ghostie
56.) Primavera - Ludovico Einaudi - jgould
57.) Bleeding Love - Leona Lewis - beth
58.) Release - Afro Celt Sound System - curiosity
59.) Cock/Ver.10 - Aphex Twin - BattleJesus
60.) Mimi - Debbie Ridpath Ohi - #nanowrimo

I give you this.



Enjoy.

We all have those well worn phrases that drives us crazy. Here’s a list of twenty from the bbc.

20 of your most hated cliches

Cliches are one of those things that it’s easy to fall into for many of us. They are well worn and comfortable and that is just why they are so dangerous and should fall to the editors pen.

So far my main goal this year seems to be to write everyday instead of bitching about being uninspired the first three weeks and then writing 30k a day the last week.

While that's a fun way to go, I want to try this every-day thing. I can do it, right? No problem. I write every day anyway. This is just for a cohesive, linear plot/story. No problem.

*gulp*

Because I know you're dying of curiosity (haha, get it?), this is what I've been listening to, more or less, and what I sent out for the CD Swap:

001.) Fanfare - R. Strauss
002.) Awesome Forces! - The Aquabats
003.) Holding Out For A Hero - Bonnie Tyler
004.) Superman - R.E.M.
005.) Duct Tape My Heart - Freezepop
006.) Strangers In The Night - Frank Sinatra
007.) I'm Not Bad, I’m Just Drawn That Way! - Alan Silvestri
008.) You Just Watch Me - Tanya Tucker
009.) Devil Woman - Cliff Richard
010.) I Want Love - Akira Yamaoka
011.) Cold (But I'm Still Here) - Evans Blue
012.) Cinnamon Spider - Jack Off Jill
013.) Hey Jealousy - Gin Blossoms
014.) Make Me Stay - Ani DiFranco
015.) Need You Tonight - INXS
016.) Sweet Dreamms - La Bouche
017.) Harder to Breathe - Maroon 5
018.) Take Me as I Am - Faith Hill
019.) Should I Stay Or Should I Go - The Clash
020.) Empowerment - Kiva
021.) She Drives Me Crazy - Fine Young Cannibals
022.) I Call It Love - Windy Wagner
023.) Love And Happiness - Al Green
024.) Urban Aire - Afro Celt Sound System
025.) The Cruel Mother - Lothlorien
026.) Bad Dream - (hed) pe
027.) Enter My Mind - Drain S.T.H.
028.) Flood - Jars of Clay
029.) No Need To Explain - Lacuna Coil
030.) Leave Me Alone - The Crüxshadows
031.) Butterfly - Tapping The Vein
032.) Poor L'il Fool - Ricky Nelson
033.) Crazy On You - Heart
034.) I Believe You - Celldweller
035.) Mary Mary (Stigmatic Mix) - Chumbawamba
036.) Heroin, She Said - Wolfsheim
037.) When Mermaids Cry - Eagle Eye Cherry
038.) Voodoo - Godsmack
039.) Don't Let Me Get Me - Pink
040.) Dealerman - OPM
041.) Paper Doll - Kittie
042.) The Boogie Monster - Gnarls Barkley
043.) Wish I Had An Angel - Nightwish
044.) Life Is A Lemon And I Want My Money Back - Meat Loaf
045.) In A World Of My Own [Alice In Wonderland] - Kathryn Beaumont
046.) Someone Is Crazy - Jonathan Coulton
047.) Avanti - Corvus Corax
048.) Dead - Korn
049.) The Unquiet Grave - Faith and the Muse
050.) Wake - East West
051.) I Am Stretched Over Your Grave - Kate Rusby
052.) Crossroads - Bone Thugs N Harmony
053.) Hill - Hungry Lucy
054.) What I've Done - Linkin Park
055.) Bowzer's Castle - Jinxed
056.) Two Angels And A Dream - Depswa
057.) Linger - The Cranberries
058.) Is She Weird - Pixies
059.) Barely Breathing - Duncan Sheik
060.) Angry Johnny - Poe
061.) Monkeybirds - Iain Ballamy
062.) Hanuman Puja - Krishna Das
063.) Normal Like You - Everclear
064.) You Gotta Be - Des'ree
065.) Make Yourself - Incubus
066.) Real World - Matchbox Twenty
067.) Third Rock From The Sun - Joe Diffie
068.) Cigarettes - Fort Minor
069.) Iris - The Goo Goo Dolls
070.) We Belong to the Sea - Aqua
071.) Dream - Everly Brothers
072.) Papaloko - Axial
073.) Dreaming - BT
074.) Catherine Howard's Fate - Blackmore's Night
075.) Standing Outside The Fire - Garth Brooks
076.) Around The World - Daft Punk
077.) The Loco-Motion - Kylie Minogue
078.) Push It Fergasonic - DJ Axel
079.) Party at Ground Zero - Fishbone
080.) Don't Bring Me Down - Electric Light Orchestra
081.) The Wild Hunt - Tamarra James
082.) Devil's Dance Floor - Flogging Molly
083.) Unbelieveable - EMF
084.) Here I Go Again - Whitesnake
085.) The Impression That I Get - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
086.) The Faerie Queen - Heather Alexander
087.) Swinging On A Star - Bruce Willis
088.) Long, Long Time Ago - Javier Navarrete
089.) Better Off Alone - Alice Deejay
090.) She's Got Issues - The Offspring
091.) Spiderwebs - No Doubt
092.) I Don't Wanna Stop - Ozzy Osbourne
093.) Move This - Technotronic
094.) Head Over Feet - Alanis Morissette
095.) Don't Turn Around - Ace Of Base
096.) Electric Boogie - Marcia Griffiths
097.) Molly Malone - Paddyrasta
098.) Hush, Hush, Hush - Paula Cole
099.) Give Me Danger - Dangerous Muse
100.) Duck And Run - 3 Doors Down
101.) True Love (Scarborough Fair) - Gypsy Soul
102.) I've Done Everything For You - Rick Springfield
103.) Holderkin Sheep Song - Mercedes Lackey
104.) Uninvited - Gregorian Masters of Chant
105.) Falling Star - Qntal
106.) Prologue - Loreena McKennitt
107.) Into the West - Annie Lennox
108.) Devrah's Delight - Trapezoid
109.) Get Up Stand Up - Bob Marley & The Wailers
110.) Exile - Aine Minogue
111.) Astounded - Tantric
112.) Center of the Sun - Conjure One
113.) A Stranger - A Perfect Circle
114.) Maid on the Shore - Cauldron 13
115.) I Love A Rainy Night - Eddie Rabbit
116.) Down In Mary's Land - Mary Chapin Carpenter
117.) Unchained Melody - The Righteous Brothers
118.) Tapestry - Moya Brennan
119.) Who'll Stop The Rain - Creedence Clearwater Reviva
120.) Starlight - The Wailin' Jennys
121.) Black is the Colour - Gaelic Storm
122.) Leatherwing Bat - Cormorant's Fancy
123.) Knights In Shining Karma - XTC
124.) Cradle Song - Brahms
125.) Man's Road - America
126.) Least Complicated - Indigo Girls
127.) An Irish Lullaby - Brobdingnagian Bards
128.) Why Does She Have To Die? - Jan A.P. Kaczmarek
129.) Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
130.) Spreading Wings - Gabriel Yared
131.) KS (Victoria Mix by VNVNation) - Apoptygma Berzerk

I spent most of my weekend sleeping absurdly long hours and writing the bare minimum. The suggested word count for someone writing 100k is *checks* 13,336. I've got a little over 3k. I think. So I'm only 10k or so behind. Which is technically ahead, for me.

So far my MC has made the rest of the military look bad, laid the smack down on some back-talkin' skirt, and given the cold shoulder to her domineering protector. For her next trick she's going to accidentally overhear a suspicious rumor and realize her companion animal has gotten into mischief again.

:P

I got back from my Samhain obligations around 10pm, Oct 31st. I watched an episode of DS9 with Logan and then chatted with him while I logged into chat (over a hundred people in there) and waited for midnight to roll around.

Then midnight rolled around. I promptly fell asleep and just woke up. Hehehehe.

So now I have to get that word count in, before my day begins. I have today off. It should be fun, spending the hours molding the words like clay into the images I require . . .

How is everyone else doing?

I think it’s appropriate that Nanowrimo starts at the witching hour right after Halloween is technically over. I’ve been somewhat avoiding thinking about mine because if I think about it I’m going to want to write it, but I think I have an idea of how I want to start it. So, you can probably expect random ramblings about steamships and inter-dimensional travel, if I blabber here about my novel.

Hey, it’s Nanowrimo, anything goes. To all you playing, the best of luck, to any of you that aren’t, well, why aren’t you? it’s only a bit less then two-thousands words a day!

Just a few days from Nanowrimo. I’m starting to get excited, though I still don’t have much of an idea of my plot besides mad scientists and cliches and vague steampunk ideas. For some reason I’ve decided to write something that’s vaguely steampunk, though I’ve got no real idea what that means. Also I took a dare from a friend to include a male ballet dancer, so that’s Victor Beauchamp, my male MC’s, day job. There will be some romance, and probably some scifi, and I’m afraid it’s just going to turn into a colossal mess, but hey, it’s nanowrimo, so who cares.

Also I got an eeePC, so I can write on the go:

That’s my eeePC (running eeexubuntu) on top of my compaq presario for a size comparison. I broke the hinges on my laptop, so it’s no longer really portable. I also got a portable DVD player case for it (it’s the same size), so I can really take it on the go.

I have resources up there in the links, don’t forget. And if anyone knows of any other resources or links, feel free to leave a comment. Let’s get ready to rumble!

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bonus: I sent a suggestion to mental floss for their “Feel Art Again” blogpost and they took it. Click to read more about one of my favorit painters: John Martin