In which I am known to Germans

The first week of classes in 2012 has consisted of three things for me: video games, syllabi and thinking about writing (but not writing).

Now obviously if we start with the most interesting one we are going to talk about video games. In the past week Yoshi and I have gotten back on animated bike and are kicking ass. I also received the new Zelda game for Christmas so writing took a bit of a back seat this week. It is important to note that in the last ten years my basic strategy for playing Zelda games has not changed: I used to mash buttons and random and now I flail my wii remote at, well, random.

(Taking a second out to explain the title of this post: Someone in Germany has somehow found this blog. Kudos to you Germany! I write this blog, and I can barely find it.)

As for syllabi: I get one in every class. My calendar is full again. Sigh.

The third thing, of course, is thinking about writing. Not actually writing. That would be ridiculous. No what I do is I put in a good solid effort in thinking.

To fill you in on some back story, I write young adult fantasy they way a lot of people write young adult contemporary. That is to say that there is very little world saving on a macro universe wide scale and more world saving on a mirco personal scale. Essentially, I think about what is a normal day in the life of a [insert magical creature here], and then I ruin that day for them.

So I figured I could give you a little breakdown of what I just finished/ am currently working on:

1. I just finished another draft of Blackbird, which involves witches, shape shifting, creepy clans, music and keeping secrets. I really hoping to start querying with this one soon. :)

2. I've just started researching for Same as the First. I'm not really sure what it's about yet other than London (England, not Ontario), amnesia, serial killers and lists. I know, I know. A YA novel with lists.

I've also written down a handful of scenes that could one day turn into a Blackbird sequel but... well...

I'm going to think about it some more.

In Which I Procrastinate Resolutions by Resolving

It has recently occurred to me that I am a procrastinator. This shouldn't really come as a surprise since the thought came to me while I was sitting in my disgustingly messy, half packed bedroom contemplating how tomorrow I'm moving back into my disgustingly messy, half packed dorm room.

Okay that's actually a lie. I've always known I am a procrastinator. I just always thought that I saved my procrastinating for the really important things like exams and whether or not I want the panini or the wrap for lunch.

Sadly, I am forced to admit this is not the case. I have sunk so low that I am not just procrastinating achieving things. I've actually started to procrastinate goals.

Procrastinate doesn't even look like a word anymore, let me tell you, so from now on I will be replacing it with the phrase Monkey Bopping.

So I was sitting in bed monkeybopping my new years resolutions when I realized that for the past five years or so my resolutions have always looked something like this:

1. Write something of (debatable) measurable talent
2. Sell novel, then take over world. I was never quite sure how this step would work but for some reason I am assured that one will lead to the other.
3. Stay in school, don't do drugs.
4. Stave of death by caffeine addiction.
5. Somehow obtain more money without working any harder or longer.
And finally:
5. Lose [blank] pounds.

Well NO LONGER. I am shaking off this resolution slump and trying new and better resolutions to fail!

At the very least I should lose [blank] kg. I am Canadian, after all.

Honestly, though, I still want all those things, but that's the problem. They are things I want. They are goals. I resolve to have solutions.

I resolve to blog.

And that's all I got right now because I accidentally opened stumble upon and now I am Monkey Bopping again.