oromendur Posted October 31, 2022 Report Share Posted October 31, 2022 Hey all, I've been off the challenge boards for a while, and I'm weeks late to this one, and this isn't really going to be a proper challenge either because there's just too much going on. But I figured it wouldn't hurt to share some spreadsheets anyway, for my own accountability purposes. So, uh, have some spreadsheets Standard NF spreadsheet If this were a real challenge there would be some narrative explanation surrounding this spreadsheet, and maybe some Tolkien-themed window dressing if I were feeling motivated. But it isn't so there isn't. Feel free to enjoy whatever glimpse it gives you of my disordered brain School progress spreadsheet I started massage school last week. I feel like I've been hit by a truck (and the third class hasn't even started yet). The program is one thousand hours of instruction in total. I feel like I'll be counting every minute, so this spreadsheet is my attempt to give my (excruciatingly slow) progress some visible tangibility. It's not that I don't like the work -- I think I do, or at least I think I will once my body adapts to the new physical demands and develops the basic skills necessary to do this well. But the adjustment to vocational student life has been even harder than I expected (and I didn't expect it to be easy!). I am struggling mightily with the requirement to schedule my life like a real grownup person after so many unstructured years, and it doesn't help that the evening classes four days a week start before my dinnertime and extend past my bedtime. AND it's not going to get any better until after Christmas. Ugh. NaNo spreadsheet I've officially announced my fifteenth (!!) NaNoWriMo project over on the National Novel Writing Month website Honestly the whole reason I'm bothering to type out this thread instead of continuing to lurk here on the forums is to connect with other folks doing this crazy November thing. I've seen several threads mentioning NaNo -- if you're doing the thing, send me a buddy request! I'm thisamberlife over there. I would love to cheer on your progress and commiserate a bit. Most of my IRL friends think I'm a weird combination of crazy and stupid to spend so much energy on this every year. I mean, they're not wrong...but they're not helpful either... Anyway. That's me this time around. I kind of hope to get myself together enough to post a proper hobbity Yule challenge next time. We'll see how this one goes Good luck to all! 3 Quote hröa Periano, sanar Eldaro, fëa Núnatano (body of a Hobbit, mind of an Elf, soul of a Dúnadan) Memories of a former Age [ 1 | 2 ] ~ Return from Mandos [ respawn ] Recent sojourns in Middle-earth { 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 ] [ Current: spreadsheets all the way down ] ~ [ Tracking spreadsheet ] ~ [ Instagram ] The warrior and the artist live by the same code of necessity, which dictates that the battle must be fought anew every day. ~ Steven Pressfield, The War of Art Link to comment
Everstorm Posted November 2, 2022 Report Share Posted November 2, 2022 Oh hi! I sent you a friend invite on NaNo. We have a NF chat group there, so you can join all the crazies! 1 Quote Life before Death Strength before Weakness Journey before Destination Link to comment
Stronkey Kong Posted November 2, 2022 Report Share Posted November 2, 2022 I'm splanchnocranium on the NaNo site, in case you find me first. 1 Quote ===================================================================================================== --Stronkey Kong-- Link to comment
oromendur Posted November 2, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2022 6 hours ago, Everstorm said: Oh hi! I sent you a friend invite on NaNo. OHAI. Invite accepted. 3 hours ago, Stronkey Kong said: I'm splanchnocranium on the NaNo site, in case you find me first. OH THERE YOU ARE. I was looking for you under various permutations of your NF username and failing to find you Invite sent! 6 hours ago, Everstorm said: We have a NF chat group there, so you can join all the crazies! THIS IS AWESOME. Group joined. I may even (gasp) go log into Discord... Thank you all! 2 Quote hröa Periano, sanar Eldaro, fëa Núnatano (body of a Hobbit, mind of an Elf, soul of a Dúnadan) Memories of a former Age [ 1 | 2 ] ~ Return from Mandos [ respawn ] Recent sojourns in Middle-earth { 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 ] [ Current: spreadsheets all the way down ] ~ [ Tracking spreadsheet ] ~ [ Instagram ] The warrior and the artist live by the same code of necessity, which dictates that the battle must be fought anew every day. ~ Steven Pressfield, The War of Art Link to comment
Snarkyfishguts Posted November 2, 2022 Report Share Posted November 2, 2022 YES! You and I are already buddies so YES! NaNoHighFives! 1 Quote Link to comment
Everstorm Posted November 2, 2022 Report Share Posted November 2, 2022 1 hour ago, oromendur said: I may even (gasp) go log into Discord... Yes, a few people have mentioned an aversion to Discord, but we have found it a bit more reliable than the NaNo group chat so far. Plus we have a channel to share WIP snippets 😁 1 Quote Life before Death Strength before Weakness Journey before Destination Link to comment
fearless 2.0 Posted November 2, 2022 Report Share Posted November 2, 2022 hey, welcome to our NF NaNo team! I hope to get to know you! 1 Quote be fearlessly yourself! Link to comment
oromendur Posted November 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2022 21 hours ago, Snarkyfishguts said: YES! You and I are already buddies so YES! OF COURSE WE ARE! Because you are AWESOME 20 hours ago, Everstorm said: Yes, a few people have mentioned an aversion to Discord, but we have found it a bit more reliable than the NaNo group chat so far. Plus we have a channel to share WIP snippets 😁 Discord isn't my favorite, but it's more because I find it distracting than because I think it's evil. And sometimes a person just needs to gripe -- Discord is brilliant for that 19 hours ago, fearless 2.0 said: hey, welcome to our NF NaNo team! I hope to get to know you! Thank you! Glad to be a part of the team. So many interesting people here to get to know! Novelists tend to be a bit crazy in general, and Wrimos especially so, but they are never not interesting So -- uh -- yeah, life is madness but I'm holding on with my fingernails. So far. It's day three. It's absolutely positively time to stop procrastinating and go do my writing for the day... Really, I'm going to start soon... Directly... Any minute now... 1 1 Quote hröa Periano, sanar Eldaro, fëa Núnatano (body of a Hobbit, mind of an Elf, soul of a Dúnadan) Memories of a former Age [ 1 | 2 ] ~ Return from Mandos [ respawn ] Recent sojourns in Middle-earth { 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 ] [ Current: spreadsheets all the way down ] ~ [ Tracking spreadsheet ] ~ [ Instagram ] The warrior and the artist live by the same code of necessity, which dictates that the battle must be fought anew every day. ~ Steven Pressfield, The War of Art Link to comment
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