Saturday Musings:
We will begin with my avoidance and procrastination techniques of writing the rough manuscript of my potential graduate prospectus. It is very important for getting into a biology graduate program, and will remain imperative as a basis for future thesis work. But I can't get myself into my non-fiction writing mojo! Unfortunately, I keep finding personal nutrition and cooking strategies much more interesting right now. Why no become a nutritionist or cook? Well, I think I would hate it if I pursued it as a career. So I shall keep it as a slight obsession that has yet to be found as healthy or unhealthy. I still need to work on my prospectus...
Meanwhile, I have successfully lost 2 lbs. Goal one achieved! This has a lot to do with watching what I eat, how many calories I consume, how many calories I burn as well as making sure I can still make delicious food. I have found, eating out, it is not this weight losers friend. I have no significant diet plans within the next couple of weeks, however once my pantry, freezer and refrigerator are cleared of the current foods stocked, I am going to work on an adaptable paleo/vegan diet.
Why a paleo and or vegan diet? Well, there are components of both that I find very appealing for nutrient acquisition I am looking for locally grown/raised, in season, mostly organic, economical to my means foods. While I have aspirations to grow and raise my own food, that ain't happenin' any time soon.
This little writing spot may become a bit more of a food diary over the next few weeks, with links to calorie and nutrient counter apps, grocery lists, recipes and meal planning. So be prepared!
And for something completely different: NaNoWrMo plans failed miserably this year, as I was in the middle of the Atlantic playing with tunas and swordfish, but my aspirations to write are still here.
2011: Santa Claus, Dragons and Gods, Oh My! made almost 40K words. This set of stories however became so disjointed, I don't believe it had much hope in returning to the over arching plot.
2012: A Star of Cold Light. made just under 7K words, but I only had a week to really devote to it. Since it had a bunch of converging plot lines, it may have suffered the same fate as SCD&GOM.
2013: It's Always Science Fiction. This year's novel, either for NaNoWrMo or CampWriMo, will make it! (Possibly). I like Sci Fi, to read it, to write it, therefore "It's Always Science Fiction" seemed like a good plot or title for me to work on this year.
I have more story ideas, a good many from when I was in middle school and high school that I think would make interesting tales. My problem, as is always, procrastination, disinterest, distraction. We will just have to see how this turns out.
