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The Blunders of Beth
One day at a low point in my life I said to the air, "God, people tell me You are real. Would You please show me Who You Are?" He has not stopped. That was over 30 years ago.
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20 November 2009 @ 12:38 pm
15 November 2009 @ 08:59 pm
I just got out of the hot tub in New Port Richey, Florida. The stars were out...a clear night. A hot cup of tea sat on the ledge of the tub. As Sandy and I sat talking and laughing, the world seemed to be a most peaceful place.
I am about to go to sleep...but WOW! That tiny post says it all.
I am about to go to sleep...but WOW! That tiny post says it all.
Current Mood: grateful
grateful07 November 2009 @ 11:24 am
This is apparently a time to write a book, but not to buy one. Borders is planning on closing 200 of it's Borders and Walden Books mall outlets at the beginning of the year. Border's closing list The Borders I go to here in New Jersey is not affected, but I noticed my favorite bookstore in Massachusetts will be gone. My past appears to be erasing itself. Once again my book title NO TURNING BACK proves to be prophetic.
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thoughtful07 November 2009 @ 07:06 am
This morning my buddy Deadly Ernest sent me a note to tell me he had joined NaNoWriMo. I was delighted. Ernest knocks out 50,000 words before breakfast some days. This is right up his alley. ( The saga continues... )
Current Mood: cheerful
cheerful06 November 2009 @ 07:21 pm
I just had a most strange experience: quite the opposite of what has occurred for me in the past at Live Journal.
( Learning to create space savers )
The reflection in my mirror is peaceful and smiling with a twinkle in her eyes.
Weebles wobble but we don't fall down!
( Learning to create space savers )
The reflection in my mirror is peaceful and smiling with a twinkle in her eyes.
Weebles wobble but we don't fall down!
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relaxed
relaxed05 November 2009 @ 05:40 pm
Who will I become? This NaNoWriMo experience is changing me every day. I see my daily routine changing. I feel my attitude changing. The title of my book is prophetic. NO TURNING BACK.
So far I have averaged 1,417 words per day. I need 1,667 per day to make the 50,000 words. When I sit to write, I do so in short spurts, but as I am writing the characters feel real and there is no world but the one I am creating.
Today I made a post at a nanowrimo blog and the responses were incredible! One woman who said she was thinking of giving up wrote 2,000 words after reading the post. Here I am 1200 words behind...LOL!! Aw, it's fun! There are 44 replies on that post...which means there are at least 22 replies that weren't me. Neat, huh? I think it's wonderful!
I love helping to motivate others...it's the most incredible feeling to know someone is happier.
But I hate hypocrisy...so now I have to go write more for Nano...
What's good for the goose is...um...errr...good for the goose!
Quack!
So far I have averaged 1,417 words per day. I need 1,667 per day to make the 50,000 words. When I sit to write, I do so in short spurts, but as I am writing the characters feel real and there is no world but the one I am creating.
Today I made a post at a nanowrimo blog and the responses were incredible! One woman who said she was thinking of giving up wrote 2,000 words after reading the post. Here I am 1200 words behind...LOL!! Aw, it's fun! There are 44 replies on that post...which means there are at least 22 replies that weren't me. Neat, huh? I think it's wonderful!
I love helping to motivate others...it's the most incredible feeling to know someone is happier.
But I hate hypocrisy...so now I have to go write more for Nano...
What's good for the goose is...um...errr...good for the goose!
Quack!
Current Mood: happy
happy05 November 2009 @ 05:20 am
I was shocked, confused, bewildered
As I entered Heaven's door,
Not by the beauty of it all,
Nor the lights or its decor.
But it was the folks in Heaven
Who made me sputter and gasp--
The thieves, the liars, the sinners,
The alcoholics and the trash.
There stood the kid from seventh grade
Who swiped my lunch money twice.
Next to him was my old neighbor
Who never said anything nice.
Herb, who I always thought
Was rotting away in hell,
Was sitting pretty on cloud nine,
Looking incredibly well.
I nudged Jesus, 'What's the deal?
I would love to hear Your take.
How'd all these sinners get up here?
God must've made a mistake.
'And why is everyone so quiet,
So somber - give me a clue.'
'Hush, child,' He said, 'they're all in shock.
No one thought they'd be seeing you.'
04 November 2009 @ 05:50 pm
I have fallen in love with my own story. I will have to write like mad tonight because I spent the afternoon with a friend, but it was time very well spent, and I got to read aloud what I have written thus far. I love this book! Me, the one who never wanted to write a novel! As I read it aloud I sa a flaw in the very beginning, but December is soon enough for editing. NaNoWriMo is awesome. I wish it existed every month. I am meeting people I never would have met and having some really nice conversations that have value to me. I love the entire experience.
I do hope to make the 50,000 words, but if I don't, I will still have something I genuinely like to show for the time I spent writing, so I am already satisfied. My heart goes out to those who do not like what they are writing, the same way my heart goes out to people in rough marriages and dysfunctional families. Sometimes we have to walk through rough situations to get to the other side. I know I certainly had to do so.
I keep meeting people in their twenties. What awesome folks they are! The future is in good hands.
Well, I still have an errand to run and then I really need to see what's happening with my characters.
'Hope you all have a special evening!
I do hope to make the 50,000 words, but if I don't, I will still have something I genuinely like to show for the time I spent writing, so I am already satisfied. My heart goes out to those who do not like what they are writing, the same way my heart goes out to people in rough marriages and dysfunctional families. Sometimes we have to walk through rough situations to get to the other side. I know I certainly had to do so.
I keep meeting people in their twenties. What awesome folks they are! The future is in good hands.
Well, I still have an errand to run and then I really need to see what's happening with my characters.
'Hope you all have a special evening!
Current Mood: hopeful
hopeful
03 November 2009 @ 09:04 am
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
---Marianne Williamson
---Marianne Williamson
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02 November 2009 @ 10:17 pm
I love this icon. When your name is Beth NoLastName, there isn't a lot to forget to begin with!
One of my characters passed out cold on his study floor, but he didn't black out, so I don't have to take him to a meeting. If I could have learned to pass out, I wouldn't be celebrating 32 years sober this December. I'd still be drinking!
Ah, fiction. It's that place where we can be anyone at all and do anything. Today I was a female robot, a male hologram, a mind boggling loving scientist, and a the geeky son of a rich man. Not a bad day. I still don't get out much. I've been in a lab, a study, a hallway, and a bedroom. I hope one of these characters takes up gardening or something pretty soon. I wanna go outside!
I write in little spurts. This isn't like writing non-fiction. It's not "old news". I write something and then have to let it settle in. These are entirely new beings. They are in my future. Knowing that requires some time for me to adjust. I'm a little old lady, not some young kid who is still used to everything being new.
I think one of the things I am enjoying the most out of this adventure is that I am meeting young people in their early twenties, whose minds work at the speed of light. These are the people who will eventually decide my future. The world is theirs now.
It seems like just last week that I was the young adult who owned the world and was going to make a difference in the lives of others. I've succeeded in what I set out to do many times over, despite incredible odds. It never dawned on me to be anyone other than who I am.
Now, though, for a little while each day, I am a number of different people, who are making a difference in my life! Bend your mind around that thought for a time.
Sweet dreams, whether by night as you sleep, or by day as you visualize your life the way you would like it to be. Keep in mind, good dreams come true. The only difference between dreams and reality is prayer and effort.
I've said my prayers. Now I am writing a book. Yup. I used to dream about this.
One of my characters passed out cold on his study floor, but he didn't black out, so I don't have to take him to a meeting. If I could have learned to pass out, I wouldn't be celebrating 32 years sober this December. I'd still be drinking!
Ah, fiction. It's that place where we can be anyone at all and do anything. Today I was a female robot, a male hologram, a mind boggling loving scientist, and a the geeky son of a rich man. Not a bad day. I still don't get out much. I've been in a lab, a study, a hallway, and a bedroom. I hope one of these characters takes up gardening or something pretty soon. I wanna go outside!
I write in little spurts. This isn't like writing non-fiction. It's not "old news". I write something and then have to let it settle in. These are entirely new beings. They are in my future. Knowing that requires some time for me to adjust. I'm a little old lady, not some young kid who is still used to everything being new.
I think one of the things I am enjoying the most out of this adventure is that I am meeting young people in their early twenties, whose minds work at the speed of light. These are the people who will eventually decide my future. The world is theirs now.
It seems like just last week that I was the young adult who owned the world and was going to make a difference in the lives of others. I've succeeded in what I set out to do many times over, despite incredible odds. It never dawned on me to be anyone other than who I am.
Now, though, for a little while each day, I am a number of different people, who are making a difference in my life! Bend your mind around that thought for a time.
Sweet dreams, whether by night as you sleep, or by day as you visualize your life the way you would like it to be. Keep in mind, good dreams come true. The only difference between dreams and reality is prayer and effort.
I've said my prayers. Now I am writing a book. Yup. I used to dream about this.
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thankful01 November 2009 @ 03:52 pm
Last night I sat up until midnight, wrote a little over 300 words, and then went to bed. This morning I did all of my reading and networking as usual. I just finished adding to what I wrote last night and had to stand and walk away because I was excited. My word count is 1245. I need to average 1667 a day. That doesn't look like it will be a problem. I think the way for me to tackle this is to sit and write several times a day, taking it in small increments, so that I am actually living the story all day long. Five hundred words isn't a lot to write. Written several times a day, it will add up to cause me to reach the 50,000 goal. That's only 100 sit downs in the month. We do that much when we eat or pause for a cup of coffee. It's like day dreaming, only in print. You watch a TV show. I write a thousand words.I'm not giving up anything. I didn't watch TV to begin with. I live at this keyboard. I am simply adding something new to my daily writing routine.
Well, it's time to get back to it. See you at 1700!
Well, it's time to get back to it. See you at 1700!
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accomplished31 October 2009 @ 04:48 pm
Although it's my intent to post daily in the month of November because I insanely joined NoBloPoMo as well as NaNoWriMo, I have no idea if I will be able to keep up with the posts of others. I hope to do so, but if I am erratic please forgive me!
( Oops! Too long! )
( Oops! Too long! )
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excitedCurrent Music: Susan Boyle-Wild Horses
30 October 2009 @ 04:54 pm
The count down has begun.
Yesterday I read No Plot? No Problem! by Chris Baty the guy who created NaNoWriMo. I now know why there is a helmet with horns in the Nano symbol. Chris can write! He's funny! I love his style.
As I enter NaNoWriMo I am making some new friends. It's truly a happening.There are people I am getting acquainted with because of NaNoWriMo and two I just met here on LJ. This is one of those "born again" experiences. I have been through this so often now, I recognize what's happening. Bring it on! I love it!
( Happy stuff here... )
Yesterday I read No Plot? No Problem! by Chris Baty the guy who created NaNoWriMo. I now know why there is a helmet with horns in the Nano symbol. Chris can write! He's funny! I love his style.
As I enter NaNoWriMo I am making some new friends. It's truly a happening.There are people I am getting acquainted with because of NaNoWriMo and two I just met here on LJ. This is one of those "born again" experiences. I have been through this so often now, I recognize what's happening. Bring it on! I love it!
( Happy stuff here... )
Current Mood: ecstatic
ecstatic27 October 2009 @ 07:17 pm
My goodness! I have a plot for my novel! This is downright scary! You know how dreams are sweet, and then reality sets in and you think, "Oh! My! What have I done?" Now I have nameless characters, a female robot and a male hologram waiting to be born. They've been conceived. There's no turning back.
NO TURNING BACK
Oh. My. That's now the working title. It fits the book. What book you ask? The imaginary book in my head which, next April, will be turned into a screen play. I'm already sitting in the theater of my mind as the projectionist shows me entire scenes: "Previews of Coming Attractions".
It's all there...time travel, politics, prison life, romance, the great escape,disaster, success. I see it all.
For now she's Melvina and he's Ken Moore. (A hologram named after an appliance! Sears may sponsor the movie!) Hey! It's my book. If you don't like it, it's not too late to join NaNoWriMo and write your own!
NO TURNING BACK
Oh. My. That's now the working title. It fits the book. What book you ask? The imaginary book in my head which, next April, will be turned into a screen play. I'm already sitting in the theater of my mind as the projectionist shows me entire scenes: "Previews of Coming Attractions".
It's all there...time travel, politics, prison life, romance, the great escape,disaster, success. I see it all.
For now she's Melvina and he's Ken Moore. (A hologram named after an appliance! Sears may sponsor the movie!) Hey! It's my book. If you don't like it, it's not too late to join NaNoWriMo and write your own!
Current Mood: accomplished
accomplished26 October 2009 @ 02:20 pm
I have five more days of freedom, and then for the month of November my life belongs to whatever characters come to mind who want a life of their own. At this point, I have no idea who they are or what their story is. I've been wanting to meet new people. This is my golden opportunity. Consider this: if these people don't please me I can kill them off! I can get away with murder. I don't even have to be Christian in my treatment of them! They aren't real! Ah! Perhaps I am entering freedom, rather than leaving it behind.
( I'm gonna do this thing... )
( I'm gonna do this thing... )
Current Mood: cheerful
cheerful23 October 2009 @ 04:34 pm
I was so depressed last night thinking about the economy, the wars, lost jobs, Savings, Social Security, retirement funds, etc...
I called Lifeline.
Got a freakin' call center in Pakistan .
I told them I was suicidal.
They all got excited and asked if I could drive a truck.
Current Mood: ZANY
22 October 2009 @ 02:40 pm
Good Heavens I now have FREE wireless Internet access in my room! A friend had a router. We hooked it up to my computer. I am able to pick up the signal from the library across the street! I can now watch videos and TV and listen to music...PLUS it's fast! I am beside myself with joy! I am listening to Yanni as I type. I am stunned. It's all like a dream.
I HAVE told you that what I need comes to me, I know...but I will never get used to it. FREE WIRELESS INTERNET ACCESS on a free laptop computer. Blessed? You think maybe? My using dial-up has been like sending mail through the pony express. I was grateful to be able to connect, yet was frustrated often.
Each time I consider moving away from this building, something comes up to cause me to reconsider. This is that something. This is now a writer's paradise.
I HAVE told you that what I need comes to me, I know...but I will never get used to it. FREE WIRELESS INTERNET ACCESS on a free laptop computer. Blessed? You think maybe? My using dial-up has been like sending mail through the pony express. I was grateful to be able to connect, yet was frustrated often.
Each time I consider moving away from this building, something comes up to cause me to reconsider. This is that something. This is now a writer's paradise.
Current Mood: awed
21 October 2009 @ 04:06 pm
I have Fibrmyalgia (FMS), a fruit loopy disorder that means owning a bipolar body that feels fine sometimes and causes me to wish I have an unlimited supply of morphine at others. I deal with it by living as a well person who occasionally gets run over by a school bus as she's sleeping. Since I have lived with this thing for over thirty years (diagnosed 22 years ago) pain is no stranger. When I have any pain at all, I chalk it up as FMS, which is not at all true, but helps me to accept it and get on with getting on...or get on with lying down, whichever seems the most appropriate at the time. Most of the time I don't take anything for the pain, but when it is unremitting and extremely strong, I pop ibuprofen. Sometimes that takes the edge off. Sometimes it just causes me to feel as if I at least tried to do something to comfort myself. This same body that has chronic pain is also chemically sensitive, so I strive not to ingest chemicals. The past few days, though, there have been, "You can take me now, Lord!" moments, so I have thrown away any chemically pure thoughts and been very grateful for ibuprofen.
( Read more... )
( Read more... )
Current Mood: cheerful
cheerful17 October 2009 @ 10:22 pm
Are you familiar with Lucille Ball and the I LOVE LUCY series? For today you are looking at her. There is a most patient man Alex Cabal, an administrator of Scribophile.com, who has dealt with my blunders more than once today. I already awarded him 1,000 Beth points and nominated him as the next president. I'm not certain what to add to that after my most recent fiasco.
( Ricky? Where are you... )
( Ricky? Where are you... )
Current Location: Hiding behind my journal
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