Tuesday, October 21, 2003
How do I make sure that I:
Don't run out of enthusiasm before Nov. 1? I know that it sounds silly, but my life is so wacky at times that something could come up before that - or I could be off on another great creative idea (that also won't get finished...)
Don't become daunted by the task ahead of me? I really enjoyed visiting the NaNoWriMo site and reading the suggestions of others. I am aiming for 1,700 words per day - that was the suggestion of another participant. That way, I would be ahead of the game: 30 x 1,700 = 51,000.
Don't get distracted with other work while I am supposed to be writing? This year, I am head of the Cultural Diversity committee, for which I have published one newsletter, and need to publish one for this month. I will try and do that this week. I am also supposed to help a colleague with a video we are planning for the newcomers to our school who don't speak English. That is also something that can be done before - maybe.
I am trying to make my lesson plans "teacher friendly" - easy planning, easy grading. Computer Lab on Fridays.
I went on the Internet to find some links to Angers - to remind me of what it looks like! I also made some mental notes about things that I did while I was there. One thing that really came back to me was my Walkman. I had lots of tapes made and would walk around town, listening to music from home. I definitely have a recollection of playing "All Right With the Boys" by Joan Jett, as I descended the stairs of the cathedral to walk home by the ramparts of the castle.
There are lots of music memories. I had the soundtrack to "The Big Chill" - my friend, Chris, said he never wanted to hear that again! I remember Chris DeBurgh's "I Love the Night" - my British roommate would blast that and sing along. I think her boyfriend gave her the tape. Boy George, "99 Luftballoons" - and, of course, all sorts of French music. I hope I can find that tape!
I may change this template - I don't see links along the side for quick reference. I might want to add links to relevant city websites. I also visited La Fleche, Vetheuil, Saumur, Paris, La Rochelle, St. Malo, the chateaux of the Loire, St. Rafael, La Foux d'Allos, Jersey, Birmingham, the Cotswolds, Bath, Barcelona, Madrid, and Toledo!
Don't run out of enthusiasm before Nov. 1? I know that it sounds silly, but my life is so wacky at times that something could come up before that - or I could be off on another great creative idea (that also won't get finished...)
Don't become daunted by the task ahead of me? I really enjoyed visiting the NaNoWriMo site and reading the suggestions of others. I am aiming for 1,700 words per day - that was the suggestion of another participant. That way, I would be ahead of the game: 30 x 1,700 = 51,000.
Don't get distracted with other work while I am supposed to be writing? This year, I am head of the Cultural Diversity committee, for which I have published one newsletter, and need to publish one for this month. I will try and do that this week. I am also supposed to help a colleague with a video we are planning for the newcomers to our school who don't speak English. That is also something that can be done before - maybe.
I am trying to make my lesson plans "teacher friendly" - easy planning, easy grading. Computer Lab on Fridays.
I went on the Internet to find some links to Angers - to remind me of what it looks like! I also made some mental notes about things that I did while I was there. One thing that really came back to me was my Walkman. I had lots of tapes made and would walk around town, listening to music from home. I definitely have a recollection of playing "All Right With the Boys" by Joan Jett, as I descended the stairs of the cathedral to walk home by the ramparts of the castle.
There are lots of music memories. I had the soundtrack to "The Big Chill" - my friend, Chris, said he never wanted to hear that again! I remember Chris DeBurgh's "I Love the Night" - my British roommate would blast that and sing along. I think her boyfriend gave her the tape. Boy George, "99 Luftballoons" - and, of course, all sorts of French music. I hope I can find that tape!
I may change this template - I don't see links along the side for quick reference. I might want to add links to relevant city websites. I also visited La Fleche, Vetheuil, Saumur, Paris, La Rochelle, St. Malo, the chateaux of the Loire, St. Rafael, La Foux d'Allos, Jersey, Birmingham, the Cotswolds, Bath, Barcelona, Madrid, and Toledo!
