Ok everyone I just had a crazy but promising idea. It just occurred to me that I should host a writing contest so that you all get to write a piece inspired by this wonderful time,Christmas, using your original characters and their attitude towards it (do they celebrate it? do they hate it?). I would really like to do this, so if any of you guys think its a good idea then help me organize and promote it. Everyone can participate. Maybe I cannot offer any prizes, but for a feature for the winner(s) in my journals in both of my accounts and maybe a short (story) about any theme the winner may choose but I'm sure it'll be fun to see what everyone comes up with. If at least 3 people think its a good idea and participate then it'll be done. So let me know so we can start early and be over before December 25.

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Well speaking about my life these lasts weeks, things have been hectic. I have lots and lots and lots of stuff to read and write for class. I have to do a feature (article) for my journalism class and its due on December 10 so if anyone can think of a theme I can work on please tell me, because I'm clueless. I have to hand in two critical essays on November 30, so I'll be eating Thanksgiving dinner and ignoring family members I haven't seen in a while just to finish those papers...yay! But at least I have all the info I need to work on them as well as my approach to both, so all I need is to take a day off to sit down and write 7 to 10 pages for each one

I have been busy yes, but that has not stopped me from writing. Sure, The Searchers chapter I promised I had done soon its not ready yet but that's because other characters have been sucking up my writing time. I'm sorry. Another bit about my character Gustav has been revealed and I'm exploring his story deeper so that I don't miss anything. Not that he'll let me since all I have in my head is him and his life experiences. Being a writer is tiring, its like working in a customer service position 24/7 and dealing with ultra demanding "clients" every day. But I enjoy it. I have a couple of "first chapters" of various stories that I'm rewriting and editing and messing with and I expect to upload them after I'm free of the mega papers I have to write, so wait for them.

On what's been happening in life outside school and my head: Puerto Rico has been underwater since Sunday! At least the metropolitan area has been receiving huge amounts of rain, especially on Sunday and Wednesday, causing rivers and creeks to overflow (two creeks overflowed in my community) and creating havoc. Houses have been damaged, cars have turned into boats, roads have closed, girls terrified of lighting have jumped me (seriously on Wednesday, three girls I know were so scared of lighting that when they saw the light and heard the atrociously loud thunder they pinned me to a friggin window screaming and trying to hide. I just laughed, it was hilarious. Me, a 5'1" girl protecting 3 girls not only about 4 inches taller than me but 2 or 3 years older too.) All in all it has been a gray week, I have not seen the sun much. Oh and I turned two decades old yesterday, November 19. I can't believe I'm 20. My life is still gonna be dull probably but instead of being a lazy, boring teen, I'll be a lazy boring "adult". I'm in between that year when you're not a teen but you're not a complete adult, not until I'm 21...laws are stupid really. Whatever, one year older, what's the big deal?