Hello everyone! I'm currently in the midst of my fourth NaNoWriMo (National
Novel Writing Month), wherein participants
attempt to write 50,000 words in the month of November. I've been
keeping myself on track (writing at least 1,667, if not a bit more,
words per day). Yesterday, I passed the 10,000-word mark, so I am
already a fifth of the way done (I still have to get my writing done
for today, though; writing this post is a bit of procrastination on
my end).
My story's still coming together, and
I'm always hesitant to share what I am writing, but here goes: My
story is about a girl (a senior in high school) who decides one day
to leave home, setting off on foot for the city, determined to walk
to her new life and never look back. Shortly after she leaves, however, her family's cat is attacked by some neighborhood boys. The
girl learns that her parents intend to have the cat
euthanized (disabled, the cat is now useless to her parents for the purpose of "pest control"), so she returns to rescue her
friend, and the two continue the journey, together.
Also, in these days leading up to
Thanksgiving, I have been doing sketches of turkeys, which I have
been posting to Facebook, accompanied by some turkey facts. Each post
ends with: "Respect turkeys. Go vegan." Here are the sketches I
have done so far; all the quoted facts in the captions are from the Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary.
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| "Turkeys like to eat breakfast and dinner together as a family. They have two main meal times, one mid-morning, the other mid-afternoon." |
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| "Young
turkeys under four weeks of age, known as poults, learn crucial
survival skills and information from their mother, including what to
eat, how to avoid predators, the geographical layout of the home range,
and important social behaviors." [sketch based off of this photo: http://www.flickr.com/ |
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| "Mother turkeys are fiercely protective of their young, and will risk their lives to save their babies. If she senses a threat, a mother turkey sounds a specific warning cry to her brood that means only one thing: run for cover. She may also attack, or pretend to be wounded to distract the predator from her offspring." |
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| "Turkey
hens are devoted mothers who care diligently for their young, with
broods staying together for 4-5 months and male siblings maintaining a
social bond for life." [sketch based off of first photo from here: http:// |
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| "Turkeys
are sensitive, social individuals, and in conditions where they are
permitted to thrive, they are seen for the complex, adaptive, and
intelligent animals that they are." [sketch based off of photo from here: http:// |
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| "When
trust has been established, turkeys love to be stroked, snuggled and
petted for long periods of time. When receiving such affection, many
turkeys make a sound that can only be described as 'purring.'" [sketch based off of photo from here: http:// |
I've also gotten my Thanksgiving
decorations set up...
In the spirit of fall, I've made my
pumpkin brownies. I didn't even use the full can of pumpkin this time, but they still
turned out super mushy, so I cut them up as best I could and froze
them. I've been enjoying one each night with my tea (just warm it up
in the microwave for about 45 seconds).
Also, as you may have noticed, my
background design has been updated to reflect the lovely sights of
fall!
Finally, here's a picture I took about a week
ago of Mystery enjoying the sun; today she's grumpy because it's
cloudy and rainy.
Peace. :)
