Friday Goodness #3
Happy Friday, everyone! You’re up, possibly recovering from a massive candy hangover, and are now ready to face November all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, right? Not that you need an excuse to like Friday even more, but here are five additional reasons to do a happy dance:
This is the first year I will be doing the real NaNoWriMo. I wrote SOMETHING REAL in my own version of National Novel Writing Month over Christmas and January, but this year I am plugged in and totally psyched. I’ll be working on the second book of my YA jinni trilogy, The Dark Caravan Cycle. If you’re still on the fence about NaNoWriMo, just dive in. What’s the worst that could happen – you wrote 50,000 words in a month? I’d say those are pretty good odds.
2. A Plethora of Writer’s Quotes
This is the time of year (re: NaNoWriMo) when Twitter and Facebook are bursting with inspirational quotes and fun, geeky writing memes. When you need a break from sweating out your novel, read some of them for that extra kick in the pants (or big ‘ol hug) you might need from some of literature’s best and brightest.
3. Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellan in bowler hats
If you aren’t twittering, you might not have seen the fabulous series of pictures that these two gentleman are doing all around NYC. They’re in town for their Broadway show, a combo of Pinter and Beckett, and when they’re not being brilliant on the boards, you might just see them around the city, wearing bowler hats in all manner of iconic locations.
4. SNL’s Wes Anderson spoof “The Midnight Coterie of Sinister Intruders”
If you love Wes Anderson, then this SNL segment is going to crack you up. It’s so spot on and just a bloody good time.
5. Gravity
First, you must go see this movie this weekend. Second, don’t be cheap. You need to see it in IMAX 3D. If you don’t, you’ll have to go see it again and that will be even more expensive. It is GORGEOUS filmmaking, brilliant acting (Sandra Bullock is kickass), and deeply moving. This is not hyperbole! Do yourself a favor and go see it – this is one of those movies you need to see on the big screen.
Happy weekend!
