Another month of NaNo-ing

Just for fun - and to give my work a boost, I participate in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), and since I've been introduced to the camps, which are held in summer while the regular NaNo is in November, I've participated in them too. It's become an addiction.

What do you suppose there is about subjecting myself to a downhill run of write, write, write with no revision until I hit my word goal or totally run out of steam? Or, to be truthful, run out of excuses to hand my family when they want to know why I'm not feeding them any more, or even talking to them. Why do I get giddy and waa-aay more competitive than I am about anything else?

I suspect it's a sense of freedom, kind of like riding your bike down a hill with your feet off the pedals and hands away from the brakes. Your hair flies behind you, you can't hear a thing for the wind whistling by, the bike bumps and jars, and all you can see is something approaching you too fast to be comprehended. Oh, ouch, that was the ground. But it doesn't matter. The ride was so exhilarating, so wonderful, so energizing, that you have to do it again as soon as you have the chance.

I get rough drafts out of NaNo events, usually useful ones, so there is a legit purpose here. But it's not just the purpose it serves. It is how much darn fun it is!

So, anyone else here NaNo?