NaNoWriMo Update and Vlog again

I can hear your cries for answers. They sound something like:

"Sooooo now that November is over, what ever became of that novel you were working on? You know, the one that was going to be written in one month?"

Well I am proud to tell you that I did indeed come up with a novel in a month. However, it didn't quite make the full 50,000 words.

Nor 40,000.

Nor 30,000.

Not even 25,000.

But man, I had a good time. Here is me reveling in my completion:

NaNoWriMo Update: A sad state of affairs.

Alright. I'll admit. It's harder than I thought it was going to be.

I thought I had enough time in each day to pound out 1,667 words. I thought I could do that much. However, I ended up busy with other things.

For example, November was the month I volunteered to work at a voting booth. It was also the month McDonald's starting making the Peppermint mocha again (not a sponsor yet). It was also the month I was a witness to a minor car accident. It was also the month I posted a couple times to this blog. It was also the month I celebrated Thanksgiving. It was also the month I didn't participate in Black Friday (again). It was also the month that I would look at my novel document and say 'nah, I haven't got anything new to say yet' even though I probably could have. Who knew I was going to be this busy?

I was so busy, in fact, I made this update for you all:

So here's to a somewhat finished novel in a few days! To all you NaNoWriMers out there, I hope you are doing better than I am. Don't give up, November ain't over yet!

Of Novels and Smartphones

Those of you who have been wondering where my posts have been lately (thanks mom)will take joy in knowing I'm still alive. I've just been a little on the preoccupied side since two huge developments came up in my life.

The first is my cell phone. My friends all used to be annoyed when my little disposable Playskool cell phone would drop calls or misplace texts. They would ask why I'm not on Instagram or Snapchat  more (and seriously, what is the point of Snapchat anyway?).  I have upgraded to an actual smartphone now. The cool thing is this smartphone actually works!!

I have discovered the joy of apps...like looking at the radar when a storm passes by,  or calculating (and not caring about) how many calories are in a Wendy's baconator (not a sponsor yet), and applying filters to my face so I look like a dog or a vomiting tomato on Snapchat (which apparently is  the point of Snapchat).

The next big development in my life had to do with a nice organization called NaNoWriMo. Yes, friends, I'm taking the challenge. In the month of November you will encounter a tired, enthused, and courageous Mark who will be writing a 50,000 word novel in exactly 30 days. Even if my novel writing skills amount to nada, I can say at least I tried.

So to celebrate all of the above I wrote this entire post with my new phone (which was a mistake). But now I have to save my strength so I can write 1667 words everyday of next month.

Someone please have food delivered to my room....