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Sunken Costs????

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:13:22 GMT

So I've been losing the war. Big surprise huh? Well, I won a major
battle yesterday because I turned in the first 60 pages of Coal to my
thesis director. Yes.. Yes... I did and I rock. And by Friday I should
even be enrolled in thesis hours. Yeah it's a month late. But
still.... I'll be enrolled and Resistance was trying real hard to win
that battle:

Resistance: You're late once again and you should just give up.

Me: I've already put in so much work.

Resistance: Sunken costs <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/sunk_costs> .
Sunken costs. Just because you paid five dollars for a disgusting
burger doesn't mean you should sit there and eat it if it's making you
sick. Cut your losses and get on with your life.

Me: Well you make a good point. Hmmm, sunken costs.

Personally, I think I may have lost a bunch of battles over the past
week, but I do believe I'm a lot closer to winning this battle. Yeah!

Sun, 06 Sep 2009 04:58:41 GMT

Ok, it 11:54. I'm finito. it took thirty minutes longer than yesterday because i was messing with utube and chatting with guy. tsk,, tsk... I missed the ten page mark, so the battle was mostly won by resistance. But i'll for sure win tomorrow's battle. MARk my words Resistance. I will not let you get away with such tyranny again.

goodnights

Sun, 06 Sep 2009 03:36:24 GMT

so... I had a really good lunch date which extended to a really good date day, so got almost no work done today. I have a good feeling about this guy. I'll try not to think to negative.

It is now 10:33. I have atleast five pages to edit.

Sat, 05 Sep 2009 04:26:47 GMT

The battle is over and I have won it. It may have taken me an hour and a half to get fighting, but I won the battle. And it took less than an hour. I guess it helps that I've gone over this part before. I'm actually going over it once more before I give to Richard for a critique since the last section I sent him got so much red. --jeez--

since this was so easy. Plan for tomorrow is edit ten pages!!! 5 in the morn. 5 in the afternoon. And then ten pages of Sunday and we're set!!!

I have beat Resistance today. Let's see what tomorrow brings.

Sat, 05 Sep 2009 04:09:50 GMT

11:07. Two and half more pages to go. I might just make it to bed before 12. I have a lunch date tomorrow. So i gots to be rested.

Sat, 05 Sep 2009 03:31:25 GMT

It is 10:28, and I opened the document. Yeah. Phase 1 is complete. wiat phase 1 isn't a good war term. how about .. i don't know. i just gotta get started.

curretnly listeiningn to Aaliyah (her last CD) with some kid cudi last single mixed in.

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:39:05 GMT

Battle results from yesterday: Saw my thesis director yesterday. He
was really cool. I was doubting picking him as a thesis director, but
now I'm feeling really blessed. He's very laidback (too laidback, I
thought) but he may be the type of person I need to help me let go of my
anxiety. I'm definitely gonna keep in contact with him this semester.

To do 1 : set up a FIRM date to send him an excerpt of the novel.

To do 2: Go see the dean to complete thesis enrollment on Monday!!!!

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:36:59 GMT

The Art of War Quote of the Day: There's a secret that real writers know
that wannabe writers don't, and the secret is this: It's not the writing
part that's hard. What's hard is sitting down to write. What keeps us
from sitting down is Resistance.

Battle plan for the Day: Sit down and edit 5 pages.

UPDATE: It is 9:10 PM. I have yet to gear up and go into battle. I am going to make me a cup of coffee, gear up, and commence with the battle. Wish me luck!!

It's 10:10, now i'm sitting down and starting

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:38:01 GMT

WooHoo!!! One major act of war has been completed. I'm meeting my
thesis director tonight for his signature. I'm on fire now.

Resistance

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:37:46 GMT

I am feeling uninspired. I'm getting over the flu, but even before that
I've been feeling blah. I think it's the weather change56 (marked by
the kids going back to school). I've been hyped all summer and now my
body is wanting to slow down and hibernate. Which for me means I don't
feel like putting together a decent outfit, or putting on make up, or
getting up and going to work or doing my hair (GASP!!!). I don't feel
like dating either.... All I want to do is sit outside or in my bed and
read a book. Sigh.......

So in order to fight this blah feeling I'm going to name it
"Resistance," a term I got from The War of Art by Steven Pressfield. I
think the term especially applies because the thought of giving up on
the PE and my thesis has also been in my mind.

In order to fight Resistance, I'm going to cite little passages from
the book to help me wade through my funk of blah.

The War of Art Quotes of the Day: Most of Us have two lives. The life
we live, and the unlived life within us. Between the two stands
Resistance.

So what am I going to do to beat Resistance today? I'm going to email
my thesis paper to the director. I have a long list of other things I
need to do, but I'm gonna start out slow.

Muse

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:22:56 GMT

I really, really don't want to study. But I'm going to sit my but in
front of the book and believe the muse will come and it will inspire me
to study.

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 20:48:21 GMT

neat

I will, I will.

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 20:46:25 GMT

I will, I will, I will edit today. yes I will. Yes, I will.

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Wed, 13 Jun 2007 21:23:06 GMT

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Tue, 22 May 2007 20:39:27 GMT

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Sun, 07 Jan 2007 18:01:52 GMT

I am weening me and my daughter off relaxers. My daughter has been getting a relaxer since she was three years old. she's eight now and has been relaxer free for one year. She didn't like it at first. she wanted stright pretty hair like Ashanti and Beyonce, but with people like Corbin Blue off of High school musical making natural, kinky hair cool. She hasn't been fighting me about it. Well, today she is wearing her afro for the first time (we're about to go to church). Yeah! i wish my digital camera was working then i'd post a before and after pic.

Mangas and Comic Books

Sun, 07 Jan 2007 17:44:40 GMT

I've been having a hard time transitioning my daughter from picture books to chapter books. As a result, my third grader is reading on a second grade level. I've found a compromise. She will willingly read manga and comic books, but mangas and comic books aren't geared towards third graders. So, she's reading teenager and adult mangas. Which isn't altogether a bad thing, hopefully it'll increase her reading level. True there is a lot of violence in the comic books and lots of sexual references in the mangas, but honestly she gets all of those things from watching television anyway. hhhmmm, I seriously need to research more on kid mangas. I think Disney has some out now, but i doubt those will increase her reading level.

with unipegs christmas present, she bought a book on how to draw manga characters. So, I may have a budding manga artist on my hands. We'll see.

Editing

Sun, 07 Jan 2007 16:42:49 GMT

It's been two months, but i've finally finished editing chapter four of World's Apart. It's still pretty crappy and i'll need look back over it, but atleast it's better than it was before. Dude, I hate editing! Now, i have to go back in reverse. Work in Ron's edits for chapter three and then go back to the chapter 4 to look for grammar problems. If i'm going to graduate in May, I need to concentrate on the bare minimums. I need to stop getting hung up on style and focus on mechanics and minumim details. It doesn't make for a great novel but it should be enough for my thesis.

Semi-Annual Writing Goals

Tue, 02 Jan 2007 06:23:40 GMT

Semi-Annual Writing Goals:

Submit five articles and or short stories.
Finish Editing World's Apart (Novel)
Finish Synopsis of A Giant's Story by April 15, 2006
Have 30,000 words for Giant's Story by June 2006

Would you publish if given the choice?

Mon, 18 Dec 2006 19:01:14 GMT

Ladies and gentleman, drum role please......

I called my old supervisor and told him I watned to come back. the first step to leaving my new higher paying job has been taken.

Now, in order to make up for the drop in income, i need to take steps to starting my own business. So, Ladies and gentlemen, I have questions for you:

1. Have you ever wanted to see your blog in print? how many copies would you want?
2. How much money would you be willing to pay to see your blog in print?
3. What type of binding would prefer?
4. If you could have your blog published and able to send it to your friends and family would you?

I have a friend who has had a livejournal for three years. she lost her resume and used her livejournal to track the jobs she had and when. I thought that was pretty amazing. Journals are something we use as a way to express our thoughts but they can be used as so much more. I want my journal to be bound so that if i die my family will have a way to look at who i was. So what about you? Do you want your blog or journal to live on after you're gone.

Sun, 05 Nov 2006 05:33:45 GMT

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