// November 29th, 2009 // NaBloPoMo
November is cold, dark, and dreary – on this side of the hemisphere, anyway. I like Australian weather. Everything gets dark stupidly early, it rains more, and my tonsils give in easier to all the viruses floating about (because you really wanted that image in your head). Generally, it’s a crap month, filled with failing portable heaters and limbs that feel like they’re about to fall off.
The internet seeks to fix this by filling it with events with strange names.
There’s NaBloPoMo (30 blog posts in 30 days), which is why I’m writing a blog post now. I CAN’T FAIL ON THE 29TH DAY!
The carbon copy of that is NaBloWriMo, which appears to do the same thing. >.>
…And these two are based on NaNoWriMo, where you write a novel in 30 days instead. I didn’t do it this year, although I did say I would attempt it (and, er, didn’t).
Last week, I also made a half-hearted attempt to take part in IComLeavWe, where I attempted to leave comments on other participants’ blogs, that were largely about infertility and adoption. I do not know anything about either, which made the whole thing a major fail on my part.
Whilst these online events are fun, I wish they’d make shorter names so that I wouldn’t have to abuse my shift key so much.
A typical comment: “Hi, I’m doing NaBloPoMo too (but not NaBloWriMo)! I might do NaNoWriMo this year, but I think I won’t have time for it because IComLeavWe is on towards the end of the month…”
*flails*
Thank you for all of the sweet comments you leave on my blog! I am going to start following yours!
You forgot NaNoDrawMo (guess :p)!
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Does the Write a Novel in 30 days include an excuse Rolodex to get out of one’s day job?
funny! i can relate although i’m only trying to do nablopomo…maybe the novel or comment site one of these days…for now i’m trying to balance being engaged with people and present with them versus rushing off to write about it…i enjoy your site and look forward to learning more about life on the other side of the pond! we are lucky to have sunny 70’s weather here in san diego, ca but i love traveling and there is something intriguing about that gray weather…i suppose if you don’t live in it too long…love the details of life in other places…
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thanks from me too : ) your comments always make me laugh : ) grey weather here too … I need sunshine! I think we should start a campaign
I still snicker internally when I type or see the Blo part of NaBloPoMo.