Nothing Gold Can Stay

Currently, I am working on my final speech for my Speech class, the only class I think I’m going to pass this semester. It’s a simple speech, why Harry Potter is superior to Twilight, but I’m having fun thinking of some fun stuff to say. I should have posted this much earlier too, but I also finished my NaNoWriMo novel. The first draft is a little bit over 50K, but I am proud of myself that I finished it. If you want to check out the rough draft (don’t worry, it’s free), I’ll provide a link at the end of this post.

After working on Waxing Darkness, for over a month, it feels weird not writing for long periods of time. I know I’m going to continue writing, even when I’m editing the book to put up for sale. NaNoWriMo has revitalized my desire to tell stories, let them be good or bad. As long as they make it past 50K, I’ll be happy. It’s also showed me that I’m not a completely terrible writer; I’m at least better than Stephenie Meyer.

For the past few days though, it has been unbearable to even breath. It doesn’t feel like the flu, although that’s what they’re going to call it. I keep feeling like I’m going to collapse in the middle of one of my classes one day and wake up in a hospital bed. Nothing just seems to feel right anymore.

For research for my speech, I looked back through the Twilight books. Within one of them is a poem by Robert Frost, Fire and Ice. It got me thinking back to a poem that I memorized back in middle school, the poem from The Outsiders. Thankfully, Google exists, and I found the poem. I read through it and felt blown away; a poem I didn’t really understand in the past now spoke so clearly to me. I hope to add his poem to one of my stories one day, one that can do it great justice.

Link to story: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/108008

Word Vomit (because I’m SICK, that’s why!)

So, yeah, I’ve been sick for the last two days. Worst of all, I’ve probably had about three hours sleep between both nights together. I probably should have used my time more efficiently; I’d probably be further in my word count if I used my time right. I’m at the beginning of 33K and hope to be in the mid 40K by Sunday. Maybe it’ll happen, maybe not. What I do know is that I’m going to sleep soon.

For a little while, I’ve been thinking about writing review. Review of what you may or may not be asking? I’m talking about the whole sha-bang-a-bang! Books, movies, manga, anime, tv shows and other crap that I really like. I’ll probably get around to that once I finish writing this freaking book.

I hate how I get obsessed over the strangest of things. This morning, when I couldn’t sleep, I looked through some of the 20/20 recordings I have. One of them involved a woman named Diane Downs. To simplify the story (go look it up yourself you maggots!), she killed one of her kids and nearly killed the other two over some booty-call, and she had another baby while beginning her prison sentence. After watching the episode, I looked her up like crazy, and found a movie titled Small Sacrifices (staring Farah Fawcett; looking it up on YouTube, it’s really good). The scene in the court room where they played Hungry Like a Wolf ruined the entire song for me. If I ever hear that song at some kind of party, you can guarantee that I’m going to be crying my eyes out like a little girl.

So, yeah, I have the flu now. It’s not all that fun, but there’s nothing I can do about besides complain and stay in bed. Cheers to those of you who are lucky enough to not get sick during this time. And to all of you who have 3DS’s at this point, I hate every single one of you. My opinion will change as soon as I get a 3DS of my own.

Lazy Introduction with no Sleep

Well, it is very early in the morning and I’m watching Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part Two for probably the one-hundredth time since we bought it. I’m also working hard on my NaNoWriMo novel, which is now more than halfway done. You may say that this is simple procrastination, and you are probably correct on that part. But, it is also something to get me into the motions of writing.

I guess that this would be a good time to introduce myself. Hello, my name is Jose Luis. I’m a college student, hoping to get some kind of a job as a writer. I’m planning on majoring in something that is going to be completely different than my career. Why would I do that, you may be asking yourselves. Well, I was inspired by the late Steve Jobs that the proper way to go to high school is not to worry about grades, but to actually learn something. I’ve actually learned a lot of fun things with my time here in Los Angeles.

The banner I have is very similar to the cover of a book that I am working on for NaNoWriMo. It’s basically what I see in my fantasy world, involving werewolves, vampires, and witches. It’s the first book in what I’m hoping becomes a series. It’s intended to be a trilogy, but if the story begs for otherwise, I will add more books. I do have the ending to the final chapter in the final book fixed in my mind.

Well, I think this is enough for a first blog post. I know that I haven’t even touched my medical stuff, but right now that’s not very important. All that you need to know is that my heart is sick and that I’m over here in California for a heart transplant. The best part of Part Two, where Harry gives himself up to Voldemort is coming up. If you excuse me, I’m going to go cry like a little school girl all over again.