Monday, February 6, 2012

100 Themes Challenge

Where you write/draw a hundred themes in however many days you want to do it. All the while going in order... or not, it's your choice. In this case I'm going to be writing it, using one of the different theme variations list, since not all of it is the same. If that makes sense. The whole point of me doing this is to write. Because I haven't been writing that much this year. And one of my New Year's Resolutions this year was to write everyday. So let's hope that I'll actually try to do that resolution.

Rules:
1. It can be any kind of writing (prose, short story, flash fiction, poetry, etc.)
2. It must go in order! (That's a rule for me, you don't have to have yours go in order if you don't want to)
3. Can switch one of the themes for the others that isn't numbered.
4. Write every day.
5. Finish!

Links:
Where I found my list: http://screaminggiraffe.wordpress.com/2012/01/31/one-hundred-themes-challenge/
and/or http://flytowardthestars.tumblr.com/about
 The app: http://challenge.lambdadelta.pl/1/1
Other lists:
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_the_100_themes_in_the_100_themes_challenge
http://dimension-27.wikidot.com/theme-challenge-compilation
http://fanfic100.livejournal.com/profile
http://dimension-27.wikidot.com/das-100

My kind of revised version of the list:

  1. Introduction
  2. Complicated
  3. Making history
  4. Rivalry
  5. Unbreakable
  6. Obsession
  7. Eternity
  8. Gateway
  9. Death
  10. Opportunities
  11. 33%
  12. Dead Wrong
  13. Running Away
  14. Judgment
  15. Seeking solstice
  16. Excuses
  17. Vengeance
  18. Love
  19. Tears
  20. My inspiration
  21. Never Again
  22. Online
  23. Failure
  24. Rebirth
  25. Breaking away
  26. Forever and a day
  27. Lost and found
  28. Light
  29. Dark
  30. Faith
  31. Colors
  32. Exploration
  33. Seeing Red
  34. Shades of Grey
  35. Forgotten
  36. Dreamer
  37. Mist
  38. Burning
  39. Out of time
  40. Knowing how
  41. Fork in the road
  42. Start
  43. Nature’s fury
  44. At peace
  45. Heart song
  46. Reflection
  47. Perfection
  48. Everyday magic
  49. Umbrella
  50. Party
  51. Troubling thoughts
  52. Stirring the wind
  53. Future
  54. Health and healing
  55. Separation
  56. Everything for you
  57. Slow down
  58. Lesson
  59. Challenged
  60. Exhaustion
  61. Accuracy
  62. Versus
  63. Heartfelt Apology
  64. Luck
  65. Impressions
  66. Teenager
  67. Irregular Orbit
  68. Cold Embrace
  69. Frost
  70. A moment in Time
  71. Dangerous Territory
  72. Boundaries
  73. Unsettling Revelations
  74. Shattered
  75. Bitter silence
  76. The True You
  77. Pretence (pretense)
  78. Patience
  79. Midnight
  80. Shadows
  81. Summer Haze
  82. Memories
  83. Change in the weather
  84. Illogical
  85. Only Human
  86. A place to belong
  87. Advantage
  88. Breakfast
  89. Echoes
  90. Falling
  91. Picking up the pieces
  92. Gunshot
  93. Possession
  94. Twilight
  95. Nowhere and Nothing
  96. Answers
  97. Innocence
  98. Simplicity
  99. Reality
  100. Endings

Other themes that I might write about for the heck of it, or to replace one of the other themes from above if I can’t think of anything.
  • Acceptance
  • Holy Grail
  • Enthusiasm
  • Game
  • Friendship

Sunday, February 5, 2012

A meme

I decided to do a meme for two reasons. 

1) I was bored. 
2) I was curious as to what my characters would do in these situations.
So here are the results which I wrote in story form. 



Pick ten of your OCs (Original characters) Five males, and five females. 


Males: 
1: Jason Lynch
2: 
Nate Bellis
3: 
Mitchell Hopkins
4: 
Marino De Luca
5: 
Brackon Lightwing

Females:
 
6: Maria Aurora
7: 
Angel Hopkins
8:
Jinx Ellington
9: 
Adele Bellis
10: 
Beth Dovens

1. [2] finds [7] crying. What does [2] do?
            “One, two, three four-” Nate’s counting got cut off when he heard it. It was the sound of someone sobbing. So he looked up from his shoes and into the wide space that was in front of him. He clammed up a bit when he saw that it was Angel who was crying. And in a way, he is very glad that she hasn’t seen him, but of course, he thinks that Angel doesn’t notices anyone or anything when she’s crying.
            So he takes a deep breath starting to get tired of Angel’s tears being shed. So in a jeering tone he says, “Oh stop crying will ya? You’re going to drown everyone if you don’t stop.” Yet she still keeps on crying, not having had heard him.

2. [1] and [6] are out on a date when [5] spots them. How does [5] react?
It was a nice day down on Redwater Avenue. The sun was shining the water was turquoise not red and it was glittering. The tourists and locals weren’t competing against each other that much and everyone seemed relaxed and content to help each other in nearly anything. A kind of day Brackon Lightwing would walk down the street catching the stares of women and some men as they wonder if he’s single or not. He usually ignored them for his mind was on other stuff. Such as does he look good for his date with his girlfriend and where was the restaurant that they’re meeting each other at.
Finally, after a good fifteen minutes of walking up down the avenue and not finding the restaurant anywhere. He walks into the local diner to ask someone for directions. While being forced to wait while the person was looking up directions on his phone, his eyes started to wonder around the room. Noting that a lot of people were eating the special today and talking about how their summer is going so far. It wasn’t till his eyes stopped on two unlikely people sitting in the back of the room. That his eyes could have bugged out of his face literally. He felt confused and flabbergasted as to why Jason and Maria would be sitting in a booth alone together talking. He always got the feeling that they hated each other for reasons unknown. But they didn’t look like they hated each other at all in fact they were smiling and laughing with each other. In fact, when Jason put his hand on Maria’s shoulder without it being swatted off, Brackon finally knew that they were on a date. Causing the confusion to go away but he still was flabbergasted at the news.

3. [3] walks in when [8] is changing. What happens?
Mitchell needed to go to the bathroom and badly as well. So after excusing himself from the table he quickly went down the hallway full of doors wondering which one was the bathroom. After trying a couple of doors but finding no bathroom. He decided that he couldn’t wait any longer saying to himself that he’ll just pee out the window if he had to. So finding one door that he hasn’t tried yet he twists open the doorknob hoping it was a bathroom. Only to find something else entirely.
Jinx was in the process of changing out of her dirty and slightly bloody work clothes into something cleaner when Mitchell walked in on her. She raises her eyebrows dramatically masking the anger and embarrassment as she quickly put on her shirt. While Mitchell just stands where he is like an idiot, surprised himself and still needing to go pee badly.
“Why are you still here you b*st*rd?” says Jinx angrily nearly on the verge of yelling.
“I uh…” he trails off unsure of how to go on.
“Well have you ever heard of the word privacy?”
“I umm…”
“Get out!”
“I need the bathroom,” he says blushing.
“Well you could have just knocked on my door and asked from out there!” she yells angrily.
“Well how was I supposed to know you were in here?” he says starting to get a bit bitter himself. She sighs deciding it’s useless to yell at him some more though it would be pleasant and a bit therapeutic. So she tells him where the bathroom is. He thanks her glad to finally be getting out of there before walking out the door wondering why he hadn’t done that the first place.

4. [1], [2], [4], [7], and [10] are in a car. What's going on?
Beth: *Listening to music through her iPod while looking out of the window*
Nate: *Looks out of the window his mind planning something*
Jason: *In between Beth and Nate trying to hack into some database on his electronic out of the world device*
Marino: *Driving the car while holding Angel’s hand*
Angel: *Has her head on Marino’s shoulder a lopsided smile on her face* *Not really paying attention to anything around her except for Marino*
Nate: *Notices Angel and Marino holding hands* “Oh look there’s the lovesick couple,” he sneers.
Marino: And what’s so wrong with being lovesick? *Curious*
Jason: It is a bit disgusting. *Still looks down on his screen while saying that*
Nate: It doesn’t make you perform well.
Marino: Have you ever fallen in love?
Nate: … *Doesn’t want to answer*
Marino: Well have you?
Jason: I doubt he has *mutters*
Nate: No, I haven’t fallen in love, but I know for a fact that it doesn’t make you perform well.
Marino: If love really did that we’d all be dead.
Beth: He has a point there; now will you guys shut up Angel’s asleep. *Was half paying attention to the conversation* *Was still looking out the window when she said that*
Angel: *Asleep still having that lopsided smile on her face*

5. [6] walks in on [1] and [9] in a bedroom. What happens?
My feet felt like lead when I was walking up the stairs to the bedrooms. The noise of the party kept on pounding into my head even as I walking farther away from it all. My whole body was sore especially my arms and it felt like a relief once I finally reached the top of the staircase, my legs collapsing beneath me. It was also an added relief that there weren’t much people in the hallway, but then it meant that most of the bedrooms would be occupied. My mind was considering falling asleep out here in the hallway. But I doubt that would last long considering that my snore is pretty loud and it would wake up the others around me that might fall asleep around me later on. So I sigh and grudgingly get up and walk into the nearest bedroom.
The light in the room was turned on revealing that everything in it was white. This also included the two occupants in front of me Jason and Adele. Their clothes were stained and wet, their arms around each other. A guilty look plastered on both of their sweaty red faces as they find themselves caught in a (drunk?) make out session. As silence starts to envelope as all as I simply stare at them.
“Um… hi Maria,” says Adele in a slightly hoarse voice.
“Hello,” I say back in a fake cheerful voice to hide the hurt that’s building inside. Jason just remains quiet his eyes looking away from me. Adele notices and exchanges a couple of words with him.
Then, “Hello,” he says in a low voice.
“Hello,” I say back the cheerfulness stuck to me like glue. As another silence starts to follow my words. I wonder if he even remembered the date that we had a while back at the diner. And he apparently had for he still won’t look up at me.
“Jason was um comforting me. Depression and all that never really letting go of you,” Adele says giving a small nervous giggle.
“Yeah, that seems nice of him. I’m… going to bed, good night you two,” I say taking a couple of steps backwards before closing the door my heart beating painfully. Maybe sleeping out in the hallway isn’t such a bad idea after all.

6. While [3], [5], and [10] are cleaning, they find a photo book full of embarrassing pics of [2]. What happens?
It was spring cleaning time in the little town of Dexterton. Everyone and everything were cleaned spotless in hopes that Mayor Stacy will be happy, and hopefully not punish them if one thing went uncleaned. Especially in one townhouse, as the people that lived there, bustled in and out of doorways caring useless crap with them to throw away.
A guy named Brackon was just coming inside after having thrown away a particularly heavy television set not needing help from anyone… well just needing help of one other person named Mitchell. Beth stopped the vacuum to tell Mitchell to go clean out the rest of the closet and told Brackon to throw away the garbage bag, before restarting it again. Each of them doing what they were supposed to do. Each one was silent while they were doing it. It wasn’t until when Brackon has just came back that Mitchell comes out of the closet with a look of gleeful joy his hand holding a photo album of Nate’s.
“Guys look,” he says holding the photo album out. Beth stops the vacuum to see what he was holding, a look of curiosity in her eyes.
“Huh why would Nate have one of his photo albums out here?” she says. All of them fully knowing that he usually keeps his albums in his room.
“Maybe it has some hidden love letters in it,” says Brackon in a joking tone.
“Let’s see,” says Mitchell opening it. Beth and Brackon lean in on either side of Mitchell wondering what could be in it. They start to laugh seeing a bunch of embarrassing pictures of Nate. There was one of him naked as a baby in a bathtub full of dog toys, another one of him burying his head in Santa’s chest tears leaking out, and others of the sort. They kept on laughing even after they looked through it once, or a couple of times. Their cheeks were flushed a smile on their faces as thoughts of blackmail starts to crowd their mind once they finally finished laughing.

7. [8] and [4] are playing a video game. Who wins?
“You’re going down De Luca,” says Jinx maneuvering her car away from the upcoming trouble on the screen.
“It’s barely started and you’re just saying that?” Marino says smiling a bit trying to make his on-screen car catch up with hers.
“What? We both know it’s true, and plus it’s kind of obvious that you suck at video games.”
“Is it really?” he says a bit embarrassed.
“Yes, now shut up and just race.” He did what she told him, his fingers stumbling over the controls. He was trying to make his car catch up with hers which would always last for a second or two for her car always speeding ahead of his. Finally, when he made it past his fifth lap, her car was zooming past him already on its last lap. It expertly maneuvered a pair of spikes that was in its way before speeding to the finishing line. A cheer erupting from her mouth causing poor Marino to silently sulk in his loss.

8. [9], [7], [1], [2], and [6] are having a race. Who would win?
It was a clear day and boring day in the Dexterton Park as Adele, Angel, Jason, Nate and Maria sat under a tree. All of them very bored and a bit hyper from the million cups of coffee they had earlier.
“Anyone wants to go shopping?” suggested Adele.
“That sounds nice,” says Maria sighing a bit, thinking of that certain purse.
“Sounds fun,” says Angel, wanting very badly to get that strapless black dress.
“No,” says Jason and Nate at the same time.
“Fine shopping is out of the order, what do you guys suggest that we do?” says Adele wanting to please everyone.
“Not lay around,” says Jason.
“Talk perhaps?” says Angel.
“Have a random race?” asks Nate.
“Sure sounds nice,” says Maria not really caring either way. Everyone else nods or saying yeah, all wanting to get rid of the jitteriness inside of their bodies. So they quickly stand up and approve of the finishing line (the slide that was in the distance) and lined up.
“One,” says Nate.
“Two,” says Angel.
“Three,” says Jason. And off they went, their feet pounding the grass, as they ran to the slide. In about ten strides Jason, finishes first with Maria just close behind him. Then came, Nate who was trying hard to quell the nausea has suddenly came, and then Adele a hand on her side. The only one missing was Angel who appears to have stopped in the middle of the field picking the daisies that has grown there.

9. [10] kisses [3] in front of [8]. What happens?
It was a stormy Saturday night, and no one had anything to do so they decided to play a game of truth or dare to pass the time.
“Oh come on, it’s a dare Beth you have to kiss Mitchell,” says Jinx a bit impatient.
“And if I don’t want to kiss him?” asks Beth in a questioning tone.
“It’s either that or kiss my naked ass in front of him. In fact, since it appears that you’re not going to kiss Mitchell, do you want me to take off-”
“Either way it’s not fair for me,” mutters Mitchell in a too quiet voice.
“Whoa, whoa, fine I’ll kiss Mitchell in front of you, happy now?” says Beth not really wanting to kiss someone’s butt. Jinx just smirks a delightful glee in her eyes happy.
“You know I’m right here,” says Mitchell.
“Yeah, yeah we know. Now get on with it Beth, you know we don’t have all day.” Beth sighs wondering why she even agreed to play this game as she turns to Mitchell. He turns a bit towards her wanting to get this over quickly. Apparently so does she, for she closes her eyes and leans into him putting her lips up to his. He also closes his eyes letting her lean into him and kiss him her lips feeling soft under his. After about a second or two, she takes her lips off of his, a disgusted look on her face as she wipes off her mouth. Mitchell looks away blushing a bit, an odd feeling growing in the pit of his stomach.
“Woo hoo!” yells Jinx laughing a bit wishing she had videotaped the whole thing.

10. [1] and [6] are now tagging four people to do this meme. Who do they tag?
(There was no list by the way)
Jason and Maria were uploading pictures onto their boss’s facebook. Once finished they were now ordered to tag four people. So without really looking at the list of people, he just took the first and last person that was on it.
Juliet from APurple Sky and eshy from eshyletters
While Maria took her time and choose, two people whom she saw fit.
Teitay from Sweetpeapanda and Katie from Not At All Stupid


What type of writing is it with so and so words?


  • Micro-fiction is 100 words. 
  • Flash fiction is 100 - 1,000 words
  • Short story is 1,000 -7,500 words
  • Novelette is 7,500 - 20,000 words
  • Novella is 20,000 - 50,000 words
  • Novel is 50,000 - 110,000 words
  • Epics and Sequels are 110,000+ words





Saturday, February 4, 2012

Gone:


A story for a figment daily theme thing.
~.~.~.~.~.~
Aubrey: Mama is going to kill me if she sees all this sand everywhere. What happened you guys? Please don’t tell me the dog did it.
Sanders: What do you mean?! It’s obvious what happened!
Lina: No it isn’t
Sanders: Yes it is!
Lina: How is it obvious then?
Sanders: The – the… it just is!
Aubrey: Stop the yelling Sanders
Sanders: I’m not yelling!
Lina: It’s obvious he is.
Aubrey: Um yeah you are.
Sanders: No, I’m no-
Sanders: Okay fine, I may have raised my voice a little bit.
Lina: The Sand guy actually admitted it le gasp.
Sanders: I told you my name is Sanders not-
Aubrey: Don’t yell this time please?
Sanders: I wasn’t going to yell.
Lina: Yeah sure he was.
Aubrey: And Lina please stop talking, it’s obvious you’re going to push him over the edge soon if you keep on talking.
Lina: I was just pointing out the obvious not pushing him over the edge.
Sanders: Yeah, sure, just wait until a few more minutes Lina, then I’ll really be over the edge.
Aubrey: Guys…
Lina: By then I’m going to be running, Sanders. And everyone knows you can’t catch up to me esp-
Aubrey: Guys…
Sanders: Esp, what Lina?
 Aubrey: Guys!
Lina: Yeah, Aubrey, what’s wrong that it demands our utmost attention?
Sanders: Oh dear god
Lina: Wait, what happened?
Sanders: Look-
Aubrey:  Straight-
Sanders: Ahead-
Aubrey:  Of you
Sanders: If you must know Lina
Lina: Is that? It is! It’s Papa Berto!
Lina: Papa Berto!!
Aubrey:  Don’t go towards him!
Sanders: Lina!
Aubrey:  We’re in huge trouble aren’t we?
Sanders: We’re not…
Aubrey:  Well I didn’t mean right now.
Sanders: But we should...
Aubrey:  Yeah, come on.
Sanders: Damn is she training for the Olympics or something?
Aubrey:  It’s not to make jokes right now Sanders. We’ve got to get her back, before, before-
Sanders: Yeah, Yeah I know before that Papa Berto guy gets her and do some pretty terrible stuff. Now come on, we’ll catch up with her.
Aubrey:  Thanks, I guess.
Sanders:  That’s what your Prince Charming does, Little Red Riding Hood.
Aubrey:  I’m not red … Am I?
Sanders: Sure you aren’t .
Aubrey:  Oh Sanders
Sanders: What? Not enjoying our chasing chat?
Aubrey:  No, it’s not that. It’s…
Sanders: It’s what Aubrey?
Aubrey:  It’s nothing, just something petty.
Sanders: It’s not petty Aubrey, I’m pretty sure it’s important especially coming from you.
Aubrey:  Well…
Sanders: You’ve known me for a long time, and I’ve never degraded you for anything have I?
Aubrey:  Pretty big word for a Prince Charming
Sanders: Aubrey really?
Aubrey:  Well… I should have told her Sanders. I should have, she deserves to know the truth. She deserves to know what has happened when…
Sanders: Aubrey?! Aubrey?! God dammit Aubrey, you shouldn’t have fainted right now, not when we’re chasing after your sister. And trying to save from the mistake she’s making right now.
Aubrey:  H-h-h
Sanders: Aubrey? Aubrey? Are you actually crying right now? You know, I wasn’t really irrigated at you for fainting just… w-
Aubrey:  H-h-he
Sanders: He what? Are you going to wake up all the way to tell me? Or do I have to go get some bath salts?
Aubrey:  Oh Sanders.
Sanders: Oh Sanders what?
Aubrey:  … H-h-he already got… her.
Sanders: Say that again?
Aubrey:  We’re already too late, Sanders! To… late.
Sanders: W-we are? Oh we are. Well I’m sorry but we’ll get her. After all that’s what the heroine and hero always does: rescue people. We will get her, I-I promise.
Aubrey:  But, but…
Sanders: But what, Aubrey?
Aubrey:  But what if the heroine didn’t want the hero to help! What if she just wanted him to go away! What if the heroine told the hero it was his fault in the first place with his nonstop blabbering always slowing them down! What if she wants him out of her life for good, because of him making one mistake too many!  What if?!
Sanders: Then… I guess the hero will dust himself off and leave the heroine alone. Goodbye Aubrey, don’t bother telling me if you find your sister again. Since it’s so obvious that the heroine doesn’t need the hero in her life anymore.
Aubrey:  What if?






Wednesday, February 1, 2012

P.S

I'm also going to be changing nearly everything about the blog. Because I think it needs a bit of an update, but that's just my opinion.


Apologies, apologies

I'm sorry for not having post in the last three or four months. My reasons were
- I didn't feel like typing up the stories from my notebook
- I was lazy
- I was quickly doing last minute outline stuff  for nanowrimo
- I was writing
- I didn't feel like posting some of my nano onto here.
- I was lazy
- In truth I actually forgot about doing that.
- Inspiration ran out after nano
- It was the holidays and all that
- I was lazy in my writing
- I kind of forgot about this blog
- And well yeah, I forgot about this.

So here's a poem that I wrote a long time ago, that doesn't describes my feelings at the moment, to make up for it, though I know it won't really help.
 ~.~.~.~.~
I Feel Lonely



I feel lonely
And yet no one knows
Not my friends
In real life
On the internet
Or even my family
It makes me angry
It makes me sad
I lie
"I’m fine"
To hide it
They actually accept it
Tears fall
No one really cares
It hurts
And no one knows
I would like attention
And yet I don’t
Food helps
Words don’t
But
Talking
Does?