I'm doing NaNoWriMo this month and after I explained my plot to someone, he immediately deemed it a "Mary Sue" story. Of course I didn't want this to happen and I thought about it a lot while writing it.

I think of Lily Tomlin from 9 to 5. "I'm a tree, I can bend. I'm a tree, I can bend...."

My neighbors have a canvas tent in their backyard and when it's windy (which is now) it flaps loudly at night. All night. I figure that's what sound AND noise is like.

Sound and noise? Do you mean light and noise?

I LOVE using groups. I made a writer group and a group of my best friends who I can be the most open (read: unrated) with. No moms, dads, or that one person that kinda floats around that you forget about until they comment on something you never wanted them to see.

You back off of Denver! He's my friend and a whole lot more!

It's a cycle....you feel stressed, so you smoke, and you feel relaxed for like, 10 minutes? Then over time it wears off. Then you get stressed from the withdrawal (because that is literally what's happening), then you smoke again, feel better. Lather, rinse, repeat.

I thought the title said, "Emotional Slacking" as in nasty habits like procrastination when your will power is low. I have a bad case of "no one is helping me!" and not wanting to do any of the things I need to.

I quit smoking and realized that the nicotine habit was part of the panic attacks I was having. I felt a lot more calm after I kicked the habit.

Kid jokes are the best. You laugh because it makes no sense but they think they're funny.

Wow misogyny is less funny without a laugh track to push it along.

I'm not even 30 and I was taught to double space. >.<

I'm tired of the stupid, fat, lazy husband/father. NOBODY LOVES YOU RAYMOND, YOU'RE A PIECE OF SHIT. Usually paired with a waaaay hotter wife that loves him for the way....you know what? I don't know. That guy just sucks. He's just a big baby.

So you'll be posting great articles every day for NaNoWriMo so I feel less guilty? Oh, who am I kidding, you post great articles EVERY day! /waitingforcheck

"I don't feel like doing that thing. Oh, I know what'll work, looking at LH!" Every. damn. day.

It sounded like you were stuck in the "sure we'll hang out sometime!" promise that didn't go anywhere. That happens even in friendships. Vague like, "You want to see a movie this weekend?" is good but "let's hang out at some unspecified future time/date" could end up with wondering why it never went anywhere.

Then you're in the wrong place. I hate clubs, therefore I don't go to clubs. The Doc suggested MeetUp, which I use to make new friends in hobbies I like.

I vouch for the time/activity method because it starts a conversation. So maybe they are busy Saturday night, but then you can figure out a different date/time/activity. (If they are all "washing my hair" nights, that's different and most likely a soft rejection.)

Anyway, even in platonic friendships, "let's hang out…

I'm having difficulty finding the "just right" amount of sleep. Right now (I know this article is from 6 months ago) it's November and it's more dark than light nowadays. I find myself unrested unless I sleep for a whopping 10 hrs! Obviously I don't want to waste half my day for the next 6 months—any other…

I signed up for NaNoWriMo and have tried to give up since Monday.