As A.A.Milne writes in The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, "Many happy returns of the day to you."
The New Year of 2011, as the title of this quite important blog post says begins with a rather important resolution.
Perhaps, if you went to last year's 1.1.2010 blog post, I wrote about my first assignment of the year.
Of course, the CoUnTdOwN 4 BoOkS goal that was set for the sole and only year of 2010 (if that makes sense) was to read, at least, 55 books. Of course, it was all calculated when I knew that there were 52 days in a year, and I thought to myself that why not make it just even, round up, just for the sake of it, thinking, it may be a challenge when I read more than one book a week, just 3 books worth, because i'll have a goal that much higher and that much better.
And so here we are, in the new and fresh year of 2011, new resolutions to follow, new rules to make, a fresh start to continue making your new self as you do every year. That means, another goal for this very blog to follow. Yes, indeed, this blog you are reading, unfortunately, must let go of the former goal of CoUnTdOwN 4 BoOkS.
Of course, I might as well continue my CoUnTdOwN 4 BoOkS goal, but then it would be boring, and tiring, and dragging along in my head as some another assignment I dread to do. After all, you can get just a bit sick of things after a while, in this case, a year.
And, I remembered,
Happy Birthday to this Blog.
And, as to continue my wonderful (ahem ahem) speech...
where was I?
Oh, yes. So, you can get a bit Sick of Things, after a year or so.
And so, I've come to a very important decision.
This is the year, of Writing.
Well, Of course, I do write on my own, even without a goal to myself...
But I've set a goal in which I am making right now in this very brain that I have right in my head.
Yes.
Now, where was I...
Yes. This goal, being made up this moment (well, maybe not to you, since you might be reading this a while after I post it), but I have come to a very important decision, as I have declared earlier, that this is a Writing Year.
Of writing.
I shall try to:
Write one chapter book (e.g. The Twenty Dollar Lie)
AND
Write another 12 Rather Short Stories.
This may be an easy goal, of course, so I may modify it as the year passes, so you might want to bookmark this page in case it seems to change as the year passes.
It may change from "Write another 12 Rather Short Stories" to "Write another 12 stories" to "Write another 12 Chapter Books," but that may be a bit too tiring, since a professional author may write one chapter book within a year or two.
Or, It may go the Opposite, as quite the contrary.
I might write "Write one chapter book (e.g. The Twenty Dollar Lie)" instead of the usual, "
Write one chapter book (e.g. The Twenty Dollar Lie)
AND
Write another 12 Rather Short Stories."
But who knows, since the future is always a mystery.
As the saying goes,
"Yesterday is History. Tomorrow is a Mystery. Today is a Gift. That is why it is called Present." --Anonymous
Yes.
So, if you have not still understood what this rather confusing sort of blog entry was trying to clarify,
this year (2011)'s goal is to:
Write one chapter book (e.g. The Twenty Dollar Lie)
AND
Write another 12 Rather Short Stories.
Yes, indeed.
A rather good goal, since last year (technically yesterday)'s goal was to read at least 55 books, so this year is to write at least 13 pieces of literature, whether prized or not. Of course, I can't say to write 55 pieces of literature because that would be an awful pain in the neck, especially to one who spends many hours on writing one story.
coughmecough.
Yes, and the reason it has to be 12 stories, is because I must need time, wherefore since I am in the dreaded level of Middle School (as though not as dreaded as this High School they speak of, oh, and College). The reason is, because i need time, so there are 12 months in a year, so therefore must be 12 pieces of writing, one per month. (:
Now that I think of it, this goal must have a title, as to be easily identified when being written of in this very blog. Since last year's was CoUnTdOwN 4 BoOkS, this year's must be something spectacular. It can't have "Countdown" in it, since I've already used that one, nor can it have a number "4" in it, either, since I have also used it, OR "books," which will be a hard one. But now that I think of it, this year's goal doesn't have as much to do with books as last year, so it might not be as important to include it in this year goal's title. How about 2011 Fresh Writing? No. Too... not good. Just doesn't sound right.
How about... hm... hmmmm. tink tink tink... must...think...
Let me think. Yes, thank you.
Should it have writing in it? No. since last year's didn't have "reading" in it, this year's shouldn't have "writing" as well...
Since Reading:Books as Writing:Literature (I guess), shouldn't we have some sort of word relating to the term "literature" in it? No, sounds too teachery and schooly, if you know what I mean. We must get as far away from that as possible, in case some reader may mistake this blog as some sort of teachers blog, in which this is very not.
Hmmmm, so "literature" is out of the question.
Maybe... Oh! Literature Log.
I've gone to www.thesaurus.com to look for some synonyms of notebook, in case I may kind of synonimize "Writer's Notebook," if you know what I mean...
But that has "literature" in it. But... I like the alliteration... must consider.
I shall add it to my Considered list.
Ooooh! I found a word called wordsmith and I think its rather wordy and witty. Wordsmith! Now, that's one witty word. (: Let me look up the meaning... Ok. Author.
Wordsmith Wordbook?
Wordsmith's Wordbook?
Wordsmith Wordbook Wish? I like that one, but it's a bit lengthy...
Let me abandon the whole wordsmith idea for this moment.
oh, look. I give up.
Well, of course not, if you really don't want me too.
Why, thank you.
Of course, of course..
but...
well, what I meant is...
well I'll aim to try.
But I can't come up with one!
Why, that's a good idea.
Yes...
Uhhuh...
Yep. Wonderful! Splendid.
Okay, thank you.
Yes, I must be going, too.
Yes, bye.
Bye.
Well, why don't you come up with one? Yes, you.
Well who else is reading this?
The person next to you, you say?
Oh.
Well then both of you come up with something, and please EMAIL it to me at celinerulez@gmail.com or countdown4books@gmail.com but I'd suggest celinerulez@gmail.com because I really think that's better.
Because.
Why? I don't have to tell you if I don't want to.
Yeah.
Okay. Good.
Anyhow, so I've modified the above Long Paragraph to
Well then both of you come up with something, and please EMAIL it to me at celinerulez@gmail.com because I really think that's better.
What? Well first of all if you don't have a computer you wouldn't be reading this anyway?
Well it's obvious, isn't it? How would I not know?
Yes, of course. If you don't have a computer, then you wouldn't know this webpage existed, then you wouldn't even be wondering how to email me altogether!
Yes, a very smart conclusion.
Why, thank you.
Oh, you're there, aren't you? I forgot you were there. I'm sorry.
Anyhow, I must be bugging you much, since you're squirming in your seat waiting for this page to end. So here goes...
So, may I wish you a merry New Year, as the new and fresh year of 2011 begins and unravels its mysteries in which we have not unveiled will come to occur at an alarmingly surprising rate.
Let me tell you, time flies if you think of the past and time slows if you think of the future. Just think of tomorrow if you want time to slow and think of yesterday and how the week has passed if you want to make time feel fast.
And before you know it, another minute has passed as you are confusedly thinking of this ponderous sentence/paragraph I have typed. (: Glad to confuzzle you.
Yes, as I wrote a few thirty minutes ago, Happy New Year!
Many happy returns to you,
Celine, Administrator of Love, Read, Write!
P.S. Any modifications of 2011 goal is shown as edited here, in the following text:
None, so far.
P.P.S. I haven't come up with a title yet so this post doesn't have a label yet so you better come up with a title fast!