Anyway, even if I can't get them to contribute directly, I can still write down the crazy things they say and put them up! (evil grin)
Mom: I think it's someone's day to sweep, and I think her name is Cecily.Cecily: I changed my name to Emergency.Mom: Emergency?Cecily: You know those "emergency exit only" doors? Those are for me.Knut: Hey, how come I'm the last person to get ice cream, when I was the first one in line?Sylvia: Because you are amazing and kind.Papa: Hey, didn't I teach you to be assertive?Knut: Yeah. I didn't listen. I got Bjorn an ice cream cone instead.Sylvia: Knut, I'm sure there will be a great big ice cream cone waiting for you in heaven.Papa: Unless I die first.Knut: ....Note to self: Do NOT get rid of Papa!Papa: Yeah, they'll be experiencing a shortage after I get there... "heaven's out of ice cream; Josh arrived!"Knut: You guys ate all the food! How dare you?Sylvia: ...Innocent expression?Knut: Condescending look at your innocent expression!Sylvia: Glareth! ....Angelic expression as I point out the large number of cupcakes remaining! Stalking out of the room.Papa: This meeting has now come to order! Cease throwing people at the wall.(Sylvia comes upstairs and glares at Knut as she goes by.)Knut: What?? What did I do??Sylvia: Nothing; you just looked like you needed a glare.(Knut bursts out laughing helplessly)Knut: Oh, no, he's not having any trouble!Sylvia: I think you've been propagated. (...I'm not sure what I meant to say, but that wasn't it!)Cecily: (in a baby voice) I said something funny one time....(Thor and Sylvia burst out laughing)Cecily: Was that funny?(a little later)Cecily: Now the problem is, I can't remember what that funny thing was!Thor: Quack.Cecily: Double quack.Thor: Triple quack.Cecily: Quadruple quack.Sylvia: Leif, rubber bands are not tasty!Knut: He's like, "How do you know? I'm the one eating it!"Sylvia: I am very suspicious of you...especially with that face!Cecily: Well, I don't have any others! *puts a red shirt over her head* Are you suspicious of me now?Sylvia: Definitely.Cecily: *looks tragicalized and puts on sunglasses...over the shirt*Sylvia: See? You got your little "homeschool-mom-thing" in.Mom: Yes; this was a very educational field trip. We learned all about the rain shadow...Cecily: And how it can affect your socks!Mom: Yes, and how global warming made it snow a lot last summer.
Rosemary: I'm eating your nerves.Sylvia: No; you're eating YOUR NERDS. There's a difference between your nerds and my nerves.Rosemary: No, I'm eating your nerves. They're purple.
Cecily: I feel bald.
And on another note...WHO'S READY FOR NANOWRIMO?? 11 days until November 1st...those of us crazy enough to attempt it this year are already beginning to show signs of diminishing sanity.
You know NaNoWriMo is approaching…
…When you begin stocking up on ____ (sugary/healthy snack of your choice) and ____ (caffeinated beverage of your choice), and don't forget the cool mugs!
…When your desktop backgrounds are changed to inspirational
(or just plain funny) writing quotes
(No, I'm not a Whovian. But his expression is perfect. :P)
…When you begin finding story inspirations in the most
mundane details of life
…When your characters have already started to drive you
crazy
…When the “warning: novelist at work” signs begin to appear
on your walls/desk
…When you’re scrambling to work ahead on school and
everything else you have going on, so you can free up your schedule for the
month
…When you're trying to eliminate adverbs even from your college papers so you don't overuse them in your novel
(For the OYANers/OYANists out there...)
…When you’ve begun to creep people out even more than usual,
but all you do is grin and continue talking to your characters
…When your friends heave a sigh of resignation as they
notice you disappearing into your own little crazy world of writing, and
prepare for you to emerge exhausted, emotionally drained, and triumphant at the
end of November
…When your Internet search history is even more disturbing than usual
…When you’re already being pestered by people wanting to
know what the novel will be about, and demanding to be allowed to read it “when
it’s done”
…When you carefully organize your room so that you can instantly
find your baby name books, old notebooks, dictionaries/thesauri, mechanical
pencils and gel pens, and above all, your current outline and idea notebooks
…When you start scribbling in your notebook during walks
…When you’re beginning to act like your MC (i.e. creating and learning her code/shorthand, writing short stories supposedly written by her to help develop "her" writing voice, etc.)
Any more to add, NaNoers? Who's excited for November 1st???
