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 Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2010 11:51 pm
Get it out.
You all have them. You get deep into the dark caves of NaNo and suddenly your once-frequented websites for wasting lots of time start looking mighty delicious again, and those movies on your shelf (which are collecting dust) are calling your name.
Are you giving up anything for NaNo? Have you considered it? Now that you've read this post, are you going to? What are you thinking of taking a hiatus from for 30 days? How are you going to make sure you stay away from all that?
Here's my list:
Facebook.
zOMG.
RuneScape.
Sims.
Disney Channel.
Movies in excess of one per week.
dA.
YouTube.
Fish in the Bathroom.
Armor Games.
TekTek.
I die a little with each thing on that list. So, to soothe myself...
Things I'm keeping:
CSD
The WF
The NaNo forums
Twitter (I've got to update on my progress somehow, and following @NaNoWordSprints is WAY helpful)
Write or Die (best thing ever)
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Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2010 7:46 pm
My fanfics. I have to put those notebooks up for November. I know they'll distract me and take up my writing time.
ff.net (No, self, I don't care if the new chapter of one of your favorite fics is up. No looking until december!)
All my video games (minus my Wii Fit. That I'll keep. It's only half an hour and will stretch my muscles after all those cramped hours scribbling away)
That's the plan. If my willpower holds is another question.
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Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 5:44 pm
Giving up:
Anything on my bookshelf (this includes, videogames, books, manga, writing notebook, sketchbooks, and painting supplies)
Any books I was working on or any ideas jumping around in my head
fanfiction.com
dA
sad anime
Any games I manage to get my hands on
Tv
zOMG
Keeping:
Anything in my official NaNoWriMo survival kit (drawing book, as many pencils and pends I want, a notebook, a binder, three boks to keep me sane, and a few other things)
Mangafox.com - I cannot live without it
CSD
Library
Youtube (I need it for music)
NaNo forums (I need to complain or rejoice somewhere)
Ha, I wonder how long that is going to last...
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Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2010 11:25 am
Giving Up:
Surfing ff.net
Video games that might make me question my NaNo idea
TV not part of my one show per night rule
Keeping:
Gaia
tvtropes
Limyaael's Rants
zOMG during the Halloween event
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Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2010 3:41 pm
Giving up my fanfics, ShadowRun, Abberant, free time, movies, Supernatural marathons....
It's gonna suck.
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Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2010 5:33 pm
I envy you guys, I have school kicking my a** and can't even take a whack at NaNo. gonk
If I don't have a class that requires ESSAYS UPON ESSAYS the next go-around... Here's the cut list.
TekTek
SmackJeeves (assuming I ever get back on track with that...)
DMFA
Retail Hell Underground
TV Tropes
Wikipedia (disregarding stuff I need to look up)
MSPaint Adventures
LJ outside of Anti'Shurtugal/the ocassional NaNo bitching
Archive trawling
Cutting down video game time...
It's gonna suck, basically.
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Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2010 8:25 pm
Uhm, not to be a downer (not appropriate word?) on the thread, but I'm not giving up anything.
Sure, I'll cut down on my useless internet time at night. So, Facebook, Gaia, YouTube, Wikipedia, PokeEggs, and my blog are all going to take a hit. Along with free time to chill, read, draw, etc.
I need distractions to do well. I can't focus on one thing and still feel good about doing it after day 5. So, I need my Wikipedia articles and my useless Facebook status updates.
But, if I'm getting behind, my plan is to unhook my internet from the jack and sit on my bed (where the cord doesn't reach) and write from there.
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Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2010 12:47 pm
I get distracted so easily sweatdrop . Like right now I'm supposed to be working on a project due Tuesday, but instead I'm on Gaia. Originally, I didn't have a list of things to give up, but I think it would be best. I'll make a big poster and paste it on my room wall reminding me things I need to give up and stuff I need to cut down on. I'm planning to participate in my first ever 30 day all nighter whee :
Giving up:
~ Runescape
~ Dream Avi gold earning
~ YouTube
~ Disney Channel
~ Anime or Manga
~ The apps on my iPhone
~ My inner editor
~ Facebook except for status checking. 5 min.
Adaptations:
~ 30 min. for reading
~ Max. of one show per night
~ 5 min. rest per hour
NaNo Survival Kit (inspired by Sweet_Neko4life):
~ 10 pencils
~ 2 of each different colored pen
~ Every color highlighter
~ USB Drive
~ Laptop
~ 2 regular notebooks
~ 1 mini notepad
~ 2 folders
~ Paper clips
~ Post It Notes
~ Chocolate
I've penciled this down to the second. Everything needs to go perfectly in order for me to get to my goal.
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