NaNoWriMo... WaWoWeWo!

today is the first day of the most awesome month in the year! yeah, okay i have just started drinking my winter morning coffee but this is not just first-hit-of-caffeine talking. uh-uh.

this is national novel writing month. my roommate is writing a book this month. i have put it in writing so that she is too ashamed to drop out because now everyone knows that she has committed. and i will be giving you regular updates of her progress. yes, kai, i said it. i put it out there. and i ain't scared of you!

a month when some of the brightest and the best were born and, yes, killed. it has been my obsession, for the last couple of years (that is when i actually started buying calendars) to fill every day in november with a birthday. 1 november? anyone? anyone?

new york marathon on sunday! i roll out of bed onto the street and watch them run by. i get to be the crazy one they stare at as i scream louder than the little kids and give anyone i can i high five, low five any five you like. last year an italian runner stopped to kiss me on the cheek and yell ciao! i get to lose my voice and sound all husky at work on monday.

elections on tuesday. still working on the purple finger dye issue. i may decide to take the day off to call middle america and see if we can add a little blue and white to those red states.

the beginning of november marks the end of october - known in certain parts of zimbabwe as suicide month. the hottest month of the year and in the victoria falls, hwange, kariba parts of the country, it really is can't think straight kinda hot. november means those cheating spouses can get to it without worrying about overreaction from their not so significant others.

turkey day - you can eat and drink until you forget the native americans. guy fawkes. awesome scorpio birthday parties. it's all a bit too exciting for me right now... i may even kinda sorta not notice it getting colder...