October, 25, 2004 archives

national novel writing month is coming up again. 50,000 words in 30 days. that means this is the time of the year where i briefly contemplate participating, but give up after about two hours of failing to come up with a good idea. maybe what i should i really do is just come up with a bad idea and go for it.

write 2,500 words every weekday, catch-up/edit/recuperate on weekends. if i can just come up with a twenty-chapter outline, i’ve got built-in milestones. and i’ve written articles over 2,000 words before….

one advantage this has over all of my various ideas on doing something is that it can be a solo effort. no outside help required. and it doesn’t involve programming.

i figure i’ve got through the weekend to try and outline something and decide on whether to do it.

i think this is a self-explanatory one, with thanksgiving and the other holidays right around the corner: los angeles regional foodbank.

unless i forget, i’ll make a similar donation next month to a similar national charity.

sony’s location-free tv is an interesting concept, although fairly pricey right now. i just wish sony would get going and start selling the black projector screens already. i see gizmodo mentions rumors it won’t appear until next summer, and will be priced at around $2000 (ouch!).

maybe i shouldn’t wait. i’m itching to get rid of my television. i guess the question that follows is: svga or xga? the benq pb6200 looks nice, and they’ve got a $200 rebate going until the end of the month.