http://ideas.mab.ms A collection of various ideas Fri, 30 Nov 2007 20:59:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've cross the 50,000-word finish line! With some 8 hours to go! All I've got left to do is type the whole thing. Reorder it. Fill in the wholes. Flesh out the characters a bit more. etc. This is only the beginning. And I've just learnt about Script Frenzy in April... http://ideas.mab.ms/?p=161 November is not the best of months for me. November holds a dark anniversary. And November, in Montréal, tends to be depressing: cold and without snow (except these days), with the days getting shorter (at least in February – the other depressing month for most people – the days get ... http://ideas.mab.ms/?p=160 I know, I know, I haven’t been very active in the blogosphere in recent months. Actually, 2007 hasn’t been a very bloggy year for me. But let’s talk about something else: NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). The challenge: to write, in one month (from November 1 to 30), a 50,000-word ... http://ideas.mab.ms/?p=158 I knew it! We're living on a balloon! [youtube oJfBSc6e7QQ] via the observers hunch http://ideas.mab.ms/?p=157 A few weeks ago, Stephie and I started receiving weekly fruit and vegetable baskets. They’re organic. It’s actually a bit more expensive; we pay for the convenience: we don’t have to go get the basket somewhere, they’re delivered straight to our door. We get to try out vegetables we’re less accustomed ... http://ideas.mab.ms/?p=155 Okay, I’ll admit it, I’m not into cars. I mean, they’re great to go from point A to point B, especially when you’ve got a lot to carry between the two, or you don’t want to spend too much time in-between. And they’re quite useful when you’re in the middle ... http://ideas.mab.ms/?p=156 This one has only one question: how would you describe you current job (or any past job) to a young child? Some are pretty easy, others quite tricky; a good example is my nephew’s parents: he works for Purolator, she’s a immigration officer. For him, it’s pretty simple: he’s some sort ... http://ideas.mab.ms/?p=154 Yesterday, on Dilbert: Continued here. http://ideas.mab.ms/?p=152 It never struck me before, but there’s a big “full of yourself” side to some superstitions. Think about it: it basically amounts to saying that some small action of oneself will influence the universe. Not that I think that we’re not having an impact through all our actions, but there ... http://ideas.mab.ms/?p=151 Had I known that theme was coming up, I would have save some posts for this month (here and here) Oh well. Although this might seem repetitive, I'm gonna go with another one of the morning shower: I promise to be more imaginative next time, but what can I say, I've just come back from vacation and ... http://ideas.mab.ms/?p=150