It's time for a break. Seriously. I can't sleep again. This is a habit I'd surely love to shake. Lately, everything has become too...much, too heavy. In an effort to try to hold everything together, it seems that it's all falling apart. And, I can't stop it. My mind and body are both so tired of trying. I've tried to write my way through it. I've failed. So, I'm going to do the one thing I know will work. I'm just going to stop. Stop everything that I can at this moment that has been stressing me out and weighing me down. And, that means no writing/blogging. That is my immediate plan. I do not know how long this break will last or when I'll be back. But, for those of you who have frequented this blog, THANK YOU!!! Your presence here has made me smile more than you could ever know. Life has a way of throwing curve balls that you just can't foresee. While I deal with all of that, I don't want to write crap. I just won't do it. For that main reason, I bid you adieu for now. :-)
Yesterday marked the end of the #30in30 challenge. I was so caught up in the hurricane hoopla that I forgot to speak on that. In all honesty, writing every day was no problem for me. I've been doing that for a year now. What I did challenge myself on was my content. That was a huge challenge to expand the scope of my blog. I thought long and hard about every blog. Some days I was excited about what I'd written. Other days inspiration was no where to be found. I pushed myself to open up more on certain things. It was not an easy task but I did it. I wrote about everything. Things that excited me, angered me, and scared me to death. I was determined to complete this challenge. It was important to my life as a writer. This is the thing that I feel I was called to do. This is the place where I will perfect it.
There are days where I fell back into my old habits of writing about music and politics. The difference is that I wrote about different genres of music and different aspects of politics. I stuck to my goal. The #30in30 challenge made me realize a few things about my writing style. I needed this challenge more than I knew. Writing during this last month has been the best thing for me. It got me to focus on my end goal. The blogs I am more than proud of are the ones about the left behind series, the Republican rape, and my getting to know you blogs. I feel like #30in30 was a huge success for me and my blog. I hope that my readers enjoyed this challenge as well I will continue to blog daily here. My new goal is to develop my short story fully. I'm invested in those characters. Camille and Jakob have a story to tell I am more than thankful for Aliya S. King and Erik G. Parker for this challenge. #30in30 is done. Fin.
66. If you could meet anyone on this earth, alive or dead, who would it be? *
Malcolm X"
67. What do you think about most? *My future.*
68. What does your latest received text message from say? *"Hurry up and go home baby.*
69. Ever had a poem or song written about you? *Yep.*
70. Do you prefer to be behind the camera or in front of it? *In front of ;-) *
71. What does your URL mean? *I stay in my head a lot. Loads of random thoughts so, in between them, I blog.*
72. Do you have a collection of anything? *Cd's and keychains.*
73. Are you happy with the person you've become? *Yes but there's so much more for me to become.*
74. Choose: East Coast or West Coast? *That's hard. I'm torn. West Coast to the weather, East Coast for the scenery.*
75. Define: Art. *It is the beautiful and the ugliness that makes us feel something.*
76. Long distance relationships? *Only to this man I love :-) *
77. Is there anything pink within 10 feet of you? *My Kindle case is hot pink.*
78. If you could choose any era to live in what would it be and why? *The 40's seem interesting.*
79. Do you believe in heaven/hell? *Sure do.*
80. What's a song that always makes you happy when you hear it? *Anything by New Edition.*
81. In your opinion, what makes a great relationship? *Communication is key. Everything else will flow from there.*
82. What would you want to be written on your tombstone? *The woman who loved hard, laughed harder and wrote the things we all were thinking. Beloved Wife, Mother, Daughter, Sister, Aunt, Friend.*
83. What is your favorite word? *Euphonious.*
84. Give me the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word: heart. *Love.*
85. What is a saying you say a lot? *You know?*
86. Basic question: what's your favorite color/colors? *Cerulean and Lilac*
87. One night you wake up because you heard a noise. You turn on the light to find that you are surrounded by MUMMIES. The mummies aren't really doing anything, they're just standing around your bed. What do you do? *I scream, then run like hell.*
88. You accidentally eat some radioactive vegetables. They were good, and what's even cooler is that they endow you with the super-power of your choice! What is that power? *Read minds.*
89. You can re-live any point of time in your life. The time-span can only be a half-hour, though. What half-hour of your past would you like to experience again? *Oooh. August 14, 2003.*
90. You can erase any horrible experience from your past. What will it be? *I would def erase the entire summer of 2005.*
91. You have the opportunity to meet the music-celebrity of your choice. Who would it be? *Easy choice, Jay-Z.*
92. You just got a free plane ticket to anywhere. You have to depart right now. Where are you gonna go? *Fiji with HIM.*
93. Do you have any relatives in jail? *None I can think of at the moment.*
94. Have you ever thrown up in the car? *Ugh yes.*
95. Ever been on a plane? Longest plane ride ever? *Yes and about 4 hours.*
96. If the whole world were listening to you right now, what would you say? *Read more books, watch less reality tv, live life more outside than inside and love each other better.*
97. What is/are your favorite quote/s? *Too many to name.*
98. You are at the doctor’s office and she has just informed you that you have approximately one month to live. a) Do you tell anyone/everyone you are going to die? b) What do you do with your remaining days? c) Would you be afraid?
*a) Yes I would. b) I spent it with my loved ones. c) I'd be a little afraid but I would pray and give it to God.*
99. Best feeling ever? *Being told "I Love You."*
100. Favorite cartoon as an adult? *Daría hands down.*
