What I've been doing recently.

So I tried barefoot walking today, that was a bit of a mistake. I've been reading up on it and thought I'd try it out and the heel of my right foot know has this huge, I don't know what it is for sure but it sure hurts. It felt nice to have my feet on the grass though. But I have to walk on pavement alot to get home so that isn't much of a consolation.

So what is happening in my life? Well, in Writer's Craft I've been writing a script with seven other people. It's not very good as we were all working on our own and came up with drastically different personalities for the characters and we don't do this in a way that makes it look cool and post modern. I fell that I could write a much better play on my own and probubly will.

In History were learning about WWII and totalitarian dictatorships envolved in it. I have officially decided that Stalin is more evil then Hitler, because Stalin did all the things Hitler did, but he got away with it. On a lighter note, I also believe that Stalin's mostache could beat Hitler's mostache in a fight. Compare there mostaches sometime and you'll see why.

And in Co-op things are chugging along. I'm working at a local museum in data entry. It's really tedious work. Nothing much to say about it, except that I usually drop by the Book Vault after work.

I'm starting to develop and interest in Sufism. Sufism is a mystical branch of Islam that has some counter-culture overtones. I don't know if I'm going to convert, but I'm considering it. First I'm going to do alot of reaserch and then decide if I want to convert.

Okay, that's it. Bye.

Q: How do you stop an exploding man? A: Get his brother to fly him out of range in a moment of self-sacrifice, allowing him to explode harmlessly

So, I finally finished that feature article about Aspergers Syndrome in the workplace. It's a relief to have that of my shoulders so I can go, oh look, I have to write an essay in history and do a thing with a bunch of articles for Writer's craft. Oh, and I have to read a book for co-op. Oh, yeah, this is going to be a long five weeks.

On a lighter not, Heroes ended solving the burning question on my mind "Is New York going to explode and who is going to explode?" I'm going to write this handy list for those of you who have no idea what happened last night.

• Mr. Bennet, He lives, and we learn his name is Noah after 23 episodes. Yes, the season was 23 episodes. Discuss.
• Clare Bennet, Lives. Almost shoots Peter but chickens out.
• D.L. Hawkins, almost dies, but Mohinder finds him and helps him get medical attention.
• Hiro Nakamura, manages to kill or seriously ingure Sylar and is knocked back in time to 17th century Japan between an army of samurai and a lone man on horseback with a flag bearing the symbol. My theory is that Hiro is about to meet Takezo Kensei
• Matt Parkman, in serious care after he shot Sylar and Sylar used his telekenetic powers to shoot the bullets back at him.
• Nathan Petrelli, died flying his brother out of New York so he wouldn't kill it. He is now an okay guy, if still dead.
• Peter Petrelli, He explodes, but because he has Clare's healing abbility I don't think we should consider him dead just yet
• Micah Sanders, Lives and is safe with his parents Niki and D.L.
• Niki Sanders, Lives. Turns out she had the superstrength all along. Jessica is still there.
• Sylar, Hiro stabs him with a sword, but he may have survived and crawled into the sewer.
• Mohinder Suresh, Lives.

Alright, so I've got that settled in my mind, which is the only reason I wrote this. And that's all I've got to say.

The Heat

It's so friking hot outside. I was walking to co-op today and when I got there I was completely sweaty. I hate the heat and sweating and it feels like there is nothing I can do about it.

And while I'm on the subject of things I have no control over, the feature article is due on the 18th and I'd say I'm only half finished. I talked it over with my EA and she was all like "Get it done. Get it done now!" It was freaking me out. That and I was completely tired because I havn't had a descent sleep in days. I feel completely run out and I need to get out of town for awhile and relax.

On a lighter note, When Rabbit Howls by Truddi Chase is at the library. I wanted to read that novel after Grant Morrison said it was the inspiration for the character Crazy Jane in his run of Doom Patrol, which from what I've read of the other Doom Patrol runs is the only one that matters.

Writers Blockage

I'm worried about my novel. I've been working on it and my mind just seems to stop. I'm having different ideas on how the novel should actually go. I want to keep it withing 300-400 pages, but it seems to be getting more complicated in my mind. More characters want in on it and I don't think that's how my first novel should work.
That, and I'm worried that the world isn't developed enough. I know that America is know Greater America and encompasses Canada and Mexico, and a bit of the South America and the Caribbean probably. I know that it's run by a multinational corporation that runs the pseudo-fascist dictatorship. I know that a derivative of heroin is know legal. I know that Greater America is in an economical war with a United Middle-East and India for world domination. I know that Christian Fundamentalism has evolved into Christian Terrorism, I just don't know how this all ends up. I also know that one of the characters talks in a form of slang that should sound somewhat like a mix of Japanes refrences and whatever they speak on the streets, I should be able to find the stuff on the internet. I'm just really worried about how it's all going to end up. I want to get the world done so I can get the novel going and hopefully get it finished by summer, or at least the first part.
Also, my Family 48 series has grown completely out of control. I'm adding in to many characters and it's getting to long. I'm thinking about either splitting it into several different books with little relation to each other. I'm still going to do something about the 60's, but it won't have much to do with the Otherworld America I've created, and Jack Blackwright's story will probubly become completely different.
Alright, I'm going to split up the ideas, explaining them as best I can without making the plot so similar that someone will steal them.

1. The 1960's Commune Thing, This I see as a really long book. It would envolve the conflict of Sophia and Yazan alot and would take place in a sort of commune, at the moment around San Fransisco.
2. Other America, This could work as alot of novels. The basic premis is that there is another America behind the one we all know inhabited by magical beings and stuff like that. Pretty odvious I imagine, but I think I could work a few novels into it.
   
3. The Howler Novel(s), The Howler family are a bunch of people of African-American and Native American ancestory who are the most powerful sorcerers in America. Their leader is the semi-Immortal giant, Grandpa Howler. There is alot of things I'd like to do with these guys, since they sound really interesting to me. I could probubly use them to tie the 1960's novel and Other America together.
   
4. Jack Blackwright, I really like this character and he didn't really do much in the 1960's story so I'm working him into his own series that went on more or less around the same time, but will most likely be more European based. I may also work the London stories into this. The basic feel should be what the Da Vinci Code would be like if the focus was on the Bloodline of Christ, instead of the people trying to figure it out.
   
5. The Second Coming of Christ, If your familiar with Christianity then you have an idea of what this is about. If your familiar with me, it will envolve tributes to "Easy Rider."
6. Ar Ehdo's Story, I just can't not write a novel (or series of novels) about an immortal who has wittnessed events in human history we don't even know about. Bits of it would be wrote as an autobiography Ar Ehdo wrote during the Eighteenth Century.
   
7. The Nyzadi Stories, based on the original Naos stories. This will add the science fiction element, by way of Robert Morning Sky. Also ties into the Last Dance Revolution, but how? I know, but I'm not telling you guys. Steph will know. Oh, and it will probubly have something to do with the Kennedy Assassination.
   
8. The Apocalypse Novel, I just want to write something about the end times.

Let's see, that's 13 novels to 18 novels and 1 book of short stories, all relativly in the same series. Off course, I believe that all my books are really part of the same series. I'm also thinking about writing in a novel within the novels using the Major Arcana of the Tarot deck as inspiration. I think writing this has been alot of help to me. I'd appreciate any feedback. I'd also appreciate to know if you believe I should repost this on DeviantArt, to see if they think it would be a good idea to post up there.

It's like "The Protocols of the Elders of Zion" for the 21st Century!

Found this on a link on Neil Gaiman's blog (he's got all the good links. Even if you don't like his work, you should link to it because you can find out all kinds of cool stuff). Anyway, I found this and it make me laugh and scare me at the same time. Apparently, the Utah Conservative party believes that illegal immagrints are working for Satan. Apparently it has something to do with destroying national borders, which means I am in leauge with Satan.

Pictures that Clare sent me

Hey, remember when I told you about that friend I made at the Co-op. Well we were just chatting on MSN and she sent me some pictures of the day. Here they are. And in case you were wondering, her name is Clare. She's not in any of them.

Rudy Guiliani hates Ferrets

Hey, Look what I found on the internet. Crazy politician guy dosn't like ferrets. It's hilarious.

http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/02/audio_rudy_giul.html

Homework monsters eating me alive

1. Feature Article on Aspergers Syndrome and the Workplace, due May 18
2. Essay on antiwar movements
3. Final project for Co-op, due May 18

This is what I have for homework. Looking at it makes me feel like everything is coming apart. I feel like something is attacking me and I'm a great big stupid slug who can't get out of the way. And to top it all off I am really, really sweaty and uncomfortable. Sigh, I'm just going to go upstairs and watch TV. Just wanted to vent.