Ready. Set. Write! Week 7

1. How I did on last weeks goals:
In my "revising" story I got a little more than my planned 2000. But in WIP story I only wrote about 500 words.

2. My goals for this week:
I'm not going to assign any certain number because I'm currently on vacation, but I just want to write whenever I can.

3. Favorite line from my story:

Anna spoke up, irritated that her mother was so cruel. “Social gaps do not mean gaps within compassion, mother, or understanding. Sometimes the difference is in the people, not in their social status perhaps that is what Ezra meant.”

4. Biggest challenge I face:
Kicking off vacation, babysitting, and getting sick was time consuming, it all left me without much time to write.

5. My favorite part about my WIP:
I'm getting somewhere again! I don't feel as stuck as I did before and it's a really good feeling.

How did your week of writing go?

Time Travel

Sadly there are no time machines, but as I was walking through The French Quarter in New Orleans I didn't feel like I needed one. It was amazing how the buildings could still look dated but have a modern edge to them. (The modern edge being air conditioning and a fresh coat of paint.) Walking through The French Quarter is the closest thing to time travel I will ever get. Awe the beauty of walking through history. It's ssssooooo much better than walking through a museum because you don't have to stop and read another card about why that pen is significant to history. No you are walking through history and you can listen to the stories people know about certain buildings. You can touch things! Granted it's a brick wall, but usually you don't get to touch things in museums.

The shops some of them look old and have that vintage vibe that makes you think about what it would be like to live in that time period. However some of the shops are just plain stores that have hats in them...but some of them are the Voodoo shops. Scary I know, but so tempting. I had to drag my family into some after my dad's speech, "You don't mess with Voodoo." (Modified version.) Those shops are really fun, and they smell good which is a plus side because some parts of the city reek of rotting garbage. The French Market is awesome. I have to say that I was tempted into getting a mask and it is cute. I did want a Voodoo doll but my request was denied. Maybe I will get a Voodoo doll on Tuesday... Or an old feather pen with a cup of ink! Nerdy I know, but so cool!

I love the old timey feeling I get when I write with a calligraphy pen I can't imagine having to dip my pen into ink! That feeling is like time travel. It makes you think more about how things were and what you would have done. Speaking of which tomorrow we will be going on a swamp tour and a plantation house tour. Walking through the plantation house will take me back to the past. I'm sure I will cringe when I see the bowl that they would keep under there bed as a toilet. I always do. In that case I am glad we don't have time travel machines because I don't think I could hover over a pot in the middle of the night.

Vacation 2013 day 2

Louisiana

I think a lot of things are amazing. It's true. But as we were driving down to New Orleans I actually peeled my eyes away from my laptop and looked out the window to see that we were on a bridge. Okay I know it doesn't sound very exciting, but the bridge had to go on for miles. That is amazing. It is I know. If you think about how long it would take to build a bridge that would go on for miles it wows you even more. Not only did the bridges go on for miles and miles but there were houses below us. Houses that could rise if the water rose. It is definitely nothing I've ever seen before so my mind is blown. I wish I took pictures, but it was too mesmerizing for me to even think about taking a picture. :(

Vacation 2013

Duck Dynasty

I love the show Duck Dynasty and I am lucky enough that we are in the area for our family vacation as we make our way down to New Orleans. So tomorrow we will be driving to Duck Commander. Which is one of the highlights of our family vacation this year. And if I might add, I think it's a pretty good highlight.
Duck Dynasty is hilarious and well...it's just so funny (not to mention it doesn't have any foul language which is hard to find these days).Occasionally my brother will walk up to me and quote Si, so going here for vacation is a big deal.
I'm stoked. I think we are all stoked. It will be even more amazing if we just so happen to meet Si or Willy. Miracles can happen right?