Epilogue: Every New Beginning Comes from Some Other Beginning's End

As is apparent by my lack of updates for, oh, nearly two years, the NaNoReMo experiment didn't exactly succeed. As always is the case, life happened, and the act of living got in the way.

Situations have changed since then, and I've decided to have another go at it. There are still things standing in my way, like my immense desire to sleep, but other circumstances have changed. Before I was sharing a house with two friends, four dogs, six cats, and a big screen television with HBO, Showtime and DVR. Now I'm living with my two cats in an apartment without cable, and a television that has recently decided not to turn on. I am still a full time student, which detracts from some free time, but I now work at a non-franchise coffee shop with a super chill owner who allows me to read during down times. It wasn't great to leave a job where I was surrounded by books, but more flexibility was needed to continue classes, and saving about an hour a day in commute was rather favorable as well.

With summer coming up, I seem to be afforded the opportunity to take on more luxury reading. Which is as good of a time as any to begin the challenge. I don't intend to start immediately, but plan to wait until the semester ends. I'll formally begin on Sunday, May 9, following the end of finals week. In the meantime I'll continue my normal habits and try to increase pace.

I haven't decided if I'll compile a formal list of titles to read, but any recommendations are always welcome.

Let the games begin!