So it’s the first of a new month, and to keep up
with my resolutions, I’m going to share my progress thus far. The plan is to
continue doing so for the rest of the year. Here we go.
Poems
Written: 31/31
Overall, a success, although not every poem was
brilliant, of course. A lot of opportunities for editing, and just a few duds. And
I’m very proud to say, no haikus. If you’re wondering where I get so many poem
ideas from, let me just say that 10 out of the 31 poems were related to my
novel (usually written from the point of view of a character), another 10 were
about writing in general, and one was about cleaning my apartment. You work
with what you got.
Movies
Watched: 9
This goal isn’t that hard, especially when I work
nights and have the whole day to myself with digital cable on demand. Most of
the movies I watched were ones that I was only mildly interested in, but were
free.
Favorite Movie: I can’t decide between Sherlock
Holmes: Game of Shadows and My Week with Marilyn. Loved both for very different
reasons. I’m also not that good at movie reviewing. We’ll work on that.
Least Favorite Movie: Letters to Juliet. The most
predictable load of crap I’ve ever seen. It’s one of those movies where you
think the trailer gives away pretty much everything. Well, it did. Not a single
surprise, and it wasn’t even heartwarming or mildly amusing.
Books Read:
2
Yes, I know, it’s pathetic. Especially because I should
be reading 8 or 9 books to keep up with my goal of 100 for the year.
Favorite Book: Dream Boy by Jim Grimsley. What can
I say, I knew about halfway through that this book would break my heart and it
did. It brought me to tears; I wanted to throw it against the wall and I
screamed at it once.
It wouldn’t really be fair to call my only other book
my “least favorite,” so I’ll save this title for next month. I hope.
Notes:
While I haven’t gotten anywhere on the whole
getting published track, it should be said that my drive to write has seriously
increased in the last few weeks. I’m hoping for more chapters and hopefully at
least one short story in the next month.
Year Totals:
Poems: 31/366
Books: 2/100
Movies: 9/100