NaNoWriMo: I decided to go for it. Also Brian Greene and "The fabric of the Cosmos" tonight, on Nova

Yesterday, I wrote this:

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In the past, I've always used my NaNo novel to create a psychological buffer zone for myself. And now, the prospect of dealing with all that without the project that requires to write past word #35,000 is scaring me at the moment... scaring me quite a lot, actually.

So ... Should I, or shouldn't I?
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Well, yesterday, I posted this question/thought again on the Mudcat thread about it. And someone I know on there said she wished I'd join up so I could guide her through it...

So, with that little nudge, I decided to go for it -- only this time, I'm not expecting or planning to "win"... But just to have it as a thing.

The theme for The Art Garden this year is "Charms," and its deadline is November 12. So what I've decided is: to work on something for that today and tomorrow (a sonnet, maybe), and then use whatever key thought arise in that work as the starting point for my NaNovel.

So I will go do that now...

(after a snack and a pee, not necessarily in that order...)

Oh, and tonight on Nova, it's the start of a new series about emerging theories in quantum physics: dark energy, time travel, more parallel universes, etc., with Brian Greene. I can't remember my opinion of him, but I think I remember him being kinda cool (not as cool as Sagan or Feynman, but you have to take what you've got).