Feeling Better

• MSN Name: Christopher - Tired & Off To School
• Theme Song: "Unsung" - Vanessa Carlton
• Life Outlook: Good, but Sick

Hello world. I am currently at the University of Winnipeg, relaxing and waiting for my Intro Chemistry course to begin. I got here early rather then risk being late - don't know why. I think after yesterday I was eager to get out of the house. For anyone who didn't know I had a terrible head-cold yesterday...to the point that I called in sick. I'm feeling a hell of a lot better today - still in some pain, but not near death. It's a wonder what fourteen + hours of sleep will do for a guy. :-)

Winnipeg has been nominated as a city for the 2006 ACTDR convention (surprise surprise) and now I'm trying to support it. I had a blast helping Karen run the convention last year, and I honestly think Winnipeg would be a nice (Canadian) city to host the convention in. Plus I don't think I could afford to fly down to Florida. *Sniff* We shall have to see what happens next summer however - right now paying my classes and saving to move out are my priorities.

I am rather disappointed at the lack of any guesses as to what my new MSN title "Apnoeic Penguin Wraith" means. So far only one person has attempted, and failed miserably I might add. :-) Any other takers?

I think today I am just going to go home after class and rest. I only have Intro Chem today, so in theory I can be home by 11:30 and in bed before noon. That would be sweet. I'm still not feeling 100%, so the extra time to rest would be ideal. I start my writing challenge tomorrow (woot!) and need to be well rested for it. Hmmmm, I need a writing totem - any suggestions? (No, Viking Hats and Books stapled to my forehead are vetoed!)

For anyone who doesn't know what this challenge is - I have foolishly decided to attempt to write a 50,000 word novel in a 31 day time period. I begin at 12:00AM, Tuesday, September 13th, and must be completed by 11:59PM, Thursday, October 13th. This way, I can celebrate my joyous victory on my birthday, or celebrate my birthday in order to forget my tragic failure. A few friends have also agreed to participate in the challenge - and anyone else who wants to...well, let me know before midnight tonight! To see the contract I signed as part of the process, see this post: Form #A30/31/50K. I shall be doing regular updates here on my MSN about the challenge - but since much of my time will be spent attempting to spit out as many words as possible, I may not be doing regular updates here on my MSN Space.

So I suppose this will be my last major update for a month. My birthday is coming up soon, as is Thanksgiving and Halloween. School has started, fall is on it's way. Hmmmm, looks like I have an interesting month ahead of me. Wish me luck!