Well, we made it: 55,175 words in 30 days, between 6 people. NaNoWriMo was fun, and our collaborative novel isn't too bad, actually. I can't believe that some people do that much all by themselves - there was someone here in town that did over 100,000 all by herself. Insane. Once we proofread, edit a few items, insert a little artwork, pick an official book title, and wrap up a few minor loose ends, the book will be finished and ready for print. We're now officially authors and writers! =)

Two things I've learned from all this: 1) you don't need a plot in order to write a book, or even an inkling of anything you want to say in advance - just pick a character and start writing, and the character will end up telling you what happens; 2) anything Google touches, sucks! Blogger and Google Groups both sucked this month, and made it very difficult to work on the novel. (Of course they are free, however, so you get what you pay for.) Boo, hiss... =(

I haven't even thought about Neopets for so long, that when I logged in this morning, all my pets were dying (again - it routinely happens if you don't feed them for awhile), and the site had undergone some interesting cosmetic restructuring and improvements. I don't like the large topmost banner advertising, of course, but for the most part the rest of the improvements are just that - an improvement.

Saw a hilarious quote online today (unattributed): "Genius may have its limitations, but studipity is not thus handicapped." Funny stuff!