La Bene Vita

Saturday

Reach 300 students at MTMS   by 12/31/11.
Ask me again in June. Ooh! Ooh! But I've been doing some research on billboards. I know you're dying of curiosity. My initial quote was $700/month with free installation for a six-month commitment. Yeah, so, I have my marketing guy (LOVE him!!) doing some research to see if that's competitive. He doesn't think it is. They never are on the first go-around.

I know what you're thinking, and you're right. Advertising is crazy stupid expensive. You should see what a quarter-page ad in those freebie newspapers they toss in your driveway and those pennysaver circulars in your mailbox cost.

Reading: One book per week.
Seriously, I read for like five straight hours yesterday. It's all I did all day, besides put the dishes away and wash two loads of laundry. It was almost too much reading, because I felt like I'd wasted the day, except that the book is so damn good. I've mentioned pacing, but you know what else I like about Meyer's style? She is clearly a good planner. You know how I feel about planning. SPOILER ALERT: Even though it's no longer possible, I'm still Team Jacob. At this point, I'd rather be Nessie than Bella.

Writing:
(1) Blog at MT.com   by the end of Wednesday: Goal met.
(2) 30 minutes of daily freestyle writing: Yeppers. I spent some time capturing inspiration, and I'm starting to get better at it again. Alas, meanwhile, my guitar skills are slipping. Ce la vie. You can't do everything.

More analysis about the Taylor Swift songs: They capture moments in time rather than generic ongoing emotions. Character, plot, setting. Action language. Show, don't tell. It's making me curious. I'd like to analyze a whole bunch of other songwriters for similar trends.

Count points:
Morning weigh-in: 165.0
Yesterday's points: 34.5 - Not great, but still in control.