Posted in Books I Love, Creativity, Drawing Challenge, Humor, Just for fun, Movies, Promoting Friends, tagged drawing challenge, Harry Potter, The Hunger Games, Twilight on August 19, 2012| 5 Comments »
This one was a little unclear. Don and I discussed whether or not this challenge meant our favorite comic book character, favorite comic/comedian, or that we had to make one up ourselves. I needed a good laugh, so I chose door #3. To honor the release of The Hunger Games on DVD this week, here’s a bit of bad drawing and even worse poetry. You’re welcome. (Click on the pic to enlarge.)
I think my kids have dropped out of the challenge.
Go give some blog love to my friends over at:
Posted in Creativity, Drawing Challenge, Joy in the Journey, Just for fun, Promoting Friends, Writing, tagged The Locket, Time Traveling Coffers, WolfSinger Publications on August 18, 2012| 3 Comments »
I have adamantly described myself as a nonfiction writer, but back in May, a friend challenged me to branch out and write (and submit) my first short story ever. I am honored that it was chosen to be published in a Science Fiction/Fantasy anthology due out this October. My story is titled The Locket and will appear as the second of twelve stories in the book Time Traveling Coffers edited by Dana Bell. It is being published by micro-press, WolfSinger Publications. I’ll post a link when the website for the book is up and running.
I had so much fun getting to know my characters and developing the story that I got a little carried away and had trouble cutting it back to the required word count of 6,000 words. Though the short story is completed, I am now working on the full length novel which will have a different title.
This is a time travel story about Remi, an eighteen year old girl who with the help of a locket, learns the truth about her unique heritage.
My name is Nikalas Nowell, and I write fiction. 🙂
Stop by and celebrate with my other friends taking the drawing challenge:
Don at Expatriatism
Zoe at Welcome to Zoe’s World
Max at The Hero Chronicles
Freebie at Free To Be Too Much
Girl at GirlyGeeky
Posted in Creativity, Drawing Challenge, Free to be me, Joy in the Journey, Just for fun, Marriage, Music, Promoting Friends, thinking things through, tagged Nebraska, York, York College on August 17, 2012| 6 Comments »
My life has been a series of turning points, so it took me awhile to decide what the biggest one has been so far. I slowly traced who I am and my current life back to its inception at York College. I was seventeen when I received my acceptance and scholarship letters. They were the apex of my dismal senior year. I counted the days until my friend Erin’s parents pulled into my driveway and loaded up my life for the long drive to York, Nebraska. I wasn’t able to look back for a long time.
I quickly made friends, double pierced my ears as a sign of independence, immersed myself in college life, boys, music, and…oh yeah, my studies. I met men and women who shaped and challenged me. I fell in and out of love. I formed friendships that have endured to this day. I played fast pitch softball with an amazing team of girls. I sang my heart out and performed in plays with some of my favorite people on campus. I stayed up half the night playing cards. I skipped chapel as many times as allowed without serious repercussions. I served on the Student Council and as a social club president. I perfected the egg burger with cheese during my work-study in the student center. I discovered there was more to my faith than what I had preached at me as a child. I worked hard and played hard. Then I met and married my amazing husband.
I wasn’t born at York College, but that is where I came to life. I honor that here with my drawing of the big water tower that passersby see on their way to Lincoln or Grand Island on Interstate 80. Oh how I love that landmark. 🙂
My kids are still deciding what their turning points are, but go read the nostalgic turning points of my friends:
Don at Expatriatism
Freebie at Free To Be Too Much
Girl at GirlyGeeky
Posted in Creativity, Drawing Challenge, Just for fun, Promoting Friends, tagged gummy worms, Lindt chocolate on August 16, 2012| 6 Comments »
I love Lindor chocolate truffles and gummy worms.
Not together; that would just be gross.
Lindt was the man who invented “melting chocolate” and therefore one of my favorite men in history. 😉 If you have never tried one of these decadent truffles, you must! Dating back to 1845, history never tasted so good! Milk chocolate is my favorite, but they also come in dark, white, peanut butter, and other specialty flavors.
Though gummy bears originated in Germany in the 1920’s, the gummy worm was introduced to the world in 1981. Forget the sour powder. I like mine plain.
What is your favorite candy?
Don’t forget to hop over to my friend’s blogs to see what they drew:
Don at Expatriatism, Zoe at Welcome to Zoe’s World, Max at The Hero Chronicles, Freebie at Free To Be Too Much, Girl at GirlyGeeky
Posted in Drawing Challenge, Just for fun, Promoting Friends, T.V., tagged ALIAS, JJ Abrams on August 16, 2012| 2 Comments »
Originally I was thinking about current TV shows which would make my favorite Dr. Who or Phineas and Ferb. Then Don posted about Star Trek: The Next Generation and I realized I was limiting myself. Favorite TV show of all time? I don’t have just one. (Shocker.) I love Star Trek, Once Upon a Time, Grey’s Anatomy, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Battlestar Gallactica, Terra Nova, and many more. I’ll probably wake up in the middle of the night thinking of others I forgot to list.
I have this thing for one word title shows. LOST, Firefly, Smallville, Psych, Roswell, and my all time favorite…
I’ve watched all 5 seasons twice and I’ll still watch reruns if I happen to catch them. It ran from 2001-2006 and starred Jennifer Garner, as kick-butt international spy, Sydney Bristow. Recruited out of college, she was trained in espionage and self-defense.I loved all of her disguises and her relationships with her friends.
I think this was my first JJ Abrams show. I love his writing. He co-created LOST, and directed the 2009 Star Trek film. He has lots of credits to his name, and I’m very excited about his latest project, a show called Revolution airing in the U.S. in late September. The tagline: 15 years after the blackout…they will light the way. Can’t wait.
What’s your favorite TV Show?
Want to see what my challenge buddies chose?
Don at Expatriatism
Zoe at Welcome to Zoe’s World
Max at The Hero Chronicles
Freebie at Free To Be Too Much
Girl at GirlyGeeky
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