Panera Bread robots are taking over the world
Posted in Random, Writing on 11/01/2008 03:43 pm by Elizabeth KayleneRight now it feels as if every molecule in my body is aching. My arms are feeling better but now my legs have that same toothachey radiating pain. It’s kind of hard to concentrate on writing like this.
I attended my very first NaNoWriMo write-in today, at a local Panera Bread. I’ve come to the conclusion that everyone who works here is a robot. They are abnormally polite and even the way they speak is odd. They’re just so proper and… weird. Dexter, the guy who was sitting across from me during the two hours I was writing, thought the same thing.
Anyway, when I first walked in I was really nervous. I’ve never purposefully gone to a place to meet with strangers before. Everyone was really nice though, and even though I can’t remember any of their names — sorry, guys — I had a good time writing with them. They didn’t seem to mind that I am officially a NaNo-dropout, even though I barely got any real writing done. In the whole two hours I was supposed to be writing, I wrote five paragraphs. The aching is starting to come back, too, so I think I’m done for the day.
I emailed Professor H. with a synopsis of the block I’ve hit (I’ve been writing chapters for a different character instead of continuing with the rest of the novel because I’m stuck). Hopefully he can help me out.
Well, I am off to go get some things at Wal-Mart and maybe some things at Michael’s (the craft store, not my boyfriend) as well. I’ll update with something better later, if it’s physically possible. ):
11/01/2008 at 5:40 pm
What’s with the body aches? And there you were still in it to write. Atta girl. I always think to head to the local Panera Bread to write. I think I should, I’m always distracted here at home. I just need to take my laptop, grab a meal, and write. Besides, it’s the “romantic”, aspiring writer thing to do.
Writing with other writers huh? That’s cool. I should get my butt in gear and write again. I think a “support” group would help. I’m in a college town after all, I’m sure I could find some writers.
Write on!
11/02/2008 at 4:35 pm
@Ted: It was definitely helpful, even though we also did a lot of talking!
11/03/2008 at 12:51 am
Oh I’m sure there was plenty talking and plenty to talk about. Very cool though. I trust the rest of your weekend went well. What are your plans for the week? I have to get back to the grind. I’d taken last week off. I just stayed in the area though; I needed to just decompress. I’d been juggling a lot for the last few weeks and found myself in a nice rut. Anyway, I guess this is a bit more than a comment huh? Ha! Have a good week. I’ll check in regularly. (=-
11/03/2008 at 9:41 pm
@Ted: I had a pretty good weekend. How was yours? I’m actually off to go post about this weekend a little. I’ve been putting it off.
I’ll have to check your blog out sometime when I’m not so busy! I hope you were able to wind down and sort things out. Have a nice week and thanks for stopping by. (: