NaNoWriMo, Scott Pilgrim, Astrid's New Clothes, & New Idea

I'm very pleased with my progress for NaNoWriMo. I'm a little concerned about the quality of it, but at this point I'm just using any new ideas to up my word count. There's legitimately some cool moments and all the major plot points are there, but...this book is going to have to be majorly reworked. Which may just be how I write, I don't know. Anyway. I'm less than a day behind and I plan on catching up tonight (after I write hundreds of words on my blog. SIGH.) I really like Mae, I detest the villain, and I love the imagery of it all.

So there's this great movie that I think is becoming a sleeper hit. We borrowed it and just received a copy of it from a friend and we've watched it twice in one week, with plans to watch it at Thanksgiving with Stu's family. Yes, I am totally talking about Scott Pilgrim vs. The World! It's based on a manga (and I guess stays pretty true to the story from what I heard) and if there was ever a movie just for our generation...well, this is it.

1. The band Scott is in has an AWESOME name. It's just fun to say.
2. The music is amazing.
3. Michael Cera and Mae Whitman (Arrested Development), plus Jason Schwartzman and Brandon Routh.
4. Unique characters/movie quirks (the Universal intro - BRILLIANT!)
5. A surprisingly deep and beautiful moral about self-respect and relationships

Any time you want to watch it, let me know.

I haven't been able to get my sewing machine and stuff to the house yet (next week!), so I decided to do some handsewing (which I am horrible at, but I've got to practice) and make a new outfit for my teddy bear, Astrid. I made her a brown corduroy skirt out of a pair of pants that I don't wear anymore, and I took some of Stu's shorts and made her a little shirt. Then I knitted her a little scarf. She looks very cute. I think she needs some slippers and a hat, though. Hmmm...

I'm thinking I will try a jacket and some shorts next. I like drafting patterns and the ones I already made weren't too shabby. :)

Also, I have a new idea for another book. Just a one-shot comedy about a girl who's visited by an angel while in the bathroom at her school (I know. It's weird. But that's me.). She is basically given special powers and told to use them for good. For a little one-shot full of silly stuff, I think there's a lot of theological potential there (comparisons to Moses and the burning bush came to mind).

I love getting a new idea. I think it over and over and slowly build around it, getting the first sentence and scene in my head and then I scribble it down and think about possible things to connect the story together.

Anyway. That's all I've got. Now I need to go finish up my NaNo word count for today.