My life revolves around my novel

It's November 5th and I'm at 7,152.
Of course, I haven't started writing yet today.
I've just about run out of outline, and I'm having so much fun already. Sure, the characters haven't taken over my head yet, but my novel has already taken over my schedule. I'm a pretty busy person this week. It's Ruah week for household, I had an exam this morning, and I have to finish three papers by Tuesday. And so I'm here to answer the most common question I'm asked by those I tell about NaNoWriMo: "How do you find the time?"
I have time to do NaNoWriMo because it's so engrossing that I just make the time. In a normal month (i.e. not November) I spend a reasonable amount of time doing things that would classify as "chilling" - watching TV, crocheting, etc. Well, this month, all I care about is my novel, and so it's all I do in my free time. It's amazing how much writing can get done in even a little bit of free time.
Sometimes though you have to alternate between staying up late to make your novel a priority and forcing yourself to do schoolwork and using the novel as the reward.
Yeah. I just wanted to blog about NaNo, but I'm really sorry that this post is so dull. I sound like a preachy grade-schooler. It's only the 5th and already my inner editor has checked out.
Yeah. We'll see if blogging happens much this month. But at least you'll know why if I'm not blogging much. And you can follow my progress on...
nanowrimo.org
facebook
twitter
...and eventually here on my blog, if the word count widgets go live any time soon.
Bisous,
-RCS

Cell phone

Hey, y'all. Orientation week in Paris is going great! I've got a cell phone. So, if anyone would like to call me, is can be done at...
[stops and thinks for a change]
...a phone number that I can email you. Just let me know if you want it. I can also recieve texts for free and send them for 25 Euro cents. No reason to be out of touch!

French contact info

I've got my mailing address for France. Unfortunately, the homestay I'll be at this semester doesn't have internet, so we'll see how much I'm able to keep in touch in that way. But we'll see.
So, please send any snail mail to:

ISA Paris
Attn: Rebekah Schloeder
75, bis rue des plantes
75014 Paris, France

Love ya,
-Ganchi

Mailing Address in Rome

I've had some requests recently for my mailing address in Rome.
So, it's...

c/o Paolo Marroccu
Via Labicana, 80
00184 Rome, Italy

I will be in Rome from 20-31 Dec. So you know, it takes about a week for a letter to cross the Atlantic. Before that, I'm still at my host family in Madrid. See here.

Picasa Web Albums

All of my photos from Spain are now online to be seen. There is a link on the side of the page. -->

Enjoy!

Request

My dear friends and family,

I didn't bring my address book with me to Spain.

I'd love to be able to send you a postcard, but I need your address to do so.

So! Please email me your addresses or box numbers at school. My email address can be found on my blogger profile page.

I look forward to sending you mail!

A Tuesday Post

Sunday, I gave blood for the first time ever. I got kind of lightheaded, but I think I'll do it again some day. It was a good experience.

Monday, I opened and closed a bank account in the same day. Fortunately, it wasn't as awkward as it could have been, and the end result was ideal. (I got to keep my old bank account and ATM card, but get free checking.)

Today, I'm writing this blog post. But I'm also packing today. I'm trying to fit everything I need for ten months in Europe in one 44 lb suitcase and a backpack. (That could use a spare prayer or two). I'm leaving on Saturday morning at 8 am from LAX, flying through Dulles and Copenhagen, and arriving in Madrid Sunday at 12:30 pm. I will be sure to blog about the flight. (I kind of enjoy traveling.)

Today, I'm also posting the contact information for my host family in Madrid.

c/o Conchi Rodriquez Barahona
C/ Valderribas n°48, Escalera 1, 2°C
28007 Madrid, Spain

phone: 011 + 34 + 914 33 82 67

I hope to hear from you by letter, phone call, or email (or just by lowly blog comment) sometime this semester. Remember, if you write me, chances are better that I'll send you a postcard! :)
Also, don't forget that I'm on skype!

Until later, faithful reader,
-Rebekah

Skype excitement

Yep! I'm on skype now. (Well, as of earlier this week.)
So if you have skype (and maybe a microphone and webcam?) you can add me as a friend/buddy/whatever. My username is--you'll never guess--crochetgrl.
I look forward to videoconferencing with you over the next year.
-Rebekah

Brand new ways to keep up

Attention all faithful blog readers!
There is now a new way to subscribe to my blog.
If you want to be made aware of new updates to my blog, but don't want to, or don't know how to, go through all that business of feedreaders, then there is hope for you!
Simply enter your email address in the convenient box at the top of the left-hand column and my blog updates will automatically be sent to your email inbox as soon as they are published!

Please let me know how this works for you and if you encounter any problems. I hope you enjoy this convenient new feature, brought to you by feedburner.

-Rebekah

There may be a small delay

The internet hasn't been working in my room yet. Hopefully I can still get it fixed this evening, but if I don't, there may be a bit of a delay in my blog posting.

I have quite a lot to tell you all about my last few days at home, my flight troubles, and the new semester here. So, look forward to lots of good things to come!

For this post, though, here's my new room phone number:
740-283-4247
Please don't call the number I gave you last semester. That belongs to someone else now. I'll also change the number on the contact info post from last fall.

Hope to hear from you!
God bless,
-Rebekah

Maybe next time?

Not many people showed up for today's chat session. And I know it was terribly short notice.

So, how about another try sometime around my birthday? (that's Nov 19) maybe the Saturday before?

Anyway, hope to chat soon!

God bless,
-Rebekah

Let's get together!

On what could be called a whim, I added a chat room to my blog!

<--The link is on the sidebar.

So, in honor of fall break, anyone who is available is invited to a live chat this weekend. Come by on Saturday, November 3 at 1:00 pm EST (that's 10:00 am PST)

Just click the link on the sidebar when it's time. I don't think it works with Mozilla, but it does work with Internet Explorer. You may have to install Java. OK, see you then. I look forward to talking to all of you!

(Don't worry if you can't make it, we can have more appointments later.)

God bless,
-Rebekah

Correction

I just realized that way back in an earlier post, I accidentally gave my roommate's phone number instead of my own. I still got the voice-messages from Grandma and Uncle Steve, but only cause Sonya told me about them. Anyway, my number is:
(740) 283-4215
Please change that in your address books if you ever plan to call me. If not, then it's no big deal. :)
OK, God bless,
-Rebekah

Contact Information

Sorry about not updating for so long. The internet in the dorms isn't working. I've got a couple minutes here on the kiosk in the JC, so I'll post my contact info.

Phone: (740) 283-4247 (leave a voicemail if I'm not in)
[EDIT: this phone number has been changed for the Spring 2008 semester. Update your address books!]
Mail:
Rebekah Schloeder
Franciscan University of Steubenville
1235 University Blvd. #1234
Steubenville, OH 43952
(yes, my box number is 1234! cool, no?)

So write, call, email, whatever. I've been in contact for the past three weeks, so now I want to hear from you!

God bless,
-Rebekah

P.S. I'm canceling the redirect page.

EDIT: See this post for my contact info for the '09-'10 school year.

Flickr!

I've started a Flickr page! The link is on the left hand side, let me know what you think!
-Rebekah

Profile Update: email address

Everyone keeps asking for me to put my email address on my blog, so I finally got around to doing it. Look at my profile to the left. Under "contact" on the left of that page, click "Email." Hope to keep hearing from you!
-Rebekah