jo - Dream Devourer

Weekly Update

Here’s another (almost akhem) weekly update. Not much this week, since I didn’t read many long essays and I’m trying to keep the kitty videos contained to social media ;) Beautiful photography The article is a nice introduction with some descriptions of

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Weekly Digest

Inspired by the Tim Ferris’ 5-Bullet Friday emails, and the fact that not all my friends are on social media, and that sometimes interesting things just get lost in the noise (even when it’s you looking for something you yourself posted earlier…) I’

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How We Listen to the Music We Love

This wasn’t what I planned on writing about today… But since I’ve updated my gaming machine the other day (Goodbye Vista! – yeah, I was surprised too, to see it was still running that…) I’ve been doing a little bit of clean

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Another Year Gone By

Another one of those, everyone is doing it, so should you things – the revision of the year behind us and the planning (including the obligatory New Year’s resolutions) for

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FaNoWriMo - Update 5

With November (and NaNoWriMo) finished it’s time for the final update. Day 25 Blogs: 397 Fiction: 778 Total: 31,646 (1175) Day 26 Blogs: 608 Fiction: 473 Total: 32,

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FaNoWriMo - Update 4

Sometimes I don’t really know where the time goes. Another week’s gone by and my word count seems stuck in place. Day 18 Blogs: 701 Total: 22,984

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FaNoWriMo - Update 3

Here comes another update… drumroll Day 9 ****Blogs: 325 Fiction: 1267 Other: 1778 Total: 11,769 (3370) Day 10 Blogs (and forum posts): 445 + 923 + 995 (2363) Fiction: 690 Total:

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FaNoWriMo - Update 2

Time for another update. All the way till day 8 today and I have to say, if I were to go with the daily target I’d be lagging behind.

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FaNoWriMo - Update 1

Here’s the update on my “FakeNovelWritingMonth”. Don’t think these will be daily, but I keep track of my wordcount on a daily basis. Day 1 Blogs: 433 Total:

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NaNoWriMo Time

It’s that time of the year again. Beginning of November, the time when most writers, especially the aspiring kind, get excited and plunge deep into writing. It’s like

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Wicked at 30

Some people dread the big 30. Personally I had a few brief moments of doubt before my birthday over the last few months, but nothing too panicky. The day finally

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The End - 30DB #31

Finally, the last day of the month. Almost fitting that the last day will be number 31 for a 30 day blogging challenge… I must say I hoped I would enjoy the writing more. It made me realize that in fact I should be

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Random Ramblings - 30DB #30

Struggling to find a topic today. I have a few backups Why I love my Win8 What the heck is a phablet What makes an engaging post (not really this one…) Daily word counts However for most of these I have a specific idea

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I Have Been Summoned - 30DB #29

Today when I checked my letterbox in the afternoon I had a surprise waiting for me. At first I though it was more tax related paperwork, then for a brief panic moment I though I’ve been sued, to finally realize it was a

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DIY Plumbing - 30DB #28

This Sunday together with my partner we spent a good several hours dismantling our kitchen sink and trying to clean out a blockage that has gotten so bad that the sink would look more like a swimming pool the moment the tap was run.

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The Old School Entertainment - 30DB #27

In some respects I’m a bit old fashioned. One of the things this includes is my favourite pastime – playing table top role-playing games. Never understood the fun of sitting over alcohol in a pub too loud to hear your own thoughts let alone

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Django Unchained Review - 30DB #26

The moment I saw the trailer for Django, I knew I wanted to see this in the cinema. I love most of Quentin Tarantino’s movies and how outrageous, silly, and action packed they are. And the movie didn’t disappoint. I was actually

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The Reader Writer Dilemma - 30DB #25

So I read this book today, I couldn’t put the thing down. The main character was annoying at points, there were things that should have been obvious to various characters, some of them behaved in stupid ways, some things about the world didn’

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Sick Excuses - 30DB #24

I must have caught something between a cold and a flu, as I’ve been feeling like a zombie hit by a bus for the last few days. It does not help meeting blogging deadlines… Usually when I feel off, on most days I’

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Why Use Pen Names - 30DB #23

When it comes to writing pen names are often a hot topic. Some people see them as dishonest, others as a necessity. I did spend quite a bit of time thinking about the issue and whether to use a pen name myself or not.

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We Don't Need to Be Best Friends - 30DB #22

Today’s topic might be a bit controversial… I want to talk about asking for favours, especially from people you might not be close to any more. I always found it strange that some people think they need to keep up a relationship with

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Tesla Museum Gift - 30DB #21

Yay! My reword from the Tesla Museum Indiegogo project came through :)

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The Mandatory Snow Related Post - 30DB #20

Found this in the park. Does stand out next to your run of the mill snowman :)

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Finding Your Edge - 30DB #19

Recently I’ve gotten a bit tired of the cliche advice for wannabe freelancers/entrepreneurs. Every one screams, follow your passion and everything else will just fall into place. Yeah, sometimes that works, especially if your passion lends itself well to monetization, but it’

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Don't Starve - 30DB #18

It’s been a while since a game pulled me in so quickly. “Don’t Starve” is a little survival game with a quirky graphics style. It’s cute, it’