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5 characters that everyone has written

You have written every single one of these characters at least once. Don't deny it.

1. The Favorite Secondary

You totally fangirl over this character. They are your child. Too bad they aren't your main character. You'll have to kill them because they're too perfect for this world.

2. That One Character Who is the Opposite MBTI Type as You

Why is my main character for my NaNoWriMo novel an ISTJ? How did this happen? How is it so easy to get inside her head when our cognitive functions have an opposite stacking? One of life'a greatest mysteries.

3. That One Character Who Totally Isn't a Self-Insert

No, she just happens to be an ENFP who looks like me but better and everyone loves. Obviously.

4. The One You Forgot About

Halfway through the novel you realize you haven't mentioned this one character since Chapter 3. Shoot. You now either have to kill them or make them do something awesome. Or both.

5. The Stereotype

Either an outgoing blond character or a quiet dark haired character. Don't act like you don't have one.


Now that you've realized that I know all of your darkest secrets, go out and make more original characters!

Why is writing a blog post so monumentally hard for me?

Really? Why can't i stick to a posting schedule? Why can't i ever think of anything interesting to write? Why is life so hard? Why am i more interesting in crying over fake people than in writing stuff for real people? Why am i a cat? Why do chocolate chip cookies taste so much better when you put walnuts in them? Why are INFPs so inescribably adorable? Why am i letting my salmon go cold so i can write a blog post that will inevitably not be followed by another one for months?

General Observations About the Planet

• The kind of people who dislike cats are also the kind of people who watch the movie but don't read the book.
• The kind of perfume people wear often reflects their personalities.
• One's favorite color actually has no insights into your personality at all.
• Kids' shows/movies are infinitely better than the kind for older people.
• Pets are great listeners when it comes to talking about your problems.
• Non-fatal food allergies are easily ignored when you consider how good the food tastes.
• Scented candles make everything 434578% better.
• The most painful experiences in life are childbirth, breaking a bone, and stepping on a lego...in that order.
• Comic Sans is an insult to the universe's intelligence.
• Cats are much smarter than humans.
• IXFXs are fantastic snugglers, INFJs have the most random thoughts, and INTJs are hilarious.
• Disney is one of God's greatest gifts to the world.
• Jamming out to your music on headphones is so incredibly cathartic.

You know that feeling...

...when you read something you wrote when you were 12? When you look at the awkward emails you sent as a socially inept 13-year-old? When you see the weird poses you did when you were 7, immortalized in a photo album.

We all know that feeling. The feeling of complete and total humiliation for your past self over what you thought was hilarious or cute. The shame over your complete lack of skill in writing even basic sentences. The embarrassment that you were so tactless and awkward and the wish to go back in time and throat-punch your past self.

It's so overwhelming and terrible that you drop your face into your hands and groan loudly. You bang your face on a desk or wall until you accidentally bruise your forehead and feel even more embarrassed. You cringe until you collapse. You wrap your blanket around your entire body and declare yourself to be a burrito of shame.

The worse part of this is that it never stops happening. You don't stop doing stuff you'll later find humiliating whenever you reach a certain age. It will keep happening for your whole life, hounding you with terrible grammar, awkward poses, and dumb jokes. (Mom just told me that she learned to laugh it off...but I'm ignoring that for the sake of my rant.) You will never erase the memory of that one stupid thing you said to your friend Emily that you thought was so funny as a 9 year old. You will never be able to erase the image of your 6-year-old self with your arms dramatically held out for a picture. The embarrassment will follow you everywhere.

You will never escape the cringing.

Success!

I figured out how to change the background color on my posts to white (it involved a lot of CSS, HTML, and time.)

New Name and Template

I decided to re-rename my blog. I thought for awhile and eventually decided on Reverie, a French word meaning "daydream." In English vernacular, it means a state of being lost in one's thoughts.

Also, my blog is currently under construction. I can't for the life of me figure out how to change the color of my post background. If anyone knows how, please let me know...I've tried everything. >.<