So today is the first day since NaNoWriMo started that I have not only been caught up, but have surpassed my need of 1,667 words for the day! I am really excited and proud of myself at the moment. It is also the first time that I've truly felt that this goal, 50,000 words, a novel in a month, is tangible. I really think I can do this, and am even looking forward to editing my story when I am done writing it because, even in these early drafting stages, I am proud of it!

Good luck to all of those who are participating in NaNoWriMo! And to those who are not, it isn't too late to join!

Total word count: 11, 426

Okay. So I think I am going to attempt the impossible. Or at least the improbable. If you don't know what NaNoWriMo is, you can read up all about it [here]. You have to write 50,000 words in 1 month, from November 1st to the 30th. Truthfully, I am kind of scared at the result. I know that I have very limited time as it is, but I really want to start getting some major work done with writing. Also, whoever happens to be reading this, you should sign up too! The link is [here]. Add me, I am webofdreams89, as usual. And good luck!

Current word count: 0 (hasn't started yet!)

Two unrelated, but otherwise intersting/fun things I found on the internet today:

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2. [link]

Honestly, the title of the journal explains it all. I am outraged. Yesterday, when I was browsing dA I found a deviation that I liked and clicked on. After also clicking on the author's page, I saw that they had a stamp on their page that I was horribly offended by. I was considering linking it on my journal for everyone to see, but I would rather not because I think that it would be giving the artist too much credit. Anyway, the stamp said something like: "It isn't rape if you yell surprise!" or something along those lines. And then the author justified posting it by saying that it is on t-shirts therefore it is okay and that it is simple entertainment and 'funny.'

As someone who as lived through rape, I couldn't think of a single thing that I found funny about it. I was so offended that I wanted to rant on their deviation, but after reading the deviant's responses to others who share my opinion and did comment, I realized the deviant was getting off on the negative reaction to the stamp and didn't want to give her the satisfaction of knowing she/he had gotten to another person. It was really hard reading some of the positive comments he/she was getting for creating such a 'funny' stamp. Is it really all that much to ask to think of other human beings for once? Is it really all that much to ask to extend genuine common courtesy?

It just really galls me than anyone under any circumstances could or would ever say that rape is okay under any circumstances or for any reason. She actually equated the act itself as to being the same thing as being upset about someone poking her in the arm and said that rape is only bad because society tells us that it is. Clearly, this person is very ignorant and will never truly what it feels like.

I think that it is just horrible that anyone would promote such a degrading and horrific act that takes so much from the victim. I just can't believe people sometimes.

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I know that this is something that has been debated since, frankly, the beginning of fucking time, essentially. It is a theme that shows up everywhere: literature, film, television, videogames, sports, church. It is something we encounter every single day and I am sure it isn't too presumptuous of me to say that it is something we have all thought about from time to time no matter what side we think ourselves to align with.

More or less, my general question is, to you, what makes a person good and what makes a person evil? Do your actions literally speak louder than you words? Can a person who merely thinks evil thoughts but never actually acts upon them be considered evil, or do they fall somewhere in the vast expanse of gray that lies between the two? Can a person who has done bad things with good intentions be considered a good person? Or could they be considered a good person by society's standards if they take a life for another? Or could someone who isn't sound of mine be considered evil if they do something wrong? And how does revenge and justice factor in?

I don't know, I am just curious to see what other people think. Also, what are your favorite good vs. evil themed movies, books, stores, etc.