The NaNoWriMo Spork Thread!

Let me tell you a story.

Once there was a King Spoon and a Queen Fork...

lastcrazyhorn: Oh, tell the real story!

Okay, so it all started with the invention of...

thegreatwhitewolf: That's a little more accurate, but yeah, tell the real story!

Oh, fine. It all starts with Lady scribbles, who for some reason decided that what she really needed to do was create a thread where people could come and cry about life, their novel and whatever else was happening.

herLilKB: Were there tissues?

Yes, herLilKB, there were tissues. And hugs. Comfort foods of the 'bring your own and share' variety, or BYOAS for short.

Nym: And do I get a woobie? Please please please please?

Yes, Nym, you get a woobie. For there were woobies, and sing alongs, and parodies. There was craziness and secret handshakes that weren't secret after all. And all of this became NaNoWriMo Tradition (tm)...

*scribbles clears throat*

Yes?

scribbles: You're forgetting the most important part.

Oh yes. See, we have a rule here. No matter what, you're always allowed to cry and get it out. Scream, stomp, bawl... get it out, have a tissue and then get hugged. Because we're supportive like that.

scribbles: ...well, not that that's unimportant, but what I was referring to is even more important than that and you're still forgetting it!

Am I?

scribbles: YES! *she holds up a thing that looks like a spoon, except it's kind of like a fork on the end* This!

...oh yeah, that.

*scribbles looks like she wants to scream*

ANYWAY. All of this was held together by the mystical, wonderful object known as...

*a drum rolls over the desert landscape, helpfully pushed by MoChi_Mayhem*

THE SPORK.

WE'RE BACK, PEOPLES!

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Some FAQs:

WHAT is a spork?

Simply: it's a fork + spoon. :-) Have an extensive look here (Wiki Warning!), complete with a picture of a TITANIUM spork.

WHY a spork?

The combined spoon-fork=spork is a versatile choice of weapon: Three--sometimes more/less-- points at the end offer great satisfication for those inclined to jab-jab-JAB-STAB-POKE! * their annoying writing entities.

Its wide concave surface is perfect for those moments when you take a deep breath, collect your pent up frustrations/anger/etc, and let it rip as you swing the wide part at your literary foes! WHAP! SMACK! FWAP!Inverted, the convex curve is also suitable for scooping or 'herding' the writing entities (or otherwise) where you want them.

And lastly, when holding spork, strong and true and proud, .. it's been reported that somehow-- someway-- people can't resist to smile.

WHAT is a woobie?

/wuob-EE/ From the Greek Woobinus. -noun. Plural: woobies.

Any sort of snuggly something that offers comfort during times of stress. Made famous in the 1983 movie "Mr. Mom" starring Michael Keaton and Teri Gar. Often refers to a blanket that a child cannot part with under any circumstances. [Origin: bee_girl]

WHAT is a postzilla?

Sometimes the Sporky Force is strong, and it moves sporkers to take a little time and effort to sit down and reply to a long list of sporkers before him/her in one massive sporktastic post. Not required, especially when you're trying to beat out a a 1.6K words daily, but many have reported awesome writing vibes and karma for trying it out, at least once ;)

WHAT is the Spork Room Dare?

Simply include the spork (in any manner you deem sporky) in your NaNovel and then share it with the rest of us! Guaranteed to garner much glee and cheering from the sporky masses and instant feel-good writing vibes.

Thanks for re-opening the thread, Alex. ;-)

I am, unfortunately, very, very bogged down by work :-( I am still uncertain whether I'll be able to participate in NaNo this year or if I'll be around in the forums, but I wanted to just peek in and say high, and wish everyone well.

SPORK ON!

I'm not sure whether I'll be able to do it either, though I've got my fingers crossed that I'll manage. Sigh. Major exams in November is no fun.

Yea! It's finally up. *throws some sporkfetti in the air before passing out at keyboard from exhaustion after waiting so long for the pretty new forums to appear*

Aaaand we're back! It's also 2:30am here. I should probably sleep before I reach the point where I may as well stay up all night, especially given the lack of sleep from this weekend.

Love love LOVE for the spork thread

Yeah! The site is all new and shiny! ::scribbles name on wall:: How is everyone doing? :D

I come bearing chocolate!

*adds a selection of chocolate plot bunnies, chocolate sporks, and just plain chocolate to the table*

*collapses into a large, comfy recliner*

Aah, I'm just going to relax here for a while. It's been a stressful month.

I'm expecting to pay many a visit to this thread in the next two weeks, so I'll just settle myself down on a beanbag in the corner for a while.
Anyone want cake?

Now I just need to find my spork from last year. I come bearing... pie, mmm, pie.

Mmm, pie. And cake. And chocolate. Now I'm hungry, is it lunchtime yet?

I love you guys.

And it's great to be back, and in a much more mentally stable area than last year.

WOO!

Also it's always nice to meet a fellow Slytherin! *waves over all the food*

Hello my awesome lovely Sporkers. It is I your resident Dark Lord xD

PS. I missed you all xD

Slytherins? Slytherin Pride ftw! I bring Chocolate Frogs. =)

Wow! Crazy new thread design! *hides* I'm kind of scared by it...

So hello everyone! I think I said at one point in the old Spork Room that I wasn't going to be doing NaNo, but I've changed my mind. I have a novel that needs rewriting - I wrote the first five chapters or so, then my sister read it, and I decided to rework the ENTIRE THING, from the beginning. I've rewritten the first chapter but am going to redo that as well. So it's not even NaNo rebelling, it's just writing a novel with the same characters.

Anyhoo, I'm going to be doing that. Won't be working at my usual speed (wasn't it 193,000 last year or something stupid?) but I reckon I'll get 50k if I take it steady. Sooo. Wish me luck!

:D

By the way, guys, do you happen to know if we can have post signatures this year? I can't find the setting, and no one's got one.

Spork thread, I have missed you. Hi guys! Last year you miraculously remembered me from the year before that - still don't know how that happened - so maybe there are a couple of people around who still will. I used to be VespertineAlice (waits for teensy little bells to ring in the deep dark recesses of your minds). But even if no one does I'm happy to be here :D *settles down on huge, possibly alive armchair*

I miss my home region. I'm sure that my new city's WriMos are all sorts of wonderful, but they're not MINE. Plus, I'm in class twenty-five hours a week, and homework takes up about the same. I actually do need to sleep and eat sometimes- I have NO idea where I'm going to find time for writing.

Hello, darlings! I'm sorry I'm so late showing up for the festivities! *throws confetti* I've missed you all terribly!

*offers muffins, tea, scones, and, of course, hunks of chocolate*

Now, to get some real work done before November sets in... Oh, lord. It's already OCTOBER 11th?! *works like a madwoman*