Na-nu Na-nu NoMo

 


Hey, I remember NanoNoMo. I actually found it in Blogger when Blogger was something other than the ghost town with tumbleweeds it seems to be now.

Ah, it's slowly coming back to me...  The deal is you have one month to write 50,000 words. Well, I do believe I never came close, but I remember there were a few bloggers who had joined the challenge. I followed them along and marked their progress throughout the month. A few times I left encouraging comments rooting them on. They never responded which was fine. They were busy. I do recall one guy was a complete dick, though. A full bag of dicks. He responded to all comments except the ones from me. I wasn't worthy. Maybe I criticized his work. I really don't remember.

Do you know how hard it is to write 50,000 words?

Do you know how hard it is to write 50,000 words that create an interesting story!?

It's hard!

I truly don't recall anything about NanoNoMo other than getting the occasional emails urging us along. For me it was a one time attempt and that was it. I was still getting emails from them as late as last October. I just ignored them but I never blocked them. Just in case I had a novel inside of me. 

I don't.

So I see they are shutting down. Apparently like all good things, they turned to shit. People get greedy or stupid or lazy. I'm not sure what happened, but I've been seeing posts on Bluesky from people who say good riddance to NanoNoMo. Why? 

Why do good things go so very bad?

I wrote a blog reviewing the book, 'Spare,' by Prince Harry. He was deeply invested in the foundation, Sentebale, his mother had started in Africa. It was set up to help children who have AIDS or are HIV positive. Just a few days ago, Harry resigned from the foundation stating it has become a hostile environment. 

The same with the author, Greg Mortenson, who wrote, 'Stones into Schools.' I loved the book. I grieve for the women of Afghanistan. Here was a man who was trying to build schools for girls in a country where women are treated worse than animals. I admired the author so much until Jon Krakauer accused the author of misusing funds from a foundation Mortenson had set up for the continuation of helping these girls learn. Honestly, I was angry at Krakauer for a very long time. It was hard for me to accept Mortenson had taken funds for his own personal use.

It's heartbreaking to see good intentions turn to dirt. I don't understand it. I used to believe people are truly good, they want the best for everyone. But, I don't know anymore. I just don't know.

Yes, this post got dark fast. Sorry. 

Anyway...

Things will get better.

Right?

*I realize this post should be titled, 'Who knows, can't recall, don't remember. Sounds like the Signal chat hearings. I wrote this on a dark and stormy night.

Comments

SAM said…
Pity me moment, I think this about my life all the time. I find something good, pure, and then it's turns into hostile expectations or sad disappointment. Overly dramatic, I know . I've determined I won't ever truly have nice things, and that's my lens of this world right now.
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