Incredibly, September is in the bag! Today concludes my second full iteration through the alphabet. Needless to say, since beginning TAG back on Aug 3, two months ago, I’ve been pleasantly surprised with how things have gone. Looking back on the month that was, I’m really happy with what I wrote. Honestly, I never imagined I had all of these words inside of me. But somehow, every morning, I just sit down and ~400 words pretty much spontaneously fall out. It’s very strange. Of course, I love all of my children equally, but if I were forced to choose a “personal top three” (other than those mentioned in the below highlights, which don’t count), then I’d probably say:
- The Highest Gear (Friday – Sep 11, 2020)
- Can Originality be Replicated? (Tuesday – Sep 22, 2020)
- Coding & Writing: Twins (Wednesday – Sep 10, 2020 + Thursday – Sep 30, 2020)
🥧 Highlights in September ☕
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- Lev Grossman liked my tweet! I’d tweeted him the post in which I’d written about him and he liked it! When I saw this, it launched me absolutely over the moon. God bless the internet. Truly, what a time to be alive.
- On Sep 25, I shared TAG on Reddit! And since then, u/munchmallowqueen has joined this great adventure! So far, we’ve posted ~400 words a day for nine consecutive days now tallying a total of over 3,600 words to date! War and Peace, here we come! 🙂😀
- I’ve begun writing a fiction story! I felt it was time. For years, I’ve daydreamed about writing a book but my efforts have always previously fizzled and gone nowhere. I have a good feeling about this time though! First, this is the first time I’m writing and publicly posting each day’s progress. So, there’s a newfound sense of purpose and accountability that I’ve never before felt. Second, it’s also the first time I’ve had a writing buddy on the journey! (Thanks, u/munchmallowqueen! Let’s both write books! 🙏🙏🙏)
Onwards into October! 🍂🎃🍁
Week One
| Date | Title | Song | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday – 9/7 | 2016: A Harbinger of 2020? | One More Time – R. Armando Morabito | 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) |
| Tuesday – 9/8 | Adventure in the Great Wide Somewhere | Always On My Mind – Elvis Presley | Armageddon (1998) |
| Wednesday – 9/9 | Ben Affleck | Baby – Glee | Batman Begins (2005) |
| Thursday – 9/10 | Coding & Writing: Twins – Part I | Crazy – Gnarls Barkley | Chasing Amy (1997) |
| Friday – 9/11 | The Highest Gear | Drone Shot Of My Yacht – John Mayer | Deadpool (2016) |
| Saturday – 9/12 | Escape Velocity | Everyday World – Oregairu | Edge of Tomorrow (2014) |
Week Two
Week Three
Week Four
| Date | Title | Song | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday – 9/27 | TikTok: The Beginning of the End of American Tech Supremacy | This is Me – The Greatest Showman | Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) |
| Monday – 9/28 | The Unfulfilled Promise of the Internet – Part I | Umbrella – Tom Holland | Unfaithful (2002) |
| Tuesday – 9/29 | Fulfilling the Promise of the Internet – Part II | Volcano Man – Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga | Vertical Limit (2000) |
| Wednesday – 9/30 | Coding & Writing: Twins – Part II | With You Til The End – Tommee Profitt | World War Z (2013) |
| Thursday – 10/1 | The Selfish Ledger (Google X ~2016) | XO – Beyoncé | X-Men (2000) |
| Friday – 10/2 | Landing in Shanghai | N/A | N/A |
| Saturday – 10/3 | “Zoomies” – The Wonders of Chinese Public Transportation Infrastructure | Zadok the Priestess | Zootopia (2016) |
| Sunday – 10/4 | Summary – September 2020 | N/A | N/A |