Well, I'm back! I took the entire month of november off to write for NaNoWriMo and made it! I am a winner Yay!

Things that have happened to me in November:
~I got inducted in the National Honors Society at school That will look very smexy on my college transcript
~I went to my first A Team meet; lots of cookies and lots of fun xD
~I wrote a novel for NaNoWriMo (60,283 words)
~I went to my sister's with my parents for thaksgiving. Great turkey and even better cookies But not enough corn casarole.
~My sister, brother-in-law and I went to universal studios orlando VERY fun! Mythos food was great and seeing the Harry Potter theme park in construction was awesome. Dueling Dragons, Men In Black and Mumumy were kickass as always. xD
~I went to Bok Tower with my parents and took some flower pictures that were utterly worthless >.<
~Books: I finally read Brisingr and loved it. I think it's my fav out of the three... maybe second to Eragon. I just started reading the the monstrumologist by Rick Yancey and LOVE it! His writing style is so cool and he's a really great author If interested its like Howl's Moving Castle meets Underworld in New England with an awesome scientific twist.
~AND I MISSED ALL MY FRIENDS ON DA! Please! Tell me what you've been up to!!! I feel so out of touch! Maybe because I deleated most of your 132 journals you guys submitted. >.> Forgive me! But anyway! Talk to me!

Yeah, I had a swim meet on Halloween But I also had a lot of fun! I swam the 100 free (came in first in my heat at 1:14 and 24th overall in that stroke) and the 100 breast (1:34 golly, cutting that time from 2:24! I came in second.... so close to first in that heat.... so close... xD). I had a blast. Sadly, it marked the end of our season. We were truly the underdogs at this meet as the smallest and slowest team there But we did ok for ourselves; a lot of us went onto finals.

Last night I also went to an awesome Florida photographers lecture about the everglades with my parents; it was fantastic!!!

Oh, and NaNoWriMo starts soon! I might be gone from DA for bit because of this...

I am pleased and honored to announce the arrival of a new and brilliant addition to the line of excellent fantasy authors of our world: Yukimi Mills. This rising young author brings to life a fresh world of High Fantasy in her recently released Thundering Magic: The Prophesy, the first in a promising saga.

The story follows the adventure of young James Ashandar, a disgruntled bondservant thoroughly fed up with the system of legacy-debts to noble masters. Having suffered personally at the cruel and unrelenting reality of life, James has come to depend on himself and his own strengths. Yet his dismal life is interrupted with the arrival of a messenger who, on the orders of an Elven general, is to bear him away from his overcrowded village and to the Underground Trade. Although the road in which he must take is haunted with ghosts of the past and unknown, James is swept from all he knows and thrown into a turbulent world of secrets and revenge. Will the bondservant, who once followed orders without question (though perhaps grudgingly), allow himself to be pulled along with the tides of change, or instigate it himself?

Characters and places alike are brought beautifully to life in this memorable piece that leaves you anxiously awaiting the next installment. Miss Mills places a special emphasis on the development of her unique characters, creating a bond between the reader and the story as you begin to truly understand and care for James and his friends. The Prophesy is without a doubt a wonderful piece of literary work and an exemplary example of the future of fantasy literature. Filled not only with wit and sobering pieces of fundamental psychology, it reaches beyond the plotline to a deeper level of human connection and questions what freedom means and its worth.

For more information, I urge you to visit [link] or the author’s DeviantArt page

Counties was today! We hosted Four events for me I was tiredddddd and am I swam the 50 breast in the 200 Med. Relay, the 200 free (did really bad on that), 50 free in the 200 free relay (favorite event everrrrr We came in first in my heat) and the 100 breast in which I knocked 3 seconds off my time

And I'm stealing this from becasue it's awesome
True Floridians Know...

Socks are only for bowling.
You never use an umbrella because you know the rain will be over in five minutes.
A good parking place has nothing to do with distance from the store, but everything to do with shade.
Your winter coat is made of denim.
You can tell the difference between fire ant bites and mosquito bites.
You're younger than thirty but some of your friends are over 65.
Anything under 70 is chilly.
You've driven through Yeehaw Junction.
You could swim before you could read.
You have to drive north to get to The South.
You know that no other grocery store can compare to Publix.
Every other house in your neighborhood had blue roofs in 2004-2005.
You've gotten out of school early on Halloween to trick or treat before it got dark
You know that anything under a Category 3 just isn't worth waking up for.
You dread love bug season.
You are on a first name basis with the Hurricane list. They aren't Hurricane Charley, Hurricane Frances...but Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne.
You know what a snowbird is and when they'll leave.
You think a six-foot alligator is actually pretty average.
You were 12 before you ever saw snow, or you still haven't.
'Down South' means Key West
You think New York drivers licenses should only be valid in New York .
Flip-flops are everyday wear.
Shoes are for business meetings and church, but you HAVE worn flip flops to church before.
Sweet tea can be served at any meal.
An alligator once walked through your neighborhood.
You smirk when a game show's 'Grand Prize' is a trip or cruise to Florida
You measure distance in minutes.
You have a drawer full of bathing suits, and one sweatshirt.
You get annoyed at the tourists who feed seagulls.
A mountain is any hill 100 feet above sea level.
You think everyone from a bigger city has a northern accent.
You know the four seasons really are: hurricane season, love bug season, tourist season and summer
It's not soda, cola, or pop, it's coke, regardless of brand or flavor: 'What kinda coke you want?'
Anything under 95 is just warm.
You've hosted a hurricane party.
You go to a theme park for an afternoon, and know when to get on the best rides.
You understand the futility of exterminating cockroaches.
You can pronounce Okeechobee, Kissimmee, Ichnatucknee and Withlacoochee
You understand why it's better to have a friend with a boat than to own a boat yourself.
You were five before you realized they made houses without pools.
You were 25 when you first met someone who couldn't swim.(Acctually this year )
You've worn shorts and used the A/C on Christmas. (hahah, yes!)
You recognize Miami-Dade as ' Northern Cuba '.
All purchases include a coupon of some kind - even houses and cars.
Everyone can recommend an excellent dermatologist.
Road construction never ends anywhere in the state. (So true)
Cars in front of you are often driven by "headless people". ( Oh god yes)
When you step outside at 7:30 a.m., you break into a sweat. (everyday)
You find out that you can get sunburned through your car window
Hot water comes out of both taps. (haha!)
You find out that a seatbelt buckle makes a pretty nice branding iron (yes)
You have more than 20 C and D batteries in your kitchen drawer.
You flinch when you are introduced to a person named Wilma, Frances or Ivan.
Making coffee on your propane grill does not seem like an odd thing to do.
You are thinking of repainting your house to match the plywood covering your windows.
When describing your house to a prospective buyer, you say it has three bedrooms, two baths and one safe place.
You are on a first-name basis with the cashier at Home Depot.
You are delighted to pay $3 for a gallon of unleaded.
The road leading to your house has been declared a No-Wake Zone.
You decide that your patio furniture looks better on the bottom of the pool. (many times )
You have the number for FEMA on your speed dialer.
You own more than three large coolers.
You can wish that other people get hit by a hurricane and not feel the least bit guilty about it.
Three months ago you couldn't hang a shower curtain; today you can assemble a portable generator by candlelight.
You catch a 5-pound catfish... in your driveway.
You can rattle off the names of three or more meteorologists who work at The Weather Channel.
Someone comes to your door to tell you they found your roof.

At last! It took it's time getting here! But I am FINALLY a proud owner of 's The Prophecy, book on in the Thundering Magic Saga! All shall be putting off EVERYTHING until I am finished!


...good thing it came too... I was about to kill the post man for the delay >.>