So, my nanowrimo novel (which as of now, has about seven working titles but nothing I actually love yet) clocked in at over 24,000 words today. My characters just decided that they wanted to take Vicodin and play Street Fighter on the SNES. Um, yay?

I read something from Chris Baty about how all novels have a soundtrack you come up with as you write. I've been working on a lonnnng playlist to accompany the story in my head, which I pared down to 21 of my favorites to share with y'all :) NANOMIX 2008:


I decided we had to be friends, me and Adam, who was sitting in detention and picking at a cafeteria baked potato in a little paper tray. I saw him flip off Mr. Newman when he wasn't looking. Yeah, we had to be friends. There's a small bit of teeny-bopper pop rock, but what do you expect from a story about high-school students?

1. in my head | the ballet
2. aside | the weakerthans
3. know your onion! | the shins
4. in your arms tonight | stephen trask
5. tire swing | kimya dawson
6. blister in the sun | the violent femmes
7. fake it | seether
8. somebody told me | the killers
9. satan said dance | clap your hands say yeah
10. turn it on | kim wilde
11. girls room | liz phair
12. diagnosis | the weakerthans
13. so nice so smart | kimya dawson
14. young folks | peter bjorn and john
15. the good that won't come out | rilo kiley
16. lost in you | sugarcult
17. reconstruction site | the weakerthans
18. i hate the war | the ballet
19. shitloads of money | liz phair
20. fuck was i | jenny owen youngs
21. fists up | the blow

(expect excerpts tomorrow.  you're so excited, I can tell! <3)