November : video games, moustaches, walkie-talkies, and writing

Hello Internet.

It’s the 30th October. In two days November will be upon us. This means many things to many people. For me, November 2010 holds many exciting and terrifying prospects.

Firstly, I have just taken delivery of Fable III – despite its flaws I was a big fan of Fable II, and I fully expect to be once again engrossed in the world of Albion and its endless (and very British) charm. I am also excited to take on the role of a zombie-killing cowboy in Red Dead Redemption : Undead Nightmare in which the gritty Western world of Rockstar Games’ Red Dead Redemption is invaded by the living dead. I will be competing for Fable III time with my girlfriend who, despite being a casual gamer at best, was thoroughly addicted to Fable II.

Unfortunately for me I won’t be able to commit much time to either of these pursuits, because I will be far too busy writing a novel. Yes, despite having very little free time to speak of, I have committed to attempting to write a 50,000 word novel in 30 days. As if that weren’t enough writing, I’ve started blogging about it too. Wish me luck.

Since I’ll be spending most of November locked in my room typing away, and my girlfriend will be spending most of it in the living room playing Fable III (which I can’t walk in on for fear of spoilers), I have invested in a pair of walkie-talkies so that we don’t stop speaking altogether. These will be primarily used as a means of co-ordinating the all-important tea breaks.

I may also join thousands of other fools worldwide in growing comedic facial hair during the month of November. This largely depends on what I can get away with at work, however.

I’ll be recording my mo’ and novel progress (possibly with extracts if I actually manage to write anything that isn’t horribly embarrassing) in this here blog, as well as anything else that happens to spring into my mind that may be of interest to my circle of friends.

Here’s to November…