Currently, I'm doing the 2006 Fall Warmup which is basically doing 25k in two weeks. I have about 5k done right now. The plot revolves around the concept of magic as an infectious disease. Theoretically, I should know what I'm talking about since I'm a microbiology grad student--but this is fantasy, not sci-fi, so anything goes. Oh, and I should also say that this was inspired by aphids.
It was just this morning that I was thinking about publicizing Nano locally. But I'm just not sure how the local student population will take it--they seem more concerned with sports and big makeup (or at least the undergrads are). Besides, I just moved here so I don't know how the local Nanos will take that--about a veteran Nano from elsewhere moving into their turf. But then again, I'm not even going to touch the job of municipal liason--I don't have the time and I'm terrible at motivating other people because much of the time, I sound like a crank.
Anyways, I would also like to say that I'm getting tired of hearing about people failing to make 50k one year or another. Stop making excuses, everybody, and just write!
