Official DU NaPoWriMo 2020 Discussion Thread

spdred said:Hi. Yeah. Can't do this. Shit hit the fan just today, and I barely even have the mental capacity to keep myself together let alone write anything halfway decent for a month straight. Please take my name off that list.

Good luck dealing with stuff! Knowing your capacity is a good thing.

Tallen said:

sleep  =  (a cat) nap  

Ahavati said:

That's all we'll be doing throughout the month!

Holefully we'll get to sleep the entire month of Mayl

Tallen said:

i used this site, last year for counting

https://wordcounter.net/

And here’s the one I’m using for this year’s NaPo:

http://caerphoto.com/uwc/

All the very best to returnees & cadets!

I know the info is somewhere but can please someone remind me which time-zone 'starts' (is first) each day. Is it London-GMT? Thank you.

Josh said:I know the info is somewhere but can please someone remind me which time-zone 'starts' (is first) each day. Is it London-GMT? Thank you.

Hi, Josh—do you mean the country that leads us off first? Or the baseline?  We're sorting that now for our time keepers.

Good Morning, NaPolians! T-Minus TWO days before the EPIC journey begins!

That means only TWO more days to register here before midnight of March 31st in your time zone.

Here is the most up to date roster so far!

R01. Ahavati - North Carolina - East Standard Time - R1
N02. AspergerPoet - Edinburgh - UTC 0 - N1
R03. Tallen - Arizona -- Mountain Standard Time - R2
N04. Indie - Australia GMT +10 Brisbane time - N2
R05. JohnnyBlaze - Wisconsin - Central Standard Time - R3
R06. JadePandora - California - Pacific Standard Time - R4
N07. Eerie Ohio - Eastern Standard Time - N3
R08. wallyroo92 - California - Pacific Standard Time - R5
R09. DaisyGrace - Kentucky - Eastern Standard Time -R6
N10. Nomoth - UK - GMT - N4
N11. LunaGreyhawk - North Dakota - Central Standard Time - N5
R12. Viddax - UK - GMT - R7
R13. Josh - Portugal - GMT - R8
N14. Sex_on_the_joe - Connecticut - Eastern Standard Time - N6
N15. EdibleWords - Oregon - Pacific Standard Time - N7
N16. hgnichols - New York  Eastern Standard Time - N8
N17. CosiestPrism273 - Kentucky - Eastern Standard Time - N9
R18. PoetsRevenge - Massachusetts - Eastern Standard Time - R9
N19. socksscareme - Ireland - GMT- N10
R20. Summerrain75 - Phillipines - PST - R10
N21. Orc_Pirate_68 - Texas - Central Standard Time - N11
R22. rowantree - Louisiana - Central Standard Time - R11
R23.Thetravelingfairy - California - Pacific Standard Time - R12
N24. Vamps - UK - GMT - N12
R25. Misfitpoet89 - California - Pacific Standard Time - R13
N26. Layla - Oregon - Pacific Standard Time - N13
R27. Hepcat - California - Pacific Standard Time - R14
R28. cloventongue89 - Colorado - Mountain Standard Time - R15
N29. Kinkpoet - Arizona - Mountain Standard Time - N14
N30. chezz - South Africa - SAST / GMT+2 - N15
N31. calamitygin - Arkansas - Central Standard Time - N16
R32. ImperfectedStone - UK - GMT - R16
N33. brokentitanium - Nova Scotia - Atlantic Standard Time - N17
R34. Gahdess_Worship - Texas - Central Standard Time - R17
N35. Razzerleaf - UK - GMT - N18
N36. WildBlue - Conneticut - Eastern Standard Time - N19
N37. da_poetic-edifier - Maryland - Eastern Standard Time - N20
N38. marina2020 - Vermont - Eastern Standard Time - N21
N39. cabcool - Jamaica - GMT-5 - N22
N40. elsiesan - Indiana - Eastern Standard Time - N23
N41. Poeticoutlaw - City of Mexico - Mountain Standard Time - N24
R42. _shadoe_ - South Africa - AST - R18
N43. Commentonly - Australia - Eastern Daylight Savings Time - N25
N44. Miserylives - Michigan - Eastern Standard Time - N26
N45. anvinvil - Vermont - Eastern Standard Time - N27
N46. spdrd - Jakarta, Indonesia - GMT - N28
N47. LokiOfLiterati - Seattle - Pacific Standard Time - N29
R48. JusTim-  Chicago - Central Standard Time - R19
N49. Fiftysevenhours - Scottish Highlands - GMT - N30
R50. SatInUGal -  California - Pacific Standard Time - R20
R51. thepositivelydark - Philippines - GMT - R21
R52. PoetryAccident - South Carolina - EST - R22

Remember, Team NaPo has got your back.

Live Long And Prosper!

JohnnyBlaze said:Good Morning, NaPolians! T-Minus TWO days before the EPIC journey begins!

That means only TWO more days to register here before midnight of March 31st in your time zone.

Here is the most up to date roster so far!

Remember, Team NaPo has got your back.

Live Long And Prosper!

Yes! We do!

OMG!  I am getting both excited and nervous!

Ahavati said:

Yes! We do!

OMG!  I am getting both excited and nervous!

I will be one or the other if I ever stop to breathe and think about it.

And finally, a poem titled "Poem" by our NaPo co-founding host and pilot, Ahavati!    

Ahavati said:

Hi, Josh—do you mean the country that leads us off first? Or the baseline?  We're sorting that now for our time keepers.


I'm not quite sure of the difference between the two. What's "The baseline"?

I guess my question is answered by which country starts first each day?
I am asking so as to co-ordinate with summerrain (not sure what timezone) as to how we can do our Number & Title Clerk duties best.

But I'll be checking over the 24 hour period anyway, not just only my 'waking time'.

Am beginning to feel revved up for writing poetry and am happy to divert my energies away from Covid-19 drama.  

Josh said:

I'm not quite sure of the difference between the two. What's "The baseline"?

I guess my question is answered by which country starts first each day?
I am asking so as to co-ordinate with summerrain (not sure what timezone) as to how we can do our Number & Title Clerk duties best.

But I'll be checking over the 24 hour period anyway, not just only my 'waking time'.

Am beginning to feel revved up for writing poetry and am happy to divert my energies away from Covid-19 drama.  

Hi, Josh, the baseline is GMT ( England ).  Australia leads us off at GMT +10, followed by the Philippines at GMT + 8, followed by South Africa at GMT + 2, and then the UK at baseline.  Everything else falls under.  

We have the participants and their respective countries and time zones - we are just waiting until tomorrow to see if anyone else registers.  

We will be posting in the NaPo group, so watch out for it.

BTW, aren't you a Number & Title Clerk?

JohnnyBlaze said:And finally, a poem titled "Poem" by our NaPo co-founding host and pilot, Ahavati!    

I loved them all!

...but I think that's a beautiful way to cap a parade of fantastic DUPoetry!

Ahavati said:

Hi, Josh, the baseline is GMT ( England ).  Australia leads us off at GMT +10, followed by the Philippines at GMT + 8, followed by South Africa at GMT + 2, and then the UK at baseline.  Everything else falls under.  

We have the participants and their respective countries and time zones - we are just waiting until tomorrow to see if anyone else registers.  

We will be posting in the NaPo group, so watch out for it.

BTW, aren't you a Number & Title Clerk?


Great. Thank you for that.

"BTW, aren't you a Number & Title Clerk?"
Yes, as far as I know, that's what I'm reckoning.

Josh said:


Great. Thank you for that.

"BTW, aren't you a Number & Title Clerk?"
Yes, as far as I know, that's what I'm reckoning.


Okay, great.

Does that mean I have the good graces of being in Napo country first?