Wordle.

Current word count: 18,608
Current mood: Slightly indifferent.
Currently listening to: U2's How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (again).

So there's this website. Maybe you've heard of it. It's called Wordle. And the idea is this: you paste a bunch of text from something you've written (i.e. a blog, a letter, or perhaps a novel) into Wordle's nifty little box, then click GO. Then Wordle does its thing, scanning your text for words that pop up frequently, and it creates a cool little random word collage based on the source text. I heard about it from the guys at NaNoWriMo, who encouraged us to try it out with our novels. Here's mine, using Chapter Three of my novel as the source.

Now, you'll notice that some words are larger than others. These are the words that figure most predominantly in the text. The largest word in my Wordle: "like." This is due, naturally, to my unabashed fondness for simile.

So here's your homework assignment: Write a sizable paragraph about yourself. Whatever you want. Personal history, likes and dislikes, favorite band, favorite color, favorite book, names of pets, all that whatnot. Then create a Wordle out of it and post it as a comment either here or on my facebook page.

I wonder what kind of Wordle this blog will make. Hmmmmm.