12.5 Things in 2.5 Minutes

So, as many will know, I am not one to shy away from some of the most ridiculous challenges. For instance, I set myself the challenge of writing a piece of poetry that used two words from each of the previous 99 pieces I had published to celebrate my 100th Vocal published piece. Crikey, that's a lot of use of the word "piece." Never mind. For the full experience, you can check out that lunacy below:

I also had long-planned writing a piece that utilised the Fibonacci Sequence because - why not? Haha! You can check out the results below:

I then, following the trusted guidance and direction of Judey Kalchik (she's still getting the blame!) I took part in the brilliant fun and lunacy that was the #100 Things in 20 Minutes challenge. You can check that out below:

To break up the work I am doing on several pieces and to help jog my mind to come up with something great for the Mythmaker challenge, I've been trying to think of similar but different challenges.

One idea I came up with was "20 poems in 100 minutes,"...which I might do. I have no idea what the requirements would be, but I think there would need to be at least 3 or 4 lines per poem for them to count.

Even though I am not a numbers guy, I decided also to start messing around with the challenge above's requirements. Halving seemed a fun way to go - a quicker and shorter challenge might be easier and may produce similarly interesting results.

I like the idea of "50 Things in 10 Minutes", but it doesn't feel pressured enough. So, I halved it again.

"25 Things in 5 Minutes" sounds good, but still, halved it again.

"12.5 Things in 2.5 Minutes" seems a bit random, but maybe I'll come back to that.

"6.25 Things in 1.25 Minutes" seems even more ridiculous and unlikely at best.

and "3.125 Things in 0.625 Minutes" is just a disaster waiting to happen.

So..."12.5 Things in 2.5 Minutes" it is...

So...I got the timer ready.

My 12.5 Things in 2.5 Minutes

1. This should be a lot easier. There are less numbers, at least.
2. I wonder if anyone else will take up the challenge.
3. I've really enjoyed the amount of unofficial challenges there have been
4. The response to them has been nothing short of exceptional.
5. I don't really have a clue what to say, actually.
6. The sun is shining, and it looks like it is going to be a good day.
7. We are waiting for an engineer to come out for our broadband
8. It is not working properly.
9. Reminds me of dial-up times sometimes.
10. I don't miss that at all.
11. We might be going to see Barbie tonight. I don't know.
12. I am looking forward to it. Unironically
13. This was not as hard as I thought.

So...13...I'm happy enough with that.

My 25 Things in 5 Minutes

Not convinced by the above, I felt I should probably give this a go too, so here is my 25 Things in 5 Minutes.

1. So yeah, our broadband is very sketchy right now. Hope it gets sorted.
2. Interest in our 6 puppies is very slow at the moment, but Ruth has made changes to the original ad and is going to put one up somewhere else too.
3. I only have vague ideas for the Mythmaker challenge. The ones I've read so far have been so great.
4. I have not finalised my list of pieces for this week's Vocal Deep Cuts.
5. It will be imaginatively called Vocal Deep Cuts 3. I am happy enough with that. Does what it says on the tin.
6. I know who I am going to feature this week. No, I will not divulge those details in this piece.
7. It's funny when you focus your mind to just write, what actually comes out.
8. I am pleased with the recent poems I have published. Sorry, bit of self-promotion there.
9. I also am planning out my Writing Guide Writer's guide thing. So that should be done this week or next.
10. It's actual real work I need to find.
11. I am also thinking of buying/picking up some old furniture and restoring it. Even though I have no real experience doing it.
12. Saw some YouTubes and TikToks and think it might be good fun and make a few pennies!
13. I'd stick to wooden pieces because metal might be much more labour-intensive.
14. I have no idea what number I am on, but I am also not going to check
15. I still want to do a Guilty Pleasures playlist/piece about why it is wrong to call things Guilty Pleasures, especially when talking about music. But my playlists are never really well received, so I'm not very motivated to do it.

Damn...only 15...I'm not very good at this haha!

Well, there you go. I did better at the smaller, quicker one. If you do have a go at this, pop a link in the comments so I can applaud your better efforts than mine. If not, that's fine too!

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Thanks for reading!