Meta NaNo- Day 1

Today began my return swim up the NaNoWriMo River.  (Yes, I am comparing myself to a salmon.  This is the PNW, after all.)  I thought it would be interesting to write about the writing experience this time.  I also want to track my habits and see what works for me and what needs to be changed.

Word count for the day: 1698
Number of word count updates: 6
Writing location: Starbucks on Pearl
Content for the day: Began writing first scene.  Got stuck three paragraphs in.  Wrote some stream of consciousness filler to get the creative juices going.  Created back story for main characters and made notes on setting.  Settled on a title.
Note to self: Bring headphones.  The music was awful and I keep eavesdropping on random conversations.
Observed: Old man fell asleep in one of the leather chairs.  When he woke, he was quite embarrassed and asked me if he snored.  I assured him that he did not.  :)