Week 3 of NaNoWriMo

Into week three and now only four thousand words behind. What with some new characters I didn't see coming, an interesting rivalry between the surfers and the basketball players (I'm siding with the surfers, of course), and Analiese's new boyfriend Mercer (I know, you can tell from the name he's a jerk), things are starting to shape up.
Even with all these developments, though, I'm tempted to start from the end and work my way backward. I know where I want to end up, and sometimes I'm afraid that my character's personalities will keep me from getting there. Well, I've got two more weeks to see what they can come up with before I take matters into my own hands.