Why does my writing process always include 48 nervous breakdowns?
Writing is fucking hard.
Yep. This. Got no words of wisdom to go along with, just commiseration.
I just think it's rather odd that a nation that prides itself on its virility should feel compelled to strap on forty pounds of protective gear just in order to play rugby.
Giles ,'Beneath You'
Natter 60: Gone In 60 Seconds
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Barb - Sep 15, 2008 2:36:47 am PDT #8703 of 10003
“Not dead yet!”
Theodosia - Sep 15, 2008 3:11:13 am PDT #8704 of 10003
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Personally, I am still astounded by people who consistently find writing to be FUN. While I have white-hot moments of joy and some intervals of pleasure, a whole lot of the time is carrying the heavy water pails or crying in despair.
I just read a really gloomy discussion on Boing Boing (of all places?) about how Wall Street may be melting down TODAY. So keep your fingers crossed!
Jesse - Sep 15, 2008 3:14:28 am PDT #8705 of 10003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
The finance industry is a distaster. Too bad a lot of my job is tied to it!
Jesse - Sep 15, 2008 3:26:55 am PDT #8706 of 10003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I just saw some fashion designer on TV describe his current line as being inspired by the Roaring 20s and the 1980s -- weren't there stock market crashes at the end of each of those decades? Yikes.
Jesse - Sep 15, 2008 3:51:02 am PDT #8707 of 10003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I'm still waiting for my super -- I really would have thought "first thing" would have been earlier! Oh well.
Barb - Sep 15, 2008 4:08:55 am PDT #8708 of 10003
“Not dead yet!”
Personally, I am still astounded by people who consistently find writing to be FUN.
I have to say, when it's working-- when everything's firing on all cylinders and I so completely lose myself in the world and characters and dialogue to the point where I'm astounded that hours have passed without any knowledge or awareness on my part, there's no other feeling in the world. That combination of exhaustion and exhilaration in absolutely unbeatable.
Admittedly, it's balanced out by the tooth-pulling agony of the times when it's not going well, but the highs do keep you coming back. While I don't have an addictive nature in the least, it does give me a fairly decent window of insight and understanding into how people become junkies.
Nilly - Sep 15, 2008 4:12:53 am PDT #8709 of 10003
Swouncing
Skippity to post that, according to the Buffista Calendar, today is Nora Deirdre's birthday.
Happy birthday, Nora! With lots of wishes for a great day and a wonderful year!
sumi - Sep 15, 2008 4:27:03 am PDT #8710 of 10003
Art Crawl!!!
Happy Birthday Nora!
Saw the Kish for the first time since last week - omg.
People who live on the flood plain are - well, it's already overflowing it's banks in places. We are under a flood warning until sometime tonight.
I hope it stops raining today .
brenda m - Sep 15, 2008 4:34:13 am PDT #8711 of 10003
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Is it still raining out by you, Sumi? It's blue skies in the city.
sumi - Sep 15, 2008 4:39:39 am PDT #8712 of 10003
Art Crawl!!!
It's drizzling and overcast here. It's supposed to stop but just hasn't yet.