For the second time...

...this week, I started a series of posts, and was finishing up on them, when I got into 2 long conversations with friends. I swear - it just happens this way.

Oh well - I will try to update again later.

Creativity

I have a few posts that I would like to make, but they are in need of editing, so I shall keep them in draft form.

It has come to my mind that I have never had any training in creative writing. None whatsoever. I have never written a short story, not once. Everything I know about writing is in the formal essay method. I find this to be so very sad.

So, to practice creative writing, I will require myself to post a short story (it must be short, of course) either here or on the Xanga (which would conserve some room). I think this would be a start, what about you?

Now let's see if I uphold this.

Bed

Yes, I know that with two posts longer than 2 paragraphs, I have gotten you excited about reading my musings on my favorite subject, me. But it is 3:15 AM - and I am exhausted. I also hope to have a reasonably productive day tomorrow - so I must sleep now. But stick around - there WILL be more!

Tennessee

I just returned from a week long expedition to Tennessee, where I was helping my friend Lindsay and her new husband, Brent, move to their new apartment. They are living there because Brent is a student at UT Knoxville. It is really fairy tale, their whole relationship.

But this blog is about me, no them, so I shan't bore you any longer with their life story. It is me who we are focusing on, ok? (Linz and Brent - don't take it personally, you know I love ya'll!).

So a trip like that, which involves 2 separate 12+ hour drives, hours moving things out of a moving van, sleeping on a couch in a living room, etc., one can expect to do quite a bit of soul searching, self analysis, mental housekeeping, etc. And I did....

Some of the things I found about myself I like, some I dislike and hope to change. Some are things I knew already, but am just now building the courage to face, confront, and solve. For the next few entries, the blog will mainly be about my findings this week. Don't get me wrong - I have a few other things to talk about, which are completely different from these happenings - but I will warn you, my faithful reader, which post pertains to the TN trip. I will also let you know when I am finished with all this.

So be ready to read - some of this will definitely be essay form, and not short, 30 minute essay test either.

Alright

So I lied...big deal. I assure you, I had every intention of putting out at least 5 or 6 really good, long, deep blogs. But when I got home (from TCU, visiting Cole), I got distracted by an immensely interesting conversation. So I am just now making it to Blogger, at 3:06 AM. So I don't have much for you - oh well.

Bite me - this is my blog, I'll update when I damn well please. Stimulating conversation will ALWAYS trump me updating. If you don't like it, tough, stop reading.

No....wait - I didn't mean that. Come back. I want you to stay. Seriously. I shouldn't have said that. It was mean hearted. I like you hear. I want you to read what I have to say.

Please don't leave. I just don't want you to get angry because I can't keep up with the blog like I would like. But really - 2 hours or so of talk - that's pretty cool, and doesn't happen too much these days. So of course you understand, my loyal readers. I will give what I can!

Quickly

Alrighty. I've been in TN for several days, working my tail off. The good news is, though, that I go home tomorrow and I have my laptop back. So I can resume my regular updates. Which will be good - because handwriting journal entries is SOOOOOlast decade.

Long Time

I know, I know - been a long time since I have blogged. Weeks, that is. But oh well - I apologize for NOTHING.

Actually, I have found that my thoughts are muddled lately - I am unsure why. For a while, this blog was effective in organizing them, but I quit for a bit. I should be getting my laptop in a few days - perhaps that will help. Otherwise, we will see. I will try to blog a bit more. I have some things to takl about - some are going into my journal, some will be here. I will do what I can.

But not tonight - I have had about 10-15 hours of sleep since Friday - so my muddledness is understandable.