So apparently there exists people who are proud of the fact that they don’t read. I have difficulty understanding something like this because so much of human culture is tied up in our literature. There are people who hear the words “Big Brother” and think of a crappy television show rather than George Orwell’s 1984 AMZN. Reading …
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It’s aliiiiiive!
I’ll probably write a bit more tomorrow. Today I received a gentle reminder that I like to do this. So this is what I’ll do. Lindsay and I went for a walk today, it was nice. Now that my gout has subsided to negligible levels I can walk without any serious pain. I’ve started walking to work. It’s good exercise, but not a lot …
Thinking about the future.
Some University pamphlets have started arriving in the mail. The First two are from Capilano University in North Vancouver, and The University Of New Bruswick in St John. Capilano sent me a fairly generic viewbook with a small program guide tucked into the back. U.N.B. sent a small library in comparison, the program guide focuses on the faculty …
Okay! Writin’ stuff
I have a notebook in my pocket. Ostensibly this is so that if I have a sudden inspiration to write, or some random idea jumps in to my head and I must tell the world about it, I have a place to take notes. I can jot down a bit of an outline so that the thought or idea doesn’t get lost in …
Nothing so verbose today.
I’ve started reading a book that my Mother/Sister gave me for a gift-giving-occasion at some time in the past called “Seven Steps on the Writer’s Path: The journey from Frustration to Fulfillment” by Nancy Pickard and Lynn Lott [AMZN] It’s really freaking good! I should have read it when I first received it. I’m trying to take the lessons …
I wrote this yesterday…
I’m sitting in my basement behind my drumset, My snare drum is acting as a desk, and my throne, an office chair. It’s a pretty good start I’d say, because I’m finally writing. I’ve always wanted to write, but I guess I’ve never really sat down and done it. That was a foolish mistake on my part. I know that …