Writer's block
Jan. 11th, 2017 05:59 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
thomaskdyeSo my first Dreamwidth journal entry is an apology for not writing anything. But I'll add some more disorganized thoughts.
1) I don't want to get dragged into muddy Twitter fights with right wing trolls. It's pointless, it gets me angry, and the trolls you will always have with you. I just have to remind myself that a vociferous section of the 46% that voted for the a-hole are going to remain vociferous.
2) I've not felt like writing much, even when it comes to writing and cartooning. Let's put it this way. I love the process of writing, I love the creative efforts that come out, but I don't love all the in-between stuff of putting pen to paper. However, in order for anything to appear on paper, I need to actually draw things. It's a bit of an internal struggle right now. I'm not sure I'm selling myself much when I say "I hate having to do this but I love it when it's done."
3) Currently, "Three's Company" episodes are my background noise when drawing. Seriously. I know it's kind of an idiotic farce at heart, but it really can be quite funny once you allow for late seventies attitudes. There's a few later episodes that are very tight and hilarious, and John Ritter could be one hell of a comic powerhouse. (The other actors, particularly Joyce DeWitt, did fine as well.) One positive effect it's having on me is that it's reminding me to keep humor on a high priority when I retell the old stories. There are a couple of good gags that I've added to the current story that I really love, and I don't think I'd have done it if I were just listening to prog rock all the time.
4) Speaking of rock, I bought a Uriah Heep album from 2014 with a gift card I got from Tim's parents. I totally expected just to listen to it once and go "meh," but it has been in constant rotation for the last two weeks. I'm REALLY surprised as I haven't been into music much these past few weeks. I stopped listening to the new Kansas album because I'd mentally associated it with the election, and that association now breaks my heart. As the feeling dulls, I'll probably get back into it.
5) The car business is driving me nuts. I'm totally lost as to what's happening with my registration. I'm planning on going to the dealership to get it straightened out. I was told to call, but I think I need to be face to face with them so that I can get a straight answer, and so I can present them with the paperwork the DMV gave me. Long story short, DMV says they need one thing, dealership says I'm supposed to a get a different thing, which I haven't gotten at all. In the meantime, I'm driving around without plates, which makes me hella nervous.
6) Work is very busy and quite stressful. My boss has decided to measure my stats now, though admittedly not as oppressively as I've been measured at other jobs. I'm really tired of waking up at 4 AM to go to work, honestly.
6) Further Confusion is coming! My GOD I'll be so happy to talk to my friends again. Dana, Orv, Vince, Mike, Candy, Ryan, the list goes on. I'm really looking forward to being social for a change.
7) Tim and I watched Joss Whedon's 2012 film "The Cabin in the Woods." I quite liked it, mostly because it was fairly clever and it entertained me. The premise doesn't hold water if you think about it for more than five minutes, and I found tearing apart the concept was just as much fun. The "surprise guest star" at the end basically comes in to explain "everything," and it's really goofy. "Okay, you morons in the audience, in case none of this made any sense, HERE'S what it all means!"
1) I don't want to get dragged into muddy Twitter fights with right wing trolls. It's pointless, it gets me angry, and the trolls you will always have with you. I just have to remind myself that a vociferous section of the 46% that voted for the a-hole are going to remain vociferous.
2) I've not felt like writing much, even when it comes to writing and cartooning. Let's put it this way. I love the process of writing, I love the creative efforts that come out, but I don't love all the in-between stuff of putting pen to paper. However, in order for anything to appear on paper, I need to actually draw things. It's a bit of an internal struggle right now. I'm not sure I'm selling myself much when I say "I hate having to do this but I love it when it's done."
3) Currently, "Three's Company" episodes are my background noise when drawing. Seriously. I know it's kind of an idiotic farce at heart, but it really can be quite funny once you allow for late seventies attitudes. There's a few later episodes that are very tight and hilarious, and John Ritter could be one hell of a comic powerhouse. (The other actors, particularly Joyce DeWitt, did fine as well.) One positive effect it's having on me is that it's reminding me to keep humor on a high priority when I retell the old stories. There are a couple of good gags that I've added to the current story that I really love, and I don't think I'd have done it if I were just listening to prog rock all the time.
4) Speaking of rock, I bought a Uriah Heep album from 2014 with a gift card I got from Tim's parents. I totally expected just to listen to it once and go "meh," but it has been in constant rotation for the last two weeks. I'm REALLY surprised as I haven't been into music much these past few weeks. I stopped listening to the new Kansas album because I'd mentally associated it with the election, and that association now breaks my heart. As the feeling dulls, I'll probably get back into it.
5) The car business is driving me nuts. I'm totally lost as to what's happening with my registration. I'm planning on going to the dealership to get it straightened out. I was told to call, but I think I need to be face to face with them so that I can get a straight answer, and so I can present them with the paperwork the DMV gave me. Long story short, DMV says they need one thing, dealership says I'm supposed to a get a different thing, which I haven't gotten at all. In the meantime, I'm driving around without plates, which makes me hella nervous.
6) Work is very busy and quite stressful. My boss has decided to measure my stats now, though admittedly not as oppressively as I've been measured at other jobs. I'm really tired of waking up at 4 AM to go to work, honestly.
6) Further Confusion is coming! My GOD I'll be so happy to talk to my friends again. Dana, Orv, Vince, Mike, Candy, Ryan, the list goes on. I'm really looking forward to being social for a change.
7) Tim and I watched Joss Whedon's 2012 film "The Cabin in the Woods." I quite liked it, mostly because it was fairly clever and it entertained me. The premise doesn't hold water if you think about it for more than five minutes, and I found tearing apart the concept was just as much fun. The "surprise guest star" at the end basically comes in to explain "everything," and it's really goofy. "Okay, you morons in the audience, in case none of this made any sense, HERE'S what it all means!"
