Practice makes perfect

[mousme]

Sometimes I wish I had a practice run at life. Or a do-over button. Or a reset button. Or something.

I haven't been in touch with a lot of people lately. It seems that, no matter how hard I try, I can't be in several places at once. I also can't seem to keep in touch with more than three or four people at the same time. My brain can't encompass more than that. It kind of sucks, though, because I owe a LOT of people phone calls and emails. Gah. Facebook is evil, because it has created a bunch of new(ish) social obligations. I don't have time for the obligations I have, let alone new ones.

Had a wonderful weekend. I went to my first and last Harry Potter launch (I think people took photos), spent Saturday with tcaptain, and Sunday afternoon playing Mage. I shall post about these in detail later, I think. They deserve an entry of their own.

I have been making a point, lately, of remembering to walk as though John Woo is blowing up a building behind me.

I have lots of story ideas bouncing around in my head, but can't seem to sit down and write them. It's annoying, but with luck the august_writing challenge will help with that. I haven't forgotten any of the prompts, and I have ideas for many of them, if not all. Some ideas are better-formed than others, but every prompt did what it was meant to do.

I have too many plans, and not enough willpower and energy to put them all into action. I keep oversleeping in the mornings, and not getting to sleep early enough at night. I've been reading a lot, and barely keeping up on LJ, and occasionally playing Dragon Quest VIII, but not as much as I would have thought.

I'm just... drifting, lately. I feel as though I have no anchor at all.

Back to work.

Comments

Your entry raises an interesting question

[montecristo.livejournal.com]

If you feel as if you had no anchor, does that necessarilly mean that you don't? I suspect that it doesn't.

Re: Your entry raises an interesting question

[mousme.livejournal.com]

Feelings =/= Reality, for sure.

Also, the feeling of having no anchor is not necessarily a bad one. I'm just not sure what to do about it yet.

[joane.livejournal.com]

{{hugs}} It's good to hear from you, however briefly! I'm around in the mornings if you are, this week.

Also, I hate to be a nag, but we desperately need you to post something (anything! Six sentences!) for SG4 and AS - I'm happy to JP for either if you need motivation/inspiration/a kick in the ass.

[mousme.livejournal.com]

Argh, I know!

I have the dentist tomorrow morning, but I should be free at least early on Friday morning. I am seriously stuck on AS, but I think I can swing something for SG4 tonight. :)

*hugs back*

[owldaughter.livejournal.com]

Walking as if John Woo was blowing a building up behind you is good.

Much with the reading here, too.

Hang in there.

If dentist, no lunch, I take it?

[mousme.livejournal.com]

Sadly, I don't think I'll be able to make lunch this week. Rain check, yes?

[owldaughter.livejournal.com]

Absolutely.

[bodhifox.livejournal.com]

Anchors are overrated. Rudders, OTOH, very helpful.

[rehenazelreyhan.livejournal.com]

Oh, how I know that drifting feeling...

[luvenditti.livejournal.com]

dude, don't worry about it, it's FRACKIN' HOT ... there is no brain right now. it's not possible to brain at this temperature.

[vureoelt.livejournal.com]

Sometimes I wish I had a practice run at life. Or a do-over button. Or a reset button. Or something.

Yeah, I'm sure lots of people do. *hugs*

I haven't been in touch with a lot of people lately. It seems that, no matter how hard I try, I can't be in several places at once. I also can't seem to keep in touch with more than three or four people at the same time. My brain can't encompass more than that. It kind of sucks, though, because I owe a LOT of people phone calls and emails. Gah. Facebook is evil, because it has created a bunch of new(ish) social obligations. I don't have time for the obligations I have, let alone new ones.

I'm lousy at keeping in touch myself, so I completely relate. This is why I really don't want to go near Facebook.

I have been making a point, lately, of remembering to walk as though John Woo is blowing up a building behind me.

... uh, what?

[mousme.livejournal.com]

Someone (it must have been t!) once mentioned that everyone should walk as though John Woo is blowing up a building behind them. Essentially it's a confidence thing, the way I see it. Stand straight, walk slowly and purposefully, as though it's perfectly normal that a building just burst into flames behind you, and as though you are convinced nothing will ever touch you.

It's oddly effective.

[vureoelt.livejournal.com]

Curious. If it works, go for it.

Wouldn't it make more sense if it were you who blew up the buildibng behind you?
Actually, here I am trying to inject sense into this. Never mind...