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A thought...or two...or three...or four...
Posted Jun 19, 2006
(Yes, Ever, I have them.)
I was responding to a post when I had a thought. (Yes, I admit, just one) It amazes me that some of my best (and creepiest) writing springs like Athena from my head when I reach the most utter states of boredom. This was written while I was supposed to be researching leperasy (which is less exciting than it sounds. Who knew that having your body rot while you still lived in it could be so agonizingly dull?). I wrote Heroes while folding laundry. I fear I may be mad. Or perhaps I'm inhabited by a strange, creative being which can only take over when I'm my mind is sufficiently dulled...come to think of it, I write well when I'm very tired too...hmm...
It made me wonder. Where does creativity come from? How does the mind come up with new things? Personally, I don't believe that happens. There is no true originality, just a resurfacing, refurbishing of old thoughts and ideas. Old concepts rearranged and looked at from a different perspective. So creativity is misnamed. It is not creative, but reconstructive. And it does not seem that it is so hard a thing - after all, how else can you look at an idea (or anything, for that matter) except from your own perspective? The trick, I suppose is that the "creative" people are able to understand their own view enough to make it exist for others as well. It is the willingness to understand yourself better, and to share that understanding with others. But again, is that so hard. "Creative" people stand out as such. They cannot help but share themselves with others. So perhaps creativity is not a trait that some have and others don't. Perhaps it is just a paradoxical twist of extroverted-introversion. The ablility and willingness to examine oneself, the ability to share oneself with others, willing or not. Perhaps this doesn't make sense at all, but I'm a bored, tired, extroverted introvert. I don't know what I am.
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At Work
Posted Jun 19, 2006
I'm typing an entry at work. Exciting. I get to work from 8 to 22 today, YAY! And YAY for energy drinks... I've been too busy to have fun or write or do anything interesting lately, and I am distressed that my writings are becoming more personal...that never used to be a problem. And now whenever I try to write, it's all about bluebirds, and I'm trying to shy away from writing about them. Bluebirds... I wish my computer at home would allow me to view new messages. I can't even get an updated front page anymore. 
, right? I could always go to the library to use their computers, but I don't even have time to use my own. Stupid work.
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Not long enough for an entry
Posted May 12, 2006
Killing the birds with the knife in my hand. No birds will be left when I’ve finished this chore. Here I stand with knife and with cup, collecting the products of my nice little farm.
(Here, I'll say it for you, "What the hell?" And I'll answer you, too, "Who knows?" I need to not write when I'm bored.
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WOOOHHH...IH
Posted May 3, 2006
I'm supposed to be working on a paper right now. I don't want to. When I'm done, I'll probably post it. I JUST FINISHED MY EXAM!!! YAY!!! only 4 more to go...
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Argh
Posted Feb 3, 2006
My Space is not doing it right! every time I click the "My Space" button, it takes me back to My space the last time I logged on! No!
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