time is blurring

two weeks ago feels like months

im all good, just wanted to let you all know that im still writing just, uh, slowly

hope you're all doing well cause you deserve it

let me offer you a picture of gabby for these troubling times

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[TheAncientPolitzanian]

I get the feeling, mate.

Cute picture, BTW. Thanks for sharing.
:)

[Not Enough Coffee]

I made a recent vow to start finishing what I start instead of dropping whatever when the shiner object appears.

The satisfaction of finishing a book, a long video game, a TV series, etc is unparalleled. I will take that up with writing, since I have dropped so many different projects. Instead, take those ideas, use one, and then slowly toil away at it till completion. Even if it's a few words or paragraphs a week, it will eventually see the light of day, and the satisfaction will roll in.

At least, that's what I've been thinking these past few days.

I finished "The Zen in the Art of Writing," by Ray Bradbury, and now I'm moving onto "Moby Dick," by Herman Melville. Despite how long of a read it is, simply toiling away until completion will build up the attention span and adhd this modern technological dependent age brings.

Best of luck with the writing, Sem!

[RainbowDoubleDash]

Insert Star Trek: Generations quote here.

[Miller Minus]

thank you i love her

[Eroraf86]

5270726
My fing life in a nutshell. Seems like the only thing I finish these days is meals.

[semillon]

5270726
Good way to think about it.

Would you recommend Zen in the Art of Writing? I've seen it be talked about a lot (that and King's On Writing) but I find it so hard to read about the act of writing—it just gets me excited to go and write myself haha

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[Not Enough Coffee]

5270735
Yes. Ray Bradbury uses life stories and his enthusiasm for the craft to give his personal philosophies on writing and how to go about it in a healthy way.

Such as how to work around ideas. Here is a quote: “That's the great secret of creativity. You treat ideas like cats: you make them follow you.”

It goes on to say that you need to let the idea follow you, and when they least expect it, scoop them up off guard. Simply forcing yourself upon them will make them fight back and it will tire you.

The ZEN comes from WORK. RELAX. DON'T THINK. You see the practice in play with Buddhism on enlightenment and learning, so forth with most trades on how to balance and lead a virtuous life.

So, you write, that is the work, and don't think too hard about it, simply do, for you will stress yourself otherwise. Now, when you relax, that's when the learning happens, your mind makes connections, and you come back to work with more gusto than before with your acquired knowledge and understanding.

Bradbury's essays on creativity are infectious and a delight to read.

5270734
I see it a common issue many face these days. Internet noise tends to stress and put me on edge. So, finding the will to toil away at projects till completion is my latest tool for combating such issues.

[Impossible Numbers]

For me, the days are starting to blur into each other, if anything, faster and faster. I could swap days between March, April, and May and notice no major differences. That's why I try to keep myself occupied in the moment, and why I hope to delve more into bigger and more solidly directed projects soon enough.

Writing slowly, too. But surely, we get there, eh?

5270726

Good on yer, mate! There really is nothing like climbing an ambitious mountain and saying to yourself, "I did that!"

The trick (I find) is to make the journey itself a big part of the pleasure, either by being entertaining in itself or by being instructive (as in Douglas Adams' definition of experience: "You know that thing you just did? Don't do that again.").

I'm pretty close to completing a big project myself, and I hope it becomes a gateway to many more. Onward, ambition!

[Not Enough Coffee]

5270746
Ha. I haven't read Douglas Adams in a hot minute. That's a relatably clever quote. And yes, entertainment and meaning for it all is undeniably important. Lose that and the good ol' buddy of mine depression comes to make home in my head.

Best of luck yourself on your projects!

[semillon]

5270743
Ooh, sounds really nice actually!

5270733
she's a good bird treat her well

5270731
i never saw generations

5270746
the amount of times i've had to ask myself "what day is it?" is ridiculous, i feel like i'm in an eternal summer vacation but not at the beginning where it's fun and relaxing, the end where i'm starting to miss school and i'm just sweaty and hot and vaguely bored

hopefully i'll be able to finish something soon and get a nice dopamine rush off of that

[RainbowDoubleDash]

5270752
You're not missing too much from Generations. There are genuinely good scenes but overall it's kind of lackluster, though by no means the worst Trek movie.

[Jack of a Few Trades]

This year has a funny way of going fast and then going slow immediately after. Remember the decade that was March?

Glad to hear you're surviving. Pictures of Gabby have been shown to increase survival rates by at least 30%. Be sure to get your daily dose for healthy living :)

[semillon]

5270791
Oof. I guess I'll get to it eventually haha

5270818
A Gabby a day keeps Corona at bay

[Great White Prime]

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How's it going with Never Seen?

[semillon]

5274752
Outlined, partially written, but it's a very important chapter so I'm going to let myself fuss over it

In progress though