There is a saying. I believe it was originally some kind of sportsball quote but has been paraphrased to death. I hear it all the time lately, because it is a lyric in a song that’s on one of my “frequently listened” playlists. I’ve even looked up the quote for the purpose of this blog… Continue reading SHOTS NOT TAKEN
EYES AND EARS: A PERSONAL SAGA
Welcome to the roller coaster that is life. If you’re just joining us, sorry for the crap show. It was like this even before I got here. And the people in charge are just making it worse and worse. There have been some developments in both my public and personal worlds, interestingly represented by eyes… Continue reading EYES AND EARS: A PERSONAL SAGA
THE 2024 GOAL THINGY
Another year, another entry about writing goals. The thing I try to keep in mind when doing these is that, although officially I am running a business, this is very much still a hobby to me. When a hobby isn’t fun, I put it off, and the more pressure I put on myself to get… Continue reading THE 2024 GOAL THINGY
A HOLDING PATTERN
I don’t really have anything to talk about this month. The closest thing to interesting that I’ve done at all over the last couple of months is watch some movies. Some of those movies I’ve seen before, most I have not. It’s sad that this is even news, considering when I got on the internet… Continue reading A HOLDING PATTERN
ESSAY: THE TERMINATOR PARADOX
I like 1984’s The Terminator. It’s a fun and exciting movie in which an unrelenting threat from the future turns a young woman’s life upside-down. I also love its sequel, 1991’s Terminator 2: Judgment Day, basically a two-hour chase scene on steroids. Both movies feature time travel. And neither movie could possibly happen the way… Continue reading ESSAY: THE TERMINATOR PARADOX
LIFE, OR NOTHING LIKE IT
It’s another month where I have nothing of any real interest to say, and this time I don’t even have anything I’m particularly pumped about sharing here. I read Drew Barrymore’s memoir Wildflower, which I really liked, but beyond that my life is pretty much a void. (Not in the nihilistic, “existential crisis” sense, just… Continue reading LIFE, OR NOTHING LIKE IT
AN ODE TO RACHAEL HERRON
For a moment, I considered skipping the blog entry for June. The truth of the matter is that I haven’t done anything worth reporting. I can’t think of what to write. My brain has been in something of a fog, likely due to lack of sleep. (I’ve been staying up too late watching stuff.) And… Continue reading AN ODE TO RACHAEL HERRON
GOT A THING DONE
Hello, Hoopy Froods of the internet! I’m so happy to pretend you’re reading this today. A couple of weeks ago as I write this (which is about a week before this will post), I had a rare moment of “getting something finished.” I figured out how to get the AI audio files of the Seeing… Continue reading GOT A THING DONE
ANALYSIS PARALYSIS
(Or, HOW AI HAS MADE ME INCAPABLE OF DECIDING WHAT TO WRITE) Hello imaginary people on the internet who I pretend care about the things I have to say. It is your old pal, Random Writer from the internet. Today I want to talk about a phenomenon I’m pretty sure I’ve mentioned once or twice… Continue reading ANALYSIS PARALYSIS
MOTIVATION IS A FINICKY THING
In the last post, I talked about how AI text generation has gotten me excited about writing for the first time in forever. (No, that’s not a Frozen reference. Stop trying to distract me. We’re barely a paragraph in!) That excitement / eagerness has not waned at all. But what has also not waned is… Continue reading MOTIVATION IS A FINICKY THING