So I just dropped Jorgie (my daughter) off at school and she'll be off to Boston tonight for a Museum Of Science sleep over. Ahhh to be young again. She's so very excited about the trip.
So on the ride back home from dropping her off at school, I found myself thinking..........
Yeah I know big surprise right, thinking.........
So I was contemplating what I might do differently if I had a chance to go back to high school having my thirty-seven years of wisdom with me.....
Well minus my baldness... no not boldness, baldness.
So what would I do differently?
Well a few things ran through my mind.
Okay let's see.
I wouldn't change the hood ornament incident. Yeah even the fact that we took the principals hood ornament either. I mean seriously........ how could we have managed to pick the principals car and then take her hood ornament. Gee why don't they put hood ornaments on cars anymore...... I wouldn't change the fact that we got caught and I was the one who had to ride around in the cruiser at 1:00am with the officer, to get all the addresses of whom we took their hood ornaments. So anyways, I wouldn't change what happened that night. No really, simply because it built character and oh heck, it gives me some writing material some day when I have writers block.
I wouldn't change the New Kids on the Block Concert New Years Eve with April....... Yes you read it right.. NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK.....
I was going to say that I would have purchased Yahoo stock when it went public, but that wasn't in my high school years, that was in April 1996......
Okay, no more kidding around. Honestly, knowing what I know now about myself, I would have developed my Art and Writing skills.....
Funny thing is, even if I did develop my Art and writing skills, I would probably still have the same amount of money as I do now. Not much.
So my question is, what would you do differently?
Post it on my Facebook status if you have any ideas.
If you have any ideas for me... let me know.
And no not my hair cuts, they were cool.
Well, those are the Thoughts Of A George for today.
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Thursday, April 8, 2010
Friday, June 5, 2009
My mind, Mini Ecosystems, and Writing
Worked on my nonfiction piece today.
I miss writing fiction. It's so much more imaginative and less constricting when you can disappear into your own vision. A world created through imagination and not bound by rules of reality.
But writing is writing, and that's what matters. I believe in what I'm writing, which does help.
It's hard due to the fact that I have so many ideas that echo around in my otherwise empty head, but not enough time to get them down on paper. (the electronic kind anyway).
From children's stories to stories of love, they all fight for precious page time. In a way it's similar to how nature handles these situations. Natural selection one might call it. It comes down to survival of the fittest, like a real live mini ecosystem in my head. The strongest or most fruitful wins. If any of them are wounded or crippled, they may just perish.
I think the toughest part of writing is managing the time. Between chores, family responsibilities, work, useless searches on Google, Craigslist, more useless searches on Google, fixing campers, on and on and on........ writing time is sometimes tough to squeeze in.
But I can do it because I know that's one of the things that separates the real writers, from the dreamers.
Dedication to the art.
Well taht's it........ it's back to real work tomorrow. The kind where you punch in and out with an electronic time card. Those are the Thoughts of a George for today.
Until Tuesday.........
I miss writing fiction. It's so much more imaginative and less constricting when you can disappear into your own vision. A world created through imagination and not bound by rules of reality.
But writing is writing, and that's what matters. I believe in what I'm writing, which does help.
It's hard due to the fact that I have so many ideas that echo around in my otherwise empty head, but not enough time to get them down on paper. (the electronic kind anyway).
From children's stories to stories of love, they all fight for precious page time. In a way it's similar to how nature handles these situations. Natural selection one might call it. It comes down to survival of the fittest, like a real live mini ecosystem in my head. The strongest or most fruitful wins. If any of them are wounded or crippled, they may just perish.
I think the toughest part of writing is managing the time. Between chores, family responsibilities, work, useless searches on Google, Craigslist, more useless searches on Google, fixing campers, on and on and on........ writing time is sometimes tough to squeeze in.
But I can do it because I know that's one of the things that separates the real writers, from the dreamers.
Dedication to the art.
Well taht's it........ it's back to real work tomorrow. The kind where you punch in and out with an electronic time card. Those are the Thoughts of a George for today.
Until Tuesday.........
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Writing Time April 21 2009
Wake Up: 5:40am
Push Ups: 70
Sit Ups: 20
Pull Ups: 10
Chin Ups: 5
Writing Time: 6:00am - 7:10am
A good writing day. I finished my rewrite of Chapter 1 of The Waking Hour. I think it came out great. The funny thing is, it is exactly the same length as the original. That's weird. Although, despite the same length it has a quicker feel to it. I'll have to print it out and ask what April thinks about it.
I actually got seven hours of sleep last night. WOW! I don't remember the last time I got that much sleep.
Jorgie is on vacation this week so she's still sleeping.
It's raining today, that takes care of doing anything outside. Last Friday night we lit the fire pit and roasted hot dogs over the coals. It was fun. Of course we made smores too.
I don't remember making smores when I was a kid. It was something new the first time I did it a few years ago. The benefits of having kids.
There is one memory that sticks out in my mind of when I was younger.
It was a summer evening, and me, Michelle my sister, and my dad were outside. We were all gathering things to cook in some pot to make some type of dessert. Some of the ingredients were a boot, rocks etc.... You get the idea. All the while, my mom was inside making something too. Something real of course.
I don't really remember what it was she made, but I think that's irrelevant. I think the reason this memory sticks out in my mind, is because my father was acting out of character. In a good way that is. He was being funny, goofy and we were all having fun together.
Do you remember that Michelle, and do you remember it the way I do?
I really don't have too many memories of being a child. Sometimes they pop in my head, but if I try and remember them, they prefer to stay hidden.
Well, That's the Thoughts Of A George for Today,
See you tomorrow.
Push Ups: 70
Sit Ups: 20
Pull Ups: 10
Chin Ups: 5
Writing Time: 6:00am - 7:10am
A good writing day. I finished my rewrite of Chapter 1 of The Waking Hour. I think it came out great. The funny thing is, it is exactly the same length as the original. That's weird. Although, despite the same length it has a quicker feel to it. I'll have to print it out and ask what April thinks about it.
I actually got seven hours of sleep last night. WOW! I don't remember the last time I got that much sleep.
Jorgie is on vacation this week so she's still sleeping.
It's raining today, that takes care of doing anything outside. Last Friday night we lit the fire pit and roasted hot dogs over the coals. It was fun. Of course we made smores too.
I don't remember making smores when I was a kid. It was something new the first time I did it a few years ago. The benefits of having kids.
There is one memory that sticks out in my mind of when I was younger.
It was a summer evening, and me, Michelle my sister, and my dad were outside. We were all gathering things to cook in some pot to make some type of dessert. Some of the ingredients were a boot, rocks etc.... You get the idea. All the while, my mom was inside making something too. Something real of course.
I don't really remember what it was she made, but I think that's irrelevant. I think the reason this memory sticks out in my mind, is because my father was acting out of character. In a good way that is. He was being funny, goofy and we were all having fun together.
Do you remember that Michelle, and do you remember it the way I do?
I really don't have too many memories of being a child. Sometimes they pop in my head, but if I try and remember them, they prefer to stay hidden.
Well, That's the Thoughts Of A George for Today,
See you tomorrow.
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Writing Time April 8th 2009
Wake Up: 4:50am
Push Ups: 70
Sit Ups: 20
Pull Ups: 10
Chin Ups: 5
Writing Time: 5:15am - 6:15am
Overall a good writing morning. I worked a solid hour and I'm happy about that. Still would like to wake up earlier, but that also depends on what time I go to bed.
I worked on the rewriting of Chapter 2 in The Waking Hour. I finished it, now all I have to do is print it out and read them back to back. I'm curious if this total rewrite will work. If this works, I'll probably apply it to some of the other chapters as well. It's strange because some of my chapters really sound pretty good, and some..........not so good.
I wonder why?
I wonder if it is because of my frame of mind when writing it, or if it is because a lack of connection with my character.
Hmmm? I wonder.
Well, I get my hour of writing "Touch" today. I look forward to that time. It's not really writing time, but I still get to work on it. Ever since I read this book, The Writers Little Helper. It has changed the way that I approach the first draft. It has helped me see a lot of good things about writing, and is an invaluable source in the planning stages of any writing. It explains to organize your outline into ten easy scenes which are essential to the flow of the story. I love this book and find myself referencing back to it several times. After reading it, it has changed the way I start all of my stories. Very, very, helpful.
I think the first draft of any story is the best. I get to invent a whole new world filled with characters, emotions, events and in a way, I get to play God. I think creation has a lot more power than we think. When I create things, I use a part of my brain that simply amazes me.
Where do we pull our ideas from, and what is this imagination thing? How did I develop mine, and how can I be sure my kids have an imagination?
Well, that's it for today.
Until tomorrow,
Those are the Thoughts of a George
Push Ups: 70
Sit Ups: 20
Pull Ups: 10
Chin Ups: 5
Writing Time: 5:15am - 6:15am
Overall a good writing morning. I worked a solid hour and I'm happy about that. Still would like to wake up earlier, but that also depends on what time I go to bed.
I worked on the rewriting of Chapter 2 in The Waking Hour. I finished it, now all I have to do is print it out and read them back to back. I'm curious if this total rewrite will work. If this works, I'll probably apply it to some of the other chapters as well. It's strange because some of my chapters really sound pretty good, and some..........not so good.
I wonder why?
I wonder if it is because of my frame of mind when writing it, or if it is because a lack of connection with my character.
Hmmm? I wonder.
Well, I get my hour of writing "Touch" today. I look forward to that time. It's not really writing time, but I still get to work on it. Ever since I read this book, The Writers Little Helper. It has changed the way that I approach the first draft. It has helped me see a lot of good things about writing, and is an invaluable source in the planning stages of any writing. It explains to organize your outline into ten easy scenes which are essential to the flow of the story. I love this book and find myself referencing back to it several times. After reading it, it has changed the way I start all of my stories. Very, very, helpful.
I think the first draft of any story is the best. I get to invent a whole new world filled with characters, emotions, events and in a way, I get to play God. I think creation has a lot more power than we think. When I create things, I use a part of my brain that simply amazes me.
Where do we pull our ideas from, and what is this imagination thing? How did I develop mine, and how can I be sure my kids have an imagination?
Well, that's it for today.
Until tomorrow,
Those are the Thoughts of a George
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