Monday, May 17, 2010

Why Does Every Blog Have To Have A Title?

So last night (in another fit of insomnia) I was desperately looking for things to do. I let the dogs outside to go play and sat on the swing in the dark for a little bit to enjoy the warm darkness. It got creepy, so I brought them inside and made me a graham cracker-with-nutella midnight snack (closer to 1 am, actually). Made me more awake. I watched a tv show. Nothing.

Then I dragged my computer out to the couch and started typing on it. Occasionally I work on these children's stories that I've been writing forever because writing is cathartic and children's stories are awesome. Maybe one day I'll really finish one and try to get it published (I feel like Family Guy's Brian all the time because of this). And the most amazing thing happened when I started writing. No, I didn't go to sleep. That would be silly. But I did have the most amazing brainstorm. I outlined four novels. Four. And proofread some fifty pages of an already started novel. And added more to it. It's so funny to me that I enjoy editing my work more than I do creating it.

So although I got virtually no sleep again and now have a dull headache, I did have a ton of fun writing and outlining for a few hours last night. Maybe I'll do that every night and not have to worry about tossing and turning in the dark, trying to get to sleep when clearly my body doesn't want to. I'm not even tired anymore. I don't remember what it's like to be tired, cause I'm always in this constant state of restlessness. Man, I miss working. At least then I knew how to be tired all the time.

3 comments:

  1. I was up late editing too!

    Titles tell me what is worth reading. It is how I prejudge things. Somehow I ignore it for your blog.

    So you were the one who let the dogs out!

    You and Brian also share political views.

    I had a dull headache too. But then I drank me up some Pepsi. Yum.

    I am tired all the time. I miss being a homeless loser. JK I hated being that.

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  2. I love that I can help take credit for your love for the awesomeness of nutella!! :D

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  3. I'm sorry you can't sleep, but I'm super glad you at least got something done.

    Chocolate and watching TV probably aren't the best ways to fall asleep. I've heard that hot milk helps, but it sounds too disgusting for me to honestly recommend it to you.

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