tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-262545220865578302.post3950506476374723281..comments2023-10-05T08:10:14.360-04:00Comments on The Cereal Bowl: Literature of the VapidLadyWriterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10224164630892638855noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-262545220865578302.post-26171367269149214502008-02-28T22:26:00.000-05:002008-02-28T22:26:00.000-05:00I need to be cruising around commenting on old blo...I need to be cruising around commenting on old blog posts like I need a good case of pink eye. Yet here I am.<BR/><BR/>The hazard (one of them, anyway) of being a writer is taking five minutes to craft an email saying, "My child is sick; I'm staying home." Whereas the less gifted will dash off, "I need to stay home because my child is sick" in about two seconds flat. I exaggerate, but maybe you know what I mean.<BR/><BR/>Creative work is depressingly non-remunerative for most of us, and so we all have day jobs. But I reckon no one can tell whether I'm writing documentation or email or songs or poems most of the time I'm at work, so I guess it could be worse. I used to work in a factory and write songs on the backs of speaker boxes. That wasn't so bad either, really. <BR/><BR/>On the other hand, "effective" and "procedure" are pretty nasty words now that you mention it. I'm going to try to go the rest of lent without using either of them.patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05891483547486986821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-262545220865578302.post-68173511428519596062008-02-12T21:53:00.000-05:002008-02-12T21:53:00.000-05:00I'm beginning to wonder if you watch YouTube for l...I'm beginning to wonder if you watch YouTube for literary inspiration? :P (And no, this wasn't a well-thought or written comment.)Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00584354669062073865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-262545220865578302.post-69526944548084177522008-02-08T10:54:00.000-05:002008-02-08T10:54:00.000-05:00I love well-written letters and e-mails, and when ...I love well-written letters and e-mails, and when I receive one, my reply is so much higher quality.<BR/><BR/>As for "keeping up," I believe that in many ways that is a self-imposed expectation. We choose to fill our lives with too much and then complain that we don't have enough time to pen that letter or write that story. After all if I really wanted to write that note, I wouldn't be writing this comment, would I?<BR/><BR/>While our society is fast-paced and it can feel like a trap, there are people who reject the fast track and the lifestyle that stifles whatever creative energy they may have. So I think that to a large extent we can choose to reject the "American way," it just takes some ingenuity, effort, and discipline.Allyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01816929643644946388noreply@blogger.com