And other things I'm disallowing myself at the moment. The good news is, my body is feeling better. The bad news is, my mind... not so much. I'm a little flaky, too flaky to be juggling all the work I've got going.
I briefly freed my characters from the stasis I imposed on them from neglecting my novel. And no, I won't tell you what it's about. :) It's a secret... which is part of why I think I'm able to write as much as I am.
I couldn't sleep at all last night, laying in bed, staring into the darkness. Feeling hollow and unreasonably, violently sad. An earthquake passed through the house as I laid there, echoing my mood.
I think I should go outside before the sun sets. Out of curiousity, is anyone out there actually reading this?
Posted by Olga at December 16, 2004 03:53 PMI'm reading, but its the first time you asked. I'll tell you what I think about if you want. I feel sad sometimes too. Its hard when all the pictures and sculptures won't make their way to this world. I just finished reading
Sexing the Cherry, it was amazing and entertaining. I like the idea of nonlinear time. Amorphous, fluxes of happening to swim through like so much water filling the fishbowl of our universe. Past, present, future all there to see and exerience at once if we could only stop filtering out the signs. Stepping through the veil if you will.
I just started making home decor items for the disinfranchised and broken who want to connect back to simpler times uising contemporary imagery and ideals. My first project was called Delitefully Ugly Pillows. if you want to see one you could email me. I'm starting on some quilts next, I'm thinking of callling them Quilts For The Sleepers Who Have Awoken.
Let me know what you think.
I live in SC. What pert are you visiting? Its a beautiful place if you go to the right places. Some of the most wonderful people anywhere I've ever been.
Posted by: Duane at December 17, 2004 12:52 PMi found your journal by losing myself in the catacombs of SG. i noticed you're a non-SG with a wish list. very ambitious.
anent your novel, approximately how many words have you captured? i know wordcount isn't the measure of a novel, but it's an indication. also being embalmed with ink, i, too, recently scribbled out a novel.
i hate nanowrimo.org, don't you? it's proliferated the world with awful, atrocious writing all in the spirit of 'anyone can write a book!'
how many words do you average a day?
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Posted by: todd at December 17, 2004 12:57 PMDuane-- Jeanette Winterson is one of my favorite authors, and I have many of her books! It's so weird you just finished reading that, that was my favorite book for a long time.
The bedware sounds fascinating. I would love to see the pillows and the quilts, please email me!
I'm going to Charleston...
Posted by: Olga at December 18, 2004 01:49 AMTodd--
Hardly ambitious, and sort of beside the point. I've had an amazon wishlist for years, and I didn't think I was posting it as a request.. I think it's just another interesting way to learn about people. You can find out a lot about people through their libraries. :)
I think nanowrimo is actually a an empowering sort of event. Writing is a way to break down your own personal barriers. I've never had the patience to undertake it, but after writing much poetry and several short stories, I thought I'd use it as a flimsy excuse to really dedicate serious chunks of time to writing.
I've only nearing a paltry 10K, but with the Christmas break I will be putting in full days as opposed to a sneaking in time in the evenings. I leave Sunday.
Posted by: Olga at December 18, 2004 01:54 AMI'm reading.
Most of the people who go to my blog are looking for pictures of Corey Haim.
Posted by: Matt at December 20, 2004 10:03 PMAbout Jeanette Winterson... which ones have you read? Having ridiculously religious parents and a penchant for pussy, I really enjoyed "Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit", but "Sexing the Cherry" is good too. Have you read "The Passion"? May be my favorite.
Posted by: serendipity at June 6, 2005 07:53 PM