Category: Musings

At Least 100 Words #13

Some days I am great at writing these entries, days like today I am having difficulty.   There is a plethora of reasons, I am not going through any them today.  This is going to be a sprint to at least 100 words, so I can “do as I says, and says as I do”. 

What is planned for this week?  I have several half-written reviews that should see the light of the internet.  I was also considering reviewing audiobooks because I have been a member of Amazon owned Audible since 2011.  I remember borrowing books on CD and tape from the library and yes, I bootlegged them for personal use.  To get a book on CD and tape was ridiculously expensive and it was always cheaper to buy the book or get it from the library.  Technology changed the world for everyone.    Now I can stream all the books for a small monthly fee. 

There will be reviews in the future. 

As October draws close, I have thoughts on what I will be doing in November.  I might talk about it in another entry.   I used to feel giddy for the upcoming events. I can’t feel like that because of the growing sense of uncertainty with the world.  I can feel my pessimistic mind, rolling around and spewing unneeded thoughts.   I also feel the optimist in me, fighting back with whatever it has.   Because this is Monday, I am hoping that everyone has a good week.   We are going to bulldozed with negativity, but I don’t think we have to succumb to it.  We should do something nice for someone else and do our best to be good to ourselves.  Remember that we are not alone in this world. 

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Sunday Post #4

Many years ago, I wanted to write a story about a character in a group called the Black Lotus. I looked up the lotus flowers and lilies, their mythologies, and meanings. I downloaded a lot of flower images. I took the flowers- the blue Egyptian lotus, the black princess lotus (actually hot pink), a white lotus and a peach lotus as signatures for my blog accounts.   That was before the quickening, where there could only be one.

 The Black lotus story never really developed past one page and then there was a fire. It got lost in the ashes. I never got rid of the flowers I liked. I even expanded with tulips, sunflowers, orchids, zinnias and mushrooms. I know mushrooms are not flowers. I started to collect nice pictures of flowers, mushrooms, space and alternate world/alien landscapes. I mostly use the sunflower as my personal icon, my final acceptance of the color yellow. This was over a decade ago. I was making the sunflower famous before the song.

I have yet to decide if the Sunday Post is going to be a review of last week or an optimistic preview of the week ahead, both have their pros and cons.  Due to the lack of focus, this entry has been seriously delayed.  Last week looked promising almost everything scheduled was posted.  The result was a satisfied sense of accomplishment.  There are two essays and a review due for this week and there are the writing projects.  The week ahead looks promising.  There is also one overall goal, that I seriously need to work on for this blog.   This week is going to be a lot.  But I’m ready for it. 

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P.S. Happy Birthday Daddy!!!

At Least 100 Words #12

Blink and the month of September will be over.  It will be October, there used to be a time when this month was all about Halloween and pumpkin flavored food.  However, times have changed. In October, there is an event called Inktober.  It was started by an artist to help improve his drawing skills.  It was put out into vast ocean of the internet and it caught on.  Inktober has a large following and merchandise.  The rules of Inktober is similar to that of NaNoWriMo, you draw pictures for the 31 days and upload them with a hashtag.  There is an official theme list to help artists with their drawing, but you don’t have to keep to it.  I don’t know as much as I would like to about the project.  Although I am not an artist, I admire people who do it and I have attempted to draw on and off.  I won’t denigrate myself by saying I don’t have the talent, when it is more like skill, focus and determination.  Every three months or so I try, then settle to color (I have over 20 adult coloring books and about 10 sets of 50 coloring pencils).  I find them both to be relaxing in different ways. 

Another event that is gaining a following in October is preptober, which is preparing for NaNoWriMo. I have already listened to a pre-preptober podcast for NaNoWriMo in November.  I am usually late to prepare for Nanowrimo, deciding to join in a week or two days before the first of the month.  This time is a little different, I have enough time and I have some an idea about the writing project.   I optimistically believe that I can win Nanowrimo this year.   I might even draw a picture or two and share.  I encourage anyone who wants to participate in these events.  A strong sense of accomplishment and the idea that you are not the only lonely artist or writer attempting to make their way over the creative mountain.  

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