writing (continued)

- It's been awhile now since I've written anything that I'm particularly proud of. I can't make any progress on my stories since I don't know where any of them are going. I'll chew out a scene, and then it dies, because I don't know how to follow it up.

I guess every profession has ways of slumping, but this isn't a profession with me; it's just a hobby. I should be able to have fun with it, and I'm not really. It might have something to do with the stress I'm feeling, as well as shifting priorities, but honestly, I want to be able to write as a release. It's a great feeling to get done with 8 pages of stuff you hammered out and just be pleased with it. I really need to do that right now.

Video games are boring, TV is over for the summer, and it's hot. I'm not trying to complain, just clear up why I'm kind of in a non-exuberant zone. Some people are coming over this weekend; hopefully I'll be jolly... or at least witty. It's another stress-reliever for me.

I think a part of my problem is I'm not reading anybody I like atm. Since my job ended, I haven't read Simmons at all. Whedon is still off, and Sorkin is only-semi on. My mind feels mushy, like I don't know how to frame things humorously anymore. (some might argue I never did) Maybe it's all the time I'm wasting. I really do want a job, despite appearances.

- Pirates 3 is officially out. I really, really, REALLY hope that

* Spoiler*



Will doesn't become the next Davy Jones as I hear he will. Apparently, there are photos of him with a scar over his chest where his heart would be, while he is commanding the Flying Welshman.



*End Spoiler*

That would be a lousy ending, but we'll see. Anyway, the movies have been pretty cool so far.

- Starcraft 2 might be out soon. That would be cool. From what I've seen, the gameplay looks quite similar to the first, which is a good thing.

- Major congratulations to my cousin Pete and his wife Sarah on the birth of their third child, a girl named Eliza.