I’m Back. Did You Miss Me?
I wasn't gone long. Just a few days. Needed to take a refresher course. It's title : Myself 101. I forget myself too easily sometimes. So, I took a breath, took a long look inside and got over it.
Also, this morning, I woke up feeling just great. It could be because I got my first eight hours of uninterrupted sleep in months, but it could be that it's just time for a good day.
There are at least two more posts coming up here in the next few hours. I hope you all will check them out. I'm in the middle of two major projects, as we speak, so I'll keep this short and sweet. Have a terrific day.
Sinking Feeling
It's been a long couple of days. I'm beginning to get the feeling that this boat just won't float. I sit and think about what I'm going to write, what I'm going to do to the site and nothing comes to me. I sit and think, instead of just doing.
I've never been very self-disciplined. I get ideas for things and then I just let them go by the wayside. For instance, I love to write -- sort of. I mean I love getting the idea and thinking about it and then I start writing and I see 2 or 3 hundred empty pages ahead of me and I freak out and walk away.
I'm going through a situation now, where I just want to work, make what money I can, raise my kid, send her to school and forget all this writing stuff. Maybe that's for the best.
Oops, Again
In my defense, I was going to post close to midnight, but my child came in with a blue balloon and wanted to play. So, I played with my kid.
I did work on the site a little, but I didn't finalize anything, so I didn't put it up. I was going to put up a new section on 20th century history, but the dates I had picked weren't very interesting. Think I'll have to change it to a "This Date In History" kind of thing and just take what comes.
One thing coming up as soon as tomorrow is a section on World Languages. I am nothing if I'm not a word person and I love every word. I studied French when I was 12, Spanish all through high school and Latin from 19 to 21. Right now, I am studying the beautiful Asian languages. I love Japanese and Chinese, which are so historical and organic. I'm looking into Korean and Vietnamese just a bit. There is a geographical and historical relationship between all of these languages, but it's their differences that intrigue me. So, look forward to seeing new posts and pages about my adventures in language.
Okay, this post counts for today, August 3, 2010. I hope to have some more things ready for later in the day. Keep a look out.
Sadness and Whoah!
A new weekly feature for the Oddstill Blog.
You know what's sort of sad, when a company has an incredible ad campaign for a product that has every opportunity to be great. I mean really great. It has retro appeal and kid appeal and regular people appeal. And then. . . it turns out to be. . .I'm searching my mind for a word that doesn't need to be censored. . .
Turns out there is no one word, but the phrase "just wholeheartedly awful" fits pretty well.
What is this product? Sad to say, it is Kool-Aid Fun Fizz.
The Whoah part of this post is, "Stop! Do not buy this! Some children may love it, but why should we adults support bad taste in the younger generation."
Not to mention that I (and many of you) have problems with some of the ingredients. Aspartame sets off all my mom alarms and the taste of sorbitol is beyond horrible. (Thankfully, my child, who loves some of the most awful tasting things, can not stand this product.)
Why can't they just make these little disks with unsweetened Kool-aid and let us add our own sweetener? Or just make them with -- heaven forefend -- SUGAR? Maybe these things are scientifically impossible. I know I consumed some similar thing back in the 70's when I was my child's age and they were pretty good. Mind you goodness knows what they fed us back then. We're all lucky to be alive.
Why Am I Doing This?
This is my third post tonight, after several weeks of not even visiting this site or attempting to post. Why am I doing this?
Because I was reading one of my new favorite blogs (links will appear in the sidebar later, as if by magic) and it said that anyone with a blog should post at least once a day and more than that if possible.
I was shocked by the idea. I know that some bloggers keep a semi-regular schedule, but I hadn't even thought that a daily one could be imagined by anyone other than a professional journalist.
Long story short, I took the idea to heart and decided to do as many posts ( or should it be postings ) as I could stand. I also want to add a few new pages to the site and get started on a couple of projects that I've had on the back burner for far too long.
So, I'm here. I'll be on tonight for as long as I can keep my eyes open. Hopefully, by morning there will be some semi-entertaining, fully coherent content. If not, there will be at least some incoherent content that might entertain some of you. Possibly.
Another Pitiful List
On the heels of my last update, just moments ago, I've developed this impromptu list.
Things I've Been Doing Besides This Blog/Site
1) Playing games on Facebook.
2) Reading, but not posting, to Twitter.
3) Sitting for days and days, waiting for a computer that is falling apart to be put back together.
4) Nothing in particular.
Oh, yes, and, of course
5) Being the mother of a lovable, but infuriating six year old child.
Trying Really Hard
Yes. I am trying very, very hard to find a reason to keep this site up. I have a few pretty good ones that I'll list here, just to make myself feel better.
1) I always wanted to have a regular blog. By always I mean since about 1998. (Boy, that is really longer ago than it feels.)
2) I used to keep a daily journal and I thought this would be a good way to start another and stick to it. (That hasn't been the case so far. But I still really want to do it.)
3) I am trying to become a published writer and I figured if I could promote myself on this site things would go a little smoother.
4) I have had a few business ideas that I have been trying to get started and I figured if I had the site ready I'd motivate myself to really work at them. (This also hasn't worked out so far, but I am trying and trying again.
I know it's kind of a crappy little list, but it's a start. I'll see if I can't keep it rolling along.
