I don't know why the pictures in that last post aren't working anymore. I'll have to go in and fix the link or something, I guess. Gosh, that's a pain in the butt.
Anywho, forgive me readers, for I have sinned: It's been 17 days since my last update. Damn. It actually feels like much longer than that, but it's probably just due to the fact that I feel like I'm constantly awake and moving around and through my life. It's only been a little over two weeks since that last post, but it feels like months. Maybe I don't get enough sleep. I sleep probably around 5 to 6 hours a night, which isn't too bad, I guess. Though I think I need a solid 7 or 8 hours to be fully functional. This could very well be the cause of my short attention span as of late.
If I'm asleep for 5-6 hours, that means I'm awake each day for 18-19 hours. I couldn't even begin to tell you what I do in those hours, minus the roughly 9-10 hours spent working and commuting. So 8-9 hours. What do I do with them? I have no clue. I feel like I'm losing this time. Obviously, yes, I am aware of those hours; I am awake during that time, but nothing useful ever seems to get done during that time. Whatever free time I have... I feel so unproductive. I think work is wearing me down. I need to take advantage of my vacation days.
One thing that is providing a break from the norm is the looming start of NaNoWriMo is roughly 20 days. Ack! 20 days?!? I have SO much more planning to do. Remember that little writing idea I alluded to probably a month or two ago? I decided I was going to use it as this year's NaNo. I'll at least get a jump start at it, and can continue editing and writing even after the month is over. So right now I'm in the midst of planning. I have encountered what could be a problem though. As I'm writing my outline, I'm finding that I don't know if the premise is entirely plausible. Well, it certainly is plausible, but I don't know if it'll "work," you know? I'm missing a meaty element to the story, and unless I figure that out, I'm fucked, just like last year.
You see, the story was supposed to be about a young woman's decent into obsession and unfounded, unrequited love. You see, the object of her affections has been deceased for 12 years. I'm not really sure how this is going to work. I did a bit of research on the psychology of fixation yesterday, and it's pretty interesting, but I might have a hard time turning it into a story. She's definitely fixated, but that can't be the whole story. There needs to be some conflict or something. Maybe some mental break. We'll see. I'll keep working on it. Can't wait until November when I can actually start writing it!
Also, in music news: I've acquired a few more Jeff Buckley CDs. So far, "Sketches for 'My Sweetheart The Drunk'" is insanely good. It's really upsetting that it had to be posthumously released, but the fact that they didn't do any overdubbing and released the tracks exactly as they were left make it so insightful. There are a few moments in the tracks that were rough drafts that are funny and silly. They're raw, and I like that. I have a couple others that I haven't listened to yet, but I'm excited to crack open that cellophane!
Until next time, dear readers... :)
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