Getting a Groove?

[eumelia]

I'm such a flake. I swear, it's ridiculous. The time suckage of twitter and tumblr are atrophying my ability to actually brain and write in long form.

I think the fact that my job also demands brevity is affecting my ability and skill to actually sit down and concentrate on a proper post, I don't know, I just want to write here more and there's no one to kick my ass about actually doing it.

I have many thought and links that I just shoot off on twitter, I drool over images on tumblr and just can't seem to sit down and write down the meanderings of my brain like I used to. I mean, I look back at my DW and LJ and there are swaths of navel gazing diatribes about whatever and analysis of links that I'd find.

Now, I'm almost 30, have a steady job, doing the Millennial thing of being single and living at home because the economy fucking sucks and wants me to spend more money that I can afford on things like rent, utilities and food.

But I'll wave that away for now, because I went on a two week long vacation, chronicled on my phone, email and twitter, bought a new computer (that saga of me locking myself out of Elphaba was written as well).

I'm watching "Orphan Black" now, and also want to get into a few other shows. I'm hoping I'm inspired to write longer thoughts about them all, as well as fic.

I keep saying I want to get back into the groove of writing. Well, that's also something right.

Comments

[askygoneonfire]

I'm wondering if speeding towards 30 is the bigger factor in my inability to turn out long, meandering posts of the type you also find absent in your creative/internet output. Twitter and facebook are where my bits of thoughts go...I did consider leaving off twitter to see if it made me generate something more substantial but then it just felt like an unjustifiable energy commitment?! On the one hand I don' believe that age inevitably brings creative inhibition, on the other I can't turn out those magnum opus blogs I did in my teens and early 20s so something clearly has changed.

In summary; me too dude, me too.

[eumelia]

This makes me feel better! Knowing I'm not alone really helps :)

[silveradept]

I would love to read your long-form again. Hopefully Officer Kalakaua can help with that - there are apps (if app-capable) that help with composition and posting to journaling services.

[eumelia]

I have Evernote on my mobile devices. I need to get into the habit of using it gain.