Run with it.
By matt | November 11, 2008
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I opened the book Whatever You Think, Think the Opposite to a random page.
It said something that encouraged me to post the NaNoWriMo warm-up bits I wrote.
It said:
Do it then fix it as you go
Too many people spend too much time trying to perfect something before they actually do it.Instead of waiting for perfection, run with what you’ve got and fix it as you go.
I’m running with what I’ve got, at least I am on this blog. I’m trying to figure out what this means in real life.
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NaNoWriMo Warm-up 1: Mountains and Dogs
By matt | November 10, 2008
The last week of October, I wrote a few things as a warm-up to NaNoWriMo. I thought I’d post these, even though they are spotty quality.
I think that’s OK because NaNoWriMo is about production, about the quantity of words produced. Quality comes in December, when you start editing. I don’t have any intention of editing these or doing anything more with them. Here they are in their raw and permanently unfinished state.
They lyrics I quote are from Peter Murphy’s “Cuts you up”.
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Angry, until…
By matt | November 10, 2008
…you get a second date and everything is sunshine and bluebirds, even on the first really gray and wintry day in Cleveland.
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Angry Man
By matt | November 10, 2008
It was a pretty good weekend, yet here on Monday I’m an angry man.
I think I’m angry because I’m being asked to be responsible for things that aren’t my problem.
I can’t just say “tough luck, that’s your problem” because none of the circumstances allow for that as a reasonable answer.
I’m involved, but can’t be responsible.
I can help, but I can’t fix the problem.
And so I’m angry. I’m being put in a position I do not like, do not deserve, and cannot approach without being concerned with the long-term effects of my decisions.
I’d be happier if I could run off and join the circus.
As I can’t, I’m angry.
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Weekend Trivia (9-Nov)
By matt | November 9, 2008
The weekend didn’t turn out as expected.
Friday
Meet The Doctor for dinner at the Old Angle. Once upon an Oktoberfest (in September), a rather “happy” me went to the Old Angle with fellow Oktoberfest celebrants. There, I ordered a steak wrap that seemed sublime. On Friday, I had this steak wrap again. The wrap was still tasty when I could taste it.
However, The Doctor and I go to the Old Angle way too often. We’re trying to decide where else we could go for a pint, an occasional meal and be able to have a conversation without having to shout. Side of town is unimportant. I’ll take any advice you folks can throw my way via comment or email (blogging at bakaitis dot com).
Saturday
I got a carpet for my living room. The change is so dramatic that it feels like I was living in a wooden box and now I actually live in a house. How does that work? One change and, aesthetically, everything is different. Strange part - I didn’t look for the carpet. I got a call from a friend that they saw a carpet that would be perfect for my living room and it is. Jackpot.
Saturday night? Go read the last post. I saw Who’s bad?. (You need to click on that link if you weren’t there.)
There’s one thing I’ve been processing since last night: nostalgia.
I was never a big Michael Jackson fan. Hearing the songs got to me. I thought about my first slow dance with a girl while I was in middle school. I thought about a friend who got the Thriller video on VHS and how we watched it over and over for a week after Christmas. I remembered friends at school buying the red leather jackets. One friend wore a white glove. I’m not joking.
So I’m still working on this one. Nostalgia? I’m the least sentimental man on this planet. WTF?
Sunday
This was the day of unplanned events. Cleaning an insidious spyware infection and getting fed by the parents in return. Getting an unexpected email to meet for coffee. Getting a phone call from a friend in need and helping by listening.
As always, nothing is resolved when the weekend is over, but I think things continue to get better. Nobody jinx me!
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