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Where's my head?
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| Posted by: James |
11/10/2008 2:22 PM |
For those of you who have read this blog regularly, you might have noticed a dearth of postings as of late – at least anything of substance anyway. There have been reasons for this but nothing I want to air out in a public forum. I’m going through an intense period of soul-searching where I’m re-evaluating myself on a lot of criteria and also planning for the future.
The “problem” with this is, for this first time since I started this blog in 2005 is that, unlike having writers’ block, I have an indifference to writing (at least for the past few weeks). This has never happened to me and so I need to take a step back and try to figure out why. Writing is my drug of choice and I have no plans on quitting my habit so I want to figure out how to get hooked again.
Stay tuned. I might be back tomorrow or it might take longer. I honestly don’t know. |
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Re: Where's my head? |
By KB's on
11/10/2008 3:33 PM |
| What is the equivalent to a methadone clinic for the writer? Maybe not touching a pen/keyboard for a week and getting cleaned back to the state of the non-writing-literate. Then your first posting afterward feels really really good again. <br><br><br><br>Personally, I have liked the blog as much these last months as I have since the beginning. |
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By Deanna on
11/10/2008 3:41 PM |
| I agree with KB. I look forward to my daily dose of James! Hope you find your groove. |
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Re: Where's my head? |
By JD on
11/10/2008 3:54 PM |
| Sounds like you left your head along the Kancamangus Hwy... It's always the last place you look! |
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Re: Where's my head? |
By James on
11/10/2008 3:55 PM |
| JD, you might be spot-on about that. Maybe I should go back up there and look for it. :) |
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By Erich on
11/10/2008 4:22 PM |
| Hooqued on Fonicks wurked fore me! - I can relate to what you are feeling in that for 13 years I have been a part of several online hockey leagues and this year I realized I just didn't want to do it anymore. It has been something I loved, but for whatever reason, I just up and quit them all. I have a certain feeling of "restlessness" which I could prob attribute to work, wedding planning, age, health, finances, loss of loved ones which are all probably contributing to my malaise. In the past I may have thought that it was depression, but I've been there and this is different. I am relatively happy...I just sort of feel like I should be doing something else.... |
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By James on
11/10/2008 4:25 PM |
| Erich, funny you mention that. Obviously I don't play the online games (although I am addicted to Rock Band and Guitar Hero) but I have totally dropped online fantasy sports from my life. Haven't missed them yet either. So, yes, the Brooklyn Tax Dodgers are a dead team as of next season. In actuality, they were dead after about a month into this season. |
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By The General on
11/10/2008 6:14 PM |
| No fantasy sports? That's just kooky talk. Re your blog, I hope you re-capture your Calliope. (That thar's what we'ins in TN call a muse reference!) If not, I'm going to have to start corresponding with Erich or something - and he's got malaise. Is that contagious? |
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By Tim V. on
11/11/2008 12:04 PM |
| I was wondering why you and Erich didn't get in the hockey league this year. I thought it was just because you guys were tired of routinely getting outmatched by a clearly superior hockey mind such as myself, but I guess not. |
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By Muuurph on
11/11/2008 3:25 PM |
| Welcome to the onset of midlife crisis. I started feeling the same way a few years ago. Kind of like "OK I've go the 2 kids, the house, decent job, same thing every day..now what?" Of course then I got laid off twice in the span of a year and I was longing for the boring life again. Still feeling restless and unfulfilled, but what can you do about it when there's very little time between family and job? ..................................................................................................... Funny I'm "down" to 2 fantasy football teams and 1 hockey team. Hanging around .500 with all of them and don't really care either way. It's still an entertaining diversion though. |
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By JD on
11/11/2008 5:08 PM |
| James must be telepathically (and unwillingly) be sending me his mad writing skillz, because I just got back into working on my manuscript again... Although I'm not sure which is harder: writing a daily blog or writing fiction. Just need to figure out how to write in Pale Blue James himself into a cameo appearance... |
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By Sigh on
11/12/2008 1:03 PM |
| OK - I'm already going into withdrawl. I think we need to talk amongst ourselves. Any one have a topic to discuss?! |
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By Donna on
11/12/2008 10:51 PM |
| Figures. I begin to read your blog again and I chase you away? I have that affect on people close to me. Damn. I thought you were immune to my powers. No worries.... You will get your groove thing back or your readers will have to put with us talking amongst ourselves. TORTURE, my friend, TORTURE. |
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By Red Five on
11/13/2008 1:31 AM |
| Um... You can play Rock Band and Guitar Hero Online, just and FYI (even on Wii) |
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By TSAC on
11/13/2008 11:50 PM |
| So, you decide now that you have attracted a hard core group of people to your blog to all of sudden pull the plug?????? What does that say about you JIMBO??? Suck us in and then pull the plug. Is this the true pale blue scot?? What about us, what are we to do now?? Go to another blog??? Lots of questions.....you hold all the answers.<br><br>My suggestion Writer's REHAB!<br>Or get a Muse!<br> |
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By James on
11/14/2008 12:39 PM |
| It's Friday and I still am on 'E'. Not sure what's gonna happen next but I definitely need a muse. Or at least something a-MUSE-ing to happen so I can write about it. :) |
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By KB's on
11/14/2008 4:20 PM |
| I know it is hard to come by later in life. But I have your solution. A major binge on some good drugs!! We are talkiing Hunter S. type binge. Crack the amlys, take your next walk with a little ether, and don't forget about your satanist friends for that adrenochrome. Fuck it, find a passed out bum and cut that adrenal gland out yourself and eat it right then and there. |
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By James on
11/14/2008 4:21 PM |
| LOL. I might have to fry the adrenal gland though, as it would be too rubbery for my liking. But would I be baking the good stuff out of it if I went that route? |
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By Muuurph on
11/14/2008 4:47 PM |
| Yes, you would (don't ask me how I know)... |
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Re: Where's my head? |
By Hiro Nakamura on
11/14/2008 4:48 PM |
| We'll start calling you Syler! |
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Re: Where's whaaa? |
By Syl on
11/16/2008 9:13 PM |
| Hi James. I've been on vacation since November 7th, but why don't you just relaaa-aaax about it. No pressure. Oh plus, as an added bonus for your temporary withdrawal/stultification, the holiday season is here - I figure that's (not) going to help...? I too, have enjoyed recent posts. But - are you craving a little red sports car or something? |
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Re: Where's whaaa? |
By Syl on
11/16/2008 9:13 PM |
| Hi James. I've been on vacation since November 7th, but why don't you just relaaa-aaax about it. No pressure. Oh plus, as an added bonus for your temporary withdrawal/stultification, the holiday season is here - I figure that's (not) going to help...? I too, have enjoyed recent posts. But - are you craving a little red sports car or something? |
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Re: Where's my head? |
By sl on
11/17/2008 11:03 AM |
| [And what about double-posting - will that help you?] Non sequitur: I was there when the nephews (9, 7 and 4) were told that they should make a wish list for Christmas. All I could think of was the pony that was on my list year after year... |
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Re: Where's my head? |
By Jerry Seinfeld on
11/17/2008 11:23 AM |
| Personally, I hate anyone who had a pony! |
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Re: Where's my head? |
By James on
11/17/2008 11:24 AM |
| Syl, I promise this isn't some mid-life crisis and I'm not pining for some shiny red sports car! :) |
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Re: Where's my head? |
By Meatball on
11/17/2008 11:32 AM |
| ... going through withdrawal. |
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Re: Where's my new red two seater? |
By Syl on
11/17/2008 11:38 AM |
| Oh good, because if you were, I'd have to say something about the size of...oh well nevermind, public forum and all. <wink> |
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