Non-Entry

In the past several days about a million (OK, I am exaggerating for effect here, but it feels like a million) ideas for diary entries have crossed my mind. However, I can never seem to get on the computer and when I do an entire three ring circus is going on in the house (I am not exaggerating for effect here). In fact I am currently sitting on the bathroom floor (entry to be transcribed later) just to get some peace and privacy – it’s not like I need privacy to sneak around and write clandestine (not covert, covert involves influencing foreign governments) diary entries; it’s just that I can’t think with Barnum and Bailey’s clown act going on 5 feet behind me. Sometimes I feel like I can never write because the rare times I get to the computer, I feel rushed and everything comes out all stilted and contrived. I am now going to laundry list some of my ideas, so that in the event I get some time and inspiration, or a comfortable chair in the bathroom, I can explore them in depth.

– Christmas and Gifts, the how’s and why’s of giving

– Casting out the Demons, an exploration of ritual purification and whether or not one religion’s purification rites will work on another religion’s curses

– New Year’s and Resolutions, the psychological need for an arbitrary date for new beginnings combined with the practical need for a yearly calender

– The Great American Novel I intend to write, since I now have an outline and interesting characters will I actually get around to it?

OK, so its not a million, there were several more which have been lost to the ongoing, overwhelming calliope music, I’ll stop here. Besides, my butt is getting cold. Please note, while there seems to be an element of whining in this entry, I actually find it all rather amusing. I would rather have my family at home, raising Cain (literally, I wouldn’t put it past them) any day. 🙂