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Have I said lately how much I hate mosquitos? 'Cause I do. With a passion. Perhaps I wouldn't hate the little bloodsuckers so much if I didn't react to them so badly, but... I got a bite on my ankle two days ago. Has it gone away yet? No. It's growing, in fact.








Aside from mosquitos, I have come to a disheartening conclusion. My brain has gone to mush. It used to be that when I was presented with a new idea or concept, I could think it over and come to a conclusion in about 24 hours. It wasn't just a matter of being more certain about how things worked and of my opinions, although that certainly was a part of it, but I was able to organize my thoughts more clearly and come to rational decisions within a day.

Now, it's more like a month before I know what I think of something.

I have similarly found my ability to write essays has evaporated. It's funny that even as I get better (I say with hope more than certainty) at writing stories, I have lost the ability to focus in the manner that essays require.

I'm sure it is just laziness and I could easily relearn the abilities. After all, before I went to college, my brain had been getting pretty soggy, and I think I was pretty good at critical thought when there.

But... It's been five years now.

I wanna go back to school. I really, really do. And NOT online classes. A degree is not my goal (although it would be nice), but rather an exchange of ideas and stimulation of brains within a physical room.

*sigh*

Someday. In the meantime, I have to squeeze my brain into shape and try to figure out how to write the next bit of my story. Hopefully this little, tiny exercise will keep the atrophy from advancing too quickly.

Date: 2007-07-30 03:42 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] alienor77310.livejournal.com
Are you sure it's a mosquito bite? Some spiders bites do that to me.

Date: 2007-07-30 04:32 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] averygoodun.livejournal.com
Yep. This is how I react to them. *mutters* Damn allergies.

Date: 2007-07-30 03:51 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] rosedemon.livejournal.com
Holy cow! That is a huge bite. My boyfriend gets them like that. You are just very allergic to them.

I have found ideas flow on and off. One month my head is full of creative ideas, the next month I can't put two words together to save my soul. Relax and things will come a bit easier.

Date: 2007-07-30 04:35 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] averygoodun.livejournal.com
Well, to be fair, the bulbous part is just a blister. An itchy, growing, voracious blister. The actaul bite is wrapping itself around my ankle... :-(

Actually, I'm not thinking of ideas as in using the muse. I'm talking more about critical thought of other's ideas. It's hard work and I've lost the discipline necessary. It's a bummer.

Date: 2007-07-30 06:47 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] zalena.livejournal.com
That is disgusting! Is it normal for you? If not I'd seek medical attention.

Good luck with your soggy basement.

Re: P.S.

Date: 2007-08-02 04:48 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] averygoodun.livejournal.com
It's a variation on normal. I have.

Thanks!

P.S.

Date: 2007-07-30 06:49 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] zalena.livejournal.com
I'm having the opposite problem. Fiction abandoned me when T left and I'm not sure it's ever coming back.

I see the fiction problem as being part and parcel of the larger narrative life problem. I'm graduating to a more complex and less predictable narrative structure.

Date: 2007-07-30 08:06 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mundungus42.livejournal.com
::heavy-duty soothing::

Does it itch as well as looking painful? I have an acquaintance that isn't allergic to mosquito bites at all; no itching, no lumps, nothing. May he be sucked dry, the lucky bastard.

I don't think there's anything wrong with your brain. Sometimes we just have off days, weeks, months. Do you have a community college close by? My reason for suggesting a taking advantage is threefold:

1. Cheap access to all sorts of facilities.
2. The curriculum will force you to read things that you might not read on your own.
3. You will understand that you are really very smart and have excellent writing skills, you're just holding yourself to a very high standard.

The only real danger with community college classes is that you may be tempted to strangle your classmates/teacher and/or develop forehead callouses from frequent contact with desks. This is not to bash community college classes- I've known some very talented, smart cookies involved in community college education. However, I've also known teachers so dim I was impressed they had enough mental coordination not to choke on their own saliva.

And I'll bet you'll feel on top of your writing game in no time. Best of luck with the humid summer doldrums!

Date: 2007-08-02 04:47 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] averygoodun.livejournal.com
The blister doesn't itch, but the surrounding area does. As for your acquaintance... bah on them.

I don't think there's anything wrong, really, it's just... brain fog. I'm not really comparing myself to the general populace, but with myself. It takes longer to wrap my brain around concepts that I know I would get in a shorter time span if I could just think clearly.

But, yes, community college is a good option. It's one of those things I will be looking into soon. :-)

Date: 2007-07-30 09:24 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ashfae.livejournal.com
Oh man, I hear you. And yes, definitely DO NOT SETTLE for online or distance courses. It's not the same and it takes all the fun out of school. Bah!

Date: 2007-08-02 04:43 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] averygoodun.livejournal.com
Yeah. If I were degree oriented, I think I could bear the lack of fun, but I'm not, so...

*hugs*

Date: 2007-07-31 04:05 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cecelle.livejournal.com
Good gravy! That's awful. Do you react that way every time a mosquito bites you? (Shudder...)

Date: 2007-08-02 04:42 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] averygoodun.livejournal.com
Not every time, thank goodness, but about once every fifteen bites or so. I try to stay inside a lot. ;-)

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