A Day in the Life

Going to drop some résumés off this afternoon, hoping to get some work going on soon.

Meanwhile I've been keeping busy with creative writing and occasionally working puzzles. I'm not normally one of those puzzle people, with crossword books, mazes, brain teasers, and so forth always under one arm. But I do find I'm developing an interest in that sort of stuff.

Also I find working puzzles or other left-brain activity helps with my creative side. It's as if I reach a point where the creative brain needs a break, and the analytical brain needs exercise. Seems to be a good way to get past writer's block, taking the pressure off the right brain for a little bit. Plus there's an element of problem-solving in any kind of creative work - working out a plot, color and composition, or arranging melodies and harmonies so that they make sense - and successfully working puzzles reinforces the awareness that "problems have solutions" so that I go back to the creative work with more confidence.

Currently I'm re-working all of "The Queen's Courtesan" that I've written to date and will post it here in one piece (using an LJ cut) when it's ready. I expect that TQC v2.0 will be longer and will hopefully read better.

The Rain Is Water

The rain is water
from the sea
to the sky.
These rocks will be fossils,
my heart, thistles.
Only the sun consuming itself
will die.
- Stephanie McLintock

Yes, you!

The one on my f/list who just posted that fun, entertaining, or thought-provoking entry. Or the one who replied to a comment I made the other day. I will get back to you!

Thought for the Day

I don't know why transsexuals make people uncomfortable.

Some people are upset by the idea of somebody being a man in a woman's body or a woman in a man's body.

But most men spend their lives trying to get into a woman's body.

Go figure.