Dateline 3-21-2017

First off, I'd like to point out that when I am on here griping about writer's block or that I'm "just not feeling it," when it comes to writing, I'm usually specifically talking about this segment of my blog. Other than that, I'm happy with my SNL reviews and other ventures into writing. It's just that from time to time I can't figure out what I want this segment to be.

For the most part, I treat it like a journal, sharing something that I did the day before but as a shut-in, it's hard to come up with something to report on when one spends all day staring at the same four walls. Did I mention that I don't have any windows because I'm currently living in a garage? 

That's why I want to use this segment to share just random thoughts that go through my mind throughout the day, like my thoughts on Artificial Intelligence, or predictions/fantasies about future invention and how they might work, or my ideas for an ideal community, or just musing about general philosophies of life.

The problem is, I'm a fictional writer and by no means an expert in any of the above-mentioned fields so I fear, with the way the internet works these days, one of these posts will finally be the thing that catches the crickets attention to get them to start chirping about how naive and misguided I am for fantasizing about a better reality. 

I don't really have a problem with working these ideas into a long format fictional piece but I feel that anything short format and internet based is treated as if it is the author's reality and not just an exercise in exploring ideas. In fact, that's my biggest problem with the internet these days. It feels like exploring anything other than mainstream thought makes you a full on believing crackpot. 

This is why I always feel so conflicted in the mornings when I sit down to write this segment. Usually, as I lay in bed at night trying to transition into my slumber, I am struck with an idea of something that I totally want to talk about in the morning.

The only problem is, these ideas strike at night when the creative parts of my brain are active, then morning strikes and the rational side of my mind runs the show. For whatever reason, when the sun is up, I can't access that part of my mind where I can truly visualize my thought process. Yes, the thoughts are there, but the energy of the woken world is too distracting to truly tap into the feeling.

I literally just realized, this might be why I fantasize about living like a hermit in the middle of nowhere for at least a year or two, in order to get rid of all of this extra outside energy that comes from city dwelling, that drains my brain and leaves me feeling so anxious.

Hopefully, I'll figure something out real soon but until then I'll check in tomorrow.

Talk to you then,

The Wicker Breaker