the Waiting Place

[devi]

I feel weird. Doing displacement activity (I cleaned a wall earlier. Just one wall. In the bathroom) but not sure what I'm trying to displace. It feels like summer in my flat, which is great, but it's bringing back the way I felt for much of last summer, all twitchy and paralysed, wandering from room to room incapable of actually doing anything. And I'm wondering how on earth I managed to finish writing my book in that atmosphere. Oh yeah, that's right, I didn't have internet access.

It's not helping that I've packed my suitcase already, which I normally never do till 3am the night before I go somewhere, so part of me is convinced there's no point doing anything because I'm clearly about to walk out the door to the airport.

And postwodehouse.com is down. There was a server problem, and they're restoring from backups, but so far they've only got up to domains beginning with C. So there will be a Friday Update, but it'll be a Saturday Update instead.

Maybe the Chemical Brothers will help knock some of the ditheriness out of my system.

But what's the good of all these gigs and fun and socialising and experiences, if I don't make something out of it all? Gah. I should be writing.

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[hoshuteki.livejournal.com]

Oh, by the way, it's looking likely that I shall be going to the Chemical Brothers also. Are they any good live? I was also going to ask what people are accustomed to wear to these kinds of things, but as I can't go home and change, I guess I'm stuck with what I'm wearing.

[fluffymormegil.livejournal.com]

Have a *hug*.

[bateleur.livejournal.com]

Gah. I should be writing.

Good stuff is not written when you force yourself to write. It is written when you know that you must write.

[verlaine.livejournal.com]

I'm still hoping that that switch is going to flip in my brain, one day :)

[bluedevi.livejournal.com]

I dunno. I always want to, but even so there's an initial barrier I have to force myself over in order to start. Once I'm into it, good stuff comes. But too often the barrier doesn't get climbed because it's easier just to sit here hitting Refresh.

[gothwalk.livejournal.com]

Answer your email instead? :)

[bluedevi.livejournal.com]

Done!

(sorry, I've been buried in postwodehouse mail.)

[carbonunit.livejournal.com]

But what's the good of all these gigs and fun and socialising and experiences, if I don't make something out of it all? Gah. I should be writing.

Think if it as subconscious preparation for writing. You might not remember the exact details, and you might lose some ideas you think up, but it will compost down in your back brain and provide nourishment for other ideas later on. It's neat because you can justify pretty much any indulgence, "I'm just nourishing my idea pool", without having to do any writing.

[the-elyan.livejournal.com]

Come to Cambridge and help me bag my first brace of tourists of the season...

[hoiho.livejournal.com]

Come to Cambridge, and my party (http://jockamo.org/party.html)!

[hairyears.livejournal.com]

Is there still crash-space available? Paris Weekend has been cancelled at very rude notice...

[the-elyan.livejournal.com]

Opposite the Cambridge Blue? Jeez Louise, that would wipe me out in about a week ;-)

It's bad enough living, as I do, opposite a Belgian chocolate shop, and above a pizza restaurant.

[secretrebel.livejournal.com]

You going to see the Chemical Brothers tonight? I'm going too! See you there, I hope.

[-mega-normal.livejournal.com]

hello, i would very much like to be your friend. i have added you but won't be offended if you don't add me back as i see you have *loads* of friends already.

p.s. i'm enjoying postwodehouse so much. it's right up my street.

[xxxlibris.livejournal.com]

Jolly nice to meet you; hope the rest of your US travels are fun and as filled with cake as Saturday was. x G