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Preface: I believe an explanation is in order |
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It is very hard for me to ever be truly bored.
Sure I may look bored, sit and stare off into space, but I'm not really bored. It only takes a few minutes before my brain turns onto the channel where stories (Some my own, others that I've seen or read recently, and still others from the past lurking at the edge on my consciousness.) swirl and connect and are analyzed, created, or judged. I can keep up this channel for anywhere from a few seconds to a few hours, the quieter and more boring it is, the easier to keep the channel open.
But quite frankly it's preventing me from sleeping.
I'm one of those rare teens you hear about that actually attempts to get enough sleep, Nine is my bedtime, lights out by nine thirty. But then what? I listen to a book on CD, just one that I've heard before so I don't stay up too late listening to the story progress. It's just background noise.
And then My mind starts to Buzz. The Channel opens up and I start thinking. Sure, it's when I do my best thinking, but in all reality I think I'd prefer to get that hour of sleep I miss.
So, last night I put my thoughts into something constructive: How to stop the thinking. I came up with several possible solutions:
1) I Think about both my own creative processes and those I've recently read when going to sleep, therefore try to cut down on those activities. (Not in a million years, bub)
2) I tend to go this more when I've over used a CD, therefore switch out CD's more often. (Hm... But those first few nights with the CD are killer, can you think of something more immediate?)
3) This happens more often when you do not organize your thoughts after watching/reading/writing new story or idea, therefore record your thoughts before bed and that should at least help. (DING-DING-DING We have a winner!)
So, as you much of guessed, this journal is hopefully my step towards more sleep. But it also solves another problem I have, this time one involving my strange book habits.
I do not read books that people recommend me unless I was already interested in them. I don't know why, it's just part of my nature. If you recommend me a book (Especially if you use the phrase "Must read" wink then I'm likely to intentionally put it off. I think this is because if I start reading it right away I really can't stand my friend asking me what IO think of it so far 24/7.
So, This on journal I will post my chapter-by-chapter opinions on the most recent of these books, Twilight. Odd tangents I get off on while reading and jokes will also be included. So if you're looking for a straight review of the book, look elsewhere.
Why Twilight you ask? I've never had an active interest in reading the book in its own right. No, I'm reading it as one of those people who simply wants to see what all the fuss is about. I know, sad really.
I was confiding in a friend about how I wasn't going to buy it, but I was curious about it, so she lent me a copy. I really dislike being lent books, because it makes me feel like I'm somehow obligated to, you know, give my opinion when I return them. And I feel pressured to share the person's view of the book. But this way I don't have to give my thoughts in person, and I can organize them before I speak. It's a Win-win.
Without Further Ado: On with the story,
~ Tesar Eshne
 Tesar Eshne · Thu Jan 24, 2008 @ 12:10am · 2 Comments |
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