I'm not my best friend

Monday, beautiful Monday.

I finally have a day off, a real day where I don't NEED to accomplish anything for anyone else.  I slept in as much as I could, and I leisurely did a few necessary tasks, and then I played a bit of video game.  Not a ton, just a few matches of Black Ops.  Then I came into my room, sat down, happily started net surfing, chilling, tried to write something...

Dammit, I'm bored.

--Really!?!  Really, Josh??  You've been chained to task after task, working at home and at Gymbo, and getting little sleep.  Now you finally have some time off, and... you're bored?  You're so bored, you're writing a blog about it.  What the hell is wrong with you??


I know, its really ironic.  I've got a busy week ahead of me, with my mother-in-law coming, a full work schedule, and most importantly, jobs to start looking for.  Today is my day to relax.  I'm just having a time doing it...

--Then do something!  What're you waiting for?  So you're stuck at home, that's not an issue.  There are plenty of things to do.  On the one hand, you could be responsible and do some laundry, maybe clean the living room, kitchen; on the other hand, there are plenty of things you could do that you'd enjoy--writing, lots and lots of writing, comes to mind.  Video games are fine and good, but your time is precious right now.  Do something!  How loudly do I have to scream at you?

My mind is really wandering right now... I'm not sure if writing anything would... work.  As in, I can't write right now.

--Too bad!  And you want to be a writer for a living?  Any career that requires you to write--journalism, writing novels, articles, reports--requires you to do so on a limited schedule and with limited preparation.  Newsroom writing is about getting it done, asap, and being efficient and accurate.  Fiction writing--are you kidding me?  If you even hope to do that one day, you need to start cranking it out, buddy.  And any technical writing will have to be done by deadline, and will require a total lack of hesitation.  Writing is expression, and proper, entertaining expression is interesting, to-the-point, and delivered in a timely fashion, thank you.


Well... is this blog entertaining?  I mean, I'm writing this blog now, and all I'm accomplishing is putting my thoughts and motivations on page.  This isn't worth reading.  I read very little; I wouldn't personally take the time to read this.

--That's not the point; the point is you're getting the juices flowing, doing something besides pulling your hair and speed-reading 4chan posts.  You're taking the time to create, and even a miserable, pathetic creation is an expression of something other than laziness and complete ineptitude.  Keep writing!  After you post this blog--and you will post it, because you need to be able to go back and read this, and see what its like in your stubborn, simple head--after you post this blog, you're going to write something else.  OR you're going to put away some of the laundry.  No choice.  You thought you had a day off; oh no, your time is MINE, bitch.


...Alright then.  I will get right on that.  I have no choice.

You are right about that, mister.