Do you ever drive along in your car and see something that is so outrageously perfect that you know you have to write about it on your blog? Do you ever spin the story around in your head, making sure you cover all of the finer points in minute detail?
Then get home, finish with all of your chores and things to do, and sit down at your computer. And then? The moment your rump hits the chair? The mind goes blank.
I am convinced that all of my brains are in my butt. This would explain alot of things.
It makes me afraid to blow my nose. What would I lose then?
Comments
constantly! Hell,...I forget what I walked into the room for half the time! I'm afraid my brain has atrophied into a raison.
Posted by: Suzanne at June 28, 2005 07:42 PM
It happens to me all the time, which is alarming given the fact that I write for a living. I've taken to carrying my PalmPilot around with me. Whenever I get hit with an idea, I pull it out and jot it down. When I get back to my computer, I sync it up. Every week or so, I go through my so-called Ideas File and refine what I've got. Sometimes I kill the ideas outright, or I'll play with the basic idea and see where it goes.
If I relied on my brain to remember it all, I'd be out of work.
Please accept my apologies for being such a lousy commenter here of late. I've been super-busy and just haven't been able to keep up on my reading as much as I would like. It doesn't mean I'm not thinking about you and your writings, though. Someday soon, things will ease off on my end. As if :)
Posted by: Carmi at June 28, 2005 10:26 PM
Only everyday.
Posted by: magicfingers at June 29, 2005 02:16 AM
In that case, I'd avoid beans and Ex-Lax. :-)
Posted by: JJim - PRS at June 29, 2005 03:26 AM
I totally have that feeling like 80 times a day, and I'm a writer dammit!
Posted by: Jay at June 29, 2005 08:32 AM
I'm still hoping someone will invent a personal thought recorder for when I'm zooming along in the car or taking my morning shower. I'm brilliant in both places. Once I get even NEAR the computer - BAM - I'm hit with a major case of stupids. Grrrrr
Posted by: CursingMama at June 29, 2005 10:50 AM
Sorry I was going to say something here but by the time I got around to reading your post and the comments I'd forgotten what i was going to say.. Just do as I do put a "marker" to it, like i saw something and said to my self must remember and tell so and so when I see them about it, I did and it worked. Mind you my brain works in bizarre ways.
Posted by: Gopher at June 29, 2005 06:07 PM