First Post

I wish I had something creative to report on, but unfortunately I've been in a bit of a funk lately. My boyfriend did buy me a book yesterday, "Of Human Bondage," by *Somerset Maugham*, that looks quite good. The only other thing I've read by him is "The Painted Veil," which I very much enjoyed. However, as good as it looks, I doubt I will get around to reading it anytime soon. The only place I have any privacy is in my room, and my room is so small that to be in it, I have to be in bed. Once I'm there, it's only a matter of time before I fall asleep. I have a lot of books started that I really need to finish. "The Road," by Cormac McCarthy, for starters, before I see the movie which comes out on Nov. 25th. I also need to finish "Snark," a non-fiction book by the New Yorker film critic David Denby. It's about the low level that journalism has sunk to, especially political journalism, and for the most part it's pretty funny. I just haven't been in the mood. Sometime I think that no matter how old I get, my favorite books will still be young adult fiction.

Let's see....creative things I've done lately....I did go to a Writing Workshop at the Key yesterday and we practiced writing to music. It was fun but it's difficult not to write self-consciously when you know you are immediately going to share it with people. I sewed a patch on my friends shirt, which made me realize how much I like to sew, but it wasn't exactly a creative endeavor. I AM going to watch a movie tonight after I get done babysitting, but I haven't decided what yet.

As for writing, I feel like I constantly have stories floating around in my head, but the thought of actually sitting down to write them is so daunting. Also, I am HORRIBLE at thinking up plot, and HORRIBLE and writing main characters that aren't myself.

Well, that might be all for now. I think I'll post some of my tidbits form Writing Workshop just because it's all I have.