Live from Bongo Java in East Nashville..
Today ends my house sitting gig for sis. I'm truly going to miss the peace and quiet of East Nashville. I'll go back to my apartment with the paper thin walls, the screaming children, and the neighbors playing gangsta rap and mariachi music for all to "enjoy".
I think, at my age, the thing I value most is peace and quiet.
I'd like to eventually move out and get a place where Laura is at. Or if I could find a similar situation close to work, that would be ideal.
Bought a new journal for my poetry yesterday. I think as far as writing goes, poetry is definitely one of my stronger suits. I really don't follow any rules, per say. I'm not about strict guidelines. I liked what Warren Ellis had to say about writing: "You need to stop obsessing about plot and structure. They are signposts and supports, not writing stories. There was a guy who’d yell over and over again that Stories Are Structure, but his own writing never rose above the shape and quality of a middling James Bond film. Stories are not nothing but structure. Stories have to breathe. Otherwise you’re publishing nothing but nicely-dressed checklists." I think the same holds true for poetry.
All writing comes from someplace deep within us. Whether it's a sonnet, or a science fiction novel. You need to write it the way you feel it. Let it take shape. And for God's sake, stay focused. If I could finish one fucking thing I begin to jot down, I'd be in Nirvana.
On more of a technology note, I can see why some people like Mac. They're well-designed, the OS is pretty intuitive, and they are beasts for those creative types. I still don't know if I'd own one outside of work. Great machines, but goddamned, are they pricey.
My Dell Inspirion went tits-up a couple of weeks ago. I got it when Vista was still being sold on new computers (I honestly had no issues with Vista, apart from the radical changes from XP. Then again, I'm not exactly a power user.) It had been a stalwart companion. It ran Warhammer Online and Steam. I was happy. Now I'll need to extract the hard drive and see about moving what data was on there to an external drive. I want to replace it, but I'm torn between getting an older, refurbished laptop and slapping Crunchbang Linux on it, or getting something a tad more recent with Windows 7. I'm leaning towards Windows 7, so I'll have something to play Return of Reckoning on.
Yes, somebody has taken up the mantle, and is working to re-create Warhammer Online on a private server. I miss that fucking game. It was fun, despite the bugs. There was no better PvP, at least not that I've experienced. I hope the devs can keep it going. I may not have coding skills, but I will happily donate money for hardware and promote the shit out of it on my various social media.
I could go on a short political rant, but I'm getting tired of having to demonstrate that I'm the only sane person left in this fucktard country. Or at least one of the few. You know, come to think of it, it really is like being in a zombie apocalypse scenario: You're trying to stay sane and alive in a rapidly deteriorating situation, only the monsters aren't trying to devour your flesh. They're trying to devour every last bit of your common sense and compassion.
Headshots. That and keep a machete handy.