12. Maybe I will tell you all about it/When I'm in the mood to/Lose my way with words

[pompous_today]

As I was just writing to Cecdan, I know that I have been told that I am sometimes overtly-clinical in my dealings with others both in writing and in speech, but this is taking it to a ridiculous degree. I am finding myself wishing to explain every bodily process in excruciating detail when I discuss them in written responses to others for no discernable reason whatsoever. I have had to stop myself multiple times from explaining the exact biology behind speech, for example. It is becoming quite bothersome, and yet, beyond stopping myself from indulging in said explanations I cannot contain this urge to pad my writing as much as possible with excess description and extraneous verbiage.

Luckily I realize I am far from the only one afflicted by this strange malady, and my best advice for any other residents who are also suffering is to purchase a number of spare writing utensils in case the excess of flowing ink causes your current ones to run out of it. And it may be wise to refrain from using one's journal at all except when necessary, or at the very least to take a break once in a while, as injury and soreness in the muscles of one's hands and wrists is a very real possibility considering the repetitive motions that are involved in the process of writing [blot], especially when one is not used to doing it to this degree.