Brainrot: The Book

[droogles]

Among my (too) many projects is "Brainrot: The Book". I've been collecting notes. I carry a small digital voice recorder with me. I use it to collect thoughts for all my projects, but most of my notes are about my Thalamic Pain Syndrome. I see the book as a collection of fragments grouped into topical chapters: the experience of pain, pain and my

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This is your book

[jwharris]

You need to expand everything you said in this entry into a novel -- a creative nonfiction novel. Hindus believe that the amount of suffering you endure is related to how old your soul is, and damn Doug, your soul must be ancient.

You are revealing more and more of your struggle here on LJ, stuff I never knew while we were at Clarion. I could see your seisures were bad, but I had no idea how much pain your endured.

Your suffering is equal to Solzhenitsyn in the Gulag. And I'm inspired by your effort to find positive outlets of creative expression. You do represent the philosophy of "what doesn't kill me makes me stronger."

I'm fascinated by your effort to be smart slower. Do you think a move to another environment would help you. You mentioned a cabin in the woods. Is trying to write, like fiction or LJ, actually hurting yourself? Would a simple back to nature environment help you.

Should I not post replies and just listen to what you have to say? I don't want you to think if it's going to hurt you.

Jim

[weemallard]

Everyone contains an ember of pure joy. Maybe lodged in the wrong place.

Thank you for posting that.

[droogles]

Despite the brainrot-centric recent entries in my LJ, I'm a pretty happy dude. I am built more for joy than suffering.

[weemallard]

There was something about those last two sentences that really arrested me. I'd like to think about them, once I have time to think.

I know a lot of people who are suffering from chronic pain of one form or another. It makes me wonder ... why pain? why so many? and why now?

I hope you'll continue posting your brainrot entries. As your friend said in one of the comments above, please let me know if responding is all right.