Lytspeed's Creativity Journal

I moved more furniture and books today, still trying to get everything organized in the office. The days have all kind of run together, and since I'm making these entries a few days later, it's hard to remember exactly what I did on which day. I know t… more »

I spent the evening moving desks and books around, trying to get the office set up. When I plugged in the computer, I discovered that my second phone line didn't work, and I didn't want to take over the main phone, so I went without Internet access at h… more »

It's been a busy couple of weeks, folks, both in terms of creativity and lots of things going on. In this entry, I'm going to hit the highlights, then hopefully get back to my regular postings tomorrow. This post is a long one, but probably not as long… more »

Today is a crunch day before my presentation at my company's quarterly manager's meeting. I'm not nervous; I expect more of a discussion than a presentation, actually. Saturday, I'm taking my son to the airport so he can go see his Mom for a month. I… more »

Brian Plante updated his Chronicles of the Garden Variety Writers today. I found almost nothing offensive in this week's entry, though it did still feel a little smug. I agreed with the assessment he made of a member's "winning" poetry publication in a… more »

I don't feel well today. I've been fighting ear infections off and on since the first of the year, and one seems to have made a comeback in my right ear. It's been throbbing all day. I stayed late at work tonight, trying to finish a presentation I hav… more »

The Old Possum's Writing Group met tonight. Two new members showed up, and one old member who had been in absentia for a few months. My right ear started throbbing during the meeting due to an ear infection (another one! What's up with my ears this ye… more »

Today was my wife's birthday, and we celebrated by going to the Colorado Renaissance Festival. We had a great time, and saw Ded Bob and his dummy smuj for the first time in a couple of years. (Evidently Bob's not very happy with the "cheap bastards" and… more »

I did hear back from Brian Plante after sending him feedback on the GVW Chronicles. I'm pleased to say that he was very pleasant and civil, and that he addressed some of my concerns about the anonymity of the group to my satisfaction. I still have some… more »

When I checked Brian Plante's Chronicles of the Garden Variety Writers today, he had posted a new entry for the July 3rd session. He started the entry by acknowledging that he had received feedback from people stating that he was being unfair to the wri… more »

I had today off from work, my son had spent the night at a friend's house, and my wife had to work the morning shift. I had the perfect opportunity for uninterrupted writing. So I played Morrowind most of the morning, then played guitar in the afternoo… more »

The Tem writing group went well again. We had a good turnout, and again discussed the responsibilities of the artist in using inspirations from real life so the other members could join in. I also finished critiquing a manuscript for a friend today, but… more »

I worked on the assignment for Melanie Tem's writing group at lunch today. Once again, it turned into a short-short story, and once again, I had no idea where it was going or how I was going to make it work. I'm not sure it does work, but if nothing el… more »

I found out today that I am now the official webmaster for West Side's Book Annex. I will be putting in some time revamping and adding to the current site soon. That whole thing came about because I had done a search on Google for the exact string "St… more »