I find myself lately writing blog posts in my head. As I help a difficult patron or teach a well-prepared class, I narrate the occasion as I intend to write it later on my blog. I always have many humorous and introspective things to say, and humorous and introspective ways to say them in. The problem is that, if I ever do write the post, I forget all those wonderful bits of blogging epiphany and end up with a much watered-down version of what all of you would surely find a life-changing post if it ever made it to the screen in its pure Adamic state.
And then sometimes I just plain forget to include all the parts of the story I set out to tell. Case in point:
I forgot to tell you the most amazing thing about the blog party. It was when Bawb pointed out that when S-Boogie says "brake" meaning "grape," she is switching the bilabial (b/p) and the velar (k/g), but she is preserving the voicedness of the initial consonant and the voicelessness of the second. There is logic to her babble!
If no one else appreciates this, I know Melyngoch will.
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ReplyDeleteI appreciate both that and your pain.
When will I buy a recorder so that my brilliance may be captured when it is still fresh!
I find myself doing the same thing. It kind of bums me out sometimes though. It bothers me when I catch myself living my life for the sole purpose of having something interesting to write about rather than living my life for sake of life itself. It's not a feeling that is limited to blogging either. I've felt that way about photography as well.
ReplyDeleteSvoid- Well said. I never thought of it that way though, so thanks for bummin me out too!
ReplyDeleteFob- I do the same thing all day long. And ALWAYS ALWAYS forget my brilliant "post" once I actually get to the computer... big sigh
I blog in my head too. It's so disappointing when you have something marvelous to say and then, it just doesn't come back to you when you're actually blogging.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate it! S-Boogie is a veritable babbling genius.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Master Fob. I was really excited to read this when 'Brozy showed me.
ReplyDeleteNot to imply that I wouldn't have read it shortly had she not done so.
ReplyDeleteWelcome to my world. I've been keeping a running narrative in my brain since day one.
ReplyDeleteI started saying some things into my "voice recorder" on my cell phone just to be able to keep 'em.. but it's totally not the same (in 1 min) as it would be in a real recorder, or even if I had my lap top right there with me...
ReplyDeleteI too.. feel you pain..