procrastination
\Pro*cras`ti*na"tion\, n. [L. procrastinatio: cf. F. procrastination.]
The act or habit of procrastinating, or putting off to a future time; delay; dilatoriness.
Procrastination is the thief of time. --Young.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
distraction
\Dis*trac"tion\, n. [L. distractio: cf. F. distraction.]
1. The act of distracting; a drawing apart; separation.
To create distractions among us. --Bp. Burnet.
2. That which diverts attention; a diversion.
"Domestic distractions.'' --G. Eliot.
3. A diversity of direction; detachment. [Obs.]
His power went out in such distractions as Beguiled all species. --Shak.
4. State in which the attention is called in different ways; confusion; perplexity.
That ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction. --1 Cor. vii. 3?.
5. Confusion of affairs; tumult; disorder; as, political distractions.
Never was known a night of such distraction. --Dryden.
6. Agitation from violent emotions; perturbation of mind; despair.
The distraction of the children, who saw both their parents together, would have melted the hardest heart. --Tatler.
7. Derangement of the mind; madness. --Atterbury.
Syn: Perplexity; confusion; disturbance; disorder; dissension; tumult; derangement; madness; raving; franticness; furiousness.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
Writers are not just people who sit down and write. They hazard themselves. Every time you compose a book your composition of yourself is at stake. ~E.L. Doctorow
Dear Fellow Bloggers,
I am sorry. Please accept my sincere apologies.
I used to be a blog snob. I used to think: Why must my friends write about their lives on the web, rather than tell me what's going on in their lives in person, or on the phone, by e-mail, or even by that almost extinct form of communication, letter writing? It all seemed so impersonal. I guess I thought that by blogging, my friends would somehow become less close to me, because they might not share their lives with me in person, on the phone, by e-mail, or by snail-mail, now that they can just say: Read my blog! What I didn't realize is that blogging isn't simply a chronology of one's life, it's a way for someone to let people into their lives, their thoughts, their feelings, in a way that sometimes isn't possible with other forms of communication, no matter how close you are to someone.
Blogging is also an outlet for creativity, and I'm all for creativity. There just isn't enough of it in this world. Sure, there's creativity all around us...music...books...art...etc...but it's not necessarily coming
from us. Many people nowadays are so caught up with the race against time, to "catch up" when there's always more to, they push that aspect, that creative aspect, of themselves away from them. Blogging, I've seen, is a way to bring that aspect back.
Of course, blogging is many more things to many more people...but I've chosen to write about communication and creativity because those are what this blog will be to me.
Needless to say, I think I am becoming quite attached to my blog.
Yours truly,
ss
PS Thx to james for bringing me back to writing.
Grr...writer's block. So much pressure! Since this is my first blog, I feel like I should have something interesting and insightful to say. But all this work setting up my new blog has made me quite hungry. I think I need a snack before I get back to writing. Next time I'll stop by with a full stomach. That way, it'll be easier for me to figure out how this thing works...
