tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1142569919196917789.post5875833419621658339..comments2010-12-02T16:52:07.103-05:00Comments on Mercurial Musings: Okay Thencastlerookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04180546720296788315noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1142569919196917789.post-19635921967426095982009-06-10T23:01:52.451-04:002009-06-10T23:01:52.451-04:00At my advanced age, I am finally learning what La ...At my advanced age, I am finally learning what La Archer says in Item 2; sometimes, it really is just a day job. That aside, having a day job--particularly one like teaching--can exhaust you. Write weekends, maybe?<br /><br />(p.s. sorry I haven't been around much)Ruby Apollinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14597627449919946143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1142569919196917789.post-5014116583311739242009-06-08T17:49:46.643-04:002009-06-08T17:49:46.643-04:001.) I think that you can master the "teaching...1.) I think that you can master the "teaching creatively" challenge, and<br />2.) I am starting to think that there really is something to be said for wrangling a day job and separating your worth and life as a person from what you do to pay the bills. <br />3.) This is going to be the fastest summer in the history of the universe, and I am excited for it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08927801100313802654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1142569919196917789.post-69252238600669096902009-06-06T11:55:50.162-04:002009-06-06T11:55:50.162-04:00I was duped by the headlines of Cosmopolitan Magaz...I was duped by the headlines of Cosmopolitan Magazine in the 80s that said I could do it all, be it all, have it all.<br /><br />They lied. <br /><br />But. It is possible to find a way to balance the work with the other stuff... not only possible, but crucial, I believe, to living happy days. Otherwise, what's the point? The universe has thrown the gauntlet at your feet. Pick it up and keep writing.Nodressrehearsalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16231287075280455381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1142569919196917789.post-9873392026606471942009-06-03T17:45:49.209-04:002009-06-03T17:45:49.209-04:00If you manage to pull off the "teaching creat...If you manage to pull off the "teaching creatively" trick, you probably won't have much urge or energy to write creatively too.<br /><br />But please, for all our sakes - write anyway. You'll be glad you did. It doesn't have to be creative - just a dull, factual account of what you did today will be helpful.<br /><br />If you make the effort, have the discipline, to do that, several good things will happen. Most importantly: in five years' time, when you're facing some other creative challenge, you'll be able to look back and see what you were thinking during this time.vethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13376500106064052491noreply@blogger.com