Journal Day 3, July 1, 2011

Wow, here it is the first day of July, which means the year is officially half over. Tomorrow, the summer semester will be officially half over. I think I am beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel.It seems a bit dim at the moment, but I think it is just because I am tired. Today has been a busy day of reading and writing and writing and writing. I think I am about out of words to write. Of course, this is like freewriting and so it is ok to write that I am running out of things to write. Speaking of freewriting, I think that as a true writing exercise, it should be done with pen/pencil and paper and not with the aid of this wonderful device called a computer. The reason I think this is that freewriting is supposed to be about writing, not editing, not rethinking, not redoing, just writing. However, it is so easy on the computer to hit the backspace  button and eliminate a thought you don't like or want to have seen by others. Then there is the matter of those pesky little red squiggly lines that remind you when you have spelled a word incorrectly. I almost cannot seem to stop myself from going back a space when I see that line and correcting it. See there I go again. I am a fairly decent typist, but not a perfect one. I don't really correct my thoughts that much, just my spelling. I hate to see the squiggly little red lines. That and sometimes my fingers dont do what my brain tells them to do and I hit the wrong key. I have noticed that I tend to speak out loud when I write, though I do it quietly so as not to disturb  my family when I am working. Does anybody else do that? It seems to help me focus my thoughts a little better when I am writing. I also talk with my hands which is kind of hard to do when you are typing with both hands! I even find myself doing it when I talk on the phone, like I think the person on the other end can see what I am doing. Just a few little personality quirks I guess. It could be a lot worse than that.Oh no, I havent quite reached the bottom of the page and I am at a loss as to what to say. I think my brain just suffered a temporary shutdown, or like my computer says, I am currently offline and cant display that page. I also find myself a bit distracted at times by life going on around me. Sometimes I just use half of my brain to type while the other half tries to listen to what someone in the family is trying to tell me. Still working on the whole balancing act. I did get the Know Your Audience post done, of that I was glad. It was a fun assignment, and I learned a lot about my fellow students. Star Wars is currently playing on the TV,so I am trying to hurry up and finish writing so I can watch it. Somehow, it never seems to get old, no matter how many times I watch it. The actors do seem a lot younger in it, or maybe they look a lot older now, or maybe both. I still think of myself as young, but the person I see in the silver box every morning has way more grey hair than me. Oh wait, I think that is me. But I dont have grey hair, I have natural platinum highlights free of charge from mother nature. I guess that is the glass half full side of my personality. I have earned every one of those grey, no platinum hairs. I just dont need too many of them. Highlights is just fine. Now my internet connection is looking a bit foggy, guess it is tired too. I just hope it keeps on for a few more minutes so I can save this post without having to redo it. I would hate to have to try to think of another 300 words to say.OK, looks like I am back online again. I still remember when the biggest problem I had to worry about was my pen running out of ink or trying to find a pencil sharpener when I broke the lead. I guess I really am showing my age today. Well I am going to try and get some sleep, then get back at it tomorrow. Lots more work to do and only so many hours in a day to do it. Maybe I should give up sleeping, that would add a few more hours, but I probably still wouldn't get it all done. I'm going to call it quits as I seem to be rambling tonight. May the force be with you. Wow, I seem to be showing my nerdiness as well as my age tonight. Oh well, it is a journal entry after all and not the next great American novel. I will leave the writing of that one up to someone else.