I’m more ‘creative’ (Photoshop, Bryce 3D etc) when it’s summer and the days are brighter and warmer. In winter I spend less time in such projects… and it’s happening again now. Halloween is not all that far off… the days are cold and rainy, and my room is chilly and dark. It is driving me back downstairs to read a book!
People are affected differently by the seasons, but perhaps I would feel more creative at this time of year if we were living in a hot country or a brighter, warmer house.
I’m in more of a ‘blogging’ frame of mind than I’ve been all year, though. I suspect other interests have shifted, leaving more room for that. I’ve been looking around and reading more; wondering more about other bloggers. I doubt if I will be here every day, especially if I’m so cold that I’ve taken refuge downstairs… but I have more appetite for it.
Sometimes I miss being young… I used to feel there was no limit to what you could do or write about. To think of something was to write, and I didn’t worry about originality as such… if it came from me and wasn’t a repeat of something I remembered reading or hearing somewhere else, then it was original. I wasn’t stupid — I realized that true originality is rare… ideas are derivative and people often think the same thoughts independently. But the world seemed big enough and diverse enough to bear it.
The reason I miss my naivety is that my world seems to have shrunk… I have fewer options and less faith that I will write about the right things in the right way. I’m no longer some carefree child leaping off the plank at the deep end, sure that I will swim, and swim well.
I wonder if the internet has added to this over-flowing cup? My pictures are the same as everybody else’s, and there is nothing new under the sun. Some articles, discussions and reviews are repeated word-for-word on different sites, and it doesn’t matter how hard you try at something, there’s always someone else who does it better.
Anyway, when the weather takes a nose-dive, so does my mood. Perhaps switching off and reading a book is not such a bad idea!
Sep 03, 2012 @ 06:33:58
I empathize with your views Diddums. I’m sure the human being is the same as plant life; in the sun and warmth we grow and feel more alive then when we ‘rest’ during the winter months.
Sep 03, 2012 @ 12:37:13
I like the image that conjures up… reminds me that a friend used to call me a hot house flower!
Hope it’s bright and sunny where you are… it’s less rainy today. It might be nice to take some coffee outside.
Sep 05, 2012 @ 18:37:42
I like the stripes…
I’m looking forward to more blogging now that my MSc is done. But I wonder…what in the world to write about now…?
Sep 05, 2012 @ 19:52:56
Ah, what to write about… Move your blog to WordPress, and follow their Daily Post prompts! (Evil chuckle). I have a link to the Daily Post in my sidebar. Maybe I should tag you in my next one.