Random thoughts and ideas (Book) http://www.Writing.Com/main/profile.php/blog/cogskate Prompt for day 22: In what way/ways does blogging fulfil you? It doesn't. I find it a struggle to find something to say that seems interesting, and committing to any sort of update schedule just puts me under extra pressure that I don't need. I thought that this challenge would be a good way to make sure I wrote something every day, a...[Read Full Post] Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:39:06 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/745287 "A man is the sum of his memories," as the Doctor once observed, during his fifth incarnation. And yet memory is such a fragile thing. Held in the alignment of a few brain cells, such a tiny thing to be so very powerful. Memory is a curious phenomenon, and one which may never be fully understood. Every second of every day, we are filing away ...[Read Full Post] Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:57:35 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/744429 Prompt for day thirteen: "Do you believe that bad things happen on Friday the 13th? Give us the reasons why you do or don't. Are there any other superstitions you believe (or don't believe) in?" Bad things (and good things) happen every day. I don't think the universe really cares what numbers we attach to any particular moment. ...[Read Full Post] Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:47:06 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/744137 Prompt for day twelve: We have seen significant technological advancements in our time. Sites like TED and Big Think offer amazing ideas. What do you think will be the next big thing? According to The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, there are three responses to technology, depending on how old you are when it is developed. 1) everything tha...[Read Full Post] Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:48:32 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/744032 Prompt for day eleven: Time. We all have it, but nobody completely understands it. What are your thoughts on time? Everyone from poets to physicists has an opinion on the nature of time, but everyone seems to agree that it is very subjective. Each person experiences time differently, and no-one can explain their view to anyone else. This gives wri...[Read Full Post] Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:25:11 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/744031 Prompt for day ten: If you knew that your next meal would be your last, what would you eat? Why is it my last meal? Am I dying? Am I going to be killed? Or am I about to embark on a life of futuristic nutri-pils, fulfilling all my dietry needs in one, easy-to-swallow capsule? Because it makes a difference. The atmosphere contributes to the dining exp...[Read Full Post] Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:59:26 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/743893 Prompt for day 9: "Good versus evil. Does it truly exist? What are the gray areas? Do good people do bad things? Do evil people do nice things?" Good and evil most certainly do exist. They are fixed points, and not a matter of personal preference. However, I do not believe that there are "good people" and "evil peo...[Read Full Post] Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:09:44 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/743796 Prompt for Day 8:""What is your greatest strength? What is your biggest weakness? Write about each and why you think it's a strength or weakness. How would you change either of these things, if you could?"" There are several disadvantages to having ME and not being able to work. Quite apart from being treated as a complete ...[Read Full Post] Sun, 08 Jan 2012 17:09:04 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/743744 If I could have a do-over, I'd like to take another try at the last two days. I spent them in bed, resting painful legs and back, and there were so many things to meant to get done. Thinking a bit small, right? I've been given the imaginary power to go back in time and correct any past mistake. Do I have no regrets, nothing in my past that I...[Read Full Post] Sun, 08 Jan 2012 18:02:31 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/743583 It's January the sixth, which is to say, six days since I undertook this blogging challenge, and I'm already struggling. The first assignment for the Novel Writing 101 class is due the day after tomorrow, and I have a pile of housework growing steadily. As ever, I have tried to do too much, and it's showing. After living with ME for fifteen years, you'd think I'd be better at this time-management business. I know that I have to at least double, usually triple, th...[Read Full Post] Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:36:18 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/743508 Prompt: We're all afraid of something. Write a formal complaint to whatever scares you the most. Dear Fear, Thank you for the sterling work you do in warning me away from dangerous situations, and causing me to be careful when I have to deal with potential trouble. However, I wish you would be a little less vigilant when dealing ...[Read Full Post] Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:27:22 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/743386 There is so much wrong in the world today that it is hard to choose just one issue to talk about. The environment, human rights, crime, poverty, discrimination, injustice, war, terrorism, the list goes on. Which of these do I feel most strongly about? Well, all of them. Because behind all these terrible actions lies a single issue, a single reason f...[Read Full Post] Wed, 04 Jan 2012 07:49:08 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/743296 Less controversial issue, eh? Maybe, maybe not. The pen is much more flexible than the computer for recording thoughts notes and ideas. When writing with a pen we record, not only words, but also our emotions at the time of writing. Notes can be taken in shorthand, longhand, or even pictures. A computer has far fewer options for expressing ideas, ...[Read Full Post] Tue, 03 Jan 2012 12:44:33 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/743225 Prompt: To some, 2012 is a tragic year since it is associated with end of days. Express your sentiments on this. For a Christian, the end of days is not tragic. It is what we pray for every time we say, "Your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven." The end of this world will mean the end of this sys...[Read Full Post] Mon, 02 Jan 2012 20:38:59 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/743152 Happiness is universal. It is the one goal that everyone has in common, but it means something different to each person. When preparing this post, I did a Google search for [Link: '"Happiness is..." quotes']. I read through a few, and found that most of them agreed on one thing - happiness is not something that happens to you, it'...[Read Full Post] Sun, 01 Jan 2012 13:56:10 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/742921 According to the counter thingy there it is exactly 365 days since my last blog post. Which was about by big plans for the year ahead. Yeah, right... I got felled by the dreaded RLurgy, and am only just getting back on my feet. I did manage to participate in this year's 59/90, but nothing else. I am now gearing up for NaNo, but not with "...[Read Full Post] Tue, 11 Oct 2011 07:26:40 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/736594 This blog has been neglected lately, but for the best of reasons: I've been writing! Over the summer I took part in 50/90, and now I'm preparing for NaNo. In honour of the return of [Link To User critter_wwjd] , however, I thought I should make a post. I've got so many projects on the go right now, it's hard to keep track of them all. At the moment, the plan goes som...[Read Full Post] Sun, 10 Oct 2010 18:36:51 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/708157 I have just been through my blog posts to date, and deleted all the "empty" posts - the ones that were created for a challenge prompt but never actually written. I have, however, kept some of the older posts where I took notes for a prompt that I intended to get back to. One day, I may even finish those posts, but in the meanwhile the notes are an interestin...[Read Full Post] Tue, 29 Jun 2010 03:44:12 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/700355 "PROMPT #2: Complete the line with a story of any length or a poem ... "A reindeer just ate ___________ " "A reindeer just ate my hat!" The petulant cry rose from the frosty courtyard to the warm kitchen, and the speaker followed close behind. "My hat!" he said again, holdi...[Read Full Post] Thu, 24 Dec 2009 18:28:46 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/680673 "PROMPT #1: Familiarize yourself with the folk song, THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS and blog about it for us." It's an old favourite, the one we all know. Or sort of know. The one everyone will happily join in with as long as someone else starts it off. Honestly now, who can get past the verse with...[Read Full Post] Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:47:15 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/680645