7-15-08 & 7-16-08
I have realized, with great joy, that being forced to sit at a desk for 8 hours with nothing to entertain me but a book, pad of paper, a pen, and a handful of puzzles has fed my creativity like nothing else. After burying my nose in innumerable fantasy books--ranging from poorly written and cheesy, to deep, intense and “lyrical”--these past two days have been a frenzy of note-taking, compulsive doodling, and general filling up of my notebook with things that I will most likely not be able to read later. (My handwriting tends to become some sort of obscure code when the plot bunnies are beating on the inside of my head in their desperation to get out). My horoscope seems to agree: “Brainstorming ideas can prove to be extremely rewarding at a time like this.”
So, in honor of my current creative inspiration, I am presenting you with my current literary, creative and puzzle statistics for my trip so far:
Total Pages Read: 4,549
Per Day Average: 133.7
Pages Written (by hand): 15
Pages of Random Planning: 5
Character Sketches Drawn: 12
Successfully Completed Puzzles: 106
(NOTE: These are of varying difficulties. Some took all of 2 seconds, some were a series of over 15 different cryptograms.)
Wow. I must have more free time than I thought, if I just spent all that time counting pages.
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