The Right Writing
December 11, 2006
All you ever had were a sheet of “fool’s cap” paper, a yellow school board wooden pencil, and a flesh pink rubber eraser. That was what was given when you were to write something in school. Then as the years went by we had the marble print laser copier paper, mechanical pencils more complicated than most toaster ovens, and enough cappucino to keep sleep at bay. That was still writing.
So does this random tidbit of text typed on a 87-button keyboard backed by an LCD screen count as writing? Would it matter if I wrote a minimum 5000 words or 10 pages worth? What if I were to add a thesis, some cold hard facts, and those little superscript numbers that just look so cool?
Would what I have been stricken with lately, would that still be considered writer’s block? Because, nothing can really block electronic transfer of information, save a power outage or a really big resistor? Would how I’m going nowhere with this piece still sound just as constipated when written with a Bic pen on recycled paper?
I am thankful that I will probably never have to write academically again. I will not have to think of a thesis statement or trying to link subsequent paragraphs with the last line of the preceding paragraph. If I wanted to, I can start a new topic completely, without any warning.
I’m thinking of getting a Playstation 3, a Wii, or an Xbox 360. The lady is not keen on the XBox but I saw a video of that Earth Defence Force game and that’s just badass. Unadulterated gun-toting, alien and robot blasting action. I just had a visual overload orgasm.
See? No one will mark this off as a C or a D anymore. I am free to write what I want now and not worry about consequences (academically anyway). I won’t even proofread this to ensur that no typos were made. Or fragment sentences.
My concluding statement? I think I’m going to go without one. Seeing that I had no thesis statement to begin with, I don’t have to summarize any points here. I wrote nothing, about nothing, and for nothing. I have no attachments to this piece and neither will you.
December 12th, 2006 at 09:32
ahh, the decision of the season….Wii, PS3, or the 360. i was planning on making a 3 day trip to HK just to go buy the Wii, but have decided to wait until Feb to go back to canada and get it. can’t wait to swing around the controller…excersise and gaming at the same time!!!
December 12th, 2006 at 17:35
I’m really afraid I’ll get bored of the swinging around in a week or two. It looks really fun now but after playing bowling or golf for awhile, will it have the same appeal?
December 13th, 2006 at 16:16
First off, I think you would have more quality video game time with the woman if you bought a Wii. The Wii screams “female demographic”. If she enjoys Gears Of War or Call Of Duty 3, then that screams “lumberjack dyke”.
As for the writing bit, I too have been absent from writing. It’s not a case of writer’s block, but rather the thought process of writing isn’t coming out as easily as I’ve hoped. My last Halloween piece ended up disgusting me so I haven’t written since. I give you my sympathies, I’m in the same boat.
December 13th, 2006 at 17:32
ooh… Lumberjack Dyke… that sounds like an interesting game. “Cleave those breeding forest critteres! Stomp those male bears! Leave the beavers alone!”