July 22, 1999
From Ravaged to Reveried
Well.. after reading several journals online, I completely want to restructure this one. In tone and appearance. I do a lot of whining here, it's true. It seems like the only time I can motivate myself to write is when my heart is broken. 'Til now, my biggest problems have been a lack of software and a decent computer at home. Right now I feel too impatient to wait for those problems to be resolved.
So. Watch this space. I think what I might do is leave this up as an archive, here on Geocities, and start the new one somewhere else. I have a title, which I'm not going to reveal yet, and I have a general idea of what I want this new journal to be. I feel like I have a vision that I need to realize at this point. Which journals inspired me to this? Here ya go:
Medea's Memoirs -- Scott's is the first journal I really started reading regularly, back in March or so (right around the time he got married, actually). I'm a confirmed addict. Scott just finished his residency in Internal Medicine at an unnamed hospital here in Michigan (based on his entries, I have my suspicions which one... ;)). He's also an artist, and he's succeeded in making me want a digital camera. In his journal, I have read two of the most moving things I've ever seen on the net here and here. In fact, the second of those entries won Best Dramatic Entry from The Diarist Awards on diarist.net. He's definitely got a sense of humor though, and here's proof.
Book of the Amber Dragon -- Actually I found this one through Scott's journal. Ceit is a Canadian archeology student with an incredible eye for graphics (not to mention just incredible eyes). I covet her design as much as I covet her writing. I've not been reading this long, but I'm very very impressed.
Perfect Way -- I just started reading this one too. I feel like I'm reading a really good novel. Sara hooked me with one entry, about a book of mysterious telegrams she found while antiquing. I wish things like that would happen to me. :)
So now I need a plan. A new computer would resolve most of the problems, but that's also out of the question for now. I may have to start abusing company resources. I'm looking for a good web page editor and a good graphics program. I want to get into this for real now.
Of course, I said that about writing too, and I still haven't found another outlet for "At the Ocean's Edge". Not enough hours in the day and not enough energy. And I waste too much time.
If you see the Organization Faerie, send her my way?
