Not Thinking in Years
I've noticed that a lot of other bloggers are posting year-end summaries. Top ten news stories of 2009, favorite books of 2009, New Year's resolutions for 2010, favorite blog posts of 2009, favorite 2009 blog posts by the owner of the blog. This is all fine, except maybe the last, which is kind of like one of those episodes of a sitcom that's nothing but clips from previous episodes strung together by a tenuous plot, showing you what good times you've had in the past, and what a good time you might be having right now if the sitcom writers weren't so completely out of ideas.
Anyway, you won't be seeing any of that here. Not because I'm any less lazy than any other blogger, but because I don't think in years.
I don't think in months or weeks, either. I've pretty much got a handle on days, except for days of the week, which are always a little vague.
It's probably because of my job. If you're at home writing, one day is more or less like the next. And because I write every day, pretty much, there's no distinction between weekends and weekdays. (Except on weekends, Kathy's here a lot more often.) What was Wednesday? It was the day I stayed home and wrote. Tuesday? Stayed home and wrote. Sunday? Same thing.
I've been doing this for thirty years. What was 1990? The year I stayed home and wrote. (And what was I writing in 1990? I dunno. Something. I hope it was good.)
Some years are memorable enough that I'll very likely keep them sorted out in my memory. 2009? The Year I Went to Turkey and France. 2005? The Year I Went into the Hospital, Twice. 2000? The Year I Was Invited to be Guest of Honor at a Convention in a Foreign Country, Then Got Stuck with the Bill.
I am sufficiently firm in my habits that I can indulge in one of those other predictable end-of-the-year rituals: making prognostications for the years to come.
2010? The year I stay home and write.
2020? Stay home and write.
2030? Stay home and write.
2040? Stay home and write.
Unless of course I'm too old and senile to work any longer, in which case it will be the year I stayed home and drooled.
And yourselves? Any other predictions out there?
Anyway, you won't be seeing any of that here. Not because I'm any less lazy than any other blogger, but because I don't think in years.
I don't think in months or weeks, either. I've pretty much got a handle on days, except for days of the week, which are always a little vague.
It's probably because of my job. If you're at home writing, one day is more or less like the next. And because I write every day, pretty much, there's no distinction between weekends and weekdays. (Except on weekends, Kathy's here a lot more often.) What was Wednesday? It was the day I stayed home and wrote. Tuesday? Stayed home and wrote. Sunday? Same thing.
I've been doing this for thirty years. What was 1990? The year I stayed home and wrote. (And what was I writing in 1990? I dunno. Something. I hope it was good.)
Some years are memorable enough that I'll very likely keep them sorted out in my memory. 2009? The Year I Went to Turkey and France. 2005? The Year I Went into the Hospital, Twice. 2000? The Year I Was Invited to be Guest of Honor at a Convention in a Foreign Country, Then Got Stuck with the Bill.
I am sufficiently firm in my habits that I can indulge in one of those other predictable end-of-the-year rituals: making prognostications for the years to come.
2010? The year I stay home and write.
2020? Stay home and write.
2030? Stay home and write.
2040? Stay home and write.
Unless of course I'm too old and senile to work any longer, in which case it will be the year I stayed home and drooled.
And yourselves? Any other predictions out there?
Labels: new year, predictions
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