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NaBloPoMo Day 3: Music
Nov. 3rd, 2011 08:54 pmInternet access was down again today, from about 7am until 8pm. The local news reports also mentioned that people were experiencing sporadic power outages, apparently because there were some cases where already repaired power lines had to be temporarily disconnected in order to fix other ones...?
I honestly think that at this point, Snoctober has been handled worse than the 2010 ice storm, and in the ice storm everything was covered in thick unmelting ice. I think this may be the time I can use the phrase 'epic failure' without it being hyperbolic in the least. :P
Also, trying to find a way around the power and internet issues has made NaBloPoMo less fun than it could be. At least things are becoming more stable now...anyway, it's PROMPTIEM!
Can you listen to music and write?
Hmmm, it depends on both the music and what I'm trying to write. If I'm writing something like a blog post or journal entry (my SUPERSEEKRIT handwritten journal, I mean :) then I honestly need music to kind of um...I guess entice me to stay in one place? If I don't have some music in the background, it's much easier for me to get distracted by something else and wander off. Music has a way of making a little safe bubble for me where I can get informal writing done.
However, when I try to write fiction, or an essay, or any sort of formal composition, I have to work in silence. I have tried writing with music on but I find that instead of keeping me on task, the music becomes a distraction instead - especially if lyrics are involved. Occasionally, when I have a specific mood I hope to achieve, I will put on instrumental music that evokes the ideal mood, but never anything with lyrics.
I can't think of a specific thing I've written that came about as a response to lyrics or music in general, although I wouldn't be surprised to find that I have written a story based on a song and have just forgotten it. x_x
What song did you hear today?
Well. Um. I would think that most people, myself included, have heard more than one song today... :P
But right now I'm listening to this track from the game Resonance of Fate. It seems particularly suited to chilly, clear nights (the name may have something to do with it):
I honestly think that at this point, Snoctober has been handled worse than the 2010 ice storm, and in the ice storm everything was covered in thick unmelting ice. I think this may be the time I can use the phrase 'epic failure' without it being hyperbolic in the least. :P
Also, trying to find a way around the power and internet issues has made NaBloPoMo less fun than it could be. At least things are becoming more stable now...anyway, it's PROMPTIEM!
Can you listen to music and write?
Hmmm, it depends on both the music and what I'm trying to write. If I'm writing something like a blog post or journal entry (my SUPERSEEKRIT handwritten journal, I mean :) then I honestly need music to kind of um...I guess entice me to stay in one place? If I don't have some music in the background, it's much easier for me to get distracted by something else and wander off. Music has a way of making a little safe bubble for me where I can get informal writing done.
However, when I try to write fiction, or an essay, or any sort of formal composition, I have to work in silence. I have tried writing with music on but I find that instead of keeping me on task, the music becomes a distraction instead - especially if lyrics are involved. Occasionally, when I have a specific mood I hope to achieve, I will put on instrumental music that evokes the ideal mood, but never anything with lyrics.
I can't think of a specific thing I've written that came about as a response to lyrics or music in general, although I wouldn't be surprised to find that I have written a story based on a song and have just forgotten it. x_x
What song did you hear today?
Well. Um. I would think that most people, myself included, have heard more than one song today... :P
But right now I'm listening to this track from the game Resonance of Fate. It seems particularly suited to chilly, clear nights (the name may have something to do with it):
