I've been feeling stale and tired lately. Work is fairly mundane, and now that I have a salaried position, I don't spend time worrying about the next contract, late receivables, and junk like that.
I need something to wrap my brain around; something to get the creative juices flowing again, but I can't figure out what to do.
In the past I might've tried to pick up a new language or join a project or something, but I can't get excited about programming. I thought about joining Phalanx or Parrot, but nothing sounds appealing.
I need to find something that's not related to computing. It's not November, but maybe I should start writing a novel. Or learn something new in a different field. (A couple of years ago, I made a project out of learning General Relativity on my own. I got pretty far -- for a dilettante anyway :-).
Suggestions, anyone?
Re:How about...
VSarkiss on 2005-01-26T15:33:40
That's a great suggestion. It turns out our local library has an adult literacy program, and they're looking for volunteer tutors. I wrote away for more information.
A novel's a big chunk; I've passed 45,000 words on mine with a target of 70,000. It's pretty daunting.
I found it helpful to start with Write Your Life every day for a month to cultivate the habit of writing. You and your family might appreciate having that around, too.
Become a Wikipedia addict^Weditor. There will never be an end to the work to be done.
I also echo the suggestion of helping someone learn to read. Certainly a worthwhile endeavor.
It doesn't have the alarming pace of NaNoWriMo, but it does have the advantage of starting very soon. Get a little plotting and some character notions put together, and you could have yourself a nifty chunk of narrative by May.
