So this is a bit of an experiment. As the stereotypical aspirational writer, prone to the frequent bouts of writers block and lack of inspiration, I am starting this as another outlet for my writing, a change of pace if you will. I feel I'm going through a bit of a fiction metamorphosis right now, as the deeper I go in to studying fiction, the more my tastes are changing, and the more my style is changing. Not sure if this is totally a good thing, or if I'm just becoming a pretentious prick, but I'm definitely expanding (and not just my waistline, typing away on a laptop when I could be out burning calories). So, do I start with the golden writers rule, 'write about what you know'? What do I know? A lot of useless shite. I'm sick of my office job, but there's nothing original there. I couldn't tell you fuck all about politics (even with the Prime ministerial debate on in the background), but my friends rely on me as a source of film and music trivia. Hardly comes in handy when you're in a meeting about Government funding, but hey, I'm probably playing 'Fight Club' on a little projector in my brain throughout the fucker anyway. Seriously, one colleague actually described themselves as a 'New Business Maverick' during one meeting, ooh we are impressed. Of course, hearing 'Maverick', I instantly compared them to Tom Cruise in Top Gun, then worried I might be Iceman, so abandoned that train of thought. But enough about work. It's bad enough spending the majority of my time there, definitely don't want to be writing about it too!
So what else? I'm currently a bit of a (ok, very large) Lost obsessive, anxiously looking forward to the last few episodes of the series. Trying hard to stay spoiler free, but man, with the break this week it's proving incredibly hard. I need a hit from that sweet Lost syringe. Ooh, Nick Clegg just said the word 'lost' as I typed it! Maybe I'm controlling what he says? Let's give it a try - 'Fuck off Gordon, go insult some more labour supporters!' Didn't work, did it.
It's hard to say why I'm so hooked on Lost. Maybe because I'm a bit of a mythology freak, don't know why, especially as I have little interest in actual history, but create a complex universe with characters, places, rules, facts and it's own history, and you've got me hook, line and sinker. It's so bad that I'm actually taking the Monday after the finale off work, so I can watch it straight away (being a Brit, I'll be sound asleep when it actually airs). I''m even contemplating a finale party, complete with Dharma jumpsuits, Dharma beer (maybe not in the morning though) and Lost inspired snacks. Ever thought twiglets are a dead ringer for Mr Eko's jesus stick? Now, if only I could get a hold of some Apollo bars....
