That Moment...

That moment when you realise that there is such a thing as overplanning, and you're doing it, and you need to stop doing it and just start writing the damn novel.

Followed a couple of hours later by that moment when you realise it's taken you two hours to write just the opening three sentences, and you still aren't happy with them.

 

@hirundine Take a deep breath, and tell yourself it will be ok
if my first lines are not perfect. I can always fix them later.
Do this a few times, and hopefully you will be on your merry
writers way.

If the symptoms exist more than four hours, we will have to
look at a different treatment option.

 

Another vote for what Cave Troll said.

 

The image of a moose chasing a mouse through the house with a glass is awesome.

 

That moment when I look at the idea of someone losing their job, and I envy them...

 

(I didn't actually lose my job.)

 

TMW you find out via a friend a local muay thai gym has used your picture in their promotional material without your permission.

At least I don't think I gave it. My memory's kinda shit. But now I'm paranoid and wondering where else my mug and bod might've ended up.

 

Is it your own gym? Talk to them. Make your displeasure known (maybe you'll get a year of free training )

 

TMW you get inspired to write...right when you have to get ready for work.

WHY YOU DO THIS TO ME!? D:<

 

Yes, it's my gym. And it's not even a picture where I'd be a blob in the background in a sea of practicioners. Totally recognizable. I can't even remember if there was a photographer in the gym when I've been there training. Maybe they'll give me a t shirt if I complain.

 

You'll probably find a permission clause buried in your contract. But no harm complaining anyway - as Lifeline says, if you don't ask you don't get!

 

It's blocked

 

TMW you watch a little film for the bajillionth time and suddenly notice a funny little something.

Spoiler: The something

Spoiler: The film

 

This is extremely common. Probably half the people at gyms find their picture/video clip online somewhere.

 

Martial art gyms are a bit strange, at least over here. They tend to suck at marketing. I changed gyms recently and I can see this one is better at promoting their services than the one before that, let alone the gym before that which was really hard to make look attractive. I'm not sure they even would've wanted to; it was an old school place in this sense.

So yeah, to me this was actually quite shocking!

 

Well, you know, I guess the rest of the world is catching up

 

That moment when certain people are very lucky that God didn't give you the gift of smiting people with angry she-bears.

That moment when you realise you're probably worse than angry she-bears anyway.

 

Yeah. Bears really aren't that tough.

 

You obviously never seen what bears do to people when they attack...

 

Invite them back to their caves for tea and cookies?

 

And they eat you for supper. :3 Look up Timothy Treadwell if you wanna have nightmares.

Spoiler: Nightmares Ahoy

He was mauled to pieces by a bear in Alaska in 2003. When police arrived at the scene, all they could find was his severed arm, with the watch still intact...ticking away...