tocareforyourmuse | Introduction: Road Blocks (Reply)

(please note, this post was started on July 10th, 2013.)

As if it wasn't clear, I've had problems starting this up for realsies. This is… well, it's not great, but it's an excellent example of procrastination through muse. This is to say that I have… multiple reasons for completely deviating from this blog and any potential entries. One muse is holding my hand and helping me through the organizational aspects of this process. Another is helping me with an art project. Another still is giving me looks and wondering why he can't talk to his friends… In short, I'm using my muses as an excuse. Not exactly the best one, and not really an excusable one, but that's far from the issue at hand.

Needless to say, I've been letting the muses dictate what I do on any given day at any given not-money-earning time. I've lived with mine for quite awhile now, at the most about ten years, so I can say I'm doing this in a semi-healthy and not completely crazy manner. Lines may blur all over… buuuuut that's okay, we'll just ignore that for now...

If you've taken a look at the blog's profile in the past… uhm… ever, you'll notice that there was originally a plan for this blog. It was going to be separated into huge chapters, with much much more organization. As much as it's going to make squeaky, whiny noises somewhere in the back of my head, if I went down this route, I would never ever ever get anything done because I'd be too busy getting myself organized for it. So, taking my own initiative while said overly organizational muse wasn't looking, I've decided to start it up again, but this time writing it in 'whatever the crap articles I want,' and probably tagging it in some organizational manner. I hope. Maybe.

But this all leads me to my point. It is extremely easy to get lost in a muse and your muse's interests (mainly because they tend to mirror your own, in most cases. There'll be a bit on muses that do the opposite of that at some later point). Even now, as I'm trying to beat down on myself, I've quite possibly deviated from the document a few dozen times, attempting to appease muses and feed myself.

Actually, as I'm starting this sentence, it's a day from when I've started writing this entry… just to illustrate my point.

And now we all understand the reason for my posting the start date of this thing. Distractions change, but they're all still 'muse' oriented. One approves of me purchasing a new Pokemon game, and another is going 'WRITE THIS THING'… etc etc.

I've actually lost my original point, that's how bad it is. What I think I was trying to say is that muses, as good as they can be, can also hinder your ability to be productive in just about any manner possible. It's something you definitely have to be careful for, and it is definitely something even experienced muse handlers have to deal with.

Hopefully there'll be a change soon and maybe it won't take four months for me to finish something.