Oh...right.

[wednes]

Why have I been thinking about having a drink all day? I don't even LIKE being drunk.

I pondered it.

Pondered.

Pondered.

I wasn't socializing, or going to the movies or a concert. I'm staying at home, playing Xbox, dicking around online, writing, playing some tunes...typical solitary weekend activities. So why did I want to drink so bad?

Ah yes...I'd forgotten.

It's my Mom's birthday.

*sigh*


That said, I've been thinking about Narcissus lately. I'm concerned that rereading my old LJ posts is going to lead to me leaping headfirst into my own literary reflection. I've only read A Stabbing for Sadie once since it came out. I've read Harry Potter 6 more often than that. But my intellectual vanity is a force to be reckoned with; and I worry that I'm getting a little too self absorbed with all my online dealings. Sometimes I'm far too pleased with my own past witticisms. I keep saying, "It's for publicity. People gotta know about my book," or that I need to "keep track of things," in case I posted something ridiculous in the middle of the night. Do you guys reread your old stuff? Am I once again worried over nothing?

And finally, Google has an Elmer Fudd language setting. It's most enjoyable and gets my recommends.

Comments

[derekfz.livejournal.com]

I randomly read old LJ entries once in a while. One time I went all the way back to the beginning of my journal and went forward through each entry in order to tag some, change friends-only/private settings, etc. It was overall not that fun reliving a lot of stuff (I tried not to read much of some of the entries), but some of it was enjoyable and I made myself laugh a few times with own wit and wordplay.

Of course, I've also re-read the zines I did when I was 17-18 years old and, boy, most of that is just downright embarrassing, with a couple little chuckles thrown in. I never let Sharon read them just because I think they're so dumb.

[thehula.livejournal.com]

I read my own stuff all the time. I KILL me. I'm damn funny. And pretty. And important. It's not my fault I like to spend time in the awesome.

If I were you, I would read all my stuff over and over again too. Because you are a brilliant writer and a clever wit and dammit, that deserves a little trip down memory lane every so often. Or even more often than that. Says I.

[yshaloo]

I will go back and reread old lj entries. And everytime someone leaves me a comment, I have to reread the entire entry first in my email. I dunno, I guess I need to see if it still pleases me.

I often have blah throw away entries, but am quite often very pleased with myself. I'm very uppity like that.

[groovesinorbit]

I go back and re-read occasionally. I re-read the whole thing when tagging first came online. One thing I'm really glad I do is post my setlists. Like for my Labor Day show tonight, I can go back and see what I played previously. It's handy. No harm in re-reading, I think.