"there is nothing to writing. all you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed" - Ernest Hemmingway

Alrighty, then...

And as much as I want to believe in that quote, I know it's not true for me. Not because typewriters are practically an endangered species (and let me tell you, I have many nostalgic memories from sitting at a typewriter, but I digress...), but because I'm logical to almost a fault.

Personally, I find creativity to be challenging. I am decent at taking other people's ideas and running with them, and at times, making them very much my own, but other times, I sit and think and come up with nothing inspiring enough to get me to sit in front of a computer and have verbal diarrhea that is worth sharing.

Nothing has really changed, except the willingness to share. On that note, I created another blog: Adventures in Kreativitee to do just that.

I have challenged myself to write a short story or narrative at least every 2 weeks for a year. They may not be long, and it's very unlikely that all of them will be good, but the goal is to force myself to wake up and rattle the creative side of me, since the left side of my brain is used so heavily at work.

So, here's an unofficial official invitation to join me on this adventure. Prompts and feedback are welcome. But just remember, my major was Animal Physiology and Neuroscience, not Communications or Literature. Ahem... 

You say Couch Po-tay-toe and I say Couch Po-ta-toe...

In my temporary housing, I had a tv. I haven't had one since I lived in San Diego, back in 2009.

It's funny when you tell people that you don't have a tv. Sometimes it's a real conversation stopper. I have found that not having one really made it difficult to keep up with pop culture. I never knew what movies were playing and who graced tabloid magazines, but it's not like I didn't watch shows. I went to the library and borrowed DVDs and then I discovered hulu.

Anyway, when I had a tv, I found myself watching it quite a bit and keeping it on in the background when I did other things. The thing that amuses me the most are the commercials. I hardly ever saw any commercials in Boston (a I was sans tv) and the ones that stuck in my head from So Cal are the "Cal Worthington and his dog Spot!" commercials. ("Go see Cal, go see Cal, go see Cal!" Even though I used to think that they said "PuXXy Cow..." ahem...)

Breast implants

So, here I am, living in Santa Barbara, the US capital of breast implants (literally, all 3 companies that make them are here!) and what commercials do I see?

A TON of them about liposuction, Botox, and one that made me chuckle while still surprising me:  trojanvibrations.com (since this is a family friendly-ish blog, please feel free to look it up on youtube...). And this was during prime time!

Maybe I'm just REALLY  behind the times, but when did cosmetic and plastic surgery commercials become so prevalent? Or is this just a regional thing?

I still don't have access to local tv, so I suppose I'll have to wait until I decide to do it and find out!