Meeting the Muse

I have met my muse. I have met him. I think the whole thing is unbelievable but he's such a perfect muse.

I am not sure what my own expectations of the muse/inspiration have always been. I don't think I have ever believed in a muse per se. When I talk about a muse, I mean someone who is deeply inspiring, who by their presence or actions leaves such a profound impact that even just a memory is enough to get the creative juices flowing.

The muse indeed. He is just wonderful!

Loss

Occasionally, there is this particular person who, when I think of this person, fills me with the profoundest sense of loss.
People enter and then exit our lives all the time.
Why do certain things still stick out in my mind?
There is this one lady I knew. We were best pals. Somewhere along the way, we lost contact and now, I have no way of getting in touch with her and I really would like to speak to her again, if only to say thank you.
And then there is this guy who lived close by for a while before going overseas. He wasn't from here originally and so he returned home. I miss him dearly. I sincerely doubt I will ever speak to him again.
I do not feel like being merry this very second. I feel like feeling sorry for myself. You will have to forgive me this once.

The writing goes well. The tragedy continues...

Writing Once More

The Wisdom of Writing...

I feel like it's a good title for a blog entry.

If I write, it feels like things are coming together. I feel like I'm in touch with the universe. And with a feeling like that, exhilarating as it is, why don't I write all the time? For starters, I find that with my current story for example, I cannot write beyond two pages a day. I write exactly two pages and then put it away. If I haven't written for a few days, I can still only write two pages. The ideas need time to grow, I think. This is the first time that I've had such a strange restriction on how much I can write. That said, it's going well :)

As for reading...I think Bukowski got it right when he said that if you read long enoug, you'll look around one day and find that there's nothing good left to read. I think I reached that stage about a year ago. There are good books but not as many as there used to be simply because I've read many of them.

Cheerios,

Yoomi

Forgotten

Hello everyone,

I feel like I have almost forgotten about this blog which is terrible because last year and possibly the year before that, this was the main way we'd keep in touch. By the way, before I forget, Anika, please let me know when you're back and I'll send you the travelling journal. I have located it once more which is very positive!

I am very much caught up with my work these days. You could even say I'm a bit of a workaholic but I love this job and I have a great time all the time which is quite something.

I have started reading some of my old Pike books. I am writing a new story but I won't be talking about that one for a while because I think I have a way of jinxing some of my new stories by talking about them before giving them a chance to grow.

How is everyone else doing?

Yoomi

The New Job

Dear All,

Well, the new job is hot on the agenda. I am enjoying it immensely and I have to say that in terms of what a person could want in a job, it's everythign I could want. I am surprised by the sheer amount of planning and organising it needs. It needs tonnes of that and currently, I'm being bombarded by information and I love it. I feel like my brain's alive again and doing quite nicely. That's the one thing I missed out on working in the jewellery store. After a while, I knew a lot of it and there was nowhere else to go. Despair not, there's plenty of that for me here and there's a lot of learning to be done.

Vidya, the Children's Hospital is one of my biggest clients. Mel, so is ANU.

That aside, I have a new set of wheels (job-related) and I'm currently deeply and totally in love with my car.

I shall hope to speak to you all very soon!

Yoomi

The world inside

Dearest Comrades,

It is currently 3:17 in the morning and after attempting to sleep for a long time (and almost succeeding), I decided to wander into cyberspace and since I'm here, it's time to update this blog.

I start my new job on the 18th of June. I am incredibly excited. I officially finish at the jewellery store next Sunday. I have enjoyed being at the jewellery store a lot. It's fun, the team is great, and I think it's probably the reason I've delayed finding another job for quite some time.

The graduation went well. The whole family tried on the cap and lots of photos were taken. It was a great afternoon/evening and I love the whole graduation feeling and it's definitely a good chance to celebrate.

As for reading and writing. A lot is happening on that front. I've read a lot lately and I've taken an incredible liking to Bret Easton Ellis. He's the guy who wrote American Psycho and the first time I read American Psycho, I pretty much struggled through it. I sort of enjoyed reading it, thought it was original, but it's a book you either like or don't. I've read another one of his books (Glamorama) and that's my favourite. On the writing side of things, much poemetry is being penned at the moment and I'm between stories but there is a storm brewing on that front.

I am going to send the travelling journal to Mel this week. I have a feeling I'll be spending Monday in the post office. I have quite a few things to post!

There! A proper post. Take care everyone...

Yoomi

Job

Hello Brothers of the East and West,

I got a job. I will post some details quite soon. I start in three weeks time.

I also graduated on Friday. It feels like everything's happening at once.

I shall speak to you soon.

Yoomi

P.S. Mel, we somehow never get to meet up which is sad! :(