Olympic Boycott: Day One

[rusty_armour]

So today is the first official day of my Beijing Olympics boycott. It's probably not even worth writing about as it's not going to have a major impact on the world or anything. Hell, it's not even going to have that big an impact on me. Usually, I'm doing well if I watch the Olympic opening ceremonies and some events on the first day. After that, my attention wanders, I get bored, and then I stop watching. This time around, I just won't tune in at all. Tonight, I'll probably catch up on a couple of shows I've taped over the last few days (like the eighth episode of Life on Mars). Oh, and Torchwood is premiering on SPACE. For some reason I can't fathom, SPACE is starting with the second series instead of the first. However, I'll probably tune in anyway. I'm hoping I might manage to scribble something at the same time. It's awful but sometimes I write in front of the TV. This is usually when I can't be motivated to write at all and think I can fool my brain into believing that I'm not actually writing but just watching TV.

Uh...maybe the second day of the boycott will be a little more exciting. *g*

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[rusty-armour.livejournal.com]

Regarding the boycott: you go girl! I probably won't watch any of the Olympics anyway. Being from The Great White North makes me more interested in the winter games.

Yeah, I think it would be a little more challenging if I were boycotting the Winter Olympics because I actually do enjoy watching some of those events. It's hard to be a Canadian and not take some interest in the Winter Olympics, even if you aren't into sports.

Writing in front of the television is not bad. At least you are getting something down.

That's how I try to look at it. And, incredibly enough, I did get some writing done. In fact, I found myself doing a bit more writing after I'd turned off the TV. I swear that sometimes I'll call it a night, and put down my notebook, and that's when my brain suddenly decides to cooperate and ideas start flowing. *g* I'm happy to say that this morning's little writing session was a little more productive and hopefully I'll get some writing done tomorrow aussi.

[njc2007.livejournal.com]

"I swear that sometimes I'll call it a night, and put down my notebook, and that's when my brain suddenly decides to cooperate and ideas start flowing."

I hear ya. My brain decides to start working on writing ideas when my head hits the pillow.

[rusty-armour.livejournal.com]

I've had that happen too! In fact, I've occasionally gotten up in the middle of the night to write down a line or two that's popped into my head. *g* In any case, I'm glad to know I'm not the only one. :-)