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[desh]

I've been reading some of my old LJ posts, and it's striking to me how much of a better writer I was back when I was in college, writing regularly for classes in addition to stuff on the web.

If anyone's curious, here are some good posts about 5th grade, my car, and a strange Christmas encounter. The latter is one of the best things I've ever written, if not the best. There was also a fun picture post, too.

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[krisispm.livejournal.com]

I think that (if I can attribute it to a single thing), the feeling you just express is the reason I've been motivated to write more actively for CK.

The non-self-centered point of that is that I don't think college has so much to do with it so much as writing begets betters writing, and eventually some of it turns out good. (Back to being self-centered,) As I've been tagging old posts for last ::mumbles:: ten months ::mumbles:: I've read so many striking, memorable turns of phrase, and some of them were tossed off in the most casual of posts.

Casual, but part of a string; posts with frequency.

Moral: write more!

[desh]

Yeah, it does come down to just writing more. Imagine if I hadn't been a math major, and had therefore written more than about 10 or 20 pages per semester, total, for school.

[jox.livejournal.com]

reading the picture post thing was fun. Also, funny that you were thinking of moving out...4 years ago. Not making fun, just saying...inertia, rather than that other "force", seems to be strong with you.

[desh]

Sorry, I just saw this comment now for some reason.

4 years ago I couldn't move out. No money and no steady job. Moving out has only been a realistic goal for a year or so.

[flyinbutrs.livejournal.com]

not to sound like we're ganging up or anything, but well... I was making a pittance when I moved to philly, had just spent a bunch of money to pick up and switch cities on a 3-day notice, and still managed to move out of my mom's house within 3 months. Sometimes it's hard to get yourself moving (I know, it's a problem I have too), but ultimately, if you really wanted to move out, you'd have moved out by now.

Not that I don't think you should move out now... I'm just saying, if it were something you felt strongly about, you'd have done it by now.

[desh]

Well, yeah, I didn't mean to imply that it was physically impossible for me to have moved out then. But it would have been financially irresponsible.