Creative Instinct 1st Birthday Post – A Faithful Record of the Internal Creative Process
Published by Andrew Leigh February 12th, 2008 in Musings & Rants.I hope this make some sort of sense by the end……
Two Weeks Ago
Surfing blogs… here’s one… first anniversary of blog… hurray… happy happy… celebration… self congratulation…
Ooh… there’s a thought… can’t be far off the anniversary of my blog… better check… when? Ooh… only two weeks away!… must remember to celebrate… self congratulate… happy happy… hurrah.
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One Day Ago
Creative Instinct’s birthday tomorrow. Hurray… ah… what to write? Happy happy, self congratulate, celebrate, ya-hey!…………………… wait…… boring… boring… stuck… hmmm… no… definitely stuck… what are others writing? Google it…… oh… okay…
Museum archivists blog… newsgroup in
This old lady… blogging is hard work… takes time… can only read two books per week now because blogging takes her time… managed to blog for a year… won’t do two. Shame… she’s doing alright…
Next blog… long haired chocolate tan dachshund, name of Luckie Girl…what? dammit… a year old dachshund’s been blogging a week longer’n I have?… oh… look at that… I can chat with Luckie Girl if I want… not sure though… is it dogs only?… are Girl Girl and Huskee Boy really dogs or… no… no. Bad thought.
What’s this? Luckie Girl was featured site August 2007 on dogswithblogs.com.au… Wow! Doggies blogging all round the world… are there blogs for creative doggies too?… should I do some posts for them?…………
…grrnahgraaao…(that’s me growling, not the doggies)…still stuck…
Everybody does a 1st birthday post… I want to do a first birthday post too… milestone… celebrate……… but I don’t want to write it… boring boring… birthday yada yada didn’t I do well yada ya………… I mean – I’m pleased ‘n I’m happy – yes I am………… but resisting this big time……probably read too many anniversary blog posts……
What the hell am I going to write?…… thinking…… thinking…… ah!… bright idea… stream of consciousness description of this creative process… sounds great…… sounds crackers more like…… sod it…………… going to go for it… going to do it………
So………
Two Weeks Ago
Surfing blogs… here’s one… first anniversary of………………
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Anyhow… It’s the Creative Instinct 1st anniversary. Lots achieved – lots, lots more to do.
I’d like to offer a big thank you to everyone who’s read and commented so far - and massive gratitude to the people who have helped, and continue to help me with it.
And if you’ve read this far, then thanks for indulging me with this particular whimsy.
Here’s to year two of The Creative Instinct!
Congratulations Andy, a significant milestone indeed!
It’s a really great blog and always an enjoyable and informative read, I’m very much looking forward to your second year of blogging.
John - thanks for you kind words. I feel as if I’m just finding my feet: it’ll be very interesting to see where this next year of blogging goes.