15 June 2011

Why Don't I Finish Anything?

While I was watching this video from nerimon, I was reminded of Brain Crack.
What?
Yes.
Brain Crack is an idea that these guys stole from this other guy, but it wasn't really thievery, they just talked about zefrank's idea, so it's just like citing your sources, and I hate this sentence because it's a nightmare, and basically the whole idea is (as Alex explained in the video...unless you just scrolled by it without a legitimate reason to skip it, in which case I despise but completely relate to you) is when you get an idea, and your brain cannot immediately work on it, and you keep working away at it in your head, thinking about it, and perfecting it to the point that you are never, ever going to finish it. Or start it. And your brain becomes addicted to thinking about the possible conception of this idea, like a drug.
Oh.
So there's a name for it.
Because I have these ideas all the time, which it is one of the things I loathe about myself. I have never finished anything that I like, but I have all of these good ideas that I never even start.
Sometimes, it's because:

  • I am distracted in World Studies/Math/English, and I think of some idea obviously  sent from Heaven itself (yeah, that's right), and then I can't do anything about it, because I am in school. I can never start just randomly doing something in class, because I am sure to get caught or miss something that might be on the final.
Other times, it is because:
  • I'm outrageously lazy and don't like doing stuff.
Which is bad, bad, bad and really has no excuse except that everyone's doing it Mom my God just leave me alone so I can listen to the sound of my teenage angst alone in my room.
Is there some sort of cure for Brain Crack? Do you have any Brain Crack ideas?
Pretty much every single story I've ever attempted to write is Brain Crack, which goes like this:
"I really like that idea about the ninja princess unicorns who, like, team up with Medusa and, like, go mess up Atlantis. That's a pretty cool idea that, like, everyone will love! People, like, love Atlantis! I am so full of ambition and drive! LET'S DO THIS!"
Two days later:
"I'm kind of bored. What should I do? Maybe write that ninja princess unicorn story that I wanted to write a few days ago? I said I would start that, but then I did something unimportant...maybe I should do that?"
*goes on Internet instead*
Three weeks later:
"Princess...ninja...unicorns? WHY DO I BOTHER THINKING AT ALL? I HATE EVERYTHING."
Three weeks and one day later:
"So I had this totally cool idea, right? There are, like, sea turtles, and they're, like, waiters for this diva of a rooster..."
Quote for Wednesday, June 15, 2011:
Large was his wealth, but larger was his heart.
-John Dryden

Muse for Today:
I am sick of the Internet, and I think I am alone in this opinion.

4 comments:

  1. Well, yes, I skipped the video, but that is because I have not eaten breakfast yet. (Is that unrelated?)
    And I like your background. Very watery.

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  2. Anika Creek said...

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    I'm bored.

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  3. What?! What happened to your beautiful, Artemis Fowl-esque background that could very well feature on 'The Last Guardian' cover?!
    I like the water, but it's NOT ARTEMIS FOWL!
    But I like the font that goes with it. It's cool.
    Anyway, I like Brian Crack people. Usually I end up taking their ideas because they want to do something with it, but they don't really. Like, remember 'Ember Child'? That was a stolen, er, BORROWED idea. I really have to stop saying stolen.

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  4. I was getting sick of the other background. It was black, and I didn't like it. So thank you, Anika. And yeah, Questa, every idea you've ever taken from me- Brain Crack. It's very sad.

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